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The Russian Federation had made a number of major achievements in the development of its transport system, including: (a) completion of the construction of Chita-Khabarovsk road, which provided a seamless transport connection between the eastern and western borders; (b) progress in the implementation of the project for the rehabilitation of the trans-Korean railway; (c) reduction of transit time on the Trans-Siberian Railway to seven days (Transib 7 days) by 2015; and (d) the use of satellite tracking systems with the Global Orbital Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) and GLONASS with the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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The geography of the Panamanian isthmus leant itself to the construction of the Panama Canal, an enormous feat of engineering linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Measures taken to ensure that all services and programmes designed to serve persons with disabilities are effectively monitored by independent authorities Although the cross-cutting approach (under which persons with disabilities are included within the sector of the population classified as “vulnerable”) is still the preferred means of addressing these issues, noteworthy progress has been made by the strategic “Articulación Nutricional” (food network) Programme of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, which links human development with children’s healthy growth and the health of mothers during pregnancy.

Although they do not seem to have a clear or coherent ideology or political motivation, they sometimes use the language and paraphernalia of paramilitary groups and their modus operandi.

(b) To take persistent, determined and effective measures to have all allegations of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment investigated promptly, effectively and impartially by an independent, competent domestic authority, as well as whenever there is reasonable ground to believe that such an act has been committed; to hold persons who encourage, order, tolerate or perpetrate such acts responsible, to have them brought to justice and punished in a manner commensurate with the gravity of the offence, including the officials in charge of the place of detention where the prohibited act is found to have been committed; and to take note, in this respect, of the Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the updated set of principles for the protection of human rights through action to combat impunity as a useful tool in efforts to prevent and combat torture

The Assistant Director-General for Africa also gave an overview of UNESCO’s cooperation with Africa since NEPAD was launched as a programme of the African Union.

It was indicated by the Secretariat that some options could be pursued, such as the non-publication in document C/5 Approved of the context maps which list the partners involved in the execution of each programme and to place this information instead online; furthermore, the separate publication of the Director-General’s introduction and the introductions to each major programme combined could provide a handy overview on the essence of UNESCO’s priorities, orientations and actions for a biennial period, especially for national decision-makers.

He invited the Commission to provide future-oriented indications in particular regarding the principal and other priorities of the different programmes, their interrelationship with the strategic objectives of the Medium-Term Strategy, the ways and means of ensuring enhanced transdisciplinarity and intersectorality, the mainstreaming of needs of Africa, the least developed countries, women and youth.

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Two of the 4 general temporary assistance positions, 1 P-4 and 1 P-3 Training Officers, and 1 P-4 continuing post, currently funded from the support account, design, deliver, upgrade, harmonize and evaluate three ongoing cross-cutting leadership programmes: the senior mission leaders’ programme, a two-week course, conducted twice annually at a host Member State, for 26 candidates from Member States, the Secretariat, the United Nations agencies, programmes and funds); the senior leaders’ programme, a compulsory orientation course for all mission personnel at the D-2 level and above, conducted twice annually in New York; and SMART, an intensive year-long programme involving distance learning and three week-long workshops for two groups of 40 candidates.

Many Member States called for a continuation of the mainstreaming approach of the 32 C/5 in the 33 C/5 as well, emphasizing however the need for more focused activities, particularly in favour of women and youth in LDCs, as well as for closer linkages with other United Nations agencies, MDGs and UNESCO’s own strategic objectives.