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The Delegation of China, supporting the position of the European Community, stated that China was the largest producer and [...] [...]

[...] [...] as expanding the authority of the state, promoting [...] [...]

As compared to the first State Pension Insurance Act, pensions are now indexed, a deferred old-age pension has been introduced, the rate of the survivor’s pension has been revised and the range of persons entitled to the survivor’s pension has been extended, and the national pension and the early-retirement pension is paid to pensioners also when they continue to work.

There is an urgent need to improve and expand national and international aquaculture statistics collection and reporting schemes in order to have a full understanding of aquaculture in accordance with the commitments made by States in 2003 in adopting the FAO Strategy and Outline Plan for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Aquaculture.

Officials in the Energy Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s main economic decision-making body, are mostly powerless in the face of pressure from these state-owned firms.

In an effort to further clarify the role of peacekeepers in peacebuilding vis-à-vis other actors, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support developed their “nexus paper”, which states that peacekeeping operations have three peacebuilding roles: first, we help Governments articulate priorities by supporting consensus among national counterparts and the broader international community, and guiding overall strategy development and implementation; secondly, we enable other national and international actors to implement peacebuilding tasks by providing a security umbrella, logistical support and political space for reconciliation efforts and economic recovery to develop; and, thirdly, we implement certain early peacebuilding tasks ourselves, including through support for political processes, security sector reform and by engaging in early capacity-building in certain areas, in close collaboration with other partners.

[...] [...] countries such as China and India; (b) [...] [...]

To address these problems, UNICEF and its partners – with funds from the European Commission humanitarian aid department, the Canadian International Development Agency, the Bank of Palestine and others – emphasize play therapy to help children express themselves.

[...] [...] and Brazil) have made rapid progress to become significant or major aquaculture producers in their [...]

It was also clarified that the source of co-funding in the demonstration project for the integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector in Cuba was the Climate Change Action Fund and not the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

[...] [...] strengthen the support of the international [...] [...]

Commending the efforts of the United States of America in pursuing vigorously a two-State solution, noting the commitment of the Quartet to remain actively involved and the need for strong international [...] [...]

Increased geographical coverage and use of WIPO’s Global IP Systems (PCT, Madrid System, Hague System, Lisbon System and the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center), the simplification of those systems and the continuous improvement and attractiveness of the systems through better [...] [...]

Representatives of the following countries made statements: Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Republic of Korea; and Thailand.

[...] [...] well as the observers for Denmark, New Zealand, the Philippines, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Sierra Leone, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, [...] [...]

[...] [...] Moldova, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America [...]

At the 15th meeting, on 22 October, the representative of the Republic of Korea, on behalf of Angola, Australia, Austria, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Lithuania, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Samoa, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, [...] [...]

She proposed to divide the Commission’s work into five debates: (i) a debate on item 5.9 – Follow-up to the Round Table of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport and item 5.10 – Proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of an international year for physical education and sport; (ii) a general debate on item 3.1 – Preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2006-2007; (iii) a general debate on Major Programme I of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2004-2005; (iv) a debate on items 5.4, 5.17, 5.20, 7.5 and 7.7; and (v) consideration of the recommendations of the Commission concerning proposed resolutions in Draft 32 C/5 and recommendations of the Executive Board thereon, draft decisions proposed under items 5.9, 5.20, 7.5 and 7.7, and draft resolutions submitted by Member States concerning document 32 C/5 and other items.

Subsequently, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America joined the co-sponsors.

[...] [...] Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America [...]

Noting the recent announcements on overall stockpiles of nuclear warheads by France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, as well as the update of the Russian Federation on its nuclear arsenals, which further enhance transparency and increase mutual confidence, and noting in this regard the announcement of the first 2010 Review Conference followup meeting of the five nuclear-weapon States, to be convened in Paris in 2011

If the Security Council recommends the applicant State for membership, the General Assembly shall consider whether the applicant is a peace-loving State and is able and willing to carry out the obligations contained in the Charter and shall decide, by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting, upon its application for membership.

The complainants turned to various institutions and organizations, inter alia, the Embassy of the United States of America, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and a women’s organization, seeking a way out of the country since they feared for their lives.

[...] [...] Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay [...]

In the course of their investigations, members of the Monitoring Group travelled to Belgium, Canada, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States of America.

We recognize the strong efforts of LDC governments and the Turkish government to develop tangible commitments in the Programme of Action, but the United Nations General Assembly resolution’s call for a renewed partnership has been undermined by the developed countries systematically having removed any targets, timetables and delivery mechanisms that may have been used to hold them to account.

Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Comoros, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen and Palestine: draft resolution

China’s ambassador to the UN has noted that [...] [...]

Several participants noted that an effective framework would require mainstreaming the sustainable consumption and production agenda into the work of most United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, as well as the agendas of the international financial institutions, taking into consideration their governing structures and arrangements, and mainstreaming the agenda into the work of bilateral development cooperation agencies.