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In his introductory remarks, Mr. Kjorven stressed the importance of delivering on ODA commitments and making changes to make aid more effective.

[...] Chinese to grant Dr. Xue humanitarian release [...]

[...] [...] transparency in the process of Dr. Xue’s appeal.

[...] informed me that, after the established deadline for nominating candidates, the following additional submissions were received from several national groups, all of which relate to the candidates already nominated by other national groups appearing in documents A/66/182, A/66/183 and A/66/184: Tsvetana Kamenova (Bulgaria) has been nominated also by the national group of Malta; Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone) has been nominated also by the national group of Malta; Mr. Hisashi Owada (Japan) has been nominated also by the national groups of Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, India, Liechtenstein, Malta and Romania; Julia Sebutinde (Uganda) has been nominated also by the national group Romania; Peter Tomka (Slovakia) has been nominated also by the national groups of Liechtenstein and Romania; and Xue Hanqin (China) has been nominated [...] [...]

[...] [...] qualitative and quantitative disaggregated data by racial or ethnic origin; the existence of a circle of poverty, unequal access to education, public services, employment, as well as discrimination in the administration and functioning of the justice system; existence of racial profiling and police violence; underrepresentation in political and institutional decision-making processes, as well as the [...] [...]

[...] [...] transparency and inclusiveness of the standard-setting process, not only in private organisations but also in Codex.

The 150th anniversary is certainly a milestone for us and gives us the opportunity to assess what we have achieved in the field of mechanical watches, says [...] [...]

[...] [...] international community” (general course) (G. Gaja, Professor, University of Florence); “Developments in United Nations peacekeeping operations” (J. Cardona Lorens, Professor, University of Valencia); “State secession” (J. Dugard, Professor, University of Pretoria); “Interpretation of international law: theoretical and philosophical aspects” (D. Alland, Professor, University of Paris II); “Contemporary Chinese perspectives on international law” (H. Xue, Judge, International Court [...] [...]

The following elements of quality education were highlighted: focus on assistance in curricula review and revision, particularly the introduction of values education and ethical approaches, in accordance with national priorities and Arab needs; “learner-centred” education; improvement of teaching including capacity-building [...] [...]

[...] [...] votes in the General Assembly: Ms. Xue Hanqin.

(b) Building sector interventions on ODS related issues (given that most of the energy demand in building is associated with the operation of the refrigeration and air-conditioning deployed), in order to engage with regulatory authorities like the Ministry of Urban Development, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, that have issued codes/standards for buildings and incorporate appropriate specifications for alternatives to HCFC-based equipment in these codes; promote HCFC-free building design and construction through local agencies such as the Green Building Congress; enhance the capacity of architects through the Council of Architecture, and prepare a template for amending curriculum in architectural institutes to mainstream HCFC free building design and construction.

[...] [...] agents), 3.2.18 (Pesticides and PCBs), 3.2.19 (Mineral oil) and 3.2.20 (Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons), and the proposal to revise the Section on Hygiene to make [...] [...]

[...] [...] well as some degree of institutional ownership and responsibility for moving the discussion forward.

[...] [...] Secretary-General clarify the definition of value engineering to reflect the fact that the exercise entails the realization of cost reductions through a combination of design modifications, the selection of more efficient and/or less expensive alternatives and benefits derived from the changed economic circumstances, and that the Secretary-General also provide a cost estimate of the fees relating to the value engineering programme.

All that will require a degree of political commitment that has largely been absent, but if it can be summoned, there may yet [...] [...]

Jacky Xue, REDDOOR’s Mixologist Director，formerly the ambassador and consultant to many different bar’s and international liquor companies, has made a tasty cocktail list that cover’s the full spectrum, fusing Western and Eastern delicacies.

The ceremonies were attended by Claudia Spahl, Deputy German Consul of the Chengdu German Consulate, Ralf Scheller, TÜV Rheinland Greater China President and CEO, Linda Jiang, General Manager of TÜV Rheinland Western China, Albert Ho, Chairman of the Board at Sowers Action, Luo Hongbo, Sales Manager of OBC Express, a team of local government representatives led by Yang Qing, Vice-Secretary of Lincang Municipality, and Bai Ling, Party Secretary of Lincang Municipality, and students from grades 1-9 at the two schools.

Presentations were made by the following participants: Mr. Dong-Kun Sul, First Vice-Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea; H.E. Ms. Madeleine Tchuinte, Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation of Cameroon; H.E. Mr. Amr Ezzat Salama, Minister of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt; Mr. Nicholas Sammut, CEO, Council for Science and Technology of Malta; H.E. Ms. Sanja Viahović, Minister of Science of Montenegro; Mr. Irfan Nadeem Sayeed, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology of Pakistan; Mr. Fortunato T. De la Peña, Undersecretary, Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines; H.E. Mr. Henry Dzinotyiweyi, Minister of Science and Technology Development of Zimbabwe; and Ms. Shery Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology of Ghana.

I hope that these problems will, through Mr SHIPMAN, who is present today, be reflected to the Housing Authority.

[...] [...] (ICTD) capacity-building programme called the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders; strengthening the pool of Academy programme resource persons; customizing, translating and localizing the Academy training content and other APCICT capacity development resources to reach a wider audience; further expanding APCICT activities for new beneficiary groups such as youth, academic institutions and civil society organizations; implementing customized monitoring [...] [...]

of emerging issues that merit policy-oriented attention; (b) the identification of progress achieved and gaps requiring priority attention with regard to the implementation of Commission mandates; (c) follow-up to major global conferences; (d) the articulation of Asian and Pacific perspectives on issues that will be addressed in major global forums in 2010, (e) the endorsement of the reports of the subsidiary bodies which have been held since the sixty-fifth session of the Commission; and (f) the identification of key issues to be taken up in meetings of subsidiary bodies in 2010.

[...] provide for: (a) the need to determine the arbitral tribunal’s fees and expenses as soon as practicable after its constitution (para. 4, at the end, assumes that “adjustments” to the arbitral tribunal’s determination of fees and expenses may intervene also when “the award has already been issued”), also in light of (b) below; (b) the right of an arbitrator to withdraw, should the third party’s (be it the appointing authority or the PCA) adjustments to the arbitral tribunal’s determination be held unacceptable.

Agenda item 3 focuses on: (a) addressing the issues and challenges pertaining to the eight subprogrammes; (b) the reports of subsidiary bodies of the Commission (where sessions have been held since the last Commission session); (c) reports of intergovernmental meetings; (d) progress in the implementation of Commission mandates; (e) the programme [...] [...]

[...] [...] maritime forces and local governments when it so chooses, but sees a degree of ambiguity as in [...] [...]

The Council further decided that at its review sessions and policy sessions, the Commission should mobilize further action by all implementation actors to overcome obstacles and constraints in the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg [...] [...]

Cities such as Sydney, Auckland, Melbourne and Brisbane were introduced to Taiwan to promote international medical-related cases, seminar members including the Chief Executive of the Department of Health, International Medical Management Working Group吳明彥執行長, and Taipei Medical University Hospital Vice-President Mr. 朱子彬副院長, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital Section Chief Mr. 徐永芳課長, 阮綜合醫院方秀珍主任及 and other accompanying medical staff.