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Among the recommendations were that UNRWA must: impress upon donors that its core budget was not an administrative black hole but the key to running its educational programmes and thus should be seen as an investment in the future of the Palestine

The Advisory Committee recalls that the management and administration of the Development Account have been improved and strengthened over the years, including the institution of a four-year project implementation cycle, mandatory submission of detailed project documents based on comprehensive logical frameworks and final evaluation reports, the establishment of the Steering Committee and the Capacity Development Office, and the redesign of the website for improved

To be able to face current and future challenges, it is necessary to increase the physical, human and

In the Medical Services Section, the establishment of 15 additional national posts (6 National Officers and 9 national General Service

Expressing grave concern about the continuation by Israel, the occupying Power, of settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in violation of international humanitarian law, relevant United Nations resolutions and the agreements reached between the parties, and

Even in such a situation, in order for a State or international organization that has not objected in time to the reservation prior to the date of the succession of States to be able to object to it, it would be necessary that the maintenance of the reservation the

Reiterating South Africa’s condemnation of the continuing blockade, the ongoing

The misunderstanding that had arisen in the Commission as a result of the approach taken by the Special Rapporteur in this connection was dispelled in document A/CN.4/617, which constitutes an attempt to incorporate various concerns expressed by members of the Commission during the plenary debates, and restructures the linkage of

As compared to the first State Pension Insurance Act, pensions are now indexed, a deferred old-age pension has been introduced, the rate of the survivor’s pension has been revised and the

UNICEF will cooperate in the following areas: (a) improving and monitoring policies, standards and strategies for access to and uptake of health services for poor and vulnerable children and women; (b) reducing health care costs for the poor and developing payment mechanisms less reliant on out-of-pocket expenses; (c) assuring adequate capacity in health human resources, particularly in remote poor areas; (d) improving health information systems to enable improved governance and performance of services and allocation of

Existing country review mechanisms, including for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, poverty reduction strategy papers, common country assessments, United Nations Development Assistance

14.4 During the 2014-2015 period, the programme is expected to continue to concentrate its efforts on the following six focus areas: (a) increasing women’s leadership and participation in all areas that affect their lives, including in political and economic areas; (b) increasing women’s access to economic empowerment and opportunities, especially for those who are most excluded, particularly women living in poverty; (c)

Regarding the project proposal, several members praised the innovative design of the project, but sought clarification on a number of issues, including how sustainability would be achieved, how the information on the various outcomes would be disseminated to relevant facilities in China, the eligibility of some of the proposed supporting activities under a pilot project, the high costs of destruction compared to similar projects approved for other countries, and how the destruction and waste

China elaborated on the adoption of legislative decisions and the strengthening of anti-terrorism efforts, including through the establishment of legal definitions of terrorist activities, organizations and their members by reference to the international conventions to which China had acceded; the adoption of a multi-pronged approach to the prevention and punishment of economic fraud; the progress made in the field of prevention of crimes against children and the strengthening of the protection of their rights; the promotion of international cooperation to combat corruption; the strengthening of criminal justice assistance to combat transnational organized crime effectively; the improvement of online security to enhance capacity to prevent

New legislation on communication and audiovisual services was designed to encourage equal participation of the private and public sectors and civil society in the media; prevent monopolies; ensure that minority groups,

With the reduced role of the multinational force, which will lead to an enhanced role for

With the addition of a sixth expert for natural resources, the