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On behalf of treaty bodies, she urged Member States to give them the additional support they needed to complete their work successfully.

It was and is still the same God who listens to our cry in prayer for revival.

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[...] the Mediation earnestly calls on the parties [...] [...]

It would be my earnest appeal to the Government and parties to resolve without delay the remaining political impediments and to take concrete steps towards the fulfilment of commitments on the basis of clear benchmarks and timelines and through a structured process of consultation and dialogue.

Adichie pleads for patience and tolerance from each and every one of us.

The international community must continue to fight human rights violations, but it must do so through cooperation and dialogue and without discrimination.

The Institute has taken immediate corrective measures based on these recommendations. It pledges to strictly follow all required procedures in future activities and looks forward to demonstrating its seriousness in implementing the IOS’ recommendations in the next audit.

Instead, it becomes clear that the verification undertaken is seen as a serious and honest effort of the World Bank and FECO to obtain an accurate picture of the situation in the CTC production and consumption sectors.

In his concluding remarks, the Deputy Minister thanked States and some nongovernmental organizations for their objective remarks and the comments of goodwill on the challenges facing Viet Nam.

In the studio, the fire that originally had them come together was once again relit, resolving into squeaking dissonances, death-bringing drums, piercing guitars and pleading lyrics and thereby swapping their west coast psychedelia for darker matter.

I trust that the code of conduct will be of interest to all States, and should be grateful if you would have the present letter and its annex circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under the biennial agenda item entitled “Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts”, and of the Security Council, as the international process is related to the question of protection of civilians in armed conflicts and was mentioned in paragraph 28 of the report to the Security Council on this topic (S/2010/579).

That in turn requires an effective shift from tokenism to genuine consultation and a dismantling of the strong resistance often found in families against recognition of the right of the child to express her/his views.

The Commission encouraged the Committee on Housing and Land Management to consider land administration and “real estate markets” as key components of its work, and invited the Committee to report to the Executive Committee on future policy directions and the possibility of holding a ministerial meeting in 2012 to assess progress in the implementation of ECE housing instruments.

Accordingly, I ask you to take account of the exceptional situation of my Government and to accept as a token of our commitment the enclosed cheque for the sum of €2,650 corresponding to the part payable in respect of the past biennium.

The Conference highlighted synergistic opportunities related to restoration of degraded lands and forests, through reforestation, forest rehabilitation and agroforestry, and requested FAO to support member countries in these efforts, noting the increased demand for land and water resources.

(d) The Sudan is also committed to international instruments relating to respect for human rights, international humanitarian law, refugees, the uses of nuclear power, and weapons of mass destruction; and exerts earnest endeavours to counter corruption.

Recognizing the importance of regional collaboration and sharing of knowledge and experiences, the Conference requested FAO to facilitate the formulation of a regional strategy for mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation activities in the agricultural sectors, and the establishment of regional cooperation mechanisms and networks, taking due consideration of differing sub-regional needs and conditions.

In that regard, we ask the Security Council to play its due role by putting an end to the Israeli occupation of our land and thus uphold the mandate that it has given itself through its own resolutions and fulfil its task of maintaining international peace and security.

That this Council urges the Government to comprehensively review the West Kowloon Cultural District development project, consider the ‘software’ contents before planning the cultural facilities, extend the deadline for submission of development proposals, openly and thoroughly consult the cultural sector, professional bodies, the real estate sector, the Legislative Council, the public and relevant organizations, and uphold the ‘people-oriented’, ‘partnership’ and ‘community-driven’ principles put forward by the Culture and Heritage Commission for the West Kowloon development in formulating a development and operation plan that is open, fair and proper; and in the process of development, the Government should also facilitate a partnership between developers and the cultural sector, so as to allow the latter to participate in the planning and future operation of the facilities in the district.

Every person who finds any article or object in or upon any bus or vehicle of the North-west Railway or any part of the railway premises shall hand over the same to an official as soon as is practicable and no person other than an official shall remove from any bus or vehicle of the North-west Railway or any part of the railway premises any property lost or left behind therein, save for the purpose of handing over the same as soon as is practicable to an official and all articles or objects so found shall as between the finder and the Corporation be deemed to be in the possession of the Corporation.

Focus will be placed on promoting systemic reform of secondary education curriculum as well as national policies for enhancing linkages between general secondary and vocational programmes, the emphasis being on life skills development for employability and effective citizenship.