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It noted that the programmes adopted by Belize to eradicate poverty and to improve social indicators, including in health and education, testified to its commitment in this regard.

The Delegation, pointing out that this point was also emphasized [...] [...]

This can be done in a variety of ways, and the final decision on this should be seen in the broader context of the review of the intersessional work programme.

While there is little doubt that an individual acceptance by a contracting State or contracting organization cannot have the effect of “permitting” an impermissible reservation or produce any other effect in relation to the reservation or the treaty, the situation is different where all the contracting States and contracting organizations expressly approve a reservation that — without this unanimous acceptance — would be impermissible, which is the scenario contemplated in guideline 3.3.3.

Recognizing that many Governments may not have met all the goals and objectives of the Programme of Action by 2014, we strongly support the call for Governments to recommit themselves at the highest level to achieving these goals and objectives and to reaffirm the Programme of Action, upholding its principles, and its key actions for their further implementation beyond 2014, to ensure their full achievement, as set out in Resolution A/RES/65/234 on Follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014.

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[...] [...] objectives, in particular regarding the promotion and dissemination of knowledge [...] [...]

Thus, to take one example, information [...] [...]

Among the recommendations were that UNRWA must: impress upon donors that its core budget was not an administrative black hole but the key to running its educational programmes and thus should be seen as an investment in the future of the Palestine refugees; exploit all funding opportunities; enlarge its donor base for the core budget, to which only a small number currently contributed — a point to which he had drawn attention in Cairo at a meeting of Arab League ministers whose countries gave welcome support to specific projects and emergency appeals but not to the core budget; expand its partnerships with non-State actors such as foundations and other institutions in the private sector; and continue to be cost-effective in conducting its programmes through better planning, implementation and oversight.

The guarantee and assurance of respect and promotion of human rights is reflected at national level in various plans and strategies, as for instance: The Programme of Activity of the Government for the years 2005–2009 “Modernisation of the country – welfare of the nation”, European Neighbourhood Action Plan Republic of Moldova — EU, Republic of Moldova — NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), National Human Rights Action Plan, Preliminary Country Programme of the Republic of Moldova within the USA Programme “Millennium Challenges” etc.

The representative of the Panel on Tropical Cyclones took the view that climate change was one of the greatest challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region, as evidenced by a number of recent large-scale disasters.

[...] [...] and restitution of their properties.

[...] [...] decided to establish an open-ended working [...] [...]

This is essential if young women and men are to have the skills to participate as citizens and as skilled contributors to LDC economies.

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This point was well demonstrated at the Tirana Symposium through presentations delivered by representatives of the Austrian and Australian development agencies.

Should family reintegration prove impossible within an appropriate period or be deemed contrary to the best interests of the child, stable and definitive solutions, such as adoption or kafala of Islamic law, should be envisaged; failing this, other long-term options should be considered, such as foster care or appropriate residential care, including group homes and other supervised living arrangements.

However, from a project position it is difficult to ‘effect’ (accomplish) this if workloads of the organisations preclude such involvement or if the subject matter to the project activities are not immediately, or currently, seen as totally relevant to their operations.

This is particularly critical because WIPO’s contribution to the MDGs is a joint responsibility of both the Member States and the Secretariat.

That is reflected in the comprehensive, clear and specific position stipulated in the relevant paragraphs of the Final Document adopted at the fifteenth Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries held in Sharm el-Sheik (S/2009/514, annex), as well as in several initiatives presented by the Movement throughout the years since the launching of the Security Council reform process.

We believe that the resistance of Governments to developing adequate national sustainable consumption and production policy frameworks is combined with a continued promotion of unsustainable consumerism, an erosion of trust and accountability of the private sector, inadequate regulation for sectors whose profits depend on unsustainable consumption (as witnessed by the global financial crisis) and, lastly, a lack of understanding of the forces driving unsustainable production and consumption patterns.

In the view of the Coordinator, shared by his interlocutors, it could become the focus of an effective functional mechanism that would set clear benchmarks for achieving progress in the search for missing persons, referred to in my comprehensive report (S/2009/190, para. 16).

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On another note, Mr. Talbot stated that there was [...] [...]

Counselling and preventive assistance do not reach families who consciously avoid this, e.g. families who have become socially inactive due to long-term coping problems, or families who have failed to register their new residence upon moving, and families who are only interested in financial support and do not consider any other type of intervention justified.

The unprecedented surge in peacekeeping operations had not improved the participation of vendors from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, which must be a fundamental part of procurement reform; the Group noted the efforts made to ensure fair access for vendors from those countries, with regard to the streamlining of the registration procedure for example, but considered that further efforts were needed.

This should be set forth in an agreement to be negotiated [...] [...]

The question of the consequences of acceptance in terms of the effects of the reservation is not and should not be raised; the inquiry stops at the stage of permissibility, which is not and cannot be acquired as a result of the acceptance.

At this point, and in view of the [...] [...]