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A host of concrete proposals were suggested to

The activities undertaken within this function will include: (a) producing country, regional and global-level technical and programme guidance covering the substantive areas in which UN-Women works, from ending violence against women to increasing women’s contributions to peace and security; (b) devising and coordinating multi-stakeholder, holistic country programmes that involve inter-agency participation and national partners in line with national and regional policies and priorities and that are consistent with UN-Women’s Strategic Plan; (c) ongoing, on-demand technical support to national partners and UNCTs in UN-Women’s core areas of work (e.g.,

Within the framework of the project, a survey is carried out to find out the awareness of employers about gender equality, attitudes to the issue and implementation of gender equality legislation in the private sector; to receive an overview of the guidelines, methods and measures used in the private sector of the EU member states to implement the principle of equal treatment of women and men and to promote gender equality; to draw up guidelines for the private sector workers in Estonia, inter alia for drafting the basic principles of wage calculation and criteria of work evaluation to eliminate the wage gap between women and men; to increase the private sector awareness of the relevant legislation and to improve their knowledge and skills in using the means

Promotion of human rights and the fight against discrimination: UNESCO will implement the UNESCO Strategy on Human Rights, aimed at strengthening outreach, advancing policy-oriented research on rights within UNESCO’s areas of competence,

The Commission noted that the key priorities of the Subregional Office included: (a) accelerating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals through inclusive growth, gender

Assistance focuses on (a) establishing legal and policy frameworks consistent with international standards and norms; (b) strengthening the capacity of domestic institutions, in particular anti-corruption bodies and criminal justice institutions, to effectively prevent and control corruption in an integrated and coordinated way; (c) enhancing integrity, accountability and transparency in public and private sectors, including the management of public resources; (d) supporting relevant Government institutions in international cooperation and the recovery of assets at the domestic and international levels; (e) development of strategic and thematic partnerships with members of the international community and United Nations system to ensure coherency in the delivery of

Expressing appreciation for the work of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee, the representative of the Republic of Korea informed the Committee that his Government had been conducting a project called the

Initiatives will build on partnerships and

By paragraph 7 of resolution 2021 (2011), the Security Council encouraged all States, particularly those in the region, to continue to raise awareness of the United Nations Group of Experts due diligence guidelines, in particular in the gold

The only issue we have experienced is the challenge of running some of the older educational

Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in

Its improved bend performance can guard against

Apart from diversification of routes and implementation of joint projects to construct new offshore

Sustained UNV efforts resulted in the drafting and/or the adoption of legislative frameworks or policies in support of volunteerism and the establishment or

That increased flow of ingress data means that more dynamic methods of information dissemination are

The scope of organized violence committed by these groups, their substantial economic power, capacity to corrupt authorities and

RESAP, since its inception more than two decades ago, has helped in fostering and coordinating space

In order to respond effectively in today’s fast moving global media environment, and to exploit the opportunities presented by the exponential growth of new communications platforms,

In the case of other services which in essence provide primary level care, such as nursing care at home, midwife’s service, health promotion and prevention,

Thailand identified the following capacity-building needs: bilateral assistance between developing States and donor States particularly through exchange of experience; technical assistance in implementing the Agreement and relevant instruments; regional monitoring, control and surveillance workshops and

The proposed budget of the Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 (A/64/698) was $72,017,800, which was 24.3 per cent higher than the resources approved for 2009/10, reflecting an increase in staffing, mainly to strengthen the Standing Police Capacity, establish a Justice and Corrections Standing Capacity and relocate the Field Central Review Board secretariat; additional requirements for

The delegation of Thailand also noted that the discussions and recommendations for action from the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum were very useful and should be implemented to promote sustainable urban development in the region, and particularly requested the secretariat to prioritize three areas of work: firstly, to develop criteria and standards for city classification, such as “sustainable city”, “eco-city”, and “green industrial city” to provide a guideline for benchmarking sustainable urban development at the regional and