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At its sixty-third session, the General Assembly decided to devote one plenary meeting at its sixty-fifth session to consideration of the

The Programme of Action sets a broad agenda for the improvement of the status of women, stressing the importance of increasing their equal participation and equitable representation at all levels of the political process; improving women’s ability to earn an income in varied occupations so that they can become economically self-reliant, ensuring their equal access to the labour market and social security, and ensuring their equal

Positive aspects mentioned were that private standards could facilitate compliance with international and national standards; promote best-practices and productivity;

It also stipulates that States parties should take appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas and ensure their rights to organize self-help groups and cooperatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through

In order to improve competitiveness of the labour market, offer conditions to attain economic independence and enjoyment of the right to employment, labour mediation services, professional awareness and conciliation services, consultancy and assistance to initiate an enterprise

The subparagraph should thus read: “Designing, revising and implementing laws to ensure that rural women are accorded full and equal rights to own and lease land and other property, including through the right to inheritance, and undertaking administrative reforms and all

The Ministers are convinced that the international financial and economic crisis and the resulting downturn in global economic growth severely affect in particular the economies of developing countries, inter alia, through decrease in

They would include measures to enhance the quantity and quality of endowments of the poor groups, for example,

With non-prudential regulation, the emphasis is not on protecting the financial system and funds on deposit per se, but rather on the conduct of the financial business, including such matters as registration; client protection; disclosure of interest rates; supporting secured transactions; setting limits on foreign ownership, management, and sources of capital;

The bodies under its authority, such as the Djibouti Social Development Agency, the

At the same time, the Government has commenced work on establishing a low interest housing loan scheme carried out through the

The banks’ more conservative stance is compounded by the reduced

In that connection, it was stated that, in particular in the area of conflicts of laws, it was important to reach agreement on one recommendation, since otherwise a different rule would apply depending on the conflict-of-laws rule of the forum State, a situation that

One way to tackle state subsidies is through international arrangements

Mr. Janneh stressed that trade was indeed the most important engine for development for Africa in many ways, although the continent faced serious obstacles, such as limited

We underline the need to appropriately support, in a coordinated manner, the

Speakers cited progress at the national level in the areas of gender-based budgeting, promoting gender sensitivity in the legal system, improvements in female literacy, increases in the number of female elected

In this context, regional financial institutions can play a crucial role by expanding innovative ways of financing trade operations

One member sought clarification on a number of issues pertaining to the proposal, including arrangements to ensure that shipping of waste to the United States for destruction did not contravene international agreements, including the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their

To implement resolution 1929 (2010) and other related resolutions of the Security Council, the State Bank of Viet Nam has applied high-level

We resolve to undertake legislative and administrative reforms to give women equal rights with men to economic resources, including access to