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The activities undertaken within this function will include: (a) producing country, regional and global-level technical and programme guidance covering the substantive areas in which UN-Women works, from ending violence against women to increasing women’s contributions to peace and security; (b) devising and coordinating multi-stakeholder, holistic country programmes that involve

In the light of the progress made, the lessons learned and the constraints on implementation of the Mauritius Strategy highlighted in the present report and in the three regional review meetings, Member States may wish to consider concentrating on the following four areas, where focused actions are needed most to further address the vulnerabilities and support the sustainable development of small island developing States: (a) strengthening

Building and leveraging on our experience, knowledge in distribution and strong regional network, the Group began to invest to expand our market reach and taping on the new

The guarantee and assurance of respect and promotion of human rights is

Promotion of human rights and the fight against

In the field of sport (which includes physical education), progress

Several delegations commended the secretariat for documenting and sharing good practices and country experiences in eco-city development, promotion of public transportation, green

Assistance focuses on (a) establishing legal and policy frameworks consistent with international standards and norms; (b) strengthening the capacity of domestic institutions, in particular anti-corruption bodies and criminal justice institutions, to effectively prevent and control corruption in an integrated and coordinated way; (c) enhancing integrity, accountability and transparency in public and private sectors, including the management of public resources; (d) supporting relevant Government institutions in international cooperation and the recovery of assets at

The Executive Secretary informed the Commission about the steps the secretariat had initiated to strengthen the resultsoriented focus of its technical cooperation work, which included: (a) larger, longerterm and better aligned capacity development projects, with emphasis on improved performance through strengthened results-based

Currently, with a very modest capacity (1 P-5 and 1 GS (OL) posts located in Brussels and 1 P-4 post and 3 general temporary assistance positions located at Headquarters), the

Addressing the needs of Africa, all delegations commended UNESCO’s continued commitment to support the initiative of the African Union on science, technology and innovation for the sustainable development of the

The Committee strongly supports the continued implementation by the secretariat of recent ESCAP initiatives in the area of disaster risk reduction, including further development of the Asia-Pacific Gateway for Disaster Risk Reduction and Development, and the Regional Cooperative Mechanism on Disaster Monitoring and Early Warning, Particularly Drought, the two new modules of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders, which is the flagship programme of the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communications Technology for Development, as well as the publication of the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2012

In order to establish a long-term incentive mechanism closely linked

The Advisory Committee notes that the Strategic Planning Unit aims to better and more effectively assist the UnderSecretary-General in specific strategic planning processes, targeting three areas: (i) pursuing substantive strategic priorities; (ii) enhancing interdivisional cooperation and enabling Department-wide strategic reviews and actions, particularly on cross-cutting issues; and (iii)

Looking to the future, the community’s efforts in this area will be focused on finalizing the legal instrument and its adoption by member States; boosting the active participation of national commissions on small arms and light weapons; implementing the border programme, especially in the area of cross-border security; drawing up and implementing a police cooperation mechanism to address the issue of the six lawless zones; operationalizing the

In 2012-2013, the main focus will be on further simplifying programming processes; defining UNICEF engagement in middle-income and high-income countries;