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The overall thrust of their work has remained that of the Universal Declaration: the link between respect for fundamental rights, democracy and creative diversity, the link between cultural diversity, dialogue and development, the equal importance of the cultural and economic aspects of development, recognition of the specific character of cultural contents and artistic expressions, meaning the dual – cultural and economic – nature of cultural goods and services, and lastly, promotion of creative activity and of the cultural goods and services that are the main channels thereof.

Articles 55 and 56 of the Charter require the Organization and all its Member States with a view to the creation of stability and well-being, which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations, to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.

[...] [...] the non-magnetic elements.

The end of 2008 witnessed an acceleration of electoral activities and increased preparedness by the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq, with all aspects of the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) completely geared for that period towards the electoral process.

Sustainable consumption and production is a broad concept that provides a useful perspective on the sustainability of development progress.

Therefore, we proceed from the importance of reaffirming, with respect to such situations, the continuing applicability of all relevant international legal norms, achieving the invalidation of activities aimed at the consolidation of military occupations, initiating urgent measures towards removing the adverse effects of such activities and discouraging any further practices of the same or similar nature.

Mental health is not a separate entity – it is one element of our health, and we should look at it in the context of “holistic health,” rather than think of it as simply an absence of mental illness.

[...] government and the main focus of the political [...] [...]

The view was expressed that a universal comprehensive convention on outer space should be developed, with the aim of finding solutions for existing issues, fully respecting the fundamental principles incorporated in the existing United Nations treaties on outer space.

United Nations activities target the development and implementation of gender mainstreaming policies for post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes and relevant gender training and promote women’s participation in decision-making forums on post-conflict reconstruction and governance.

Concerning predefined modules for goods and services, the strategy is mission-focused and seeks to create service-delivery packages that meet field deployment requirements on missions’ terms.

organizing policy-research networks to contribute to a human rights-focused understanding and management of social transformations in the field of human rights, women and gender, poverty and social development.

The responses received from United Nations system entities were in agreement with this recommendation, although there was a sense that it could be refocused to encourage all United Nations system organizations to work closely in the context of the Subregional Coordination Mechanism with a view to facilitating interaction, coordination and cooperation between the United Nations system and the regional economic communities.

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Given the urgency and seriousness of climate change, the purpose of the Fund is to make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change.

[...] Commission about the steps the secretariat had initiated to strengthen the resultsoriented focus of its technical cooperation work, which included: (a) larger, longerterm and better aligned [...] [...]

He put the Consultation also in the context of the ongoing reform process of the Organization, in particular with regard to programming, and highlighted the recent revisions of the programme management cycle designed to ensure a more strategic and policy-focused approach and to facilitate a more rational allocation of programme resources between Headquarters and the field as well as between the various regions and clusters.