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The Commission underlined that development must be people-centred, including through good governance and public policies that promote health, education, skills development, decent job creation, gender equality and empowerment, as

Cuba noted the indicators obtained since

The Ministers stressed that corruption practices, including lack of sound international corporate governance, bribery, money laundering and transfer abroad of illegally acquired funds and assets undermine the

For its consideration of item 6, the Council had before it the updated report of the Secretary-General on the role of the Council in the integrated and coordinated implementation of the outcomes of and follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits, in the light of relevant General Assembly resolutions, including resolution 61/16 (A/64/87-E/2009/89) and a letter dated 21 October 2008 from the Permanent Representatives of Norway and the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations to the Secretary-General,

Whereas social cohesion, religious and racial harmony are the living foundations of

Part II of the Constitution guarantees all rights and fundamental freedoms by way of the Bill of Rights set forth in article 27, which provides that the Bill is a covenant among all Sudanese people and between them and their governments at every level, a commitment to respect and promote the human rights and

I would like to point out that, during the 2004 discussions relating to development and modernization in the Arab world, Iraq emphasized the importance of activating the mechanisms of the joint Arab system to deepen the foundations of democracy, expand the participation of the masses in the political sector and in the taking of national decisions, continue economic reforms

Good governance formed the foundation of the country’s progress and

This is made clear in the Beijing Declaration, which affirms that the “[e]radication of poverty

It called upon member countries of the Commission to explore the possibility of expanding contributory social security systems to cover all social groups; encourage the representation and participation of youth, women and all social groups in all bodies responsible for shaping public policy at the local and national levels; strengthen participatory dialogue and social partnerships, ensure free and fair elections and implement, monitor and assess the implementation of the international human rights instruments and social development

Moreover, where rural areas face high unemployment and underemployment and relative scarcity of land, it

Overlapping criteria are considered matters of policy in

Promote an integrated agenda, based on the heritage of the Rio Group and the CALC agreements, as well as those of the existing cooperation, coordination and integration mechanisms and bodies, which together represent a valuable regional asset that is sustained on principles and shared values, in order to give continuity to our mandates through a work program that promotes

As such, the crises highlighted in particular the need to develop or expand

The role of the United Nations system in implementing the ministerial declaration on the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development adopted at the high-level segment of the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council in 2008” (RES/2009/28) – The member organizations of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination are requested: (a) to further mainstream the sustainable development agenda and to promote coherence among their policies and programmes; (b) to further strengthen a coherent system-wide approach to addressing the adverse

This is an essential foundation to

Weapons trafficking in Central Africa has complex links, not only to conflict, but also to a number of other criminal

It is also obvious that, for our Government, the issue of women’s and children’s health care goes beyond being simply Millennium Development Goals, as they constitute

Underlines the importance of coordinated efforts at the national, regional and

It is in this conviction that the Holy See desires to

In 2005, while addressing the issue of standard of living, the Supreme Court residing as High Court of Justice held that the State is obligated to maintain a ‘safety net’ designed to ensure that the condition of the underprivileged would not deteriorate to one of existential deprivation in the sense of a shortage in food, places of residency, sanitation,

Partnerships between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Governments of Brazil, India and South Africa in promoting the Decent Work Agenda are focused on supporting the efforts of Latin American and Caribbean, African and Asian developing countries in promoting decent work and social justice through exchanges of

In her presentation, Anna Biondi, Director of the International Trade Union Confederation, Geneva

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic congratulated the Philippines for its