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The women’s group furthermore supports a progressive ban on the production and use of highly hazardous pesticides; financing for a comprehensive clean-up of obsolete chemical/pesticide stockpiles; a global ban on lead in paints; and a global mercury treaty by 2013 that effectively addresses all mercury from human activities.

[...] availability of drugs in Estonia contributes to experimenting with drugs.

Several also considered that the overarching goals for which UNESCO was established remain even more valid and relevant today, in an environment characterized by emerging trends and global challenges, such as the persistence of threats to peace and international security, the deepening of poverty, together with its corollaries of social exclusion, the spread of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, increased environmental risks, inequalities and aggravated forms of conflict and violence, including terrorism.

It expressed concern regarding the increasing tension in the south, where the Government ignored claims related to basic services and development issues, which had led to demonstrations resulting in confrontations with security forces.

While obtaining justice for the tragic events of the past, emphasis would be placed on the compelling need for national reconciliation in order to build durable peace, democracy and prosperity for the Cambodian people.

The Ministers reaffirmed the special needs of and challenges faced by the landlocked developing countries caused by their lack of territorial access to the sea, aggravated by the remoteness from world markets and also the concern that the economic growth and social well-being of land-locked developing countries remain very vulnerable to external shocks as well as the multiple challenges the international community faces including the financial and economic crisis and climate changes.

The primary challenges faced by the secretariat of the Advisory Committee are twofold: the first concerns inadequate resources, which is compounded by the second challenge, the short time frame allotted to produce reports reflecting the Committee’s expert opinions on the proposed budgets and administrative issues submitted by the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, as well as other departments and offices of the Secretariat.

It is noteworthy that programmes implemented by the Office in the area education focused on the following strategic areas of support, all directly responding to strategies and results contained in Kenya Education Sector Support Programme (KESSP), the education sector’s plan to materialize Vision 2030: strengthening the planning, monitoring and evaluation of the education system through EMIS; enhancing the education sector responses to HIV and AIDS; improving the quality of education for peace programme; and strengthening literacy development through advocacy and technical support to strategic planning.

As the virus is a potentially dangerous pathogen, it is important for incidents of leakage of human swine influenza A virus (subtype H1) [...] [...]