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Inland is the Great Dividing Range and the tablelands, fertile areas of flat agricultural land that run to the west.

Resolution 61/105 was considered to be a watershed moment in the history of high seas fisheries and a regime shift for fisheries management.

[...] [...] reality of the austere times that followed [...] [...]

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.

[...] significant watershed, since that [...] [...]

[...] [...] one of the greatest challenges [...] [...]

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.

[...] projects face serious 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.

[...] become a “watershed event” that [...] [...]

[...] [...] spatial planning at watershed level, a municipal payment scheme for watershed services, or voluntary [...]

West of the Great Dividing Range is farming country: dry plains that cover two-thirds of the state.

[...] [...] reefs, such as watershed pollution, marine [...]

[...] [...] namely rivers and watersheds.

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.

[...] drawn to the dire conditions in [...] [...]

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.

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.

[...] [...] address the serious challenges [...]

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?

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.

[...] [...] remains serious, as it remains in [...] [...]

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.

As the Financial Secretary, I will fully support the Chief Executive's policy objectives in respect of the economy and public financial management, so as to promote the long-term economic development of Hong Kong and enable the general public to share the fruits of economic prosperity; and at the same time, maintain a high degree of alertness towards the growing downside risks of the local economy, and make suitable preparations in response to the worsening external economic environment, with a view to coping with the possible huge impacts.

[...] [...] may be more severe or last longer [...] [...]

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.