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As a central feature of their development strategies, governments in developing countries should consider formulating and implementing STI policies aimed at encouraging the generation, diffusion and application of science and technology.

The Working Group may also wish to consider whether this recommendation or the relevant commentary should make it clear that, in the case of more than one grantor, an error in the identifier of one grantor does not render the notice ineffective with respect to the other grantor(s) identified correctly.

The objective of the meeting was to: consider positions for indigenous peoples to participate in the process towards the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development; develop ongoing strategies, taking into account the local, regional and global contexts of the indigenous peoples’ agenda in relation to the progress and challenges of the Conference; create joint positions and proposals addressing specific issues to be discussed at the Conference, including issues of fundamental importance to indigenous peoples; contribute to the development of concepts on sustainable development that take into account the notion of development with culture and identity that responds to indigenous peoples and their societies; and contribute, through knowledge and life experiences, towards enriching the economic aspect of the sustainable development agenda.

The Government promoted a development policy that took into account indigenous identity: rather than imposing a single model on communities, it allowed them to develop their own projects and merely provided the resources and guidance necessary to make them a reality.

The Permanent Forum endorses the report and recommendations of the international expert group meeting on the theme “Indigenous peoples: development with culture and identity: articles 3 and 32 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (E/C.19/2010/14) and the reflection paper of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues, entitled “Indigenous peoples: development with culture and identity in the light of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (E/C.19/2010/17), prepared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the special theme of the ninth session.

Extension of the CDM levy to the other mechanisms is feasible, but the amount of revenue raised depends on whether the levy is applied to the units issued or those traded internationally.

Moreover research, particularly on vaccines, may require tackling characteristics of diseases specific to developing countries, where the solution for the developed world may not address the problem in the developing world.

Once, the draft report had been prepared, it was once again circulated among all the stakeholders including the UNDP and the UNFPA for comments.

In Tajikistan four features form accordingly the basis of [...] [...]

Reports of the recruitment and arming of youths, the forced recruitment of other people to be used as human shields in the event of war, and the reactivation and rearmament of various militia groups indicate a strong possibility that the human rights situation in Côte d’Ivoire will worsen, despite the mediation efforts made by the international community, the African Union and ECOWAS to put an end to the crisis.

(i) The logo of the Year: After a call to several partners to create a logo, one designed by a group of young people was chosen.

Chapter V of the report recalled some of the systemic issues addressed and recommendations made in previous reports and provided an overview of systemic issues identified during the reporting period, including perceived disparities in recruitment processes and mobility and career development issues, particularly those affecting staff recruited through the G-to-P examination and the national competitive examination.

The Programme takes gender into account in its management, recruitment and career development policies: the proportion of international professional staff of WFP who are women remained stable in 2011, at 40 per cent, and the percentage of women participating in the Management Development Centre of WFP, run by the Cranfield School of Management, in the United Kingdom, increased from 27 per cent in 2010 to 41 per cent in 2011.

[...] [...] grants) to internationally recruited staff members; print and distribute cheques for the reimbursement [...] [...]

[...] [...] levels and staff in the General Service category; the development and implementation of training and development plans to support the competency frameworks; [...] [...]

Following a proposal from the Chairperson, the Commission decided to ask the Secretariat to issue a circular letter to all members of the Commission on the Malaysian proposal, soliciting comments which would be compiled and forwarded to the CCGP for further deliberation.

Least developed countries are characterized by constraints such as low per capita income, low level of human development, and economic and structural handicaps to growth that limit resilience to vulnerabilities.

(k) To address all the root causes preventing children from exercising their right to be heard and to be consulted on matters [...] [...]

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office for West Africa (S/2009/39) ): I propose with the consent of the Council to extend an invitation under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office for West Africa.

The Council requested that a revised draft with updated information, incorporating the decisions and recommendations made at its fifth session, be prepared and circulated to Council members for comment prior to submission to the Commission.

[...] [...] Draft’) and solicited opinions from public.

Report of the Secretary-General on the request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process (S/2009/1) ): I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the representative of Nepal to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council’s agenda, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.

[...] questionnaire to all staff to inquire [...] [...]

In paragraph 63 of his report (A/64/380), the Secretary-General provides information on a number of related initiatives being implemented concurrently with ERP within the United Nations Secretariat and missions, including: IPSAS implementation, the talent management system (recruitment and staffing), Lean Six Sigma (non-systems process improvement), enterprise content management and customer relationship management, as well as a fuel management system and a rations management system for peacekeeping functions.

In section V, paragraph 11, of the same resolution, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to seek a more effective strategy to fill current and future language post vacancies at all duty stations in a timely manner, took note of paragraph 92 of the report of the Secretary-General on the pattern of conferences (A/63/119 and Corr.1), and also requested the Secretary-General to hold the competitive examinations for the recruitment of language staff referred to in that paragraph, as well as other examinations beyond 2009, well in advance so as to fill current and future language post vacancies at all duty stations in a timely manner, and to inform the Assembly at its sixty-fourth session of efforts in that regard.