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External sources (not reviewed)

During this period, decentralization evolved, from a

Nonetheless, noting the consensus among the scientific experts

The net decrease reflects reductions under most objects of expenditure, including $242,800 under consultants, mainly as a consequence of the increased use of in-house expertise, where possible; $104,700 under experts, resulting mainly from concerted efforts to combine meetings or reduce the number of experts and the duration of meetings, whenever possible; $121,200 under travel of staff, mainly attributable to increased utilization of video conferencing, combining trips and/or reducing the duration of travel as much as possible; $460,800 under contractual services, primarily owing to increased utilization of electronic means of

There are now outreach officers in the four nonresident countries: in Angola, a

A planet worth protecting either way”, by Charles Cockell of the Open University; “The international Mars exploration program and current planetary protection measures”, by Gerhard Kminek of ESA; “Outer planet satellites as potential crucibles for life: extraterrestrial and

It was noted that while both matters belong to the larger family of mine action, mine clearance and victim assistance have

Four (often interlinked) categories of government responses can be distinguished in the 12 case study countries: (i) “counter-cyclical” measures, mainly observed in middle-income countries with manageable fiscal capacity, allowing them to maintain or increase expenditure by borrowing or drawing on accumulated reserves (Egypt, Thailand and, to a limited extent, Armenia); (ii) targeted social protection, with some countries taking or reinforcing targeted measures, which often protected the most vulnerable (Argentina, Ghana, Mexico, Mongolia and Thailand); (iii) reformoriented measures aimed at seizing the opportunity of the crisis to improve

To be able to face current and future challenges, it is necessary to increase the physical, human and institutional infrastructure; increase agricultural productivity and expand the

This distribution of the analysed codes among different disciplines indicates that there is a higher concern for ethical

The court noted that common law should supplement the CBIR and that if it was established as in

The lack of clear requirements and the use of phrases such as “to the extent possible” provided a form of protection for those countries that had traditionally

In addition, following the 2007 triennial comprehensive policy review the General Assembly recalled UNDP’s

Human resources were therefore enhanced in the following areas: the formulation of educational policy, planning and management; the social and human sciences, on issues relating to the “Ethics of Science and Technology”, to knowledge societies, and ways of participating in the democratic process; the collection and conservation of cultural heritage with a view to protecting cultural diversity and promoting cultural pluralism and

Following the report of OIOS on the audit of the standard costs applied to Headquarters overhead (A/60/682), the Secretariat has reviewed the standard costs and, to the extent possible, has applied the revised rates in the formulation of the requirements under recurrent costs, such as those for the rental of premises, office supplies and equipment, commercial communications costs (fax and telephone charges) and service-level agreements and infrastructure costs for information technology maintenance and repair; and under non-recurrent

It urged the Government to monitor and report, in consultation with civil society, on progress made in relation to the implementation of recommendations, in particular the extension of

Liberia, as a ratifying member, must take measures to comply progressively with the obligations under the ECOWAS Convention, which include regulation of the possession, use and sale of small arms by civilians (including for

If a member of the Technology Executive Committee resigns or is otherwise unable to complete the assigned term of office or to perform the functions of that office, the Technology Executive Committee may decide, bearing in mind the proximity of the next session of the COP, to appoint another member from the same constituency

In a letter dated 8 February 2010 addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2010/79), the Secretary-General announced