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Guinea Bissau is becoming more stable politically, [...] [...]

It is crucial for graduating countries to take the lead in the development of smooth transition strategies with the support of their development and trading partners.

Amphetamine-type stimulant use is thought to be increasing, particularly in Asia, while use of “ecstasy”-group substances seems to have stabilized in all regions.

In 2009, cocaine use was perceived by experts to be generally stable, with the exception of increases in four Central American and Caribbean countries.

[...] [...] sufficient to tip the demographic balance more toward ethnic equality and in order to cow the Kosovo [...]

Convergence on many of those issues would contribute constructively to upcoming negotiations on the outcome document.

China’s ability to moderate its approach to the South China Sea between mid-2011 and 2012 suggests that it is able to exert some control over its maritime forces and local governments when it so chooses, but sees a degree of ambiguity as in its interest, giving it the freedom to take a more hardline position when deemed necessary.

In the search for a comprehensive approach, and in order to achieve greater consistency in the outcomes, the courts often decided to try batches of cases when they were ready, rather than select isolated instances, or showcase only the high-profile cases.

In this context, we recognize the importance of acts of solidarity with the affected peoples, especially the intervention of Egypt which little by little has contributed to reducing tensions and has played a fundamental role in reaching the first agreements.

In its relations with the General Conference, however, the Executive Board in its post-1995 composition has sometimes been strongly criticized by States non-Members of the Board for a tendency to act as if it were a mini-General Conference of itself, and to consider that the recommendations it transmits to the Conference – indeed often after lengthy and exhaustive discussions that are at least nominally conducted on behalf of the entire UNESCO membership – should not be touched (because of the delicate compromise surrounding their adoption) and just be “rubber-stamped”, an attitude that has aroused at times quite severe comments during the sessions of the General Conference itself.

This ambivalence has tended to strengthen as the IP system has embraced new technologies.

[...] [...] issue; the more stable, though still fragile, security situation; and the efforts [...] [...]

[...] [...] members when compared to the prior biennium [...] [...]

The undersea technology marketplace continues to mature, especially as the offshore oil and gas industry, for example, continues to move into deeper and deeper water.

The latest data from some migrant-sending countries in the region have shown reduced flows of new migrant workers while a number of countries have introduced policies to restrict migrant workers’ access to labour markets.

Recognizing in each culture a dignity and value that deserve recognition, respect and preservation, convinced that, in their rich variety and diversity and in the reciprocal influences that they exert on one another, all cultures form part of the common heritage belonging to all humankind, and aware that the risk of a global monoculture poses more of a threat if the developing world remains poor and marginalized

The GPM simulations show that under such a policy scenario, WGP would grow at an average rate of 4.0 per cent between 2013 and 2016, public debt-to-GDP ratios would stabilize and start falling from 2016 or earlier, and the jobs deficit would be closed by 2016 (see figure III).

[...] [...] response to this crisis, which is helping to stabilize financial markets

In order to arrive at the convergence of positions that is necessary for the Working Group to reach consensus recommendations on the elements for a draft declaration for the fourth disarmament decade, the NAM urges all delegations to display the necessary political will and flexibility during the 2011 session of the Disarmament Commission.

To that end, the General Assembly might wish to call upon the Secretary-General and the executive heads of the funds and programmes to continue harmonizing travel policies and practices, especially through IATN, and to participate in, and fully support, IATN.

Labour shortages are likely to occur resulting from the decline in the pool of young persons entering the labour market, the ageing workforce and the tendency towards early retirement.

Accordingly, UNCTAD–ISAR had been focusing efforts on the development of an assessment methodology and it was currently organizing round tables in selected countries with a view of pilot testing this tool in order to refine it and ensure its usefulness.

The recent stabilization of eastern Chad represents an opportunity for United Nations support in Chad to increasingly focus on peacebuilding and recovery.

Transaction costs from the point of view of governments and other partners are being rationalized through the use of the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT), which is seeing greater implementation throughout the system, including in specialized agencies.

According to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the report of the Secretary-General (A/63/111), drug use appeared to be stabilizing worldwide and was in decline in countries that had adopted a sustained approach to reducing demand.

The inflammatory rhetoric was toned down prior to the elections, partially as a consequence of my Special Representative’s good offices and the active political engagement of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which deployed a mediation effort led by former Presidents General Abdulsalami Abubakar and John Kufuor, as well as a Special Envoy, General Seth Obeng.

However, if the volume of resources in the facility reaches significant levels of resources or complexity then a separate trust fund might be required with some PSCs to cover the costs of additional personnel needed for administrative and reporting requirements.

[...] [...] with the result that the public purse [...] [...]