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Germany supported agriculture and rural development in 13 least developed countries and assisted in the development of strategies to promote private agriculture enterprise in 11 least developed countries.

Efforts of the least developed countries were supported by their development partners.

(c) AIDS and development of the least developed countries in the 1990s.

developed countries, to assess developments in women in development issues in least

However, in 1992, total official development assistance of DAC countries to least development countries remained at a level of 0.09 per cent.

Official development assistance is an important factor in supporting development, in particular in the least developed countries.

Human resource development required substantial external support, in particular the least developed countries.

The situation of nearly all African countries and least developed countries was a perfect example of non development.

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Environmental protection, economic development and social development should be intimately interlinked in poverty reduction and sustainable development in the least developed countries.

ICT needs to be integrated into the national development strategies of the least developed countries.

The agenda for development should pay particular attention to the least developed countries and Africa.

Priority work areas, especially as regards human resources development and institutional frameworks in developing countries, particularly in least developed countries

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Development partners could assist by sharing technology, both hardware and software, with the least developed countries.

There was no denying that the least developed countries were primarily responsible for their own development.

Emphasis is placed on the least developed countries and the development of women statisticians and programmers.

This programme represents a comprehensive statement of strategy and policy aiming to revitalize the growth and development of least developed countries, based on the principle of shared responsibility and strengthened partnership between least developed countries and their development partners.

7 UNCTAD, The Least Developed Countries, 2002 Report and The Least Developed Countries, 2004 Report.

2. Coordinated and integrated United Nations system approach to promote rural development in developing countries with due consideration to least developed countries, for poverty eradication and sustainable development.

66. Donor countries need to reduce further tying their development assistance and should explore new ways to ensure that development assistance is concentrated on the least developed countries.

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) provided assistance to local governance in 11 least developed countries.

62. The debt problem of the least developed countries continued to pose serious obstacles to economic development.

Report of the Committee for Development Planning general review of the list of the least developed countries

(c) Ad hoc expert groups two meetings will be held relating to women in the development of the least developed countries (1995) and financial sector reform in the least developed countries (1994).

(x) The least developed countries

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Subprogramme 1. Least developed countries

The countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) spend annually more on research and development than the economic output of the world's 61 least developed countries.

(a) Advisory services on strengthening economic cooperation between least developed countries and other developing countries integrating population factors into development policy and planning island developing countries selected aspects of development policy management and reforms of development policy and planning

Invites Governments of least developed countries to prepare, adopt and begin to implement national development strategies to meet the internationally agreed development goals

The Doha development agenda must accord stable and predictable market access to all least developed countries' products, technology transfer and human resources development.

(a) Enhancing implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action by both least developed countries and their development partners

Its technical development activities will be focused particularly on the least developed countries and the economies in transition.

The Development Assistance Committee donors were urged to fulfil aid targets and commitments to the least developed countries.

The addendum to the Agenda for Development should pay particular attention to the least developed countries and Africa.

Regarding countries with special needs, a number of ministers underlined that development cooperation should pay particular attention to the development obstacles faced by the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

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Least Developed Countries Report, Geneva, UNCTAD.

a Excluding the least developed countries.

b Excluding the least developed countries.

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