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[...] [...] an atmosphere of taboo in dealing with [...]

Therefore, I believe that we need not evade the issue for fear of being accused of intervention.

In her writings and speeches, and in discussions with her colleagues as described to the Commission, Ms. Bhutto was outspoken about her perception of the threats posed to her.

[...] [...] discrimination affecting people living with HIV.

It goes without saying that any action undertaken to fight transnational organized crime requires a concerted approach in dealing with the root causes that allow for the development of that threat, which are weak rule of law, a lack of judicial and police cooperation among neighbouring countries and across borders and a lack of capacity, as well as the many socio-economic challenges facing some of the countries of the region.

Sadly, since 2002, corporations and some States have continued to justify the expansion of mining and mining exploration and the denial of indigenous rights under the needs of “national development”, while directly arguing that such “development” supersedes the rights of communities to reject intrusions that damage their more traditional economy and values.

Lastly, individual consumption data for Western distilled spirits, such as brandy, whisky, rum, vodka, gin, and other alcoholic beverages, such as sake, cider, fortified wine, were not available.

The extortion of its citizens by ruthless and callous warlords; the mushrooming and proliferation of piracy along its coasts and adjacent sea lanes; the unconscionable plundering of its maritime resources by extraneous forces; the instrumentalization of the weak and fragmented entities by neighbouring countries both to extract unfair and illicit agreements or to use these fragile mini-States as an appendage of their domestic economies are some of the disturbing realities that this simmering Somali situation has given rise to.

[...] [...] people, including their taboos, so as to minimize [...] [...]

Such actions must be complementary to those actions being taken by the sporting movement under the Code, as any lack of harmonization between the two instruments has the potential to be exploited by unscrupulous individuals to perpetuate doping in sport.

And I have to say this very bluntly: Not helping us with staff retention measures is counterproductive because trials will take longer, appeals will take longer and the life of the Tribunal will be much longer.

It goes without saying that unless bold steps commensurate with the danger are taken, this ever-growing scourge will undoubtedly undermine our economic development efforts and jeopardize the still fragile national and social stability of several States of West Africa and the Sahel region.

[...] [...] are often difficult and taboo.

Because I have spoken ad nauseam in my country about this issue, I have not earned the sympathy of the aspiring politicians with my frequent blunt appeal to voters not to waste their votes on the new, smaller political parties.

No Government can arrogate the right to categorize the actions of other nations with regard to terrorism, especially not a Government of double standards that refuses to prosecute confessed perpetrators of horrendous terrorist acts against Cuba and other countries of this hemisphere, such as Luis Posada Carriles, allowing them instead to roam free and participate in political activities.

We consider it counterproductive to criticize one of the entities and to label it as anti-Dayton when the representatives of the people of that entity are sometimes vocal in their reactions to situations that they consider detrimental to the rights of their people.

It is precisely because the relationship between the United Nations and the AU, and between the Security Council and the African Union’s Peace and Security Council, is so important that we must confront the challenges facing that relationship forthrightly and honestly if we are to make progress.

With the release of the final report, political actors have become increasingly vocal, with some having called on the President to accept and fully implement the recommendations, and others, some of whom are recommended for prosecution by the Commission, publicly denouncing and rejecting them.

At 10.45 a.m. on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, the notorious self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, along with five other people, appeared at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 38th Street in Manhattan, where the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations is located.