SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Sample Clauses

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 1. The Parties agree that developing Af- ghanistan’s human and natural resources is crucial to regional stability, sustainable eco- nomic growth, and Afghanistan’s recovery from more than three decades of war and that Afghanistan will have special, significant and continuing fiscal requirements that cannot be met by domestic revenues in the years follow- ing Transition. In this regard, the United States reaffirms its commitment made at the 2011 Bonn Conference to directing financial support, consistent with the Kabul Process, to- wards Afghanistan’s economic development, helping Afghanistan address its continuing budget shortfall to secure the gains of the last decade, make Transition irreversible, and be- come self-sustaining. 2. In the economic sphere: a. The Parties shall pursue consolidation and growth of a market economy, and long-term cooperation for Afghani- stan’s sustainable economic growth, taking into consideration Afghanistan’s Constitution, as well as its historical and social realities. b. Noting Afghanistan’s priorities, the United States shall help strengthen Af- ghanistan’s economic foundation and support sustainable development and self-sufficiency, particularly in the areas of: licit agricultural production; trans- portation, trade, transit, water, and en- ergy infrastructure; fostering responsi- ble management of natural resources; and building a strong financial system, which is needed to sustain private in- vestment. c. To encourage trade and private sector development, the Parties shall under- take common efforts to increasingly use the Generalized System of Preferences. Further, to encourage investment, the United States intends to mobilize the Overseas Private Investment Corpora- tion, U.S. Export-Import Bank, and U.S. Trade and Development Agency to encourage U.S. private sector activity in Afghanistan. Afghanistan shall aug- ment its support for the development of its private sector through the rele- vant Afghan institutions. d. The Parties affirm their strong desire that the Afghan people should be the primary beneficiaries of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth. The United States shall therefore support Afghanistan’s efforts to govern its natural wealth through an accountable, efficient, effective and transparent framework that builds up- on and surpasses international best practices. 3. In the social sphere, the Parties shall un- dertake sustainable joint efforts to help Af- ghanistan develop its human capacity through: a. access to ...
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 1. The Parties agree that developing Afghanistan’s human and natural resources is crucial to regional stability, sustainable economic growth, and Afghanistan’s recovery from more than three decades of war and that Afghanistan will have special, significant and continuing fiscal requirements that cannot be met by domestic revenues in the years following Transition. In this regard, the United States reaffirms its commitment made at the 2011 Bonn Conference to directing financial support, consistent with the Kabul Process, towards Afghanistan's economic development, helping Afghanistan address its continuing budget shortfall to secure the gains of the last decade. make Transition irreversible, and become self-sustaining. 2. In the economic sphere: a. The Parties shall pursue consolidation and growth of a market economy, and long- term cooperation for Afghanistan’s sustainable economic growth, taking into consideration Afghanistan’s Constitution, as well as its historical and social realities. b. Noting Afghanistan’s priorities, the United States shall help strengthen Afghanistan’s economic foundation and support sustainable development and self-sufficiency, particularly in the areas of: licit agricultural production; transportation, trade, transit, water, and energy infrastructure; fostering responsible management of natural resources; and building a strong financial system, which is needed to sustain private investment. ACKU c. To encourage trade and private sector development, the Parties shall undertake common efforts to increasingly use the Generalized System of Preferences. Further, to encourage investment, the United States intends to mobilize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. Export-Import Rank, and U.S. Trade and Development Agency to encourage U.S. private sector activity in Afghanistan. Afghanistan shall augment its support for the development of its private sector through the relevant Afghan institutions. d. The Parties affirm their strong desire that the Afghan people should be the primary beneficiaries of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth. The United States shall therefore support Afghanistan’s efforts to govern its natural wealth through an accountable, efficient, effective and transparent framework that builds upon and surpasses international best practices. 3. In the social sphere, the Parties shall undertake sustainable joint efforts to help Afghanistan develop its human capacity through: a. access to and enhancing the quality of e...
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The objectives of this programme are: i. to derive equitable social and economic benefits from the sustainable use of the natural and cultural resources of the SMMA; ii. to encourage, to the maximum extent possible, the equitable distribution of these benefits among the various sectors of the community, with particular attention being paid to the needs of the poor and disadvantaged sectors of society; iii. to contribute to the development and strengthening of the institutions involved in the development of the Soufriere region, particularly those at the community level; iv. to enhance social cohesion. Areas of activity include but are not limited to: 1. facilitation of access to credit and technical assistance in relevant sectors; 2. provision of training and extension services in relevant sectors; 3. provision of assistance in organising production and marketing arrangements for local goods and services, whenever desirable and possible; 4. consultation with THE ASSOCIATION, by relevant agencies and authorities, on all major development initiatives that have an impact on the SMMA; 5. provision of facilitation and institutional development support to community groups and organisations; 6. organisation of appropriate social events and activities aimed at building cooperation and understanding within the community. Responsibility for the design and implementation of this programme rests primarily with THE ASSOCIATION, working in partnership with all relevant public agencies, non-governmental development agencies and other interested Parties.
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. In order to enable the Innu to receive better benefits from their rights in Nitassinan and on its natural resources, the following measures shall be taken:
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