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The Special Committee stresses the need to strengthen the coordination among the mission, the United Nations country team and other United Nations bodies, including in addressing unexpected emergencies such as natural and man-made disasters.

(c) Put in place adequate early-warning mechanisms to prevent or mitigate the effects of natural or human-caused disasters, including on persons living in poverty in remote and marginalized areas, and take appropriate emergency preparedness measures

Assessing the scale of this human disaster, the Human Rights Council adopted on 11 August 2006 a resolution condemning the Israeli military operations in Lebanon, described as “gross and systematic human rights violations”.

From the suppression of the independence movement led by the heroic Toussaint Louverture to the tragedies of the political and military intervention of various Powers and the many natural and human disasters, Haiti continues to face the demons of its past and the equally daunting challenge of eradicating poverty and achieving its right to development.

[...] much more is needed, owing to the magnitude of global and local challenges, the alarming increase in natural and man-made disasters, and the continuing rises in poverty and inequality; ideally, solidarity should be preventive rather than simply reactive to massive irreversible damage already caused, and must address both natural and man-made disasters

Deeply disturbed by the alarmingly high numbers of internally displaced persons throughout the world, for reasons including armed conflict, violations of human rights and natural or human-made disasters, who receive inadequate protection and assistance, and conscious of the serious challenges that this is creating for the international community

Some NGOs felt that more emphasis should be placed on practical implementation of standard-setting instruments, and to the protection of cultural heritage whether threatened by human Part I (C) – page 7

Mr. Hammarskjöld set the standards of service so that we could work together today to achieve the goals enshrined in his vision, at a time of unprecedented advances in the Arab world, the international financial crisis and a host of natural and man-made disasters.

[...] [...] destination of this scourge — the legislation [...] [...]

Disasters of human origin affecting the sector have included oil and chemical spills and nuclear/radiological material.

[...] [...] responsibility to protect humanity from the scourge of war, and most importantly to protect [...] [...]

[...] [...] racism that continued to plague humankind.

[...] [...] inability to escape from harm.

[...] [...] confront and combat these scourges.

[...] [...] whole world — from the scourge of war.

[...] humanity from the scourge of war forever served [...] [...]

[...] States to encourage national efforts being made to combat this scourge and to work together in a collaborative manner and within [...]

While the leaders reiterate their condemnation of all types of terrorism, on whatever pretext, and renew their commitment to confront hotbeds of terrorism anywhere in the Arab world and criminalize the payment of ransoms to terrorists or terrorist groups or organizations, they also completely reject all attempts by certain foreign States and parties and, in particular, certain Western circles, to intervene in the internal affairs of Arab States on pretexts that include the protection of minorities, which demonstrate their ignorance of the nature, causes and goals of terrorism, from which no country in the world is exempt.

Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practical Date, the Directors are not aware of any other person who had an interest or short position in the Shares or underlying Shares of the Company which would fall to be disclosed to the Company under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part XV of the SFO, or who was, directly or indirectly, interested in 10% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital, or options in respect of such capital, carrying rights to vote in all circumstances at general meetings of any other member of the Group.

(E) Where arrangements are under consideration concerning the appointment (including the arrangement or variation of the terms thereof, or the termination thereof) of two or more Directors to offices or places of profit with the Company or any other company in which the Company is interested, a separate resolution may be put in relation to each Director and in such case each of the Directors concerned shall be entitled to vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of each resolution except that concerning his own appointment (or the arrangement or variation of the terms thereof, or the termination thereof) and except (in the case of an office or place of profit with any such other company as aforesaid) where the other company is a company in which the Director together with any of his associates owns five (5) per cent or more of the issued shares of any class of the equity share capital of such company or of the voting rights of any class of shares of such company.