There has been no significant improvement in the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Target 11 By 2020 to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

However, it has since strengthened its procedures, and the response rate for the period ending December 2004 showed significant improvement.

In general, legislation before 2000 imposed on employers enormous firing costs, while new legislation in both Entities represents a significant improvement.

There is a high correlation between those countries with significant economic improvement and those that have made substantial investment in R D.

The improvement in the quality of data reported since 1989 and later again in 1994 partly explained the significant increase in OFDI flows.

As in April, May did not witness a significant improvement in the protection situation in Darfur. Reports of sexual violence against girls continue.

Noting the significant improvement of relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia following the elections held in Croatia in January 2000,

This approach should lead to a significant improvement in the quality of the Office's assistance programmes, especially for refugee women, children and the elderly.

The text finally submitted by the Commission was a significant improvement on previous drafts and a good point of departure for negotiating a treaty instrument.

By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers as proposed in the Cities Without Slums initiative.

We've found statistically significant improvement with children using this software in a mathematics class in comparison with a control group that did not have the software.

This requires significant institutional strengthening to integrate economic and social policies more explicitly and to evaluate the distributive impact of economic policies on the improvement of people's livelihoods.

With a significant improvement in the people's life over the past years and the implementation of Ordinance on the Elderly, healthcare services for old women have been upgraded.

Although this represents a notable improvement, it is still not sufficient because it means that a significant proportion of students (35 per cent) are not completing primary schooling.

Emphasizing the goal contained in the United Nations Millennium DeclarationSee resolution 55 2. of achieving a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020,

His Government also hoped that the significant improvement in the Philippine economy over the first half of 2004 would enable it to step up its financial contributions to the Organization.

In 2005 a report on the Five Commitments indicated that between 2003 and 2005 there was a gradual but significant improvement in female representation in camp management and leadership positions.

A significant improvement in local conditions had also allowed mine action in the Sudan, in the Temporary Security Zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea, in Lebanon, in Iraq and in Burundi.

Although the financial situation is expected to show further improvement by the end of 2005, this is very much dependent on the receipt of significant payments by the end of the year.

The new system has proven to be a significant improvement on the previous system that was found to be complex, discouraged dialogue and could not be used effectively as a management tool.

The interviews held during the preparation of this report confirmed that the actual level of coordination and information shared by the United Nations system organizations is still low, with significant room for improvement.

For instance, the reduction of poverty can have significant positive effects on the increase of educational attainment and the improvement of health, and achievement of the latter two would reinforce the reduction of poverty.

In order to achieve a significant improvement in the effectiveness of the global partnerships with regard to the realization of the right to development, the area of foreign direct investment (FDI) is of critical importance.

women's health improvement.

Areas for improvement

Improvement of health

5. It has been required to check the work situation in Macau before confirmation in the improvement the work of confirmation mechanism significant investments must be checked on site and their financial statements must be submitted.

Concerned that improvement of awareness of and sensitivity to disability issues and respect for the human rights of disabled persons has not been significant enough to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities worldwide,

Only 39 per cent for the second period (although a significant improvement compared with 30 per cent for the first period) maintained statistics on seized or confiscated proceeds resulting from legal action to combat money laundering.

It's a tremendous improvement.

Counsel rejects the claims that there has been a significant improvement in the complainant's situation during the summer of 2004, conceding only that the situation is an improvement on the one that prevailed just after his return, and arguing that as late as March 2004 the complainant was detained in a very small cell without adequate hygiene facilities and proper access to water.

Improvement of public sports facilities

(vii) Improvement of hazard communication

An indication of improvement possibilities

C. Staff training needs improvement

Improvement of premises (increase 299,800)

While an improvement, this is still much higher than the 30 million outstanding at 31 December 2004, and the continued financial viability of the tribunals will depend on the receipt of significant amounts during the final quarter of 2005.

The implementation of the political processes enshrined in the Bonn Agreement and the significant presence and backing of the international community since the beginning of 2002 have not resulted in an even, country wide improvement of security and stability.

Recalling the goal contained in the United Nations Millennium DeclarationSee resolution 55 2. of achieving a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by the year 2020, as proposed in the Cities without Slums initiative,

I truly wish you success in your responsibilities as acting Prime Minister and acting head of Kadima. Your efforts to move forward towards resolving the Palestinian Israeli conflict will generate significant improvement in the political atmosphere in the entire Middle East.

The region's economies have not experienced significant growth in the past five years (nor have they grown more than 5 annually in the past 20 years). Desperate for improvement, its leaders had few choices and limited time to explore other options.

In most industrialized countries effective regulatory programmes implemented over the past few decades have led to the introduction of cleaner technology, especially in the power generation and transport sectors, which has led to a significant improvement in overall air quality.

In conclusion, significant progress has been made towards the goals set at the twentieth special session, but there is still room for further improvement, particularly in the areas of legislative measures, the establishment of financial intelligence units and international cooperation.

You can see it doesn't make sense to make an average of this zero improvement and this very fast improvement.