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This in turn emboldens the perpetrators and gives them carte blanche to commit such acts.

While I know the heart should never rule the head in the betting world I can’t help but think but view the positives Greece showed in Euro 2012, the side is well established and know each other.

The occupying Power was still building the racist separation wall which violated all the rights of the Palestinian people in the West Bank, particularly in East Jerusalem where the reluctance of the international community to take action had emboldened the forces of occupation to disregard the feelings of Muslims around the world by digging further tunnels under Jerusalem.

Cuba demands its immediate exclusion from that spurious list, as it constitutes an unjust, arbitrary and politically motivated designation that contradicts the exemplary conduct of our country in facing terrorism and puts into question the seriousness of the United States in the fight against this scourge.

Failing to act on accountability in Myanmar will embolden the perpetrators of international crimes and further postpone long-overdue justice.

The failure of the international community, in particular the United Nations Security Council, to seriously and effectively address these violations to end impunity and hold Israel accountable for its crimes throughout this 44-year military occupation of the Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, has undoubtedly emboldened the occupying Power, as reflected in its intensifying violations and illegal policies over the recent period.

It is regrettable to witness that the inaction or weak reaction of relevant responsible United Nations organs in dealing with the Israeli regime’s illegal policies and practices have emboldened that dangerous regime to continue with its crimes and cruelty against the defenceless Palestinian people, especially innocent women and children.

This is better amplified by the audacity of the regime in Addis Ababa that has been emboldened, through the tutelage and encouragement of the United States, to invade and occupy sovereign Eritrean territories for over 10 years.

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Ecuador has adopted positions of principle during the recent international crises, denouncing attempts to manipulate the Council politically for economic or geopolitical ends or to use it to legitimize military intervention.

In this regard, Israel, the occupying Power, must be called upon by the international community to cease all such illegal, deplorable and provocative actions, which constitute yet further attempts by Israel to erase the Palestinian Arab identity, history and presence in the land and, particularly, in the Holy City of Jerusalem and which risk further inflaming religious sensitivities and destabilizing the very fragile situation on the ground.

Madam President, my reason for saying not to lose sight of our own position completely is not that Hong Kong is blinded by self-conceit, but that we should not improperly belittle ourselves by thinking that Hong Kong will gradually lose its edge in the opening and reform of the mainland economy in the past 20 years and thus we only have one way out, that is, through integrating fully with the Mainland as an economic city for survival.

His delegation stressed that it was the struggle against Nazism and its racist theories that had united Member States and led to the establishment of the United Nations and that any attempt to rewrite history ran counter to the letter and the spirit of the Charter.

The following elements of quality education were highlighted: focus on assistance in curricula review and revision, particularly the introduction of values education and ethical approaches, in accordance with national priorities and Arab needs; “learner-centred” education; improvement of teaching including capacity-building and teacher training; improvement in the status of teachers; development of benchmarking and assessment; elaboration of national standards regarding quality education.

Specific activities that assisted countries [...] [...]

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.

In the Medical Services Section, the establishment of 15 additional national posts (6 National Officers and 9 national General Service staff) is proposed, as the Section has over the past years expanded the services it provides, which include round-the-clock operation of the UNOCI headquarters clinic, which is now functioning at level I-plus rather than the previous level I; patients are followed up at their homes after discharge from level III hospitals; patients are regularly visited in the 11 level III hospitals in Abidjan and in Sector West and Sector East; doctors in the regional headquarters perform outreach activity by visiting remote offices twice a week; support is provided to the Government during important functions and to the United Nations country team as part of the United Nations integrated framework; and medical support is proposed to be provided eight hours a day at the logistics base in Koumassi as opposed to the current two hours a day.