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External sources (not reviewed)

in particular also civil society.

commodity prices during the past four years, which has had negative cumulative effects on growth and has threatened to unwind hard-earned developmental successes, not least by inducing inflation in least developed countries that were otherwise following sound macroeconomic policies; lingering effects of the international financial crisis and subsequent adjustments; and undermining debt sustainability by increasing debt levels through borrowing for budgetary support, and by lowering growth prospects for many least developed countries.

examination in relation to native title rights and interests offshore, for numerous reasons: the main statute: the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), requires that the rights and interests claimed be capable of recognition under the common law in section 223(1)(c); case law also continues to provide interpretive guidance complementing the reading of the legislation in general; and finally, there is a persuasive body of judicial and academic commentary contrasting the common law concept of communal native title to statutory native title rights and interests.

justice system, and that cases that were closed by the military justice without proper investigation be revisited.

of ESCAP in those areas could be greatly beneficial for member States.

recommendations of the study, namely the development in each State of a comprehensive strategy on violence against children; the introduction of an explicit national legal ban on all forms of violence; and the consolidation of national data collection, analysis and dissemination, and research in this field.

and lawyers; monitor on-going phase-out projects and the implemented projects to avoid the any return to the use of CFCs; implement HPMP preparation project in coordination with the implementing agencies; report required data to Ozone and Multilateral Fund Secretariats and related agencies.

effective efforts at all levels to prevent and combat corruption in all its forms in all countries are essential elements of an improved national and international business environment

institutions; secure greater capital in order to fund development; be proactive in anticipating potential future challenges such as climate change; set up income redistribution policies as a way of reducing the costs of volatility in markets; stabilize exchange rate regimes through the use of reserve funds and loans from regional banks; foster the transition towards a green, fair and equitable economy; encourage social equity for a better preservation of the environment; set up policies to increase the creation of employment opportunities; put in place national legislation to encourage the use of renewable energies posing no threat to food security; maintain over time the stability of subsidies for renewable energy use; and better coordinate macroeconomic policies at the global level.

to be simultaneously implemented. These included providing necessary physical and communications infrastructure; strengthening absorptive capacity of the farming sector for technological improvement, especially in providing the necessary support for both higher yields and new and innovative crops; reviving agricultural extension services to assure inclusive access and sustainability; and improving financial access and legal tenure rights, especially for women.

and to address consumer concerns.

adopted at the 1995 Review and Extension Conference; and had examined the need for a nuclear weapons convention for the total elimination of nuclear weapons within a specified time frame, as well as a legally binding instrument on negative security assurances.

and nutritional benefits and contribution to livelihoods and food security.