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The delegation of the Russian Federation welcomed the high level of results achieved through cooperation between ESCAP and its Government.

Modalities of action have included: a series of videos on HIV/AIDS in Amharic, widely distributed in Ethiopian schools; workshops on how to make CD-ROMs and websites (Ethiopia and Niger) and advanced courses in IT training for education (Uganda and Zimbabwe); the Electronic Library on HIV/AIDS translated into French and Portuguese; and support to the Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST) and Pretoria University joint programme for the M.Ed in the Use of ICTs for Education.

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At the same time, it highlighted the profoundly negative impact on trade flows of the ongoing world economic and financial crisis; reaffirmed the importance of an equitable multilateral trade system, reiterating the call to resist all protectionist tendencies and to rectify any such measures already taken, while recognizing the right of developing countries to make full use of the flexibilities under the World Trade Organization (WTO); and stressed the importance of a balanced, ambitious and development-oriented outcome of the Doha Round, calling on all Member States to show the necessary flexibility and political will to break the current impasse and ensure the early conclusion of the negotiations.

During the period under consideration, relations with Members States were further enhanced at various levels and have led to significant results, including in particular a reinforcement of cooperation, the signature of Memoranda of Understanding in areas of UNESCO’s competence, support to regional/subregional institutions, the establishment of UNESCO Chairs, the awarding of UNESCO prizes and the furthering of regional and subregional cooperation and dialogue in those areas.

[...] [...] have proved effective and in which settings; to increase awareness that obesity has a significant impact on labour productivity, and therefore on the social and economic development of countries; to invest in health promotion to prevent and reduce obesity; to incorporate obesity data into chronic disease surveillance systems; and to monitor, measure and evaluate progress made to reduce the prevalence of obesity and its associated risk factors.

(b) The second level (master’s degree programme) provides in-depth specialist training and the development of knowledge, faculties and academic methodology and research skills, culminating in the award of a master’s degree and a master’s diploma, which entitle the holders to enrol in a course of study leading to a candidate’s degree and to employment according to the area of specialization studied and qualifications obtained.

In 2008 he also completed with Merit an MSc in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) while embarking on a career at London School of Business & Finance.

It was difficult to attract interns to Nairobi not only because they were required to be enrolled in a master’s programme, which were not widespread in Africa, but also because they were not paid, except for a modest travel allowance.

The UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace in Tokyo offers a master’s degree that will contain a compulsory course on international peace and security and an optional course on contemporary security issues, both of which will include non-proliferation and disarmament components.