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Some people are beseeching you by threatening to jump off buildings as well as kneeling down to beg you, but no one has ever knelt before me, begging me.

In spite of this wealth of resources, Tanah Papua remains one of the poorest regions in Indonesia.

[...] [...] the Central People's Government has promised us an end to the colonial rule; but then under the present system, we can only squat on our heels rather than standing upright on our feet. One day, when everyone has accepted squatting on their heels, we will all forget that as human beings we should be standing upright on our feet, and that we have both the right and responsibility to participate in policy formulation by way of elections by universal and equal suffrage, and thereby hold the Government [...]

Today, I can foresee that with the composition of the Legislative Council, we are unable to resist the amendment proposed by the Government.

[...] keen interest the provision in article 29 of the statute of the Residual Mechanism requiring defence counsel to [...] [...]

[...] (to Medina) from Hajj or 'Umra, he used to make his camel kneel down at Al-Batha which is at Dhu-l-Hulaifa, the place where the Prophet used to make his camel kneel down.

[...] [...] the higher region of Mecca, and whenever he came to Mecca for Hajj or 'Umra, he never made his she camel kneel down except near the [...] [...]

Regarding the 1373 Committee, my delegation welcomes with interest the ambitious programme of work announced by the Turkish chairmanship of the Committee, especially measures aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of the obligations pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) and the continuation of initiatives aimed at promoting the implementation of the resolution through regular thematic discussions and informal briefings with Member States, the most recent of which related to maritime security and acts of terrorism on the high seas.

We listened with great interest to what the Secretary General of the Economic Community of Central African States had to say.

Last, but not least, the European Union will follow with great interest the 2009 local elections in Timor-Leste as another important milestone in the country’s democratic processes and as a significant indicator of the progress achieved so far in the area of institutional capacity-building and democratic governance, which are both so crucial to ensuring stability and good governance in the country.

If we have to beg, kneel…… Hong Kong people [...]

As a result, Paraguay was invaded, sacked and pillaged, and thrown into extreme poverty; but under a provisional Government appointed by the occupation forces it was still able, through an arbitral award by United States President Rutherford B. Hayes, to retain the part of the Chaco (western region) claimed by Argentina – which, like Brazil, annexed large and rich territories.

In this regard once again we note with great interest the proposals made by the representative of the United Nations Correspondents Association and reflected in the latest report of the Ad Hoc Working Group (A/63/959), such as quick delivery of statements to the press; easy access for the media to Assembly meetings; indication of the speakers’ names and titles during video and TV transmissions of meetings; and enhancing the capacity and institutional memory of the Assembly’s Spokesperson section.

We have listened with interest to the briefing and have taken note of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/128), whose assessments we share.

In anticipation of the report on her country visit, the Government had noted with interest her preliminary conclusions relating to her mandate, and he assured her of Algeria’s determination to continue constructive dialogue and cooperation to follow up on her recommendations for improving housing policy.

In addition to the aforementioned improvements, my delegation has also taken note with interest of the recent innovations in the Council on increasing its interactions with parties concerned with a conflict, such as engagements in 2009 with Sri Lanka, Chad, the African Union and the League of Arab States.

We also take note with interest of the efforts made by the African Union to reform its management methods and diversify its sources of funding for peacekeeping operations.

[...] [...] that they would beg the banks on their knees for not rubbing salt into their wounds [...] [...]

[...] [...] put forth their requests, but as some netizens [...] [...]

[...] [...] person was made to kneel on broken glass for being a landlord.

The one thing I can remember most clearly is that years ago, whenever a large consortium raised objection to any major policy ― the land policy, or the town planning policy or even the trivial matters of the legislation to regulate sales of unfinished flats or the setting of a minimum wage ― the Government would immediately go down on its knees like a Pekingese waging its begging tail.

We welcome the Secretary-General’s continued engagement in the fight against impunity for those responsible for acts of piracy, and we are studying with interest his valuable report (S/2010/394) on possible options to further the aim of prosecuting and imprisoning persons responsible for acts of piracy.