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[...] [...] ecosystem services, such as the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in Kiribati, the largest marine protected area in the Pacific Ocean, and the Coral Triangle Initiative, which covered a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, included the greatest extent of mangrove forests in the world and provided a critical spawning and juvenile growth area for tuna and other globally significant fish species.

The Commission called for greater trade facilitation to enhance regional connectivity and was informed of the initiatives that various member States had implemented in that area, including single window facilities.

In this regard, the Special Committee, in order to expand the available pool of capabilities, recommends that coordinated initiatives be taken to reach out to new contributors, that former and existing contributors be encouraged to contribute further and that support to emerging contributors be provided.

The Security Council welcomes the various initiatives and actions undertaken by Member States, the United Nations entities, civil society organizations and other relevant actors, focused on supporting and increasing the representation of women in peace negotiations and mainstreaming gender perspectives into peace agreements.

Reflecting this concern, States have undertaken a variety of initiatives aimed at reducing school drop-out and increasing the opportunities available for vocational training, as outlined in reports from Germany and Portugal.

[...] [...] through initiatives such as skills enhancement [...] [...]

Reiterating its call upon States to review urgently the scope of the existing international legal provisions on the prevention, repression and elimination of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, with the aim of ensuring that there is a comprehensive legal framework covering all aspects of the matter

UNESCO acknowledges work accomplished, encourages initiatives, facilitates use of experts and disseminates good practices.

A review of work processes was undertaken and measures taken to gradually harmonize the working methods of the Secretariat (e.g. administrative note to all treaty body experts, standardized correspondence templates for interaction between Secretariat, treaty body experts and other stakeholders, institutionalized coordination and information sharing among treaty body secretaries to sustain the harmonization efforts and good practices among treaty bodies, improved filing and archiving, development of an induction package for new staff in the Division, development of an induction package and orientation programme for new treaty body experts) and improved work flows in all parts the Office, including its Field Presences (see below under planning and programming).

[...] [...] as the outcomes of such initiatives.

The Committee noted with satisfaction the initiatives taken by several countries, including China and the Russian Federation to provide financial support to other developing countries through increased financial cooperation, debt reduction, financial contributions to the International Monetary Fund earmarked for least developed countries, and assistance to vulnerable groups or specific groups of countries, such as the Central Asian countries.

The organization supports the Millennium Development Goals and has taken various initiatives in the field of human rights, concerning capacity-building and tools development.

I should like to conclude by noting that Austria is encouraged by the consistent trend towards respect for civil and political rights in Sierra Leone and by the initiatives of the Sierra Leone Government in favour of the promotion of the rights of women.

Initiatives were required to mitigate the negative effects of instability of commodity prices and earning from commodity exports, including through price risk management and the establishment of viable safety nets for small producers, and through compensatory finance schemes.

The Committee reaffirms that connectivity should encompass not only transport infrastructure, but also energy and information and communications technology (ICT) as well as institutional and facilitation aspects, building on existing initiatives, and it recommends that the secretariat assess the progress of various subregional arrangements in advancing regional economic integration.

[...] Nicosia, in 2008, such initiatives can [...]

In this regard, the sequencing and timing of different initiatives undertaken in the framework of transitional justice can help establish the right balance between all elements of transitional justice, as long as no amnesty is granted for the most serious crimes.

[...] initiatives, such as Green Zone™ [...] [...]

Greater progress towards universalization and more effective implementation of amended Protocol II could be achieved by promoting synergies with related instruments, such as the Convention’s other Protocols, the Ottawa Convention on Landmines, the Convention on Cluster Munitions, and the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development, and with the various initiatives to counter terrorism and organized crime.

I will support initiatives to strengthen the development approach to the rule of law, promote capacity-building of justice and security institutions, and integrate support for access to justice and transitional justice mechanisms, while encouraging joint approaches under United Nations leadership in these fields.

[...] [...] initiatives in this regard.

Such an initiative should [...] [...]

Coupled with customs regulations allocating diminishing quotas to registered importers, this will lead to technicians coming forward for training in conservation and recycling and recovery, as they will perceive an opportunity to increase their income.

We are providing funding to non-governmental organizations that are developing initiatives and mechanisms for enhancing controls and regulations on small arms and light weapons and arms transfers, reducing conflict and promoting more effective and accountable security provision.

While women had a high level of participation in interreligious dialogue at the informal level, their participation in formal, high-level segments needed improvement, and States should undertake initiatives to make a visible place for the emerging participation of women.

Some States parties welcomed various initiatives to explore the feasibility and complexity of nuclear disarmament verification, including the project by Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which considered the technical and procedural challenges of nuclear weapons dismantlement, in the context of article VI of the Treaty.

To conclude, allow me to reaffirm the firm commitment and support of the Government of El Salvador to initiatives aimed at strengthening the efforts of the majority of the countries of the international community to achieve a safer, more peaceful world for the benefit of our peoples.

As requested by the General Assembly in its resolution 64/293 and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in its resolution 20/3, the report will present information on patterns, forms and flows of trafficking in persons at all levels in a reliable and comprehensive manner, with a balanced perspective of both supply and demand, as a step towards, inter alia, improving the implementation of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol, in close cooperation and collaboration with Member States, and to share best practices and lessons learned from various initiatives and mechanisms.

[...] [...] the Committee is concerned that such attitudes are still widespread [...] [...]