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[...] label products, the quantity shipped and invoiced will be the full batch size and may vary from the quantity ordered.

[...] [...] welcomesfurther voluntary contributions by Member States, emphasizing that these contributions should be, to theextent possible, unearmarked.

Passenger operations werenot affected by the war in Iraq, although [...][...]

The Act provides for minimal limitation of personalfreedom and respect for [...][...]

Women from different communities attend a bird flu awareness meeting organized by the Lagos local government.

[...] U.S. “willnot permitconditions under which our maritime forces will be impeded from freedom of manoeuvre and freedom of access [...][...]

Legislation adopted during states of exception and emergency, or anti-terrorism legislation, for example, may limit the margin of appreciation of judges to adjudicate, and the scope of operation of lawyers and prosecutors to raise impunity and accountability issues.

[...] [...] and the number of trials has also impacted on the speed of translations, which are relied upon in all cases, but particularly thoseinvolving self-represented accused.

During their visit, the Working Group found that the challenges faced by people of African descent in Portugal related mainly to their lack of recognition as a specific group in the national policy and legal framework; the lack of recognition of their positive contribution throughout history to the construction and development of the country; the lack of qualitative and quantitative disaggregated data by racial or ethnic origin; the existence of a circle of poverty, unequal access to education, public services, employment, as well as discrimination in the administration and functioning of the justice system; existence of racial profiling and police violence; underrepresentation in political and institutional decision-making processes, as well as the lack of special measures or affirmative action policies in Portugal for people of African descent or other minorities.

[...] [...] debt stocks haveworsened since2008.

She also dwelt upon the point that the IBE, just like UNESCO, is in the middle of an important and demand ing reform process, taking up much time and energyand encountering resistance.

These include long voyage distances, imbalanced cargoflows and low unit values of exports as well as challenges in matching ship size, service speed, port capacity, safety and comfort with low and often irregular traffic volumes.

The objectives of Tonga Offshore Mining’s plan of work are to: (a) determine the most efficient and environmentally acceptable method to process and recover nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese from the polymetallic nodules, and define in what form these metals would report in a final product for sale, as well as the related capital and operating costs; (b) decide upon the optimum method to recover the material to surface with the minimum of environmental disturbance, as well as the related capital and operating costs; and (c) define what grade of nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese is required in the polymetallic nodules for economic extraction, and determine through exploration what quantity and density of such material can be identified and delineated in the contract area.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom agreed to work together to promote and support the ideals of the Olympic Truce to build a better world and bring people from different nations and diversities together to enjoy competition through sport in a peaceful environment.

In reflecting on the challenges faced during the biennium, most of the programmes cited the increasing demand for services and the need to deploy sufficient resources to meet that demand.

In Africa, continued support was provided to the press houses in Rwanda and Burundi through which journalists who belong to different ethnic groups have beencooperating on a number of issues, including in Burundi the training of 40 young journalists in basic journalism and 100 professional journalists in both the private and the public media in the use of Internet to collect and disseminate news and information.

[...] age and belong to different cultures [...][...]

This was observed repeatedly in the countries visited by the Subcommittee, through numerous interviews both with detainees and officials from various State organizations and civil society, and through information collected and verified during these visits.

[...] [...] diversity; quality of life; the rightsof nature andthe rights [...][...]

These programmes placed emphasis on the achievement of quality and relevance at affordable costs, as the attainment of education for all is notpossible if parents and students perceive that education to be of low quality and of low relevance.

In addition, the ISU hasregularly received significant financial support that is earmarked for providing victim assistance advisory services, perhaps in recognition of the niche expertise developed by the ISU in advising States Parties on applying, in their national contexts, the victim assistance understandings they have agreed to.

The Working Group identified the following good practices for governments: placing human rights at the centre of policymaking, inter alia by ratifying the Convention, and avoiding criminalization of undocumented migrants; using terminology that minimizes its perceived association with criminality; reflecting irregular migration in national development plans; regularizing undocumented migrants on the basis of clear and transparent criteria and within the framework of a long-term migration policy; adopting legislation protecting the rights of all migrant workers, irrespective of their immigration status; ensuring that the police protect all migrant workers reporting abuse; ensuring migrants’ access to labour and administrative courts; clearly separating immigration control from labour inspections, basic services and judicial remedies for migrants in an irregular situation; and engaging in a dialogue with countries of origin, for example to ensure reciprocity of treatment.