After what he experienced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo because of his links to his father, he thought that not mentioning these ties would be the best way to ensure his safety.

This would assist the Arab region in tackling problems of population growth and changing urban environments with its attendant youth unemployment, social unrest (including youth extremism) and the unravelling of family ties.

Brussels and Washington, while maintaining that an easing of the measures must still be tied to reform, insist they are willing to be flexible in their approach, but neither has presented a thorough assessment of how the measures have or can in current circumstances usefully contribute to reform.

These are tied back into the caisson seawalls on either side, with blockwork landing steps providing a transition between the piled wave walls and the gravity caisson seawall units.

The notion of family in international human rights cases refers to the presence of an actual “emotional bond” between the victim of the enforced disappearance and the persons with whom the victim lived or family members with whom the victim had close emotional ties.

The Charter of the GCC states that the basic objectives are to effect coordination, integration and inter-connection between member States in all fields, strengthening ties between their peoples, formulating similar regulations in various fields such as economy, finance, trade, customs, tourism, legislation, administration, as well as fostering scientific and technical progress in industry, mining, agriculture, water and animal resources, establishing scientific research centres, setting up joint ventures, and encouraging cooperation of the private sector.

Lastly, from a political and diplomatic perspective, Portugal can use its privileged contacts with lusophone countries in the region and its relations with ECOWAS to raise awareness regarding the importance of good-neighbourly relations, the fostering of political and economic ties and the need for joint efforts to combat common threats to peace and stability.

The Executive Secretary commenced her statement by reminding the Commission that, in the period of great transition following the Second World War, Asia-Pacific leaders and policymakers of vision and foresight had come together to forge new ties of solidarity, cooperation and friendship.

Aruba has developed its own teaching material for each of these courses, so that the content is appropriate to the Aruban context and ties in as closely as possible with the pupils’ perception of their environment.

Several countries noted that price differentiation should also take into account that some countries that were not considered least developed should nevertheless enjoy price differentiation, owing to the high prevalence of a disease tied to their climate or other unique factors.

3.1.2 The funding support will be disbursed by instalments, tying with appropriate milestones or any other conditions offered when the grant is approved.

In 2009 alone, there were thousands of civilian conflict deaths, from Gaza to Sri Lanka to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia, and elsewhere too; and untold numbers of other casualties, including physical and psychological injury to men, women and children, as well as the destruction of their social, economic and cultural ties and institutions.

The Commission observed that establishing close ties with other regional and subregional organizations and institutions, including the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the Eurasian Economic Community, was important for sustainable and inclusive development in Asia and the Pacific.

A win-win relationship of mutual respect between the West and China is vital, benefiting Asia and the rest of the world, and enhancing economic ties that could lead to a new era of mutual prosperity.

In addition to the mechanisms established for cooperation with INTERPOL and with other countries, the seven previous reports that Cuba has provided to the Counter-Terrorism Committee contain a wealth of convincing information on the movements and actions of terrorist elements of Cuban origin based in the United States and on their direct ties with illegal trafficking in firearms and human beings.

The State party should take all necessary measures to safeguard the independence of the judiciary by guaranteeing their tenure of office, and sever the administrative and other ties with the Executive Office.

Moreover, Syria has maintained close ties with officials of UNDOF and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, as well as with DPKO, for a period of approximately 40 years — the duration of the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights.

Furthermore, in March 2012 a senior FNL representative with very close ties to Mr. Sinduhije described for the Group in specific detail how Mr. Sinduhije had come up with the name FRONABU-TABARA and presented it to him and others.

Not only is research funding often tied to nationals, perhaps understandably, but also the benefits of such research may be restricted to nationals.

In addition, the expulsion order had to include adequate justification and the judge had to display a degree of restraint, particularly where convicted persons were long-time residents of Switzerland, had families and no longer had close ties with their countries of origin.

The pattern is likely to be closely tied to the different distribution of homicide typologies in the Americas and Europe — a larger proportion of homicides in the Americas are linked to organized crime and gangs, whereas a large proportion of homicides in Europe are linked to partner- or family-related causes and other forms of crime.

As there was little difference in political principles between one party and the next, party members often changed sides yet remained politically influential, as long as they had good personal ties with local social leaders.

Aware that it had a role to play at the regional level, New Zealand was committed to promoting and protecting Pacific indigenous languages, including those of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau, which had close constitutional ties with New Zealand and whose communities made up a significant proportion of New Zealand’s population.

At the same time, it will also entail tying in the human rights problems faced by persons with disabilities with national strategies such as the “Crecer Juntos” (let’s grow together) social programme and strategic budget programmes, such as the “Articulación Nutricional” (food network) programme.

The discussions on patent reform and harmonisation have so far concentrated on how to improve the efficiency of the current global patent system by streamlining procedures, eliminating duplication and pursuing harmonisation more generally.74 But little thought has been given to the quality of patents issued, the resources tied up in enforcing and challenging patent rights, and the extent to which the benefits of the system in encouraging technical progress outweigh its economic, administrative and enforcement costs.

The main purposes of the Federation are the following: (a) promotion of positive universal values as described in the Islamic faith, such as advocating for human rights, working against corruption, global oppression and injustice, strengthening family ties, feeding the hungry, and helping orphans and the needy; (b) propagating the moderate Islamic viewpoint and combating religious extremism and discrimination, especially Islamophobia; (c) uniting efforts and acting as a focal point for such activities among youth and student bodies of different backgrounds across the globe; (d) providing services and resources to Muslim student and youth organizations.