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timeliness and completeness of the disseminated data, overcoming linguistic barriers and maximizing the number of national collections.

to their lack of recognition as a specific group in the national policy and legal framework; the lack of recognition of their positive contribution throughout history to the construction and development of the country; the lack of qualitative and quantitative disaggregated data by racial or ethnic origin; the existence of a circle of poverty, unequal access to education, public services, employment, as well as discrimination in the administration and functioning of the justice system; existence of racial profiling and police violence; underrepresentation in political and institutional decision-making processes, as well as the lack of special measures or affirmative action policies in Portugal for people of African descent or other minorities.

agency with its complex composites of intergovernmental committees with its own political and technical agendas in the promotion of international conventions, normative and standard-setting programmes to serve as exemplars in addressing major global issues in the fields of competence of the Organization.

the context of the Convention.

political situation, especially the growing concern over human rights issues and the government’s sensitivity on human rights, have made it very difficult to develop a common United Nations country programme for which UNCT and the government would have shared ownership; secondly, the profile of the donor community in Iran is very low and it has been very difficult to generate FIT resources and joint United Nations programming; and, thirdly, there is still reluctance and technical barriers among UNCT members to put together financial and human resources for joint activities.

based on cooperation and sharing of information, as appropriate and urged to that end, all States to devise, enforce and strengthen effective measures to prevent, combat and eliminate all forms of trafficking in persons to counter the demand for trafficked victims and to protect the victims, in particular women and children subjected to forced labour, or sexual or commercial exploitation, violence and sexual abuse.

advise the appropriate national agencies through the National Ozone Office.

by yet another South East Asian State would help strengthen the international movement to eradicate anti-personnel mines.

awareness on food safety issues; and the Code should not reiterate existing provisions in Codex texts or the WTO agreements.

nations, particularly with respect to high vulnerability to climate change impacts, and urged FAO and other development partners to give due consideration and adequate resources to address these needs.

migration, rapid urbanization and the impacts of environmental change on population.

development and poverty alleviation.

as technologies are still evolving and costs have remained relatively high.

skills and the competencies required in order to meet the Organization’s future needs, also affected by delays in the current recruitment processes of the Organization; the gender and geographical balance of staff; a regulatory framework in need of updating, including the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and policies; the need for staff contracts to be aligned with the best practices within the UN Common System; and the need to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of human resources processes.

“In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (A/59/2005) proposed a number of initiatives of vital importance to millions of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict areas, including: the creation of a Peacebuilding Commission; increased focus on conflict prevention; the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity; more effective protection of human rights; and enhanced rule of law.

enables them to evaluate realistically various trade-offs with other development policy objectives.

increase agricultural productivity and expand the export capacity of communities and countries; mainstream climate change and land degradation issues into national budgets; involve non-traditional donors, in particular civil society organizations and the private sector, in poverty reduction strategies; promote regional integration, especially as far as the creation of the price mitigation mechanism is concerned; and strengthen the capacity of the State to respond to social demands.

designed for use over this type of network and these minor issues are now all being ironed out.

to submit that strategy to the Economic and Social Council for presentation to the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit.

and the global financial and economic crisis partly reversed development gains that least developed countries achieved over the years.

important issues that the discussion panel may wish to consider, in particular by reference to the addendum to the annual report of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea (to be issued as A/66/70/Add.1).

to establish a new whole, made up of individuals with different cultural and legal backgrounds: some judges come from common-law countries, others from States with Romano-Germanic or other traditions; some judges are criminal lawyers, while others are familiar primarily with international law; some have previous judicial experience, while others do not.