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However, these all need strengthening for them to be fully accepted in terms of the technical Chinese and the needs of the Chinese professional.

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Some clarification seems necessary: it is not a question of UNESCO having access to the accounts of the Chinese public-sector agencies that are its partners, but there is no reason why the public nature of the latter should prevent them from providing the necessary information on the total cost of the operations for which UNESCO involvement has been requested, and this would enable the Organization to adjust its contribution to the best possible effect.

With respect to support for new students, foreign teacher assistants will help Primary 1 students and new students of all grades to orient to the school life through the New Student Induction Course; in respect of secondary school enrollment of Primary 6 students, the SGT and the Guidance Section have also provided the “Secondary School Entrance Interview Seminar” for all Primary 6 students and parents to assist students in coping with the interview in the discretionary allocation stage.

Detailed ideas and relevant proposals on transparency and confidencebuilding measures in outer space activities have been reflected in the joint working paper submitted to the Conference on Disarmament by China and the Russian Federation in 2006 as contained in document CD/1778.

The Chinese argued that a) this was an internal [...] [...]

To meet this goal, in 2008 USAID created a Development Counselor position at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to better understand China’s foreign assistance structure and establish a working relationship with key Chinese entities  responsible for implementing its foreign assistance programs.

In view of the lack of consensus, the Chairperson proposed, as a compromise, to continue the collection of information documenting gaps that could be addressed through a Codex standard for both safety and quality requirements of processed cheese, while discontinuing the work on the current standard.

The Conference and its preparatory process should adhere to the Rio spirit and principles, in particular the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities”, should advance the three pillars of sustainable development in a balanced and coordinated way, should respect national ownership in sustainable development efforts and should give priority to addressing the concerns of the developing countries.

The fifth draft decision, dealing with the status of the establishment of licensing systems under Article 4B of the Protocol, noted with appreciation that 191 of the 192 parties to the Montreal Amendment to the Protocol had established import and export licensing systems for ozone-depleting substances, as required by the amendment, and that 190 of those parties had provided disaggregated information on their licensing systems detailing which annexes and groups of substances under the Montreal Protocol were subject to those systems.

Another issue was whether, as was suggested by one State, the Commission should further restrict the scope of application by excluding the situations of international conflict where only one State party to the treaty was a party to the conflict.

[...] [...] inherent in the Westernization process.

Were also attending as observers : eight Parties (Bulgaria, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Spain) out of the then forty-two Parties to the Second Protocol; five States party to the Hague Convention not Parties to the Second Protocol (the Czech Republic, Iraq, Monaco, the Russian Federation and Turkey); three other UNESCO Member States (Andorra, Japan and the United States of America); one Permanent Observer (Palestine); one intergovernmental organization (the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC); and four non-governmental organizations (the International Council on Archives - ICA, the International Council of Museums - ICOM, the International Council on Monuments and Sites - ICOMOS and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions - IFLA) – the ICA observer also represented the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).

Clear measures for the next few years are in place to minimize domestic violence and to resolve these matters in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders, central and local government, civil society and international organizations, which are inter alia providing funding to help implement these measures.

Possible developments that could unravel the Agreement include a breakdown in the working relationship between the President and the Prime Minister; a withdrawal from the process by either of the two signatories; a withdrawal from the process by the Facilitator; or a resort to extraordinary measures that would undermine the Agreement, including possible declarations by the Constitutional Council relating to the elections.

The SBI noted that the process to enable LDC Parties to formulate and implement national adaptation plans should benefit from engagement with the LEG, including through consideration of the output of its work on medium- and long-term adaptation in LDC Parties.

[...] [...] measures (South Centre, MISC.3/Add.1).

These systems were set up with UNDP support and helped ensure that when hurricane Tomas hit, a national DPC Emergency Operation Centre in Port-au-Prince and 10 local centres and their trained staff were able to keep the population informed about emerging risks.

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Among Government donors, the United States was the largest contributor for overall emergency funding, while contributions from the Government of Belgium and the German National Committee showed rapid growth.

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If, after reassessment, the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

Regarding funding support for the arts groups, members in generally considered that the Administration should (a) ensure a reasonable and fair distribution of funding resources amongst arts groups; (b) review the existing mode of subsidy for the major performing arts groups to avoid stifling the development of non-subvented commercial arts groups; (c) provide more funding for the support of small and medium sized arts groups and budding artists; (d) explore means to minimize staffing and administrative expenses in the operation of arts programmes so that the savings could be re-allocated to the use of arts development; (e) examine the effectiveness of the current funding policy in achieving the policy goals, such as encouraging diversified and balanced development of arts and culture; and (f) consider increasing its overall allocation of funding for culture and the arts, given the imminent need to achieve the vision of the West Kowloon Culture District project.

[...] [...] underrepresentation in political and institutional decision-making processes, as well as the lack of special measures or affirmative action policies [...] [...]

[...] [...] activities in Mexico and Central America; one Local level [...] [...]