Humanism and practicality are important in relations between States.

And far from being a coldly materialistic view of nature, it's a new humanism, it's a new enchantment.

President Da Silva (spoke in Portuguese English text furnished by the delegation) The Millennium Goals are a significant achievement of contemporary humanism.

The new Criminal Code was distinguished by its humanism, as noted by numerous independent experts, including specialists from the Council of Europe.

In wartime (periods of armed conflict), commanding officers at all levels, while inculcating in their personnel a spirit of humanism and humanity, must

Let us recall that a commitment to the ideals of freedom and humanism united the world's nations in their joint fight against Nazism.

The Special Rapporteur shares that optimism as she was greatly impressed by the ideals and humanism of South Africa apos s politicians especially its women politicians.

I pledge him my country's full support in the ongoing mission we have entrusted to him, which he has carried out with competence, serenity, resolve and humanism.

With passion and enthusiasm we pay profound respects to TED for its outstanding humanism, the scope of its principles, for its open and generous promotion of young values.

The third thing is arguably the Industrial Revolution started in the Renaissance with the rise of humanism, then got a little jump start along about the French Revolution.

Indeed, the international community as a whole has lost one of the most respected religious leaders of our time, who was a symbol of peace, humanism and compassion.

The ideas of humanism, tolerance and the revival of spirituality are gaining ground in their tenacious struggle against age old prejudices and intolerance of different ways of thinking.

In Equatorial Guinea we stress a policy that focuses on the people a practical humanism that attempts to put a human face on democracy, justice, freedom, cooperation and globalization.

The youth development programmes devised in India over the years have focussed on personality development, qualities of citizenship, enhanced commitment to community service, social justice, self reliance, national integration and humanism.

Terrorists try to usurp the role played by secular and democratic nationalist forces, and their reactionary vision can only strengthen reaction, while their brutal anti humanism dooms them to certain failure.

At the same time, the brutal anti humanism, the absence of any realistic programme for social regeneration and, above all, the extreme reactionary vision of the terrorists can only strengthen the reaction.

The EU, being the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions, is a community of values. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism, and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.

The State's criminal policies with respect to the imposition of the death penalty fully conform to world trends and consistently reflect the principles of humanism and justice enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The basic idea of humanism is the improvable quality of life that we can do good things, that there are things worth doing because they're good things to do, and that clear eyed empiricism can help us figure out how to do them.

Despite its leaders grim public image, Iran has a sense of humanism, as any Kurd who fled from Saddam Hussein s chemical warfare attacks along the Iranian border can attest. Bending, much less breaking, will not come naturally to such a prideful country.

In summary, the humanism of the economy of communion aims at defeating the misery of indigence, i.e., the poverty that is not chosen but suffered, by inviting people who are not indigent to freely choose a moderate or poor style of life.

This is a genuine catastrophe. Pillage, plunder, rape, deportation and harassment have become commonplace throughout the occupied territory where the invading troops are engaged in terrible acts that run counter to the humanism of which Africa would like to become the champion.

The new humanism had prompted the peoples of Latin America and the rest of the world to establish regional nuclear weapon free zones and to adopt the NPT, CTBT and the International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, all of which Venezuela participated in.

India has consistently maintained that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security, and that it recognizes no border or boundary, observes no code of conduct or constraints of religion, and is not restrained by humanism or the bounds of civility.

And as we thought about our goals I should say that Interval is really a humanistic institution, in the classical sense that humanism, at its best, finds a way to combine clear eyed empirical research with a set of core values that fundamentally love and respect people.

And now as we confront that shallowness and the failures that derive from our inability to get the depths of who we are, comes this revolution in consciousness these people in so many fields exploring the depth of our nature and coming away with this enchanted, this new humanism.

Of fundamental importance was paragraph 2 of article 7, The Principle of Humanism , providing that Neither punishment nor other measures under criminal law undertaken against a person who has committed a crime shall have as their purpose the causing of physical suffering or the degradation of human dignity .

We understand the problems faced by countries not lucky enough to possess exploitable economic resources, so we call upon the richer countries to demonstrate their solidarity and humanism by releasing funds and transferring technology, in the manner set out in the draft outcome document that is before the General Assembly (A 60 L.1).

Mr. Hoscheit (Luxembourg) (spoke in French) Almost 10 years ago from this very rostrum, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, His Holiness John Paul II made a historic statement, full of humanism and compassion, in which he expressed his full support for the ideals and values of the United Nations.

The international community should know that many current Rwandan leaders for example, the Minister for Foreign Affairs lived peacefully in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for decades, taking part freely in country life. We did not kill or threaten these people rather, we welcomed them and gave them refuge, not out of naivety, but because of basic humanism.

Of course, when it comes to immigration and human rights, the internationalist ideological tradition of socialism prevents extreme nationalist and racist discourse on the far left. But, given that these parties are competing with the far right for the same disenchanted voters, their humanism on these issues has become a severe political handicap, which may explain why the extreme right has lately been more successful electorally.

To achieve this goal he sought to restore high culture to a position of primacy in Russian life, and to put mass media in its (politically) subservient place. Putin held up Solzhenitsyn as a model for those who stand for the ideal of Great Russia an example of genuine devotion and selfless serving of the people, fatherland, and the ideals of freedom, justice, and humanism.

We must therefore continue to remind ourselves of that fact and to find new approaches to working together in full respect of that very important concept. The future may be impossible to predict, but it is not predetermined. Our hope is that the next millennium will be one of humanism and one in which the United Nations will play a vital role in shaping that future.