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Expressing deep concern also about the Israeli policy of closures, severe restrictions, and a permit regime that obstruct the freedom of movement of persons and goods, including medical and humanitarian personnel and goods, throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and about the consequent violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people and the negative impact on their socio-economic situation, which remains that of a dire humanitarian crisis, particularly in the Gaza Strip

The Office also indicated that the challenges relating to cybercrime and new and emerging crimes were increasingly being faced by developing countries, where the number of Internet users had already surpassed that of the developed nations and was continuing to grow.

Further sensitization and awareness raising of education policy-makers to the importance of media literacy as a key component of teacher education, if not in school curricula, remains a critical challenge, as is the need for strong collaboration between education and communication and information specialists.

Many delegations held the view that climate change, related natural disasters and necessary adaptation and mitigation were posing formidable challenges for developing countries, especially the least developed, and were undermining the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, especially in the light of the increasing frequency and magnitude of natural disasters.

Least developed countries face serious economic, human and socialdevelopment challenges.

I reaffirm today that, despite the harsh reality that prevails on all fronts, the Palestinian leadership remains fully committed to peace and to engaging in a credible peace process based on the agreed terms of reference, with the aim of definitively bringing an end to the Israeli occupation in order to allow the Palestinian people to exercise their right to selfdetermination in their independent State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in peace and security on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and achieving a just resolution of the plight of the Palestine refugees in accordance with international law and United Nations resolutions.

There was an exigent need for strategies to be developed to deal with challenges like the opening of the higher education market, the increasing unemployment of university graduates and the adaptation of curricula to remain relevant in a new global setting based on systematic analysis and forecasting.

Bearing in mind the scope of the tragedy that has hit Haiti, we support the Secretary-General’s call on the international community to continue to give comprehensive support to that State until full restoration of Haiti’s national potential.

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With a long-term target of expanding domestic consumption, the government’s stimulus policies may benefit retailers in the future.

Inviting the Special Committee to send a delegation to Puerto Rico to see for itself the critical colonial situation of the island, he demanded that the case of Puerto Rico be considered as an item on the agenda of the General Assembly.

Any such program of major political change must inevitably face serious tests, but the broad consensus among the political elite on the need for fundamental change means that the risk of a reversal appears low; there is no coherent group of disaffected individuals with the power to undo the process.

As long as the majority of affluent consumers associate sizeable cars and high resource use with elevated social status, the marketing of small fuel-efficient vehicles will face formidable challenges.19 A number of countries have mandated that consumers be provided with information on describing the fuel economy labels of cars for sale in order to create a greater consumer preference for fuel economy.

This will represent a major test for the government and security services as they seek to maintain law and order without rekindling memories of the recent authoritarian past.

The demersal fish resources are to a large extent fully exploited to overexploited in most of the area, and the white grouper stock (Epinephelus aenus) in Senegal and Mauritania remains in a severe condition.

A planet worth protecting either way”, by Charles Cockell of the Open University; “The international Mars exploration program and current planetary protection measures”, by Gerhard Kminek of ESA; “Outer planet satellites as potential crucibles for life: extraterrestrial and terrestrial”, by Kevin Hand of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States; “Planetary protection beyond the living world: the role of COSPAR in future exploration missions and in preserving and promoting science”, by Pascale Ehrenfreund of COSPAR and George Washington University; and “We lost Pluto?

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Further, I would like to inform you that, owing to the internal reaction of the military, the Republic of Angola announced its intention to end the cooperation agreement and, consequently, to effect the withdrawal of its troops from our country, which will put at risk the already grave situation which Guinea-Bissau is facing, and on account of which we are seeking recourse to the Security Council to request the taking of necessary measures aimed at guaranteeing the maintenance of peace and security in our country and in our subregion.

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In the third section, the Secretary-General describes the response of the Special Adviser to specific situations of concern, including his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in November 2008 and his conclusions that there is cause for deep concern regarding the grave human rights and humanitarian situation in North Kivu, including the risk of genocidal violence, with implications for the entire subregion.

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In 2007 Lucy + Jorge Orta visited Beijing to begin the next phase of research, reflecting on the distribution and consumption of water from rural communities and the changes that are occurring due to the massive industrial development, specifically in China – now one of the countries with a worrying environmental pollution record.

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Reaffirming that eradicating poverty is one of the greatest global challenges facing the world today, particularly in Africa and in least developed countries, and underlining the fact that the importance of accelerating sustainable broad-based and inclusive economic growth, including full, productive employment generation and decent work