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External sources (not reviewed)

Assistance focuses on (a) establishing legal and policy frameworks consistent with international standards and norms; (b) strengthening the capacity of

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 transparency principles to the budgetary process, the publication of the national budget, the clear identification of foreign bank accounts,

Often, private security companies have been called upon to fulfil protection needs that the national police forces have been unable to provide, not only because of a lack of sufficient resources but also because

Other factors that are thought to contribute to the

There are many other issues that the authorities cannot avoid dealing with, including: ensuring the exchange rate remains stable, but also not overvalued, so as to protect and

The Committee requests the State party to provide in its next periodic report,

As Canada did not wish to suggest specific topics, it referred to the following indicative examples of sub-themes that could be addressed under the proposed “outward-looking” approach, bearing in mind that the number of sub-themes would have to be limited: crime, human rights and the rule of law (that would include both the role of criminal justice in protecting human rights and the role of human rights in the justice system, and the role of the rule of law in both); crime and international peace, security and reconstruction (post-conflict and post-disaster situations); crime and technological change, including cybercrime, as well as the use of technologies by organized criminal groups and for trafficking, among other crimes; and crime

A number of workshops and other events such as

The Ministers welcomed the significant number of States that have already

Similarly, we support the conclusion of the United Nations assessment mission on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea to the effect that any viable or lasting regional strategy to combat piracy will also need to include measures to reduce high levels of youth unemployment,

(c) At a micro level, i.e. in individual places of deprivation of liberty in the broadest sense, the causes include the condition of infrastructures and services, which range from run-down to totally inhumane; overcrowding; the precarious employment and living conditions of the staff

A lack of transparency in that respect might (a) undermine trust and political support for individual public authorities and Government and State institutions in general, thus endangering the efficacy of public interventions and risking political instability; (b) provoke significant redistributions of wealth in ways that not only are unfair and, in some cases, possibly illegal, but also favour rent-seeking behaviour, act against fair competition and provide the wrong incentives for efficiency, innovation and competitiveness in general; and (c) prolong outdated

In the same resolution, the Conference requested the Secretariat, subject to the availability of extrabudgetary resources, to continue to perform the functions of an international observatory

In the area of communication and information, the Office was involved in joint programming activities leading to joint activities within the Rwanda CAP2010, with focus on building the capacity of Rwandese media to: (i) cover the national elections in

Reiterating the urgent need to tackle the challenges in Afghanistan, in particular the increased violent criminal and terrorist activities by the Taliban, Al-Qaida, illegal armed groups and those involved in the narcotics trade, in particular in the south and east, the development of Afghan Government institutions, including at the subnational level, the strengthening of the

A. The Septuagint is the most ancient translation of the Old Testament and consequently is invaluable to critics for understanding and correcting the Hebrew text (Massorah), the latter, such as it has come down to us, being the text established

In parallel, good governance, social justice, the rule of law, respect for national laws and human rights, freedom

(e) The United Nations Somalia country team, in consultation with the United Nations Support Office for AMISOM, the United Nations Political Office for Somalia and the Monitoring Group, should establish a database of businessmen, their associates and subcontractors involved in

All forms of private enterprise — domestic markets, foreign investment and international trade — require an operating environment conducive to growth and development, including: peace and stability, the rule of law, good

In pursuit of this agenda, the Government has set an ambitious programme that seeks to underpin economic growth, improves

Convinced also that a stable and transparent environment for national and international commercial transactions in all countries is essential for the mobilization of investment, finance, technology, skills and other important resources, and recognizing that

More participatory and gender sensitive electoral processes, stronger engagement of civil society, respect for the rule of law – whether enforced

Bearing in mind the need to reinforce criminal justice systems of developing countries and countries with economies in transition, we urge States parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational