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While some countries have introduced relatively liberal rules concerning freedom of the press, especially in the Caucasus region, the situation of the press in others still causes concern.

In this context some participants expressed concern about a possible marginalization of National Commissions within UNESCO’s decentralization process.

In response, it was stated that the concern about equal treatment of right holders was not valid, since: (a) the rule under discussion addressed the issue of the law applicable to security rights and not the substantive rights of right holders; (b) European Union Member States already followed that approach and there was no issue of them being in violation of the IPR Enforcement Directive; (c) such an approach would be justified on the basis of expectations of the parties to security agreements (not intellectual property right holders) associated with existing intellectual property registries; and (d) the Guide already followed that approach with respect to tangible assets (see recommendations 203 and 205).

For example, Brazil has become a growing destination for Norwegian cod, helping to ease somewhat the concerns of Norwegian exporters that their sales in southern Europe were being affected by the economic crisis, particularly in Portugal, which is the largest single importer of Norwegian cod.

In view of this worrying situation, the [...] [...]

Although CFC consumption for MDIs was nil, the Government of Colombia and the health authorities were concerned about the MDI sub-sector and requested funding for the development of an MDI transition strategy that will establish a clear schedule for import substitution of CFC-MDIs, regulations that will promote and support the phase-out of these products, and a programme that will raise physician awareness and patient acceptance of alternatives to CFC-MDIs.

Of particular concern is the sharp increase in the last quarter of 2010 in the documented cases of arrest of young children in the Silwan neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.

Also, he wondered what it would take to make a real impact on the recurrent cycle of underfunding, which added fear of the possible loss of the Agency’s essential services to the pain of the daily living conditions of the Palestine refugees; and how Member States could collectively deal with the ongoing financial problems experienced by UNRWA.

We consider what these concerns about the patent system in developed countries mean for developing countries.

[...] Secretariat expressed concerns that the proposed [...] [...]

What is more alarming than the terminology used is the mentality behind these statements, which reflects the mentality of terror organization PKK/Kongra-Gel.

The current Conference must address the grave concern of non-nuclear-weapon States, including Syria, regarding the failure of past review conferences and preparatory committees to set forth a time-bound, binding, unconditional programme for nuclear-weapon States to eliminate their arsenals, namely, by calling on the Conference on Disarmament to establish a subcommittee to undertake negotiation of such a programme.

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Treatment admissions for cocaine use account for nearly 15 per cent of total admissions, and health concerns continue unabated, with increases in first-time treatment demand, drug-related fatalities and concern expressed at the harmful adulterants increasingly being added to the drugs.

Equally worrying is that states [...] [...]

The Women’s Health Initiative, a 15-year study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), raised concerns about the risks that hormone products pose to postmenopausal women.

It is clear from these worrying trends that [...] [...]

Also on 18 December, Israel had released about 550 Palestinian prisoners in the second half of the swap deal, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression had concluded a mission to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, expressing concern at Israeli treatment of Palestinian demonstrators.

However, while not underestimating the concerns that may legitimately be expressed with respect to the human rights situation in Egypt, the State party held that it could not be said that the situation in Egypt at the time of consideration of the first complainant’s case by the national authorities was such that there was a general need of protection for asylum seekers from Egypt.

Electoral processes were not a source of concern in Taiwan, Korea and Mexico, while political transition in China was smooth.

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While greatly concerned about speech advocating national, racial or religious hatred, especially when it included incitement to violence, his delegation believed that the best antidotes were robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to racial and religious groups and vigorous freedom of expression, rather than bans and punishments.

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Several delegations expressed serious concern about the aggravating imbalance between the FAO’s and WHO’s shares in the Codex budget, due to the fact that the WHO contribution had stayed nominally the same in the US dollar terms as in the 2004-2005 biennium, resulting in a decrease in real terms, while the FAO contribution had been increased to compensate for the cost increase and the exchange rate shift between the US dollar and the Euro.

As to the migration of Hondurans abroad, particular points of concern for Honduras are not only the human rights violations experienced by migrants on their way through transit countries and into destination countries, but also the criminalization of irregular migration now ongoing in certain countries, which is a gross violation of these people’s rights .