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It was felt that a critical mass of capacity and competence should exist at the cluster level to give

These reviews constitute a forum for dialogue and consultation among civil society

Also stressed is the importance of involving all stakeholders during the

To achieve the goals and objectives of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation on sustainable consumption and production, it is agreed to establish a 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production (2011-2021) that: provides a common vision inspired by Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; is ambitious, aiming towards the highest common denominator; catalyses highlevel political support; is broadly participatory, engaging all stakeholders, including the private

They reiterated the fundamental role of the PBC in the conception, with the consent of the countries under the consideration of

These mechanisms need to be underpinned by principles that have served us well in dealing effectively with many debt problems. These include the need to ensure that debt resolution is a joint responsibility of all debtors and creditors, both State and commercial; to recognize that furthering development and restoring debt sustainability are the main objectives of debt resolution; to strengthen transparency and accountability among all parties; to promote responsible borrowing and lending practices; to

This need has led, following the second (Paris, 2005) and third (Accra, 2008) high-level forums, to a series

(c) Undertake studies and research in order to identify the situation and specific requirements of women with disabilities, with a view to elaborating and adopting strategies, policies and programmes, especially in the fields of education,

Reaffirming that each country must take primary responsibility for its own development and that the role of national policies and development strategies cannot be overemphasized in the achievement of sustainable development, and recognizing that national efforts should be complemented by supportive global programmes, measures and policies aimed at expanding the development

The creation and deployment of peacekeeping operations must be based on clear, credible and achievable mandates matched with the necessary resources; clear objectives with well-defined time limits, as well as benchmarks and transition and exit strategies; an integrated approach that included early peacebuilding in peacekeeping

Each of those activities — be they focused on the building of peace during a mission, on effectively transitioning

Peacekeeping and peacebuilding were interrelated and should not be perceived separately; the processes must run in tandem so as to facilitate economic

The Committee recommends the State party to take the relevant political, professional, financial, technical and other measures to ensure

The committees, which include civil society, United Nations

It recommended that Saudi Arabia (a) enact and implement a law of association to guarantee the right to form civil-society organizations and to protect those organizations from government interference; (b) abolish the

It also seeks to foster the desire to

Following Istanbul, the December Bonn Conference will send a clear

(a) First, for some projects, the formulation required more

Domestic policy measures: A total of 131 measures are planned, under 10 main themes: equality of treatment, integration and combating racism and xenophobia; combating gender-based violence; the rights of Spaniards abroad; religious freedom; effective judicial protection (including the generalization of the right to a second hearing); care for victims (of terrorism, for example); personal freedom and the State security forces (national mechanism for the prevention of torture, guarantees for persons held incommunicado, and human rights training for those forces, inter alia); the right of asylum and respect for the

Such an examination will need to address the nature of the UNFPA role in the three-way relationship between: (a) the accountability requirements of donors

Responding to the recent evaluation of UNDP support to disaster risk reduction and early recovery, UNDP will be establishing a more strategic and integrated approach to

The Secretary-General emphasized that the three most important lessons in the

Leaders from all corners of the globe have expressed their support for the efforts of the Palestinian leadership at this critical juncture and, once more, from the podium of the august