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There was a discrepancy between the disclosure of the resources to the Governing Council and the report on their use established by the financial statements.

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One of the Group’s primary subjects of enquiry was the transit of northern Ivorian cocoa through Burkina Faso to the seaport of Lomé, Togo, in line with the investigations referred to in the final report of the previous Group of Experts (S/2009/521).

Netherlands authorities stopped a shipment of 500 kg of ephedrine en route to Zimbabwe, which was confirmed by the authorities in that country to be part of a series of unauthorized imports.

Recognizing that irregular migrants from African countries arriving en route to Italy and elsewhere may be vulnerable [...] [...]

(d) Law enforcement authorities should be encouraged by their Governments to support cooperative initiatives such as the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre and the Economic Cooperation Organization, which facilitate the coordination of investigations, the gathering of information and the targeting of operations against persons or groups engaged in the smuggling of drugs through the Near and Middle East.

(a) The expected UNESCO contribution will be to foster the development of the Centre’s international activities and facilitate the access of the Centre to IHP programmes, by: (1) including the Centre in various programmes which it implements and in which the participation of the latter seems necessary to it, particularly assigning to the Centre the execution of activities within the framework of its regular biennial programmes and budgets, particularly those appropriate to reinforce its start-up period and; (2) facilitating the contacts with governmental and non-governmental financial entities, as well as with the Member States of UNESCO, to provide financial and technical assistance to the implementation of the Centre’s international activities.

In accordance with the goal of the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People to achieve “the further strengthening of international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people […] by means of actionoriented programmes and specific projects, increased technical assistance and relevant standard-setting activities”,6 the Colombian Government agrees that this evaluation should be viewed as an exercise to help identify the progress that has been made, the lessons learned and best practices, and the areas in which both the international community and Member States must redouble their efforts to promote the satisfactory achievement of the purpose and the goals of the Decade.

We resolve to unlock the potential of women as drivers of sustainable development, including through the repeal of discriminatory laws and the removal of formal barriers, ensuring equal access to justice and legal support, the reform of institutions to ensure competence and capacity for gender mainstreaming and the development and adoption of innovative and special approaches to address informal, harmful practices that act as barriers to gender equality.

That is the only way to ensure the security of Israel and Palestine, as well as the security and stability of the region.

The Committee notes with appreciation the efforts made by the Government of Tunisia to phase out ODS consumption through its National ODS Phaseout Plan (NOPP) which addresses all remaining consumption of CFCs and halon; as well as through its continued success in engaging stakeholders to comply with ODS phase-out policies; and, through its ongoing monitoring, enforcement and public awareness raising activities.

A representative of the Secretariat stated that any information regarding the use of general-purpose funding could be provided to Member States upon request, and referred to the consolidated budget for UNODC for the biennium 2010-2011.

The Committee recommends that the State party adopt all appropriate measures to reduce the achievement gap in terms of school performance between British pupils and pupils belonging to ethnic, religious or national minorities in the field of education, inter alia, by ensuring the adequate provision of English-language courses for those students who lack adequate language proficiency and avoiding the overrepresentation of minority students in classes for children with learning difficulties.

Uzbekistan suggests that UNEP could assist in creating a regional system of notification of customs and environmental authorities on ODS transfers and arrangement of convoying the ODS shipments to avoid partial unloading on the way through a transit country.

Additionally, initiatives to suppress piracy and protect vulnerable ships passing through the waters off the coast of Somalia, such as the European Union’s Operation Atalanta, NATO’s Allied Protector and Ocean Shield operations, and Combined Maritime Forces, must be streamlined in a coherent framework.

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