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[...] their loss and their grief.

The Chairman, on behalf of the Commission, requested the President to convey the condolences of the Commission to the family of Ms. Dmitrieva.

The representative from Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC), expressed the condolencesof the group over the passing of Mr. Nettleford and welcomed the two new members of the Working Group.

Allow me also to join previous speakers in conveying our most sincere sympathy, condolences and solidarity to the Government and thepeople ofHaiti, especially the families who suffered most.

Government and the people of Djibouti, to express our heartfelt sorrow andprofound condolences to the bereaved families and to the Government and the people of the Philippines for the torrential rains and heavy flooding that caused havoc and unprecedented disruption of lives and destroyed infrastructure.

The grief and mourning that have unexpectedly overwhelmed the people of Poland and the entire world as the result of an air crash only reminds us of the fragility of our lives and that all human beings without exception are subject to the whims of fate.

[...] part of a normal griefreaction.

I recall that the Syrian Arab poet Nizar Qabbani, who is known and read by all Arabs, imagined, if not predicted, such a scenario and meeting years before his death in a very famous poem that begins: “Damascus, the treasure of my dreams, shall I bemoan to you Arabism or bemoan my fellow Arabs to you?

She expressed her deepest condolences to the Government of Turkey for the loss of Turkish civilians on that humanitarian mission.

The members of the Council also expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the victims of that heinous crime and to their families, the people and Government of Nigeria and the Secretary-General and other United Nations staff members.

The Council observed a minute of silence at the beginning of its meetings on 7 and 10 May, in tribute to the late President of Nigeria Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

One minute of silence was observed in memory of all the victims of the tsunami.

The Meeting observed a minute of silence in memory of Alexandre Tagore Medeiros de Albuquerque (Brazil), the late Chairperson of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.

Sadly we must admit that the primary reasons for this neglect lie within our global Christian community: we spend most of our time and resources on ourselves, we still suffer from “people blindness,” our priorities are elsewhere, and we are engaged in theological battles among ourselves.

The UNV Executive Coordinator paid tribute to the deaths of the UNVs, and introduced the report (DP/2010/28).

Most of those scholars who have studied Mawlana admit that there was no more beautiful tribute to Mawlana’s universality than his funeral, a 40-day marathon ofgrieving attended by distraught and weeping Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and Zoroastrians who mourned in such a manner that one would have believed that Mawlana belonged to each one of them.

Tragically, Abdullah’s and Ahmed’s stories are just the beginning of what human rights organizations and aid workers on the ground believe will be many more to come of war crimes Israel has committed and continues to commit against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

In Beijing, the Embassy community, led by Chargé d’ Affairs Robert Goldberg, gathered outside by the flagpole of the ceremonial gate to participate in a memorial ceremony that included a moment of silence forthe earthquake victims, a presentation of a wreath, and the lowering of the flag by U.S. Marines.

The Executive Committee stood for a minute’s silence to mark the news of the tragic death of Mr. Hugh Nolan, the husband of the Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat.

[...] Qinghai Earthquake and in observance of the National Day of Mourningdeclared by the Chinese State Council, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing [...][...]

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[...] duty, as we work, mourning so manydeaths, [...]

If the problems you are having bringing up your children are such a burden that you are having difficulty coping with them on your own (disobedience, defiance, fears/anxiety, aggression, quarrels amongst siblings, problems dealing with peers, conflicts related to homework, long periods spent on the Internet, alcohol, drugs, problematic recreational activities etc. or if a child is always sad, for example, or refuses to eat).

At its 1st meeting, on 25 January 2010, before the adoption of the agenda, the Advisory Committee observed a minute of silence for the victims of human rights violations around the world, and for the victims of the natural disaster in Haiti, at the suggestion of the Chairperson.

The opening session was concluded with a moment of silence, which was observed by the participants to mourn the untimely passing of Saksit Tridech, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand, just before the Forum.

The Subcommittee conveyed its condolences to the peoples of Australia, Ethiopia, Japan, Kenya, the Philippines, Somalia and Thailand for the loss of lives and infrastructure caused by natural disasters that had occurred in those countries.

The Subcommittee expressed its condolences to and solidarity with the Governments of Japan, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the Sudan with regard to the recent natural disasters that had taken so many lives and caused so much damage in those countries.