▾

External sources (not reviewed)

Georgia and Lithuania have closed loopholes which had previously allowed citizens to renounce or lose nationality even if they became stateless.

A principal objective of a dialogue is to bridge the gap in knowledge about other civilizations, cultures and societies, to lay the foundations for dialogue based on universally shared values and to undertake concrete activities, inspired and driven by dialogue, especially in the areas of education, cultural diversity and heritage, the sciences and communication and media.

For example, activities relating to books provided the Ministry of Culture with an opportunity to conduct a detailed review of the sector, to hold a meeting with book professionals, and to begin preparing an action plan to rectify the problems identified.

We understand the reluctance of developing countries to embark down this path, but the development of national competition laws and effective international cooperation could act as a counterbalance to the aspects of the TRIPS agreement which have the effect of restricting competition globally, and inhibiting technology transfer in certain circumstances.

The ISU will attempt to fill in [...]

The Secretary-General also indicates in his report that the initial funding for the Office is to be provided by the United Nations Action multi-donor trust fund, which would bridge the gap between consideration of the report and any decision by Member States on further arrangements.

[...] [...] labour force to compensate for inadequate [...] [...]

In paragraph 434 of its report A/63/5/Add.10, the Board recommended that UNOPS (a) implement policies to hold project managers more accountable for income delivery; (b) review budget-setting methods and controls to ensure that budgets set and agreed with clients are more in line with project delivery; (c) improve monitoring controls at the regional offices over the performance of operations centres; (d) take steps against operations centres that have under-delivered; and (e) consider reducing administrative costs to make up for delivery shortfalls.

Although the loss reported was insignificant, the concept did not promote the environmental goal of the Protocol: if filling losses were not accounted for, there would be no incentive to CFC producers to reduce such losses and thereby reduce emissions of CFCs into the atmosphere.

Others cautioned that the existing gaps in forest finance could not be bridged through these measures alone; promising and innovative financing mechanisms and opportunities might be explored respecting national situations and priorities.

The more technologically advanced developing countries will also want to ensure that their IP regimes complement and enhance their broader policies for encouraging technological development and innovation.

It entails raising the troop level to 17,731 uniformed personnel and a set of enablers and force multipliers aimed at achieving a fine balance between the operational requirements and a realistic level of resources through (a) the prioritization of areas of operation; (b) the phasing of the operation without significantly altering the desired objectives; (c) trading force multipliers and enablers for troop levels by maintaining capability; (d) requesting Ethiopia to continue to provide support to Transitional Federal Government/AMISOM operations in the Bay, Bakool and Hiraan regions; and (e) the provision of immediate operational logistics support to the Transitional Federal Government security forces.

[...] [...] helps countries to address the legal and [...] [...]

[...] [...] in order to compensate for any unfamiliarity [...] [...]

[...] resources to address gaps, have encouraged [...] [...]

His delegation hoped that the delay in the treaty bodies’ consideration of country reports would be addressed and that States’ obligations with respect to the preparation of reports would be simplified.

[...] [...] estimates and that to compensate for vacant general [...] [...]

[...] [...] value chain to bridge market failures [...] [...]

Should it happen that providing this form of remedy will not be sufficient, the person still has the right to seek monetary compensation for the nonpecuniary loss he/she has suffered.

Given that the value-added taxes introduced in many developing countries did not sufficiently cover the shortfall of tax revenue caused by trade liberalization, donor countries should support national efforts in the area of tax collection.

Another suggestion was made to attract foreign SMEs as they are potential investors and also fill in the “missing middle” in many developing countries where they invest.

At any time after the receipt of a communication and before a determination on the merits has been reached, the Committee may transmit to the State Party concerned for its urgent consideration a request that the State Party take such interim measures as may be necessary in exceptional circumstances to avoid possible irreparable damage to the victim or victims of the alleged violations.

[...] [...] Rights Reserve has been used, as to the [...] [...]

If the project review does not result in reductions of at least US $25 million (not including the cost of the CFC production closure in Venezuela and the Indonesia foam project) in the submitted value of projects or additional income to cover the submitted value is not received, the Executive Committee might consider approvals-in-principle pending the receipt of future contributions.

Schwarzman Scholars aims to respond to this challenge by bridging this gap for the next generation of global leaders, enhancing international understanding, and helping build a new culture of global collaboration.

Deeply concerned further that female genital mutilation violates and impairs the full enjoyment of the human rights of women and girls and that it is an irreparable and irreversible harmful practice that affects between 100 million and 140 million women and girls alive today, and that each year over 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing the harmful procedure

It also specifically covers the rubric of humanitarian activities, the exclusion of which in the previous law had allowed some private military and security companies to evade the authorization process.

While there is reason to expect a deterioration in the balance-of-payments current account compared to 2009, mostly as a result of an upturn in imports, the availability of external financing, together with increased FDI inflows, will probably suffice not only to cover this larger deficit, but even to continue restoring international reserve levels.

[...] [...] ministries in order to redress and improve accessibility [...]