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The measures called for in the plan include the adoption of a

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 would have shared ownership; secondly, the profile of the donor community in Iran is very low and it has been very difficult to generate FIT resources and joint United Nations

Some countries have or made considerable efforts to implement simple and transparent rules of origin for least

States Parties have also expressed that the following challenges remain in being able to live up their commitment to increase availability of and accessibility to appropriate services and ensure that appropriate services are accessible: lack of appropriate services with qualified

The Committee would have to consider (i) whether a country continued to be eligible for any remaining funds once a project had achieved its targets, recalling that the funding of MYAs was performance-based; (ii) if a country could continue to receive funds, what would be the required level of monitoring and reporting; and (iii) whether the implementing agency should continue to exercise financial oversight and performance

In view of our concern for the well-being and future of Arab

For example, the text of the Final Document had significantly watered down the commitments for nuclear-weapon States to reduce the operational status of their arsenals and to cease the development and qualitative improvement of their nuclear weapons; it did not oblige the nuclear-weapon States to abolish the role of nuclear weapons in their military doctrines or to accept a legally binding instrument for the prohibition of nuclear weapons; it did not call for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from the territories of non-nuclearweapon States; it did not include the specific timeline for the total elimination of nuclear weapons called for by the Group of Non-Aligned States parties to the Treaty; and,

The Meeting recalled the provisions of ESCAP resolution 66/10, whereby the Commission had called upon members and associate members, inter alia, “to ground universal access in human rights and undertake measures to address stigma and

The complainants appealed against this decision to

At the parallel programme, experts reviewed the

Several delegations expressed the wish for a reference to the fact that

Israel’s violations of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law have been increasing, as manifested by many practices, such as the detention of 10,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails and detention facilities without any legal grounds; the continued construction of the racist separation wall, in defiance of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice; the tight siege of the Gaza Strip, contrary to Security Council resolution

It had therefore adopted economic diversification initiatives based on further processing of major export products to increase their value added and a drive to create an environment conducive

Funding has been used to support projects aimed at introducing women’s rights and gender equality topics, as well as reducing inequality (competitions have included topics such as women’s entrepreneurship and raising employment among women, preventing violence against women and assisting of victims, measures to support reconciling work and family

With constant and intensive assistance

Concerning administrative issues, the Committee

It provided experts, professionals, representatives of non-governmental organizations, governmental and regulatory agencies from all regions with an opportunity to identify freedom

The Commission noted the recommendations of the ESCAP workshop on public-private partnerships for development held in January 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar,

The document prescribes measures and activities which shall help mainstream the social model and approach based on human rights into the policies affecting the status of persons with disabilities: mainstreaming issues relating to the status of persons with disabilities into general development plans; developing efficient legal protection; availability of social, health and other services based on the rights and needs of beneficiaries; developing policies and implementing programmes providing equal opportunities for persons with disabilities and encouraging independence, personal development and active living

One representative, while noting the progress being made by many parties in eliminating the use of controlled substances under essential-use exemptions, expressed the hope that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel could take into consideration in its deliberations on the nominations the large global

The Strategy is based on the following principles: respect for dignity, individual autonomy, independence of persons with disabilities, including their right to make decisions on their own life, non-discrimination, full and effective participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all fields of social life, respect for diversities and acceptance of disability as part of human diversity and