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External sources (not reviewed)

From the document review, meetings and interviews, it may be concluded that the expertise, experience and commitment of various

The earlier we are able to agree on a common vision for what will sustain peace in a

The authors of Joint Submission 2 recommend that Benin should strengthen its measures to address the problem of child and youth alcoholism and drug use and conduct awareness-raising campaigns on the social and health impact of addiction to these substances; and provide the necessary

The strategy document will focus on police, rule of law, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, security sector reform and mine action activities and will seek to assist field operations

As regards the organizational structure and arrangements for the project, the Committee was assured that the structure and composition of the project steering committee, whose membership included the heads of the major departments

However, some of those proposals have been superseded as a result of subsequent events and the emergence of new requirements, in particular the establishment of a central business continuity management unit to address business continuity issues on a broader, Organization-wide basis, taking into account pandemic planning and other non-information and communications technology aspects (see A/64/472 and document A/64/7/Add.8 in the present

The concrete measures recommended by the Working Group include the adoption of specific legislation on non-discrimination; the development of a national campaign to promote multiculturalism and respect for the dignity of the Afro-Ecuadorian people; the adoption of measures to reduce the educational gap that exists between Afro-Ecuadorians and the wider population; the introduction of ethno-education for people of African descent; the strengthening of Afro-Ecuadorian civil society; measures to eliminate racism and discrimination in the media; further efforts to encourage participation of persons of African

The following elements of quality education were highlighted: focus on assistance in curricula review and revision, particularly the introduction of values education and ethical approaches, in

The net decrease reflects reductions under most objects of expenditure, including $242,800 under consultants, mainly as a consequence of the increased use of in-house expertise, where possible; $104,700 under experts, resulting mainly from concerted efforts to combine meetings or reduce the number of experts and the duration of meetings, whenever possible; $121,200 under travel of staff, mainly attributable to increased utilization of video conferencing, combining trips and/or reducing the duration of travel as much as possible; $460,800 under contractual services, primarily owing to increased utilization of electronic means of disseminating publications; $111,000 under furniture and equipment, reflecting reduced requirements for the replacement of furniture and office equipment resulting from extending the lifespan of furniture and equipment; and $781,600