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In large parts of the world, food systems were shaped to a considerable extent by the so-called green revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, which pushed agricultural yields as much through much more intensive use of irrigation water and environmentally harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides, as through the introduction of new seeds varieties (figure O.3).

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The Committee was appreciative of the satellite imagery training given to Pacific island countries, and it expressed the desire to see RESAP fulfil the broader vision that was present at its inception in the 1990s by becoming an integral part of the core ESCAP agenda of inclusive and sustainable economic and social development.

As a State party to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1954) and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (1960), the Government of Montenegro is strongly engaged in resolving the issue of displacement and ensuring durablesolutions for refugees and internally displaced persons at the regional level fleeing the conflict in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.

This will be mitigated by putting in place an adequate and continuous monitoring of the facilities, with a particular emphasis on the oldest buildings.

According to themost recent data for each country, which refers mostly to the late 1990s, women in high-fertility countries had their first child at much younger ages than those in low-fertility countries: of the 34 high-fertility countries for which data were available, all but Tajikistan showed that the mean age at first birth was below 23 years, whereas of the 60 low-fertility countries, all but 4 (Brazil, Costa Rica, Maldives and Viet Nam) showed mean ages at first birth of at least 23 years.

We must take a firm stand against those who would hinder the achievement of peace in Somalia, including those destructive individuals who would fish in troubled waters and act to return the country to theyears of loss and fighting.

Therefore, worldwide stimulus, open trade and financial flows were needed to avoid themistakes of the 1930s; the conclusion of the Doha round was vital in that sense.

In spite of what is highlighted in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflicts in Africa with regard to the significant reduction in the number of African countries engaged in armed conflicts — from 14 countries in the late 1990s to only just four countries today, which underlines the deep commitment of African Governments and peoples to the cause of peace, stability and development — many African countries are still unable to fulfil the developmental aspirations of their peoples, including the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, particularly the Millennium Development Goals, where Africa still lags behind other regions in terms of rates of progress.

Inthe 1990s in Myanmar, a Unocal official admitted to hiring troops to protect two natural gas pipelines and supplying them with intelligence, such as aerial photographs; according to human rights groups and media reports, Unocal’s French partner, Total, hired and supplied its own Burmese troops with food and trucks.

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Striking similarities can be identified in the security measures of the 1970s and 1980s used in Latin American countries and, in the past century, in other regions, such as Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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There were also nine other presenters, whose papers focused on an analysis of mining technologies developed in the 1970s and 1980s and model mining units envisaged in the 1970s and 1980s; project economics and cost models that had been developed in the past for deep seabed mining; the economic and technical considerations underpinning the pioneer regime and the Authority’s regulations; possible use of space applications for deep seabed mining; the status of lift systems for polymetallic nodule mining; advances in nickel laterite processing and possible applications to polymetallic nodule processing; technology development for polymetallic sulphides and possible applications to nodule mining; and advances in riser technology for oil and gas and possible applications to nodule mining.

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Although fewer children are undernourished than in the 1990s, 1 in 4, or 143 million under-five children in the developing world are still underweight and only 38 per cent of children under six months are exclusively breastfed .

The Subcommittee noted that the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System of Japan would be expanded and upgraded to an operational and regional satellite-based GNSS for the benefit of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, that a four-satellite constellation would be established by the late 2020s and that in the future, a seven-satellite constellation should be completed to enable sustainable positioning.

For the purpose of this valuation, the ‘‘replacement cost approach’’ is defined by us as the value of land in the current condition in use and the replacement costs for buildings and structures, including professional fees and financial costs, less any costs incurred due to ages, natural decays and functional degradations.

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Welcoming the fifth World Youth Congress, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, European Capital of Culture 2010, from 31 July to 13 August 2010, and the initiative of the Government of Mexico to host a World Youth Conference, in Mexico City from 24 to 27 August 2010, both of which will focus on the issue of youth and development in the context of the Millennium Development Goals, as well as the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, to be held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, the aim of which is to inspire young people around the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect

To meet those challenges, the delegation of Egypt looks forward to actively participating in the deliberations of Working Group I on “Recommendations for achieving the objective of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons”, Working Group II on “Elements of a draft declaration of the 2010s as the fourth disarmament decade”, and Working Group III, which will discuss the topic “Practical confidence-building measures in the field of conventional weapons”.

Inthe late 80s, China began paying more attention to growth patterns and economic structural adjustment with an eye to reducing the consumption of energy and other resources, promoting cleaner production, and reducing industrial pollution.

Thedeclaration of the 2010s as the fourth disarmament decade should also address relevant issues in the field of conventional weapons, such as the arms trade treaty and the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.

This concern was exacerbated during the 1990s by “mad cowdisease” and the “dioxin crisis”, and these food safety problems forced regulators to rethink food safety strategies, integrating the various components of the value chain and introducing traceability requirements.

Welcoming the fifth World Youth Congress, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, European Capital of Culture 2010, from 31 July to 13 August 2010, and also welcoming the initiative of the Government of Mexico to host a World Youth Conference, in Mexico City from 24 to 27 August 2010, which will focus on the issue of youth and development in the context of the Millennium Development Goals

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