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Problem drug users tend to be more marginalized and less likely to be captured in a population-based survey; thus, special methods and techniques are required to estimate the size of that subgroup.

It was not acceptable to downgrade it to a note to a note in an annex, let alone to an annex to an annex.

[...] [...] stability, not liberal democracy or federalism and certainly not regime change.

[...] [...] activities of MAB, but not of the other programmes [...]

[...] [...] completely is not that Hong Kong is blinded by self-conceit, but that we should not improperly belittle [...] [...]

[...] [...] Israel was obliged to freeze all settlement [...] [...]

[...] [...] majority rule, more especially as [...] [...]

[...] [...] Unitholders, and does not increase the [...] [...]

This specification is in no way a criterion for assessing the correctness, and still less a condition for the validity, of the interpretations given to the treaty, but a means of deriving one interpretation.

To say that all the parties have the right to formulate reservations to the treaty cannot imply that this right is unlimited, still less that all reservations so formulated are, by virtue of the simple general clause included in the treaty, “established” within the meaning of the chapeau to article 21, paragraph 1.

As a result, the Provincial High Court ruled that there was no need to request from the police the identity of the persons involved in the arrest and custody of the complainant, even more so given that the safety of the officers themselves could be compromised.

All States shall respect and put into practice the Principles and Purposes of the Charter in their relations with all other States, irrespective of their political, economic or social systems or of their size, geographical location or level of economic development, particularly refraining from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations and further refraining from intervening in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State

[...] the authors were not compensated for [...]

Mr President, if Britain were determined to move on a course of development of representative government as promised by their 1984 Green and White Papers on constitutional reform and not changed its stance because of China’s criticism; if the June 4 Tiananmen incident had not happened; if Britain truly pushed the OMELCO consensus for Hong Kong and not just providing lip service; if Britain had been consistent and not wavering from promising Hong Kong people to push for a faster pace of democracy and yet moving towards achieving what the Foreign Secretary Douglas HURD has consistently considered as a first prize, which is to strive for a consensus with China and finally now, to appease China for economic reasons; if Britain did not have any secret letters with China, which has kept Hong Kong people in the dark and suspended Hong Kong people’s confidence like a yo-yo, then Hong Kong would be in a better position now, a better position to live in and prosper for the future.

However, if fuel subsidies are maintained or increased to permit their continuation, this is likely to attract more adverse response from the public and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

[...] [...] will be even less likely to do so.

We have no doubt, Sir, that you share our view that the major feature of the situation in the Middle East is Israel’s ongoing attempts to block the peace efforts led by the United States of America by continuing its illegal practices, notably settlement activity, the demolition of homes and the expulsion of their inhabitants, not to mention the collective punishment of the people of the Gaza Strip through the ongoing blockade.

[...] assistance may become more volatile at [...]

However, it was a matter of concern that the case had not been taken up by the General Assembly, not to mention that the Special Committee could be dissolved before the case of Puerto Rico and those of other colonies such as Martinique had been resolved.

The sheer number of such resolutions, made it difficult to ensure coherence, let alone adopt a holistic approach to implement sustainable development.

If we factor into those costs of piracy the additional costs for naval operations and the revenue losses to the countries of the region associated with tourism, blocked ports and impediments to trade, to say nothing of the increase in the cost of transporting raw materials and industrial and other goods, then the total costs are significant indeed — and will inevitably continue to rise in the coming years.

It does not mean the scheme is suitable [...] [...]

Without people skilled in these professions and a system of life-long learning and education, developing countries will be less able to absorb new technologies, generate innovation, and compete in the global knowledge economy.

[...] [...] that “the OSCE is not aware of any recent [...] [...]

Some elements for a definition of the “notion of national security” in a few countries have been found here and there; and, refraining from examining systematically how each legal system has attempted to fix the limits of this notion, the author of that exercise writes: “For the time being, it suffices to note that: (a) it seems generally accepted that the term covers both external as well as internal threats; (b) Governments seem to be in no hurry to give a precise definition (or a non-restrictive definition) of this term in order, probably, to maintain their freedom of action; and (c) the risks arising from the imprecise nature of the notion have often been denounced by civil society and at times even by national courts”.99 94.

One positive example is that a number of cities around the world are now drafting and adopting human rights charters, establishing a cosmopolitan framework for new forms of local accountability to ESC rights at the municipal level.56 Similar reforms are needed at all levels of local and regional decision-making, to ensure transparency and accountability to the norms and values of international human rights and to provide less formal and more community-based methods for hearing complaints and providing remedies.

Besides, So pointed out that most of the people did indeed share a common view regarding the legislation, he called for the government and its coalition to listen to public opinion carefully, and "not try stupid acts like offering free meals and movie tickets to the citizens on July 1… to create false impression that the public is divided… They should never say again the public is "misled" as this only insults the intelligence of the people.

With the vocal PAD demonstrators still [...] [...]