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The Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM)-ADB's first resident office was established in July 1982 to facilitate ADB's operations in the country. Since then, BRM's role has grown and evolved with that of ADB itself. In a recent decision by ADB to decentral¬ize responsibilities, BRM was chosen for maximum delegation. BRM's functions are to Initiate and maintain dialogue with the Government of Bangladesh on issues that are of relevance to ADB operations in the country Strengthen project processing and portfolio management. Prepare the country strategy and program and its annual updates, and monitor the progress of the Partnership Agreement for Poverty Reduction with the Government of Bangladesh. Strengthen working relations with the Government, development partners, nongovernment organizations, civil society, and the private sector Plan and prepare ADB's substantive economic and sector work for Bangladesh. Promote external relations and disseminate information about ADB and its operations.

In the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) developing member countries, children under 14 years old make up 30% of the population. Without proper protection this vulnerable group can suffer undernourishment, poor health, and intellectual underdevelopment, which can have lasting impacts on young peoples' ability to participate fully in their communities and the broader economy. Investing in their protection has profound implications for the development of the region.1 ADB is committed to assisting its member countries implement social development programs that put people first and empower the weaker groups in society to gain access to assets and opportunities.2 While all children deserve this access, one group requires special attention—the growing number of young people living or working on the streets of Asian towns and cities.

In the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) developing member countries, children under 14 years old make up 30% of the population. Without proper protection this vulnerable group can suffer undernourishment, poor health, and intellectual underdevelopment, which can have lasting impacts on young peoples' ability to participate fully in their communities and the broader economy. Investing in their protection has profound implications for the development of the region.1 ADB is committed to assisting its member countries implement social development programs that put people first and empower the weaker groups in society to gain access to assets and opportunities.2 While all children deserve this access, one group requires special attention—the growing number of young people living or working on the streets of Asian towns and cities.

The Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM)-ADB's first resident office was established in July 1982 to facilitate ADB's operations in the country. Since then, BRM's role has grown and evolved with that of ADB itself. In a recent decision by ADB to decentral¬ize responsibilities, BRM was chosen for maximum delegation. BRM's functions are to Initiate and maintain dialogue with the Government of Bangladesh on issues that are of relevance to ADB operations in the country Strengthen project processing and portfolio management. Prepare the country strategy and program and its annual updates, and monitor the progress of the Partnership Agreement for Poverty Reduction with the Government of Bangladesh. Strengthen working relations with the Government, development partners, nongovernment organizations, civil society, and the private sector Plan and prepare ADB's substantive economic and sector work for Bangladesh. Promote external relations and disseminate information about ADB and its operations.

The ADB Institute conducted a capacity-building seminar on the Role of Financial Intermediaries for Poverty Reduction in Singapore from 4 to 8 March 2002. The workshop was jointly conducted and sponsored by the Technical Cooperation Directorate (TCD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Singapore, the Colombo Plan Secretariat and the ADB Institute. The participants were middle- to senior-level officials of central banks and representatives from NGOs and the academia from Bangladesh, Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam. Its primary objective was to provide a capacity-building opportunity to participants by strengthening their conceptual understanding of the evolving issues on the role of financial intermediaries for poverty reduction and sharpening their skills in this area. Presentations by prominent resource speakers expanded the participants' knowledge base on this highly topical development issue. The seminar also provided the participants a forum to exchange views on their own country specific issues relating to poverty reduction. The knowledge and skills the participants gained during the seminar is expected to help them improve the effectiveness of their work in their own countries, especially in the context of poverty alleviation.

This Fourth Asian Mayors' Forum and Regional Workshop focused on the exchange of tools and best practices for poverty reduction and social development in urban areas using case studies of participating cities. It was recognized that cities are confronted with new challenges such as rapid urbanization, economic globalization and an information revolution. As a consequence, new urban problems are emerging. The nature of these challenges and problems may vary from city to city, but many basic issues are similar. Local governments, municipalities and civil society are looking for new answers to those challenges and problems. Alone and in partnerships they try new approaches. Some cities have found innovative solutions for their problems and translated them into good practices and procedures. There is an ever growing pool of knowledge about innovative approaches to urban problems. It is obvious that other cities may be able to learn from the experience gained.

La conservation de la diversité biologique des forêts publiques est un objectif premier établi par le Code forestier (article L. 101) et par la nouvelle Loi d'orientation forestière. Afin de répondre au mieux aux exigences de conservation, les efforts de l'ONF, en collaboration avec ses partenaires, sont adaptés aux enjeux patrimoniaux. Selon les cas, l'objectif de conservation est assuré par le respect de règles de sylviculture générales ou par le classement en réserve biologique, dirigée (travaux de restauration écologique prévus), ou intégrale, réseau d'écosystèmes forestier où la libre expression des processus dynamiques peut se développer.

On 10-14 December 2001, the ADB Institute organized a seminar on 'Emerging Issues on Social Protection', in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was co-hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This seminar was a follow-up to the first seminar, held in March 2001 in Tokyo, and was attended by 38 participants, senior officials and civil society representatives from the seven ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. The December seminar was interactive, allowing participants to share their experiences in developing social protection systems in the various countries represented.