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[...] [...] relative wealth, they were excluded from existing development assistance programmes, despite being unable to meet their own development priorities and goals.

that peace, democracy and empowerment of the people are inextricably linked; peace is integral to humane development; global peace is the sum total of local and regional peace; peace is impossible without the removal of all sources of repression, inequality and deprivation; peace is impossible without alleviation and eventual eradication of poverty and economic disparity in a world of opulence; peace is impossible without institution-building on human rights, constitutional rights and justice; peace is impossible without true empowerment of women, political, economic and social; peace is impossible without a secular mindset and embracing diversity and multi-ethnicity; peace is impossible without including the marginalized; peace is impossible without job creation; peace is impossible without transparency and accountability of Governments to citizens and a total respect for the rule of law.

The rich and powerful countries [...] [...]

Other suggested areas of priority attention included: [...] [...]

Though UNESCO may not have the highest budget compared to other richer United Nations agencies, it is clear that it is the most respected and welcomed United Nations agency and has greater visibility.

The following elements of quality education were highlighted: focus on assistance in curricula review and revision, particularly the introduction of values education and ethical approaches, in accordance with national priorities and Arab needs; “learner-centred” education; improvement of teaching including capacity-building and teacher training; improvement in [...] [...]

The exact configuration of services will depend on the country context, but will in all cases require adequate financing with pooling of risk; a welltrained and adequately remunerated workforce; information on which to base policy and management decisions; logistics that deliver medicines and vaccines to where they are needed; well-maintained facilities organized as part of a referral network; and leadership that provides clear direction and harnesses the energies of all stakeholders, including communities.

Two thirds of smallholder farmers live on remote and marginal lands in environmentally difficult conditions, such as in mountainous areas or areas threatened by drought and other natural disasters, while good, fertile land tends to be concentrated in the hands of wealthier landowners.

The Group invests surplus cash in interest bearing current accounts and time deposits, choosing instruments with appropriate maturities or sufficient liquidity to provide sufficient head-room to meet operation needs.

[...] strategy to prioritise and mainstream [...] [...]

The Group continues to be debt free, which positions us well financially to undertake our investment programme and to pursue acquisition opportunities in the Region.

[...] [...] to validate the prioritization of business processes [...] [...]

Having considered the terms of the Universal Glory Agreement and the reasons and benefits as aforesaid, the Directors, including [...] [...]

Among other initiatives, the major ones include extension of the funding period for individual business from a maximum period of two years to three years to allow more time for the funded businesses to gain operating experience and become self-sustainable; shortening the period of active participation in welfare and charitable activities by applicants not receiving subventions from SWD from at least five years to at least two years to allow more NGOs to be eligible for applying funding from 3E’s Project; early identification of and intervention into problems encountered by the funded businesses by SWD through perusal of NGOs’ quarterly progress reports; and setting up Review Panels comprising experienced personnel in business management and marketing for due advice and assistance.

The third most populated city in the world—a city of migrants that range from wealthy industrialists, penurious beggars, flashy film stars, bar dancers, workers, teachers, clerks to hapless prostitutes, mafia dons, builders, corrupt politicians and upright activists all co-existing in soaring skyscrapers and sprawling slums in the cauldron that is Bombay.

The Directors are satisfied after due and careful enquiry that after taking into account the Acquisition, existing banking and other borrowing facilities available, and the existing cash and bank balances, the Enlarged Group has sufficient working capital for its present requirements, that is for at least the next 12 months from the date of publication of this circular, in the absence of unforeseeable circumstances.

It had been apparent during the negotiation of the outcome document of the MDG Summit that the wealthy countries, owners of the resources, technology and know-how, continued to lack the political will necessary for reversing the current critical situation through the transformation of economically and environmentally unsustainable consumption and production patterns.

In the event that the amount of the Adjusted Consideration will cause any of the applicable percentage ratios reaches or exceeds 2.5%, the Universal Glory Agreement will not be completed until the Company has complied with the relevant requirements of Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

The EAC considers that, subject to a suitable venue being identified, a sufficiently large public area should be provided in the counting hall and the Media Centre of the CCS in future elections for the supporters of the candidates and members of the public.

Thirty black and white photographs shot between 1976 and 1983 capture the vitality, energy, and chaos of the city, the pathos and beauty of existing on the margins of society, as well as the intense disparity between wealth and abject poverty that is a simple fact of life in Mumbai.

[...] the majority of affluent consumers associate [...] [...]