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It was clear that development in Asia-Pacific economies could no longer continue to be resource- and carbon-intensive, environmentally damaging and non-inclusive.

With respect to intersectorality, one speaker felt that UNESCO should aimat abolishing the notion of sectoral priorities and recommended that for document 35 C/5 there be a common set of priorities for both the sciences programmes, preferably not exceeding three.

Urges all actors on the international scene to build an international order based on inclusion, justice, equality and equity, human dignity, mutual understanding and promotion of and respect for cultural diversity and universal human rights, and to reject all doctrines of exclusion based on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

(2) The Board may do all acts and things considered necessary or expedient to give effect to any capitalisation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Article, with full power to the Board to make such provisions as it thinks fit in the case of shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby, in whole or in part, fractional entitlements are aggregated and sold and the net proceeds distributed to those entitled, or are disregarded or rounded up or down or whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrues to the Company rather than to the Members concerned).

and THAT the reprinted new memorandum and articles of association of the Company, incorporating all the special resolutions passed in connection with amendment to the articles of association of the Company up to the conclusion of this Meeting (including this resolution), marked “A” produced to this Meeting and for the purposes of identification signed by the chairman, be and is hereby approved and adopted as the new memorandum and articles of association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing memorandum and articles of association of the Company and that the Directors be and are hereby authorized to do all things and act and sign all documents which they consider necessary, desirable or expedient in connection with the foregoing.

All political parties, religious and secular alike, have a responsibility to their people to abide by the basic tenets upon which this body is founded: to reject violence; to uphold the rule of law; to respect the freedoms of speech, association and assembly; to safeguard religious freedom and tolerance; to protect the rights of women and minorities; to establish independent judiciaries; to promote a free press; to surrender power if defeated at the polls; and to avoid inciting conflicts that pull societies apart.

With the consolidation of existing networks, often involving representatives from community-based organizations and, at times, also child-led organizations, an increasing understanding has been gained on emerging and widespread forms of violence, as well as on socially accepted practices, and on ways of promoting their effective and lastingabandonment with the involvement of communities concerned.

The resolution of political and long-standing conflicts and removal of the principle causes of struggles and terrorism, particularly in regions of the world where tensions are highest, and where terrorist groups are widely found; the improvement of political relations; and building of trust and mutual understanding between countries are all roads towards the rejection of nuclear armament and acquisition policies and the reduction or restriction of opportunities for terrorists to obtain nuclear weapons.

The State party should fully respect the norms of humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, rescind its blockade policy and urgently allow all construction materials necessary for rebuilding homes and civilian infrastructures into the Gaza Strip so as to ensure respect for Palestinians’ right to housing, education, health, water and sanitation in compliance with the Convention.

For the purposes of this Proposal, "statement" or "record" includes any part of a statement or record and a part of a statement or record shall not be excluded from evidence by reason only that some other part of such statement or record is excluded from evidence.

Judge Hurst commented that the system now completely protects claimants and the particular brake on claims has been taken away.

She therefore proposed that further consultations be convened to discuss the question, for which a paper would be prepared to outline why the IASC system was proposing such a role for UNHCR and whether it was desirable for the Office to take this on and move away from the status quo of ad hoc arrangements in situations of natural disaster.

Yet another department held a different view and insisted that a candidate who was overqualified should not be precluded from being considered for appointment as an assistant professional.

The Board may entrust to and confer upon a managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, an executive director orany Director any of the powers exercisable by it upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as it thinks fit, and either collaterally with, or to the exclusion of, its own powers, and may from time to time revoke or vary all or any of such powers but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of such revocation or variation shall be affected thereby.

We express our readiness to undertake joint efforts with NATO countries, first and foremost in the political and diplomatic sphere, to oppose the proliferation of ballistic missies on the basis of a shared understanding of contemporary challenges and threats and a mutual rejection of attempts to ensure security at the expense of the security of others.

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(c) Introduce human rights education in all levels of education aiming at theabandonment of discriminatory practices, xenophobia and violence and at the understanding of diversity, interculturality, the gender approach and citizenship

We welcome recent commitments concerning trade and the critical importance of rejecting protectionism and not turning inward in times of financial uncertainty, especially as this might particularly affect developing countries.

In the United Kingdom the water industry has now largely abandoned the extrapolation of trends in measured water consumption as a means of forecasting future water demands in favour of the component method.

One State described programmes to instil democratic values in young people, teach them to practise tolerance and instil the principle of moderation and acceptance of others; religious programmes (both audio and visual) to promote tolerance and reject any manifestation of extremism; and courses and workshops for preachers in religious institutions, emphasizing the dangers of terrorism and promoting religious sermons that are characterized by moderation.

Furthermore, the Committee urges the State party to increase its efforts to address the root causes which lead tothe abandonment of infants, including the provision of family planning as well as adequate counselling and social support for unplanned pregnancies and the prevention of risk pregnancies.

In that respect, he took note of the challenges set out in the report and its recommendations, ranging from the definition of torture, adequate sanctioning and the rejection of the practice of renditions to countries suspected of using torture.

If it results (or would result) in modifying or excluding the legal effect of the treaty or certain of its provisions, it is a reservation “however phrased or named”; if the statement simply clarifies the meaning or scope that its author attributes to the treaty or certain of its provisions, it is an interpretative declaration.

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