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At its sixty-sixth session, the General Assembly stressed the importance of the continued substantive consideration [...] [...]

The net decrease reflects reductions under most objects of expenditure, including $242,800 under consultants, mainly as a consequence of the increased use of in-house expertise, where possible; $104,700 under experts, resulting mainly from concerted efforts to combine meetings or reduce the number of experts and the duration of meetings, whenever possible; $121,200 under travel of staff, mainly attributable to increased utilization of video conferencing, combining trips and/or reducing the duration of travel as much as possible; $460,800 under contractual services, primarily owing to increased utilization of electronic means of disseminating publications; $111,000 under furniture and equipment, reflecting reduced requirements for the replacement of furniture and office equipment resulting from extending the lifespan of furniture and equipment; and $781,600 under grants and contributions, mainly owing to the termination of the contract with the International [...]

In addition, greater efforts must be made to generate a global strategy to prioritise and mainstream the development dimension into global processes, and in the relevant multilateral institutions in order to enable developing countries [...] [...]

[...] [...] Chinese grassbirds, Hong Kong newts, Chinese white dolphins and [...] [...]

[...] [...] is not as ugly as a salamander, because it would [...] [...]

Subsequently, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Morocco, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, [...] [...]

[...] [...] Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, [...] [...]

[...] [...] pipelines that will create an energy and trade corridor to China’s landlocked south west; the Kaladan multi-modal project that will create a transportation corridor between the Indian Ocean and India’s eastern seaboard and its landlocked north east; and the Dawei Development Project which, if completed according to plan, would include a large industrial estate and modern deep-sea port in [...] [...]

While agencies had entered data for more than half the countries, there was limited information for about one third of them, and the database had not yet been used for about 13 per cent of countries.

Three authors’ contracts were signed for the preparation of manuscripts on the themes of the world heritage, the biosphere, and human rights, to be published in 2002 in the collection for young people Tell me about … .

[...] [...] Botswana, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa [...] [...]

She proposed to divide the Commission’s work into five debates: (i) a debate on item 5.9 – Follow-up to the Round Table of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport and item 5.10 – Proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of an international year for physical education and sport; (ii) a general debate on item 3.1 – Preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2006-2007; (iii) a general debate on Major Programme I of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2004-2005; (iv) a debate on items 5.4, 5.17, 5.20, 7.5 and 7.7; and (v) consideration of the recommendations of the Commission concerning proposed resolutions in Draft 32 C/5 and recommendations of the Executive Board thereon, draft decisions proposed under items 5.9, 5.20, 7.5 and 7.7, and draft resolutions submitted by Member States concerning document 32 C/5 and other items.

[...] Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ghana, [...] [...]

At its sixty-fourth session, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the human right to water and sanitation in which it welcomed the decision of the Human Rights Council to request that the independent expert on human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation submit an annual report to the Assembly and encouraged her to continue working on all aspects of her mandate and, in consultation with all relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, to include in her report to the Assembly, at its sixty-sixth session, the principal challenges related to the realization of the human right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation and their impact on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (resolution 64/292).

Secondary education: There is a growing demand from Member States, whose education systems already include junior secondary as part of basic education and those who have already achieved universal primary education, for the expansion of secondary education, including TVET as well as science and technology education.

[...] [...] Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo, [...] [...]

[...] [...] Darussalam, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, [...] [...]

Most of the reports submitted highlight the fact that specialized police units (Belgium, Burkina Faso, Colombia, France, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Lithuania, Romania and United Kingdom) and customs units (Canada, China, Ecuador, Greece, Latvia, Mexico, Romania and United States of America) have been trained to identify and protect cultural property that is imported and exported, particularly that of museums or of an archaeological nature, and to suppress trafficking (Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and Viet Nam).

By its resolution 64/266, the General Assembly welcomed the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (A/64/19), decided that the Special Committee, in accordance with its mandate, should continue its efforts for a comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects, [...] [...]

During 2010, the China Ocean Mineral Resources [...] [...]

The Committee is now composed of the following 27 Member States: Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.

The session was also attended by observers for Argentina, Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Viet Nam.

[...] Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, the Central African Republic, [...] [...]

[...] [...] United States, Mali, Canada, China, France, [...]

The visit demonstrates China’s outreach beyond the national level, particularly to states and counties that host major Chinese investments, and follows on a history of corporate engagement with local representatives and commanders in areas of interest.

[...] [...] countries such as China and India; (b) [...] [...]

The Conference elected by acclamation 20 Vice-Presidents from the following States Parties: Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa.

As of 2011, the Working Group of Diamond Experts has identified a group of scientists from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Russian Federation to undertake the characterization and identification of Ivorian rough diamonds.