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In the course of consultations with key constituencies (Member States, United Nations and academia) around the desirability of preparing a draft universal declaration of ethical principles in relation to climate change, it became clear that significant work is needed on the upstream clarification of basic ethical principles, including but not limited to climate change issues, along with downstream development of practical policy tools.

The objectives of this RA study were to present the basic principles of nanotechnology, to identify potential safety implications associated with the application of nanotechnology in the food sector and to review the strategies for RA of engineered nanoparticles.

As indicated in paragraph 15.34 (c) of the proposed budget, as part of technical cooperation activities funded by both the regular budget and extrabudgetary resources, training courses, seminars and workshops will be provided on an integrated capacity-building programme in results-based planning, programme management, monitoring and evaluation (training seminars, mentoring and systematic on-the-job learning), as well as a media workshop on urbanization for journalists and senior managers.

UNESCO’s science programmes will seek to demonstrate and consolidate successful applications of science and technology, like the use of clean, sustainable and renewable energies; the promotion of MAB partnerships for dealing with the human and cultural dimensions of ecosystem management; participation in integrated earth observations including the GEOSS process; coping with change and sustaining diversities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

In that regard, he recalled that at its last session, the Human Rights Council had urged all States to adopt effective measures to put an end to the arbitrary arrest and detention of migrants and to take actions to prevent and punish any form of illegal deprivation of liberty of migrants by individuals or groups.

While feelings of discontent had been recognized, it had been felt during discussions that the Ad Hoc Committee could move forward on the basis of the two topics mentioned.

Thus, as a result of breach of labour protection norms, lack of labour management, use of equipment contrary to the labour security requirements, lack of inspection, as well as unauthorised enrolment at work stations during 2000–2007, 7 persons younger than 18 years have suffered from industrial accidents, out of whom 4 with lethal consequences (table 31 fromAnnex No. 1).

For example, the under-five mortality rate in Papua New Guinea has decreased only slowly andremains at 93 per 1,000 live births.

Outof these 27.1% (73,872 persons) were medical-sanitary staff with higher education (physicians, dentists, pharmaceutical chemists), 48.6% (132,464 persons) were medical-sanitary staff with medium education and 24.3% (66,339 persons) were auxiliary medical staff.

The incumbents would represent the Secretariat on appeals and disciplinary matters, and provide both formal and informal advice on the application of human resources rules and policies to mission staff in the context of appeals and disciplinary cases.

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Members may rest assured that CARICOM remains determined to work for Haiti as we seek, with the help and support of the international community, to rebuild and develop the most populous State within the single Caribbean Community to which we belong.

The expert from the Dutch- and German-speaking Division presented Working paper No. 69, which put forward the position that social groups were the principal, and even exclusive, agents in the naming process, and proposed that only through perception did the exonym/endonym divide become meaningful, that divide being a logical consequence of the sociological, political and juridical nature of human interaction.

According to the opinions obtained fromthe online survey, we discover that among the 325 valid online questionnaires, 142 respondents clearly stated that their main demand was to express their dissatisfaction with the politicians, and if individual Legislative Council members and democrats were also included, the relevant opinions increased to 227 respondents.

He would appreciate information about the main obstacles impeding the exercise of freedom of expression and assembly by human rights defenders, ways of ensuring increased protection for the mandate of defenders particularly exposed to attacks and the means whereby the universal periodic review might contribute to improved monitoring of the situation of defenders in countries being reviewed by the HumanRights Council.

Any oneof two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends or other moneys payable or property distributable in respect of the shares held by such joint holders.

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If in the second ballot the votes are equally divided, the President shall decide between the candidates by drawing lots.

Five of the seven had been injured during the fighting and received superficial first aid before being transferred to a holding facility in Assab, where they were interrogated and remained in detention for almost two months.

Subject to Section 88 of the Act and Bye-law 153A, a printed copy of the Directors’ report, accompanied by the balance sheet and profit and loss account, including every document required by law to be annexed thereto, made up to the end of the applicable financial year and containing a summary of the assets and liabilities of the Company under convenient heads and a statement of income and expenditure, together with a copy of the Auditors’ report, shall be sent to each person entitled thereto at least twenty-one (21) days before the date of the annual general meeting and laid before the Company in annual general meeting in accordance with the requirements of the Act provided that this Bye-law shall not require a copy of those documents to be sent to any person whose address the Company is not aware of or to more than one of the joint holders of any shares or debentures.

The survey was conducted in two stages: the first, EDAD-households (between November 2007 and February 2008), aimed at family homes, polled 96,000 homes and 260,000 persons; the second stage, EDAD-centres (May-July 2008), targeted for the first time centres for older persons and persons with disabilities and psychiatric and geriatric hospitals; 800 centres and 11,000 persons were polled.

[...] [...] higher among unemployed persons, recipients of incapacity for work pension, persons without medical insurance, and households withtwo persons.

Those institutional vulnerabilities can then be exacerbated when countries face the stresses of populations with a high percentage of young people, high unemployment, growing inequality, or external events such as the infiltration of foreign fighting forces, trafficking networks or economic shocks.

(3) Where there are joint holders of any shares, any one of such joint holders may vote at the meeting (or at any adjournment thereof), either personally or by proxy in respect of such shares as if he/she was solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the meeting personally or by proxy, that one of such joint holders so present whose name stands first on the register of members of the Company shall alone be entitled to vote in respect of such shares.

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This method can in fact be simplified by asking the respondents to list out their first, second, third… choices among the given candidates or lists, which meansto put the candidates or lists in a ranked order.