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Research is needed to find ways of gathering such information which reduce the risk of positive spin.

[...] the global record is mixed, as pointed out in the report of the Secretary-General (A/64/665).

The authorities’ denial of cases of forced sterilizations in public hospitals was worrying in the light of reports of a series of halted prosecutions into cases of alleged forced sterilizations.

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are at different stages of addressing the pandemic, with mixed results.

When I briefed the Council six months ago (see S/PV.6256), West Africa presented a mixed picture of positive developments and less encouraging trends, thus raising legitimate concern about the prospects for consolidating peace and stability in the region.

[...] last time it briefed the Security Council (see S/PV.6754), ECOWAS has intensified its efforts aimed at pushing for the speedy restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, but with mixed results.

[...] [...] Palestinian side seem less important or serious. For example, a sentence in paragraph 7 of the report states, “… an estimated 1,300 Palestinians [...] [...]

In view of the above mixed developments, the challenge before many least developed countries is to secure growth that delivers decent jobs and enables these countries to make significant strides towards poverty reduction and broader social development.

While it could congratulate itself on the adoption of new instruments and adherence to them by Member States, it also needed to acknowledge that it was still far from realizing the goal of a world in which every man, woman and child could live a life of dignity free from hunger, violence and discrimination and enjoy the blessings of housing, health, education and equal opportunity.

[...] [...] review of the Millennium Development Goals country reports (see A/64/180, chap. II.A) provided a mixed picture [...] [...]

Germany referred to worrying reports about domestic violence, noting that [...] [...]

Indeed, with respect to AMISOM, the frequent lack of coordination, delays in mobilizing logistical support and inadequate financial resources have long been at the very heart of the Mission’s mixed results.

The Committee, meanwhile, had been concerned with the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (A/63/273): hours and days of futile rhetoric that had no bearing whatsoever on the situation of the Palestinian population or the advancement of the peace process.

[...] insecurity and the continuing fear of retaliation, the return of refugees and internally [...] [...]

[...] [...] SOHU) all providing reports with very mixed [...]

In the anguish, pain and sadness we see on Haitians’ faces, we see not only hope but also the opportunity to become better human beings, to ennoble the meaning of the word “life” and, above all, to join with them in solidarity from the bottom of our hearts, with no expectation of reward other than answering the call of our consciences.

[...] [...] mixed results on account of the [...]

[...] [...] visited Honduras and reported, with concern, that [...] [...]

[...] [...] between qualitative and quantitative indicators, complementarity with the expected outcomes of the Medium-Term Strategy and coherence between expected outcomes, expected results, as well as monitoring instruments and reporting standards.

This approach has shown promising results in many cases and is often preferred by the fishing industry over transitioning to a completely new gear type and fishing practice, which is an alternative that has many more uncertainties and higher economic risks.