The decision of the United States of America to proceed with ratification of the Treaty is most welcome.

The fourth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was therefore welcome.

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This is a welcome trend.

The activities of the ombudsman (médiateur) are also welcomed.

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These varied combinations are to be welcomed.

The Government's decision to extend this ban until 11 June 2005 is therefore a welcome step.

It is a positive step and one to be welcomed.

That is a welcome development.

The efforts made in the American Russian negotiations must be welcomed with great satisfaction.

That in itself is a welcome development.

Nevertheless, they should be welcomed as sincere efforts to deal with the problem of eradicating domestic violence.

Similarly to be welcomed was the seminar mentioned in paragraph 11.

Progress in the privatization process is long overdue but is nevertheless very welcome.

This was a welcome departure from its past practice of adopting only one general resolution pertaining to the work of the Special Committee on the Charter.

On malaria, there has been welcome progress in recent years.

The emphasis on practical and operational aspects of the programme was highly welcome.

The efforts made by organizations to harmonize practices in that area were welcome.

The Russian delegation believes that strengthening the institution of advisory opinions can only be welcomed.

The first is a welcome deepening of the CTC's relationship with States.

The agreements that followed the agreement with Egypt on border controls and the agreement reached two weeks ago on Rafah and other crossing points are to be welcomed.

The document serves as a welcome follow up of the outcome of the 2005 world summit.

While the preceding developments are welcome, there is no room for complacency.

Recent initiatives to further enhance cooperation between the zones were also welcome.

The General Assembly, by its above mentioned decision (52 436), welcomed this proposal.

15. Welcomes the decision of the Secretary General of 27 October 1997 A 52 531.

Welcoming further the decision of the Secretary General to approve these recommendations,

Sweden welcomes the decision to create a Human Rights Council.

hath sent me to you. You are welcome.

The dismantling of Jewish settlements in parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, undertaken as a result of international pressure, was a welcome development.

It is welcome that each of the two parties has publicly reiterated its willingness to coordinate with the other.

Economic regeneration is vital, which is why the progress of the Gaza Egypt border is so welcome.

My country welcomes the strengthening of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the decision to establish a Human Rights Council.

In that regard, we welcome the decision of those developed countries that have elaborated a timetable enabling them to achieve the set objective of 0.7 per cent of their gross domestic product by 2015.

Those actions and announcements are positive and welcome, but they are clearly not enough.

They have all enriched the debate on reform and are therefore welcome.

The evidence of warm and strengthened relations between Timor Leste and Indonesia is to be welcomed.

That is a very welcome and important development that deserves our full encouragement and support.

Let me, at this moment, very briefly welcome the announcement just coming from Washington concerning this particular item.

The Assembly, in its resolution 51 118, welcomed and supported that decision of the Council.

The commitment of the United States of America to its Millennium Challenge Account initiative is also very welcome.

The issuance of the first warrants of arrest with regard to the Lord's Resistance Army is a truly welcome development.

This attempt to articulate violence against women as a human rights issue is particularly welcome.

As this was a concrete result of the Special Rapporteur s visit, it was welcomed as an important event.