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In the capital, the ability of the Liberian National Police to respond adequately in many high crime areas of the capital also remained hampered by the lack of mobility and basic patrol gear.

[...] [...] be either absent or partisan or ineffective.

The usual double standards and the threat by one permanent member to veto any draft resolution aimed at a just and impartial solution had shackled Security Council attempts seriously to address the issue.

But this is not the case and the Director reminded the Council of the frequently uncomfortable institutional situation of the IBE since it is both an integral part of UNESCOand therefore subject to slow bureaucratic procedures and rigid rulesand faced with a new type of management which is based on the mobilization of increasing amounts of extra-budgetary funds, calling for great flexibility and rapidity in relation to donors who have different rules of procedure and requirements.

They further reaffirmed that all human rights, in particular the right to development, are universal, inalienable, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and that human rights issues must be addressed within the global context through a constructive, non-confrontational, non-politicized and non-selective dialogue-based approach, in a fair and equal manner, with objectivity, respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-interference in the internal affairs of States, impartiality, non-selectivity and transparency as the guiding principles, taking into account the political, historical, social, religious and cultural particularities of each country.

So far this ambiguity has also been beneficial in allowing the government to not be bound by the assurances that the foreign ministry has given countries regarding the claims.

As regards world heritage, some speakers pointed to the undue and unfair restrictions experienced by developing countries when submitting nominations for the World Heritage List, which at present is tilted in favour of developed countries.

However, while there may be debate about the scale of the problem, and the degree of inhibition on research incentives, our principal concern is that developing countries avoid where possible the creation of similar problems in their own IPR regimes.

This handicap translates into binding supply constraints and ultimately into weak export and economic potentials and limited productive employment generation and social development prospects.

It should also include information on regular independent inspection of places of detention, access to complaints mechanisms by children in detention, specialized standards and norms concerning recourse by personnel to physical restraint and use of force with respect to children deprived of liberty, and the existence of standards and norms concerning disciplinary measures and procedures with respect to children deprived of their liberty.

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Legislation should protect labour and reflect concepts of social justice and human rights, but it needs to strike a balance as overly cumbersome regulations can make an otherwise viable business unprofitable.

That’s why I think the more openness there is, the more discussion, debate that occurs, more freely people understand what’s happening around the world and what’s on the minds of the Chinese people, what’s on the minds of the American people, what’s on the minds of people in Africa, what they’re concerned about, what they want, I think that helps unleash the creative forces to respond to those dreams and aspirations of people around the world.

This requires that we also address the legal, policy and cultural constraints that create barriers to full participation, and that we ensure that all sectors which have an impact upon economic development (infrastructure, transport, agricultural value chains) fully incorporate women’s practical needs and strategic interests.

[...] [...] not be bound by commitments [...]

With respect to the conditions under which pending cases might be referred, the General Assembly noted the view of the Secretary-General that it would not be desirable to enumerate an exhaustive list of such criteria, as this would unduly bind the discretion of the Dispute Tribunal judges (A/62/782, para. 71).