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External sources (not reviewed)

people; the adoption of measures to reduce the educational gap that exists between Afro-Ecuadorians and the wider population; the introduction of ethno-education for people of African descent; the strengthening of Afro-Ecuadorian civil society; measures to eliminate racism and discrimination in the media; further efforts to encourage participation of persons of African descent in public administration; the establishment of a centre for Afro-Ecuadorian studies; the further development of free legal aid services; the creation within the office of the Ombudsman of a sub-unit dedicated to issues related to people of African descent and the creation of special programmes to promote the education of women of African descent.

acknowledged for the first time that continued programme delivery meant that there would always be some residual risk.

right to vote, right to be elected, freedom of assembly, right of association, right to work and social protection of labour, prohibition of forced labour, right to strike, right of private property, economic freedom, right of inheritance, right to a decent standard of living, protection of children and young people, protection of disabled persons, right of petition, right of a person aggrieved by a public authority.

armed groups respect the norms of international law; the private sector recognizes the impact of its engagement in countries in conflict in the context of international humanitarian law and human rights; and finally, Member States, as well as regional and international organizations, act in a swift and decisive manner when facing humanitarian crises.

torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment had to be firmly condemned; and all human rights defenders, whom it hailed for working in the face of considerable risk, should be strongly supported.

such use when done for illicit purposes.

human rights instruments to which States are parties.

of the world and the significant contribution that disarmament and non-proliferation education can make in adopting such measures, and recalling that, in the Declaration on Security in the Americas, the States reaffirmed their commitment to arms control, disarmament, and the non-proliferation of all weapons of mass destruction.

of the Millennium Development Goals in that field, and the agreement of the thirty-seventh meeting of the EUTELSAT Assembly of Parties in 2011 to provide regular reports to the parties on repeated deliberate interference on several radio and television channels broadcast via EUTELSAT satellites, stressing that since the previous such report there had been a large increase in such interference.

the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the United Nations Population Fund.

of societies, training and refresher courses.

on inequalities arising from disability.

System), Program 6 (Madrid, Hague and Lisbon Systems), Program 9 (Africa, Arab, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean Countries, Least Developed Countries), Program 10 (Cooperation with Certain Countries in Europe and Asia), Program 11 (The WIPO Academy), Program 19 (Communications), Program 20 (External Offices and Relations), Program 27 (Conference and Language Services) and Program 30 (SMEs and Innovation).

“clash of civilizations”, which is used to justify an aggressive militarism that threatens peace among peoples.

countries and LDCs to benefit from the knowledge economy through the use of IP.

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.