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The Attorney for Human Rights noted, inter alia, that the jail had 50 places, but that at the time of the first inspection there were 104 inmates and at the time of the second, 109; the budget allocation for food was 8.30 lempiras a day per inmate; some cells were prone to flooding from water leaks, yet because there were not enough beds many inmates slept on the wet floor; the toilets were constantly foulsmelling and full of filth because there were not enough for the large number of inmates, which constitutes a hazard to their health; overcrowding is a serious risk to the individual and collective safety of the prisoners, with men [...] [...]

[...] SHS staff in any of these offices, nonetheless, few successful activities have been implemented in each of these countries that have UNESCO offices.

[...] [...] 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 [...] [...]

[...] [...] new whole, made up of individuals with different cultural and legal backgrounds: some judges come from common-law countries, others from [...] [...]

Each of the 13 Occupational Group Managers would continue the responsibilities for reviewing applications, identifying candidates for further assessment by subject matter experts, that is, expert panels, serving as Secretary for the expert panel under his or her purview and consolidating findings and interview reports from the panel for presentation to the Field Central Review Bodies, [...] [...]

Each of those activities — be they focused on the building of peace during a mission, on effectively transitioning to a sustainable and nationally owned peace as we withdraw, or on the deployment of the right civilian personnel to the right place and playing the right roles alongside our partners — are all aimed at delivering on our mandates, building national institutions, and ensuring that we do not have to return [...]

It must not be forgotten that while three-quarters of the people live on less than $2 a day, approximately half of the people live on less than [...]

[...] [...] irrespective of the professional competence of the individual compliance officers, when dealing with Chief Security Officers at the P-5 or senior P-4 levels or debriefing designated officials at the level of D-2 or above, a P-3 compliance officer has neither the seniority nor the field experience to be credible.

[...] [...] income countries, Djibouti has, since 2002, been hit by widespread poverty affecting all social categories and all parts of the country: 42 per cent of its inhabitants live on less than $2 a day.

A reform model that accommodates the interests and concerns of all Member States, including the small and medium States, which constitute the majority of States, as well as the underrepresented regions, particularly Africa and Latin America, whose legitimate [...] [...]

[...] the broad scope of each of the five thematic areas, as well as to their complex interlinkages, the current regional implementation meeting process might be insufficient to comprehensively [...] [...]

[...] [...] consensus, thereby sending a message of solidarity to the Palestinian people as they sought to assert their inalienable right to a sovereign and viable State with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security with Israel.

[...] [...] active participants in local and national politics, a deficiency acknowledged in the national report.

[...] paragraph 3(d) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that everyone should be entitled, among other rights, “to be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have sufficient means to pay for it”.

The proposals are responses to the three main challenges posed by the construction of knowledge societies: first, to narrow the digital divide that accentuates disparities in development, excluding entire groups and countries from the benefits of information and knowledge; second to guarantee the free flow of, and equitable access to, data, information, best practices and knowledge in the information society; and third to build international consensus on newly required [...]

[...] [...] one P-2 post under subprogramme 12, Subregional activities in Mexico and Central America; one Local level post under subprogramme 13, Subregional activities in the [...] [...]

(i) In respect of cranes and all other lifting machinery, other than hoists and lifts, in any factory (aa) every part thereof, including the working gear, whether fixedor movable, ropes and chains and anchoring and fixing appliances shall be (i) of good construction, sound material and adequate strength; (ii) properly maintained; (iii) thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once in every period of twelve months, and a register shall be kept containing the prescribed [...] [...]

It did not accept a recommendation which would refer to a provision within the Central American regional integration system, as it considered it not to be applicable to the sphere of human rights, but [...]

[...] [...] conferences/workshops: for the Registry and Secretary of the Award Review Board to attend the International Procurement Conference as guest speakers and to gain experience and knowledge about best practices in the industry ($5,000); and for the Management Support Service to attend the annual conference of the Association of Internal Management Consultants, which is the key forum in North America for the exchange of [...] [...]

[...] [...] democratic, pluralistic country where all enjoy equality before the law, far from any political or ideological tendencies, a State where political and economic opportunities are available to each and everyone without discrimination, where there are democratic, transparent and free elections in which all compete, [...]

[...] accelerating progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, as well as for promoting sustainable development, but it is not sufficient: growth should enable everyone, in particular the poor, to participate in and benefit from economic opportunities and should lead to job creation and income opportunities [...]

[...] [...] follows: (a) to develop each human being’s creative potential for the full exercise of his or her personality and citizenship; (b) to develop a new political culture grounded in proactive participation and action to strengthen the power of the people; (c) to develop individuals on the basis of a geohistorical approach aimed at instilling awareness of their nationality and sovereignty; (d) to promote respect for human dignity and training informed by the ethical values of tolerance, justice, solidarity, peace, respect for human rights and non-discrimination; (e) to encourage the growth of ecological awareness with a view to preserving biodiversity and social diversity; and (f) to educate pupils in, by and through liberating social work from an integral standpoint.

From the first days of independence, there was a growing understanding that civil and political rights could be realized only when equal opportunities meet essential needs in terms of food, housing, health care and jobs were made available to all.

[...] [...] and that no more than two sets of documents are printed and sent to each member State, including one in the official language of its preference, and notifying member [...]

Public interest is declared: (a) for national interest works – by the Parliament; (b) for local interest works of the territorial administrative unit – by its council; (c) for the public interest of more than one raion and/or municipalities – by their councils, and in case of [...] [...]

All endeavour calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours’ toil”, Henry David Thoreau said, adding that this is the virtue we must possess if we are to face the future as finishers.

The absence of new reports on discrimination against Armenians during one specific year should not be used as evidence that such discrimination has ceased, especially when various other reports concurrently [...] [...]

Deeply concerned about continuing acts of intolerance and violence based on religion or belief against individuals and members of religious communities and religious minorities around the world and about the limited progress that has been made in the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief, and believing that further intensified efforts are therefore required to promote and protect the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion [...] [...]

Many Member States identified opportunities for furthering intersectoral cooperation in the following areas: multilingualism; ICTs for education, especially for teacher training; media education; production of diversified and culturally diversified local content; cultural heritage, in particular by strengthening the links between the Memory of the World Programme and the other cultural heritage activities under Major Programme IV; infoethics; and the use of ICTs in human rights and [...]