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We maintain that the Security Council should have a comprehensive discussion of the issue of Darfur in

In the case of ICSC, whose work is related to conditions of service for staff, personnel statistics are the determining measure, while in the case of the CEB secretariat, whose work encompasses a portfolio of system-wide matters, the percentage of cost-sharing is based 50 per cent on

It also expressed disappointment at the outcome document, particularly with regard to the issue of the tools at Council’s disposal to address the most serious, urgent or emerging situations of human rights violations, wherever they occur; increasing the participation of national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations across the Council work programme, including in the universal periodic review process and better using expertise in panel discussions, briefing sessions and interactive dialogues; holding Council members to the highest standards of promotion and protection of human rights, including

This action comprises three distinct areas: (a) activities of the World Heritage Centre in implementation of the 1972 Convention, including capacity-building in Member States through technical

If development gaps in physical infrastructure could be closed and best practices in trade and transport facilitation adopted, thus enabling all countries of the region to be connected seamlessly, the region’s lagging economies would be able to access the

Various steps to promote equality, access and the rights of women, including the development of action plans and direction statements to address a range of key concerns for women such as health and well-being, violence and

At the same time, it highlighted the profoundly negative impact on trade flows of the ongoing world economic and financial crisis; reaffirmed the importance of an equitable multilateral trade system, reiterating the call to resist all protectionist tendencies and to rectify any such measures already taken, while recognizing the right of developing countries to make full use of the flexibilities under the World

Dealing with market access for goods and services,

This has allowed us to win new customers and renew existing customer contracts

It entails raising the troop level to 17,731 uniformed personnel and a set of enablers and

Even in such a situation, in order for a State or international organization that has not objected in time to the reservation prior to the date of the succession of States to be able to object to it, it would be necessary that the maintenance of the reservation the

For their consideration of the item, they had before them the Political Declaration and Plan of Action

Despite not having contributed to global warming on any scale, Tuvalu, a small island State stretched over a vast oceanic area with a very narrow economic base, was committed to implementing green growth initiatives as a way of

Least developed countries have the right and responsibility to formulate and execute their own coherent economic and development policies and strategies and

Other priorities for the new programme of action included ensuring agricultural development and food security; overcoming infrastructure bottlenecks and integrating least developed countries into the global trading system; addressing human and social development challenges and

The Conference encouraged the Secretariat to seek feedback from member countries on the conduct of the Regional Conference, with a view towards enhancing the organization and efficiency of future sessions, maximizing opportunities for

The National Plan of Action contemplates the implementation of policy measures and initiatives in seven strategic areas: improving the institutional

(e) The Administration should examine how the transparency of the mechanism

In this context, many challenges would need to be addressed, in particular: the gap between the current competencies and skills and the competencies required in order to meet the Organization’s future needs, also affected by delays in the current recruitment

Moreover, medium and low-income economies importing fossil fuel are particularly vulnerable to price volatility and

The Rio Group urges all members of the Conference to demonstrate the political will necessary to ensure the start, without delay, of its