However the change has been more significant for rural women.

A significant change in these areas requires sustained long term efforts.

And it's going to change the demographics in a very significant way.

A significant change in these areas will require sustained long term efforts.

These calls have yet to result in significant action and change in operations.

India has been cognizant of the significant role of youth in national reconstruction and social change.

Only in that way will it be possible to meet the expectations of true and significant change.

And yet, there is a sense among many of us that this is such a moment a rare opportunity to make significant change to the Organization's most significant body.

Threatened by rising sea levels from global climate change, they rely heavily on royalties from an industry that is a significant contributor of CO2 responsible for creating climate change.

In particular, Iraq asserts that remote sensing data do not indicate a significant change in rangeland biomass beyond 1991.

Transformational change that moves African people to a higher standard of living requires the simultaneous, significant participation of the three major drivers of change the state, the private sector and civil society.

No significant change in the overall security situation is assessed, although a slow and steady rise in criminal related incidents is projected.

In the case of girls, there is a statistically significant change in terms of physical activity from the sixth grade to the eighth.

Sri Lanka expected that there would be a significant change on the ground with the Security Council focussing its attention on the issue.

As a major driving force of policy and economic change, this process has had significant impacts on most sectors in countries undergoing decentralization.

The current survey has not shown such a remarkable pattern of change, but nevertheless one that is, in rather different ways, very significant.

The significant remaining gaps in our knowledge on climate change, its impacts and adaptation strategies pose obstacles to improving and accelerating implementation of climate policies.

The working group noted that the budget, as planned, would implement a significant policy change as regards outsourcing, as well as restructuring of the Investment Management Service.

Young people, however, have an important role to play in sustainable development they can be effective advocates of change, both to decision makers and to the general public, and they can and do make a significant difference in implementing change on the ground.

The latter said on Thursday it regarded the new rules as unnecessary but acceptable as they would not involve any significant change or impediment to its rescue operations.

The most significant change in 2005 OECD article 26 is the addition of article 26 (5), which provides generally for an override of bank secrecy laws as follows

An innovation may involve the incorporation of new elements, a new combination of existing elements or a significant change or departure from the traditional way of doing things.

18. Notes with regret that, although significant progress has been achieved with regard to the governance and functioning of the United Nations development system, there has not been, as part of that overall process of change, a significant increase in core resources for operational activities for development

A significant change at the Tribunal since the last report, which has the potential to enhance the speed of our proceedings, is the introduction of the e Court system.

In August 2001, the Government introduced a new Employment Support and Income Assistance Program, which represented the most significant change to Nova Scotia's welfare system in more than 30 years.

In particular, industrial development plays a significant role in bringing about the much needed structural change that can set the economies of poor countries on a sustained economic growth path.

As a coastal nation with a significant population in low lying areas, my country emphasizes the need for new action to ensure environmental sustainability, particularly as it relates to climate change.

Greece s membership in the European Union gives its creditors significant leverage, but evidently not enough to change the fundamental calculus. Greece remains very much a sovereign country, not a sub sovereign state.

Through an increased adaptability in areas such as human resources management and intra organizational strategic planning, this flexibility can act as a crucial advantage for public administration in times of significant change.

There is a place for quiet diplomacy that relies on genuine engagement to encourage significant behavioral change. But when states behave badly enough for long enough, loud megaphones can also be in order.

But what values are driving these movements, and what kind of change do their adherents want? A series of surveys in the Arab world last summer highlights some significant shifts in public opinion.

These reviews helped bring about a significant change in the awareness and behaviour of agencies of all levels with regard to woman personnel work, which is an important part of the personnel strategy.

By 2001 02 corresponding figures were urban women 99 , 40 and 31 and for rural women 95 , 21 and 14 . Thus there has not been a significant change in percentages for urban areas.

Reaffirming that the adverse effects of climate change and sea level rise present significant risks to the sustainable development of small island developing States, that the effects of climate change may threaten the very existence of some of those States and that, therefore, adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change and sea level rise remains a major priority for small island developing States,

Moreover, the fact that most posts are occupied is a factor that might delay significant change, at least in the near term, leaving the problem of overrepresentation, even if the new system is applied.

Today s understanding of Earth s climate and the human induced component of climate change is the result of extremely difficult scientific work involving many thousands of scientists in all parts of the world. This scientific understanding is incomplete, and there remain significant uncertainties about the precise magnitudes, timing, and dangers of climate change.

There has been no significant change in the average estimated percentage of annual project objectives achieved in UNICEF assisted country programmes, which was 74 per cent in 2004 compared to 76 per cent in 2002.

The Working Group concluded that while the Secretariat has made significant efforts to introduce results based management principles and related systems, the change towards results oriented planning, budgeting and performance assessment is not yet complete.

But no one should expect a significant change in Merkel s EU policy or her approach to foreign affairs and security questions. Her positions on these issues have now been endorsed by a huge portion of the German electorate and, from a certain age, most people including those in high office do not change easily.

A cultural change, a mental change, a physical change, Bam said.

Recognizing the significant contribution that women make to the economy and the major force that they represent for change and development in all sectors of the economy, especially in key areas such as agriculture, industry and services,

The Obama administration has staked significant political capital on the wager that Myanmar s promise may finally bear fruit. And, indeed, the rate of change in Myanmar over the last two years has been nothing short of remarkable.

The judgment is also significant because the court held that armed conflict cannot bring about the extinction of treaties, but may contribute to a supervening impossibility' and perhaps to a change in the circumstances (rebus sic stantibus) .

In addition, in Belgium, the Flemish Government has formalized an extensive consultation and discussion process with representatives of civil society (employers and environmental associations, trade unions, etc.) about climate change, in a very significant bottom up approach that was the subject of a special presentation at the Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties to the Climate Change Convention.

Highly significant relationship.