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In view of the above mixed developments, the challenge before many least developed countries is to secure growth that delivers decent jobs and enables these countries to make significant strides towards poverty reduction and broader social development.

To date, the global record is mixed, as pointed out in the report of the Secretary-General (A/64/665).

However, integrating HIV as a cross-cutting issue in UNDP programming has seen mixed results, as in the Republic of the Congo, where the theme of HIV “[was] not always taken into account at the initial planning phase, but reintroduced during the course of implementation” [4].

It has, however, been argued by some that including Sierra Leonean judges in the Special Court is a mixed bag, if one looks at the Sierra Leonean judges’ dissenting opinions in the judgments and sentences in the CDF case — the case of those using a just war necessity defence.

Indeed, measures taken to reduce infant mortality, improve medical services and deliver medical assistance to the highest possible number of people in the event of illness have had mixed results on account of the country’s population growth and its political and economic difficulties.

When I briefed the Council six months ago (see S/PV.6256), West Africa presented a mixed picture of positive developments and less encouraging trends, thus raising legitimate concern about the prospects for consolidating peace and stability in the region.

Congolese armed groups also remained active, as efforts to integrate some of them into the armed forces drew mixed results (see paras. 41-59).

It is a fact that the interrelations and sometimes interlinkage of the different areas of bioethics, and the dilemmas to which they give rise, are to varying degrees a source of confusion for many, if not all.

The High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals in 2010 highlighted mixed progress in meeting the development objectives, particularly in achieving target 1b4 on decent work for all.

The Ministers noted that 10 years since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration, progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in Africa had been mixed.

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(English article) The news that Japan will provide some of the strongest incentives to date for makers of solar cells is having a decidedly mixed effect on solar shares, with only Suntech (NYSE: STP) receiving a big boost in Monday trade, perhaps indicating that the biggest names are most likely to benefit from this new development.

Since 19 April, the last time it briefed the Security Council (see S/PV.6754), ECOWAS has intensified its efforts aimed at pushing for the speedy restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, but with mixed results.

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The overall picture was mixed, although there had been improvement in some areas.

With respect to cross-cutting areas, there was a “dispersion of efforts and mixed results for the cross-cutting sectors of gender and human rights, which have been managed without sufficiently clear indicators, directions or responsiveness.

In 2009, discussions among member States in the Working Group highlighted the general interest in this issue, while sending a mixed message about the possibility of reaching an agreement during this cycle, and particularly during this session.

While it could congratulate itself on the adoption of new instruments and adherence to them by Member States, it also needed to acknowledge that it was still far from realizing the goal of a world in which every man, woman and child could live a life of dignity free from hunger, violence and discrimination and enjoy the blessings of housing, health, education and equal opportunity.

Currently, the picture is mixed as UNFPA has received indications from some donors of their intention to scale back their contributions, while others have confirmed that they would maintain the same or slightly increase the level of their contributions.

Against the background of a mixed outcome from the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen in December 2009, experts might want to discuss what other alternatives there are at the international and national level to address or contain this phenomenon.

Three of China’s leading tech companies have just posted results, with online travel services firm Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP), chip maker SMIC (HKEx: 981) and web portal Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU) all providing reports with very mixed messages.

With regard to mainstreaming a gender perspective into the substantive work of the Department, as mandated for all programmes by the General Assembly in its resolution 52/231, results have been uneven.