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In Algeria, the Statute of Magistrates covered impartiality and neutrality, loyalty, diligence, competence, professional secrecy, good manners and dignity, which apply to both judges and prosecutors.

[...] compliance with the occupational health and safety [...]

[...] [...] institutionalizing ethics within the organization and expanding the responsibility for the ethics function beyond the Ethics Office.

[...] implemented, and the ethics function has been significantly [...]

[...] [...] providing the ethics function through either [...] [...]

[...] a formal ethics function have been put [...] [...]

The law also sets harsh penalties for those who do not have responsibility on their professionalism by practicing illegal procedures.

As far as professional privilege is concerned, lawyers, physicians, journalists, members of financial institutions, ministers of religion or cult and other persons bound by law to professional privilege may request to be excused from making depositions over facts covered by their vow of secrecy.

[...] [...] of the ethics function in UNFPA since [...]

[...] [...] providing the ethics function through either [...] [...]

[...] [...] reviews in order to comply with the requirement, [...] [...]

States‘ responsibility to act with due diligence in the promotion and protection of women‘s rights is largely lacking as regards the killing of women.

The Afghan authorities would not act with due diligence in order to offer him effective protection against non-State actors.

In conclusion, we would like to thank all the UNAMA and other United Nations staff for their dedicated work and for delivering on their mandates in a very difficult environment.

The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women spells out the obligation of States to exercise due diligence when gender-based violence occurs, whether perpetrated by the State or by private persons.148 In numerous resolutions relating to the intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women, the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly have also urged States to act with due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of violence against women and girls and to provide protection to the victims.149 86.

The Government shall be responsible for dealing with any claims which may be brought by third persons against UNESCO, against members of its staff or against other persons employed by the Regional Centre, and shall hold UNESCO and the above-mentioned parties harmless from any claims or liabilities resulting from operations of the Regional Centre under this Agreement, except where it is agreed by UNESCO and the Government that such claims or liabilities arise from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such persons.

Furthermore, we ask that they be diligent in their interactions and report unacceptable behavior to maintain a sustainable supply chain.

The updated Model Strategies and Practical Measures recognize that States have the obligation to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all people, including women, and that they must exercise due diligence and take relevant measures to prevent, investigate and punish the perpetrators of violence against women, to eliminate impunity and to provide protection to the victims, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of women’s human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Since the budget and expenditure of Eritrea are not open to public scrutiny, there is very limited potential for due diligence measures to ensure that mining revenues are not spent to finance violations of resolution 1907 (2009), such as arms embargo violations or support to armed opposition groups throughout the region.

Also welcomed is the Government acceptance of the principle that a child recruit attaining the legal age of majority does not legitimize his recruitment, his continued retention in the army or his being charged with subsequent desertion.

I would like to pay special tribute to the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, Ambassador Frank Majoor, and his dedicated team for their untiring efforts and sustained commitment to implementing the Sierra Leone Peacebuilding Cooperation Framework, particularly, during the two challenging formative years of the Peacebuilding Commission’s engagement with Sierra Leone.

It is not the case that every death that occurs in custody constitutes a violation of the Convention; moreover, even where a State’s agents were negligent, resulting in the death of a person in their custody, and should incur liability under domestic tort law for the harm caused by their negligence, it is not necessarily the case that this negligence will also constitute “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment” as proscribed by the Convention.

(a) To ensure that all instances of deaths in custody are independently and impartially investigated and that those responsible for such deaths resulting from torture, ill-treatment or wilful negligence are prosecuted.

[...] [...] will exercise managerial due diligence, [...] [...]

She said that Mr. Ansgar Eussner, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, would be leaving the Fund at the beginning of 2009 on promotion to a position at the International Civil Aviation Organization, and Mr. Sheng Shuo Lang, the Deputy Chief Officer, would retire at the end of December 2008 after 14 years of diligent and dedicated work for the Fund.