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Because of its history and development throughout the years, jazz, more than other forms of artistic expression, embodies the synthesis of different cultures [...]

[...] Youth (INJ) has produced a preliminary draft of a national policy on youth containing seven basic lines of action for young people in various forums and workshops, namely empowerment of young people in participatory democratic processes, universal access to the knowledge society, digital inclusion and multilingual communication, popular culture, sport and recreation as a strategy [...] [...]

We must recognize that Sierra Leone would not be where it is today without the contributions of its paramount chiefs and other traditional leaders, of its Muslim and Christian religious leaders, of its diverse and active civil society, of its women’s organizations, of its often courageous journalists and of the country’s artists, above all its musicians.

[...] [...] adverse impact on the livelihood of many, especially the poor.

It was highly important to provide economic and technical support to the least developed countries to enable them to escape from poverty, and greater emphasis [...] [...]

The extortion of its citizens by ruthless and callous warlords; the mushrooming and proliferation of piracy along its coasts and adjacent sea lanes; the unconscionable plundering of its maritime resources by extraneous forces; the instrumentalization of the weak and fragmented entities by neighbouring countries both to extract unfair and illicit agreements or to use these fragile mini-States as an appendage of their domestic economies are some of the disturbing realities that this simmering Somali situation has given rise to.

Factors usually cited to explain why Africa is the region where economic growth has had the weakest effect on poverty reduction generally include high population growth; inadequate job creation in sectors accessible to the poor; weak infrastructural [...] [...]

The reform of the decentralization strategy is widely acknowledged by Member States, partners and staff alike as having been a most necessary drive for rationality and efficiency in an Organization whose overall situation in early 2000 was far from comfortable.

Out-of-pocket spending by consumers, especially the poor, has important implications for policy initiatives aimed at [...] [...]

[...] [...] athletes from a football club in a poor part of the city.

[...] [...] develop and implement social protection policies and programmes, especially for poor and disadvantaged groups.

A needs assessment and a new strategy for capacity development are being devised based on emergent issues, such as training courses on the combination of Law of the Sea and Marine Scientific Research, especially in Africa.

[...] [...] sustainability is not an isolated objective; it underpins progress in the other Goals, providing the basis for livelihoods, health and security, particularly for the poor (see table 2).

Indeed, many studies conclude that developing countries, especially the poorest and those most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, will need considerable international financial support for mitigation and adaptation.

Talk on the phone hands-free, listen to music from your mobile or mp3 player or use it with the GPS on your mobile to get voice-guided directions.

[...] [...] progress in their implementation had not been significant.

[...] broad range of different countries, such as the beneficiaries of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) [...] [...]

Secondly, even if they are sought, either this is not a determining factor in pricing or there are other overriding factors that prevent access to drugs by the poor.

Recognizing that domestic economies are now interwoven with the global economy and that globalization affects all countries in different ways, and that countries on the one hand have trade and investment opportunities to, inter alia, fight poverty, while on the other hand they face constraints in the degree of flexibility they have in pursuing their national development strategies

[...] [...] Conference to accelerate progress on the steps leading to nuclear disarmament, developments in the area of nuclear disarmament have not been promising.

These include, but are not limited to, talented young voices giving expression, through word and image, to their expectations of the Organization and those who lead its Member States; scholars, students and teachers who see in their work a discernible United Nations “impact”; college students who adapt the dynamism of the General Assembly’s possibilities to a “Global Model United Nations” that is entirely their own; non-governmental organizations and individuals who breathe new life into long-debated topics with the vigour of a vaster geographical base and greater opportunities for participation; Governments, research institutions and the media, which seek, and can now find, the recorded positions of Member States on key issues in readily accessible form; and the creative community, which sees in matters vital to the Organization’s agenda the chance to reach its audiences in a fashion that informs as it entertains.