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The Ministers recognized the importance of Strengthening the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and the establishment of an a fair and just international regime on access and benefit sharing that

By his letter dated 10 February 2012 (S/2012/85), the Secretary-General informed the Security Council that he had appointed to the Group of Experts the following individuals: Mr. Nelson Alusala of

The Assembly further called upon Israel to cease its destruction of vital infrastructure, including water pipelines and

The report also confirmed once again Israel’s continuing practice of confiscating the private property of Syrian

The Committee further recommends that the State party include in the new drafts of law being developed clear and precise norms for the effective protection of the right of indigenous peoples in the north,

Countries may be categorized as “poor” according to United Nations criteria, but they are rich in many important

In that regard, many countries underlined the need for continuous capacity development

In Agenda 21, all countries were called upon to (a) integrate land use and transportation planning in order to encourage development patterns that reduce transport demand; (b) adopt urban transport programmes favouring high occupancy, as appropriate; (c) encourage non-motorized modes of transport by furnishing safe cycleways and footways in urban and suburban centres in countries, as appropriate; (d) devote particular attention to effective traffic management, efficient operation of public transport and maintenance of public infrastructure; (e) promote the exchange of information among countries and representatives of local and metropolitan areas; and

The initiative involves a number of UNEP and United Nations-wide initiatives that are aimed at providing convincing macroeconomic evidence for significantly increasing investments in the environment as a means of promoting sustainable economic growth, the creation of decent jobs and the reduction of poverty, while

In Tajikistan four features form accordingly the basis of the UNDAF, namely decline in the quality of and access to many basic services (e.g. education and health) and the

The issues touched upon by the Special Rapporteur in his observations

The goal of the Strategy is to achieve the balance of three key factors and/or pillars of sustainable development: the sustainable development of economy and technology, the sustainable

The problem of land use change in Yamal might be divided into several dimensions, namely (a)

Furthermore, in the Special Declaration on Exploration of Non-renewable Natural Resources on the Argentine Continental Shelf of 3 August 2010, the Presidents of the

Examples were given of national, bilateral, regional and international programmes to further socio-economic and sustainable development, notably in the following areas: agriculture and fishery; climate change monitoring; detecting illegal crops and opium poppy cultivation; early warning of and response to natural and man-made disasters; geology; humanitarian

Mexico reported that article 2 (A), paragraphs V and VI, of its Constitution state that it recognizes and guarantees the right of indigenous peoples and communities to self-determination and, as a consequence, autonomy to conserve and improve the habitat and preserve the integrity of their lands in accordance with the Constitution; and to have access to the forms and modalities of property of land established in the Constitution and related laws on the matter, as well as the rights acquired by third parties or by other members of the

Another outspoken advocate for greater assertiveness is PLA Air Force Colonel Dai Xu, who wrote a commentary in the

Direct negotiations between companies and indigenous peoples may be the most efficient and desirable way of

The subprogramme would assist ESCAP member States in integrating environmental sustainability in economic and social development, including the application of the green growth approach and other effective policy

It includes plant breeding to develop crop varieties able to grow under harsh environmental conditions, support for sustainable land management and water use efficiency in agriculture, control

The present Agreed Conditions between the Government of Kenya and the Executive Committee have been updated as a result of the change in implementing agency and the project in post-harvest applications as indicated in paragraphs 1 (b) and 1 (c) above respectively, without impact on the project signed by the Permanent

The global food sectors, including the fishery sector, will have to face several challenges stemming from demographic, dietary, climate

We must build jobs and opportunities for the sustainable use of our oil, our