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Achievements of the Strategy include completion of the National Agricultural Research System policy, the framework for policy implementation and its investment plan; extension delivery models that are awaiting piloting in selected districts and the strengthening of private sector organizations initiated for 10 associations.

[...] [...] capacity-building, training, exchange of information and strengthening the relations with the national S&T policy-making bodies and other authorities, and also increasing the awareness of the societies at large.

Where existing practices have to be substantially changed, social and political interests challenged, and previously unconnected issues brought together, considerable thought and effort may be required, building support for action across a range of agents.

It requests that a full update on the status of the restructuring of the Broadcast and Conference Support Section be provided to the General Assembly at the time of its consideration of the Secretary-General’s proposed budget.

The case of Iran is not a new one for the Security Council, and unfortunately it is difficult to dissociate the debate on its controversial nuclear programme from its foreign policy pronouncements which run counter to the Charter of the United Nations and which give rise to concern and mistrust among a large portion of the international community.

The outputs to be delivered under this component are set out in paragraph 29C.35 [...] [...]

A range of other suggestions was put forward, such as: to ensure the preservation of digital heritage, including archives and libraries as a component of the “Memory of the World Programme”; to develop media education programmes for children and adults; and to increase familiarity with the use of ICTs, especially within the framework of the knowledge society and knowledge economy, in light of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society.

[...] [...] to reduce the educational gap that exists between Afro-Ecuadorians and the wider population; the introduction of ethno-education for people of African descent; [...] [...]

Nor can it be expected that the weapons will be circulated widely, and possibly used in common criminal activity.

A host of concrete proposals were suggested to the coordinators of the Dialogue, such as: dialogue and networking among universities; dialogue among young scientists, involving UNESCO chairholders in dialogue activities; dialogue among student journalists and seasoned media practitioners from both regions; the holding of youth forums; reactivation of the Committee for the Translation of Literary Works and increase in the translation of Arabic works into European languages; a comparative study of school textbooks; dialogue involving professionals from cultural industries; the organization of an interregional conference on the image of Arab-Islamic culture in European history books.

[...] [...] society engagement, keeping in mind the need for broad consensus-building within Palestinian society.

Should a controversial issue arise, an in order to afford increased time for policy debate at the commission level, this group would, upon the request of the General Committee examine and find consensual positions on items such as: (i) DRs relating to the work of two or more commissions of the General Conference or implying heavy orientation changes or budgetary shifts in draft C/5 or C/6 documents, at the request of the Director-General; (ii) other DRs, at the request of the Chairperson of the concerned commission (subject to the endorsement of the General Committee); (iii) “difficult to handle” items of the agenda, at the request of the Chairperson of the concerned commission (subject to the endorsement of the General Committee); and (iv) any other item referred to it by the General Committee.

[...] [...] for the purposes of trade, advertising, sales, publicity [...] [...]

This has been effected both in relation to the organisation of ‘Final Conferences’ in the two provinces of Gansu and Liaoning but also in relation to the FA management (see later).

In its resolution 65/13, entitled “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People”, the General Assembly expressed its appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its efforts in performing the tasks assigned to it by the Assembly and took note of its annual report (A/65/35), including the conclusions and valuable recommendations contained in chapter VII thereof, requested it to continue to exert all efforts to promote the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, to support the Middle East peace process and to mobilize international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people and authorized it to make such adjustments in its approved programme of work as it might consider appropriate and necessary in the light of developments and to report thereon to the Assembly at its sixty-sixth session and thereafter.

Despite such challenges, there were many important accomplishments, including: (a) responding to the majority of the claims brought to the Office, including the provision of summary advice (206 instances), to clients in more than 80 countries; (b) closure or resolution of 54 per cent of the 938 cases filed with the Office of Staff Legal Assistance during the year; (c) a high success rate before the Dispute Tribunal; (d) undertaking outreach to staff in the field; and (e) the development of relationships with internal and external partners, including United Nations staff unions and associations, staff-at-large, the Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services, the legal offices of the Secretariat and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, law offices providing pro bono legal counsel, schools and universities.

[...] [...] 63/111 and 64/71, and have the honour to submit to you the outcome of the meeting, which [...] [...]

Tashkent was declared Islamic Culture Capital in 2007 by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in recognition by the international community of Uzbekistan’s outstanding contribution to both Muslim and global civilization.

[...] [...] had discussed extensively the proposals [...] [...]

In that respect, the Commission expressed support for the efforts of the secretariat towards the development of an intergovernmental agreement on dry ports and noted the offer of the Russian Federation to continue to support the transport subprogramme of ESCAP, including the development of such an agreement.

Noting further the amendment to annex B to the Kyoto Protocol,12 Noting the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the need to build and enhance scientific and technological capabilities, inter alia, through continuing support to the Panel for the exchange of scientific data and information, especially in developing countries

A diplomatic conference held in 2010 under [...] [...]

[...] [...] administration and social communication.

[...] [...] would soon proceed with depositing the instruments [...]