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During their visit, the Working Group found that the challenges faced by people of African descent in Portugal related mainly to their lack of recognition as a specific group in the national policy and legal framework; the lack of recognition of their positive contribution throughout history to the construction and development of the country; the lack of qualitative and quantitative disaggregated data by racial or ethnic origin; the existence of a circle of poverty, unequal access to education, public services, employment, as well as discrimination in the administration and functioning of the justice system; existence of racial profiling and police violence; underrepresentation in political and institutional decision-making processes, as well as the lack of special measures or affirmative action policies in Portugal for people of African descent or other minorities.

On the other hand utterances of Severus which make Christ's sufferings voluntarily permitted, rather than naturally necessitated by the treatment inflicted on His Body, might perhaps be defended by the consideration that from the union and consequent Beatific Vision in the Soul of Christ, would congruously ensue a beatification of the Soul and a spiritualizing of the [...] [...]

[...] [...] context of the campaign Eat Well to Live Well; it thereby reiterates the definition used by the Global Forum on Food Sovereignty held in Havana, Cuba, in 2001, which interpreted food sovereignty as “peoples’ right to define their own policies and strategies for the sustainable production, distribution and consumption of food that guarantee the right to food of the entire population, on the basis of small and medium-scale [...] [...]

[...] [...] functions, they inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, or to inflict punishment for an [...] [...]

Thus, a special utility vehicle will require a total of 660 pounds of corn or food to fill its tank, enough to feed two people in a developing country for the whole year.27 Subsidies for biofuel production in developed countries have encouraged farmers to shift from growing wheat and other grains, thus contributing to a shortage of food and price distortions on world food markets.

8.75 Did Professor Li genuinely accept that he could not force a merger on HEIs or did he, having had his “fingers burnt” in the CUHK and HKUST merger episode, decide to adopt a more subtle approach to achieve what he had always wanted, including the “stick and carrot” approach as suggested by Mr Lee SC?

As a consequence of these shortfalls, aggravated by the global food and economic crises as well as the failure of various development policies and programmes, improvements in the lives of the poor have been unacceptably slow to achieve, while some hard won gains are being eroded.

There is the so-called “grey work”, i.e. work which is formally regular, but which includes some elements of irregularity: different working hours (often you are made to work more hours than those permitted by law); a part of your payment is not registered on the pay bill (i.e. you receive a wage which is different from the contractual one, it can be higher or, often, also lower); you are taken on with a qualification (for example of simple worker or porter) which is different from the duties you really carry out (as a matter of fact you are a [...] [...]

In this context, it was suggested that both States Parties and the broader implementation community need to make sure that this actually happens, including moving beyond the general discussions of how to ensure that girls, boys, women and men have equal access to the resources generated through implementation [...] [...]

Where labour is concerned, the project included in the Agenda seeks to “generate conditions of labour stability for the agents of the popular economy and the popular economy and solidarity; dignify their work by eliminating job vulnerability; promote their access to social security benefits; and strengthen [...] [...]

[...] peoples of our countries, reminds us once more of the massive loss of human life and the achievement of those who, at the cost of their lives, deprivation and suffering, brought liberation and peace to the world in the struggle against fascism.

[...] [...] the Gaza Strip, although grave hardships continue to prevail as a result of the prolonged Israeli closures and severe economic and movement restrictions that in effect amount to a blockade, and calling in this regard for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1860 (2009) of 8 January 2009 with a view [...] [...]

Such stereotypes put pressure on them to be ‘tough’ and to be the ‘breadwinner’; resulting in conditions of labor that are often harsh and that may involve injury, violence, crime, and imprisonment (military service, policing, firefighting, etc.).

[...] law, including humanitarian and human rights law, causing the continued deterioration of the situation in all aspects, including the continued suffering of the Palestinian people under its occupation, and further deepening despair and inflaming heightened tensions.

[...] [...] to Haiti; (d) the increase in the average cost of diesel fuel to $0.60 per litre compared to the budgeted cost of $0.47 per litre; (e) projected requirements for the settlement of past claims by the Mission fuel supplier, pending the outcome of the Mission legal review; and (f) requirements to provide staff accommodation on a naval vessel following the earthquake.

[...] [...] (not all inmates had their own bed and some had to sleep on the floor), food (poor quality, sometimes contaminated by insects), medical services (lack of professionalism, lack of medicines), preferential treatment given to male inmates with respect to the use of areas intended [...] [...]

In many places, these employment opportunities have enabled young people to stay in their communities and have strengthened the economic viability of isolated areas, often enhancing the status of women in developing countries, where more than 80 percent of aquaculture output occurs.

[...] [...] identity documents hampers the right to employment); creation of conditions for social integration of recognised refugees, establishment of a legal background that would regulate the integration and its financial support; absence of a placement centre for foreigners that are to be expelled from the Republic of Moldova (the person which was refused the status of refugee, after using all possibilities of appeal, must leave the territory of the Republic of Moldova during 15 days after the final decision on the refusal of the application).

For the purposes of this Article, a general notice to the Directors by a Director to the effect that (a) he or his associates is a shareholder of a specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract or arrangement which may after the date of the notice be made with that company or firm or (b) he or his associates is to be regarded as interested in any contract or arrangement which may after the date of the notice be made with a specified person who is connected with him or any of his associates, [...] [...]

The same food web characteristics - and a similar dependence on a mercury contaminated food source - are found in specific ecosystems and human communities in many countries of the world, particularly in places where a fish diet is predominant.

[...] [...] Options in respect of which you intend to accept the Option Offer, by post or by hand to the Company Secretary of the Company at 2909A Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central Hong Kong, marked ‘‘ CIG Yangtze Ports PLC Option Offer’’ on the envelope, as soon as possible and in any event so as to reach the Company Secretary of the Company at the aforesaid address by no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Closing Date or such later time and/or date as the Offeror may determine and announce in accordance with [...]

[...] [...] certain that, through increased cooperation, collaboration and dialogue, differences can be narrowed and agreements reached on advancing the reform process we are all so painstakingly invested in.

Again, it is suggested that this has important benefits for generating pleasure and positive emotional states, emotion regulation and responding to moderate stress, particularly through the ways in which children have to contend with the negative, difficult and sometimes painful experiences that are an essential part of children’s play cultures.

[...] a series of recommendations addressed to States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, States that are under review of the Human Rights Council universal periodic review mechanism, the Human Rights [...] [...]