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The wording was, at best, infelicitous and, in future, should be replaced with a less ambiguous formulation.

Considering the amount of information provided by the author, both in terms of testimonies and [...] [...]

[...] to negotiate ‘quantifiable’ mitigation actions, or to use the exact words “measurable, reportable [...]

As indicated in previous reports, including through testimonies collected from FARDC officers, the Group continued to analyse the phenomenon of desertions from newly integrated FARDC units, in particular of former PARECO and CNDP elements.

Is there any point of having an extensive vocabulary and a good knowledge of grammar, if it is extremely difficult to understand or to be understood?

Please note that acronyms and abbreviations must always be spelled out the first time they appear: in cases where a large number of acronyms and abbreviations are used, they should be presented in a list at the beginning of the document.

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In the second sentence, replace the words “particularly on” with the words “in areas such as”.

While the authorities in Baku are busy falsifying information in order to make their propaganda machine even stronger, there is an abundance of statements and testimonies which in fact point to the Khojaly incident not as an Armenian war crime, but rather as a twisted self-inflicted Azeri atrocity.

The Working Group identified the following good practices for governments: placing human rights at the centre of policymaking, inter alia by ratifying the Convention, and avoiding criminalization of undocumented migrants; using terminology that minimizes its perceived association with criminality; reflecting irregular migration in national development plans; regularizing undocumented migrants on the basis of clear and transparent criteria and within the framework of a long-term migration policy; adopting legislation protecting the rights of all migrant workers, irrespective of their immigration status; ensuring that the police protect all migrant workers reporting abuse; ensuring migrants’ access to labour and administrative courts; clearly separating immigration control from labour inspections, basic services and judicial remedies for migrants in an irregular situation; and engaging in a dialogue with countries of origin, for example to ensure reciprocity of treatment.

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A few participants, however pointed to a danger that the term “quality education” tended to become too broad complicating any assessment of outcomes or measurement of results, and that an agreed-to definition was warranted.

It was also suggested that FAO should undertake technical work in the following five priority areas to assist States and RFMOs implement resolutions 61/105 and 64/72 and the FAO Guidelines: (i) improving and expanding application of the criteria for the identification of VMEs beyond corals, sponges, seamounts and hydrothermal vents; (ii) developing guidance on impact mitigation measures and best practices for developing and applying encounter protocols relevant to VMEs, particularly by RFMOs; (iii) developing guidance on what and how information should be collected to implement measures for managing fishery impacts on VMEs; (iv) defining certain terms that could clarify implementation of the FAO Guidelines; and (v) developing guidance on best practices for conducting assessments.

After discussion, the Working Group agreed that the questions for further consideration on that matter would include (A/CN.9/717, para. 143): (i) whether a provision on protection of the integrity of the arbitral process should be in the form of a general formulation or should contain specific instances that were meant to be specifically addressed; (ii) the interplay between the protection of the integrity of the arbitral process and the provisions in the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules already dealing with that issue; and (iii) how to determine the threshold for a limitation to transparency based on the ground of the need to protect integrity of the arbitral process.

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It was suggested that the States Parties reflect on how they can enable the necessary in-depth analysis and discussion of the requests in order to ensure that high quality requests continue to be the norm.