8. The impact of refugee and returnee populations is usually mitigated to some extent by international solidarity and burden sharing.

The further tragedy of this is that a rapid response to these crises could have mitigated the effects of the disasters.

What is useful is to analyse whether developing country producers face special difficulties in obtaining EMS certification, and if so, how these could be mitigated.

That is a central feature of the proposal that would not be mitigated by the suggested moratorium on the exercise of the veto power.

Globalization had its costs, but they could be mitigated through sound economic, social and financial policies.

Studies have shown that the growth of orbital debris can be mitigated by limiting orbital lifetimes.

Free trade treaties offer great opportunities that must be maximized, but also challenges that must be mitigated.

The Board identified two factors that have mitigated against the adoption of national execution by the Programme

Only thus could the sanctions imposed on Iraq be mitigated and the suffering of the Iraqi people relieved.

Studies have shown that the growth of orbital debris resulting from collisions can be mitigated by limiting orbital lifetimes.

While there are risks inherent in internationalization, these can be mitigated if developing country enterprises are better prepared for the challenges.

When the wrong doers (actually) see the Penalty, then will it in no way be mitigated, nor will they then receive respite.

When the wrong doers (actually) see the Penalty, then will it in no way be mitigated, nor will they then receive respite.

We must strengthen national early warning systems so that the damage caused by natural disasters can be evaluated and their consequences mitigated.

We have now discovered that there is a multi directional transfer of nutrients between plants, mitigated by the mcyelium so the mycelium is the mother that is giving nutrients from alder and birch trees to hemlocks, cedars and Douglas firs.

It is evident that potential humanitarian crises can largely be anticipated and mitigated through effective preparedness action at all levels, and that enhancing WFP's ability to prepare and conduct inter agency coordination is fundamental to improved response.

In Japan, the death penalty for ordinary offences is discretionary and although it is mandatory for conspiring with foreign States to cause the use of armed force against Japan , there are circumstances where this punishment can be mitigated.

This bias is mitigated in advanced economies by various flexible financing tools offered by large banks. For example, a small business with a decent credit history can borrow large amounts with a major credit card.

The vacancy situation was mitigated by resorting to short term recruitments and consultancy services, pending the filling of vacant posts on a more permanent basis.

This would require adequately addressing uptake problems with foreign technologies and ensuring that any technology market failures could be mitigated through appropriate regulatory responses and voluntary corporate initiatives.

In order to ensure that the impact of this visit is not mitigated by other political developments in the region over the next few months, such a mission by the Council, no later than this summer, may be timely.

Though the systemic risks brought about by globalization cannot be eliminated, they can be mitigated, if world leaders work together and learn from past mistakes. Unfortunately, neither appears likely.

It was noted that the budgetary impact of departmental management of the system was mitigated to some extent as the total number of SES positions was controlled by law.

Indeed, industry leaders in all sectors owe it to themselves to be involved from the start. Only by turning the challenges into opportunities can social, political, and economic risks be mitigated.

The damage inflicted may never be truly repaired, but with the intervention of the Court and relevant organs, such as the Trust Fund for Victims, it may at least be mitigated.

However, as it had informed the Assembly in its reports on the matter, there remained complex technical, legal and administrative difficulties that currently mitigated against the establishment of such an index.

All of this requires financing bank recapitalization alone could require hundreds of billions of euros (though these needs would be mitigated somewhat if the sovereign debt of large eurozone countries looked healthier).

To a certain extent, this lack of confidence in the ability or willingness of the police to provide security has been mitigated through the deployment of the civilian police contingent of AMIS.

Children between the ages of 14 and 18 who commit offences prohibited under the Optional Protocol may be given lighter or mitigated punishments compared to adults found guilty of the same offences.

The damage caused by recurrent floods can be mitigated by using remote sensing data on different types of terrain and surface water areas to classify different risk zones in flood prone areas.

Recognizing that natural disasters are a cause of displacement and that the consequences of hazards can be prevented or substantially mitigated by integrating disaster risk reduction strategies into national development policies and programmes,

This slump may be inevitable, but it can be mitigated. Implementing policies to facilitate and reward long term investments will be key to exiting the current crisis and boosting the world s growth potential.

However, this forfeiture has been significantly curtailed by article 45 (3) of Additional Protocol I and may likewise be mitigated by protections under human rights law prohibiting prolonged incommunicado detention in all circumstances.

Lastly, the stress on oil importing developing countries caused by high energy prices had been mitigated by the 7.4 billion from the OPEC Fund for International Development which had been earmarked for development.

It has been recognized that most of the problems stemming from the use of ERAs in public procurement, including a potential danger of overuse, could be mitigated if adequate regulations were in place.

In fact, article 35 of the revised CPL places responsibility on the defence, on the basis of the facts and the law, to present material evidence and opinions proving that the defendant is innocent, that his crime is minor, or that he should receive a mitigated punishment or be exempted from criminal responsibility.

The Committee notes the statement of the Secretary General in paragraph 21 of his report that, as a result of the efficiency reviews, some of the impact of the reductions in services and programme may be mitigated.

In response to a query, the representatives of the FTC admitted that resource constraints impacted on its image, but the problem was partly mitigated by the strategy of concentrating on consumer matters in order to gain greater visibility.

Two factors differentiate global climate change from other environmental problems. First, whereas most environmental insults for example, water pollution, acid rain, or sulfur dioxide emissions are mitigated promptly or in fairly short order when the source is cleaned up, emissions of CO2 and other trace gases remain in the atmosphere for centuries.

For example, transport infrastructure is essential for ensuring access to health services in terms of both supply (provision of quality health services and supplies) and demand (users' access to such services), but could also have negative impacts that need to be mitigated, such as the spread of HIV AIDS and communicable diseases

(a) Both pre assessment reports and ongoing assessment reports include as part of their analysis the likely and actual unintended impact of the sanctions on third States and recommend ways in which the negative impact of sanctions can be mitigated

(a) Both pre assessment reports and ongoing assessment reports include as part of their analysis the likely and actual unintended impact of the sanctions on third States and recommend ways in which the negative impact of sanctions can be mitigated

While the above mentioned payments mitigated somewhat the bleak picture at the end of 2004, the amount outstanding at the end of April was still over 2.2 billion, and further new assessments in 2005 of around 4 billion are expected.

The sharp increase in the price of crude oil was a matter of grave concern and the international community, led by the United Nations, should give serious attention to measures that mitigated the adverse impact on the economies of developing countries.

That result, it was said, could be mitigated by providing that the draft Convention would not apply to a debtor, unless that debtor was located in a Contracting State and by including in the draft Convention an adequate debtor protection system.