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External sources (not reviewed)

In 2007, Deloitte China donated RMB530,000 (personal contributions of Deloitte

Before joining the Government, Professor Cheung held a number of public service positions including non-official member of the Executive Council, Chairman of the Consumer Council, member of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Chairman of its Subsidised Housing Committee, member of the Greater Pearl River Delta

A number of specific comments were made as follows: the concept of food safety is universal, thus there should be no exception, as presently in Article 4.2, allowing exporting countries to export food, which does not comply with its national legislation; the issue of implementation of the Code, especially by countries lacking a control system, should be clarified; the present text may contradict some of the principles of Codex insofar as they establish and draw upon national regulatory frameworks; the ethics of equal

The report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board (A/64/291) contains the revised appropriations and performance report for the biennium 2008–2009, the proposed budget estimates for the biennium

Several challenges were encountered in the development of United Nations common country programmes: firstly, the domestic political situation, especially the growing concern over human rights issues and the government’s sensitivity on human rights, have made it very difficult to develop a common United Nations country programme for which UNCT and the government

The net decrease reflects reductions under most objects of expenditure, including $242,800 under consultants, mainly as a consequence of the increased use of in-house expertise, where possible; $104,700 under experts, resulting mainly from concerted efforts to combine meetings or reduce the number of experts and the duration of meetings, whenever possible; $121,200 under travel of staff, mainly attributable to increased utilization of video conferencing, combining trips and/or reducing the duration of travel as much as possible; $460,800 under contractual services, primarily owing to increased utilization of electronic means of disseminating publications; $111,000 under furniture and equipment, reflecting reduced requirements for the replacement of furniture and office equipment resulting from extending the lifespan of

UNESCO should highlight this by supporting countries in yielding the benefits of communication and information through a concerted action within the

To facilitate activity in this area, the programme will develop linkages with international agencies active in these fields and form partnerships with NGOs such as Engineers Without

Upon visiting two camps in the city, the Group realized that the movement of persons and families between sites remained important and that, given the poor housing conditions in the city even before the earthquake, some people had chosen not to return to their neighbourhoods of origin, continuing to favour access to water,

In February 2002, UNESCO participated in the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee Meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UNOOSA) to assist in the development of an action team on

According to the territorial Government, the Regiment cooperates on a regular basis with foreign Governments and militaries, including the Jamaica Defence Force, the United States Marine