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External sources (not reviewed)

at the import stage resulted in de facto barriers to trade, and created difficulties especially for developing countries; complying with these standards required multiple certification by private bodies, with a high cost for small producers; in many cases private standards were more restrictive and prescriptive than government standards and Codex standards and often had no scientific basis; the process by which private standards were set lacked transparency and inclusiveness; and in some cases such standards did not meet the requirements of the SPS Agreement.

the fund did not correctly reflect the need of the countries of the Region.

and ideas; and to establish their own mass media.

and knowledge, equal access to quality education and the promotion of cultural diversity, should continue to inspire and guide the elaboration of the C/4 document, and should lead to the development of cross-sectoral programmes and actions jointly with other programmes.

high unemployment rate and lack of opportunities for legitimate means of survival that is common to them all.

also in relation with action line 10 of the Geneva Plan of Action of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS); cultural diversity “of the media” and “in the media”; the promotion of multilingualism; media and a culture of peace; the role of knowledge in societal development; the role of ICTs in building knowledge societies, an area in which the Information for All Programme (IFAP) could play an active role; and support for regulators in Africa.

line to a high GWP alternative.

or discrimination, within the boundaries of the respect for individual freedoms and the right of all persons to their moral integrity, public standing and reputation.

the Organization and those who lead its Member States; scholars, students and teachers who see in their work a discernible United Nations “impact”; college students who adapt the dynamism of the General Assembly’s possibilities to a “Global Model United Nations” that is entirely their own; non-governmental organizations and individuals who breathe new life into long-debated topics with the vigour of a vaster geographical base and greater opportunities for participation; Governments, research institutions and the media, which seek, and can now find, the recorded positions of Member States on key issues in readily accessible form; and the creative community, which sees in matters vital to the Organization’s agenda the chance to reach its audiences in a fashion that informs as it entertains.

in furtherance of particular beliefs, (b) seek to provoke others to terrorist acts, (c) foment other serious criminal activity or seek to provoke others to serious criminal acts, or (d) foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the United Kingdom.

and restructures the linkage of draft articles 8 to 15 while adding a new draft article extending the application of those draft articles to the State of transit.

position regarding the recent visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the island of Abu Musa (see annex).

responsibility and leadership in the area of security, including the fact that 75 per cent of the Afghan population is now located in areas where national forces have taken control.

views on broad political matters and thus the duration of its sessions could be decreased to five days in order to allow both subcommittees to have more time for consideration of their agenda items.