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Significant investment in replacing, repairing, and refurbishing

The Commission recognized that its evaluation policy is in line with the norms and standards of the United Nations Evaluation Group and the Secretary-General’s Bulletin on Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation (ST/SGB/2000/8), endorsed the recommendations contained in the report on the evaluation of the work of the Commission and called upon the Executive Secretary to continue efforts to improve the performance of the secretariat through, inter alia, evaluation of the work

Adequate national policies, regulations and institutions must

Based on their experience in the mining sector, small island developing States have identified the following areas for priority action: (a) improve national capacity for policy formulation,

We are confident that in this environment our business model places us in a strongly competitive position, underpinned by our

Long-term private international capital flows, particularly foreign direct investment, have a complementary and catalytic role to play in building and strengthening

Such statements include statements regarding our expectation that: the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012; the acquisition of Power Analog Microelectronics will strengthen our position as a global provider of high-quality analog products by expanding Diodes' product portfolio with innovative "filter-less" digital audio amplifiers, application-specific power management ICs, as well as high-performance LED drivers and DC-DC converters; the highly complementary nature of

Four (often interlinked) categories of government responses can be distinguished in the 12 case study countries: (i) “counter-cyclical” measures, mainly observed in middle-income countries with manageable fiscal capacity, allowing them to maintain or increase expenditure by borrowing or drawing on accumulated reserves (Egypt, Thailand and, to a limited extent, Armenia); (ii) targeted social protection, with some countries taking or reinforcing targeted measures, which often protected the most vulnerable (Argentina, Ghana, Mexico, Mongolia and Thailand); (iii) reformoriented measures aimed at

The objectives of Tonga Offshore Mining’s plan of work are to: (a) determine the most efficient and environmentally acceptable method to process and recover nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese from the polymetallic nodules, and define in what form these metals would report in a final product for sale, as well as the related capital and operating costs; (b) decide upon the optimum method to recover the material to surface with the minimum of environmental disturbance, as well as the related capital and operating

Australia’s Office of Best Practice Regulation requires a regulation impact statement on the merit and efficiency of regulatory actions in meeting policy objectives with minimal costs for business and the community,

This will enable the Group to maximize the use of its production

For each foam sub-sector, phase-out activities are prioritized according to the viability of the selected alternatives; the technical, financial

Combating transnational organized crime requires international cooperation, which in the forensic field takes different forms, including technical assistance activities, cross-border operations, the exchange of forensic data and recognition of the complementary role of forensic science

In that context, China was promoting green industry and circular economy

Accountability includes achieving

The approach includes (a) defining current and future skill requirements to identify gaps and the actions required to address them; (b) enhancing the skills of managers and staff to improve performance and meet the needs of a more complex and demanding work environment; (c) streamlining basic human resources processes through the use of technology, thereby releasing time for staff to focus on the valueadding activities noted above; (d) providing quality guidance to internal

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the risk that the proposed tri-band wireless solutions will not function as intended, difficulties in the development

(i) Request the United Nations Development Group to propose ways to respond to the Council’s request in resolution 2009/1 to develop approaches

The objective is to encourage offices to establish their own web pages linked to and consistent with the main United Nations website; establish responsibility and accountability for content on the various sites; achieve a United Nations “look and feel”

(v) Cessation support for health staff who want to gain a knowledge base in cessation and gain the practical skills to provide cessation support as part of their rolea - tobacco control; nicotine addiction; cessation guidelines; assessing nicotine dependence; available, accessible, affordable, cost-effective cessation pharmacotherapy; setting a quit date; behavioural support; arranging follow-up support; identifying symptoms of nicotine withdrawal; cues that trigger urges to smoke; tobacco use compensation behaviour; basic relevant anatomy and physiology, particularly the areas of the brain involved in reward and dependence, the lungs, and the cardiovascular system; available methods of verifying self-reported abstinence; treatment endpoints, in particular seven-day point prevalence and continuous