That's an elevator that's constantly moving up and down, but it can be controlled by the folks on land who are responsible for it.

It will advocate a global ban on anti personnel landmines and for assistance to victims.

An APL ban and mine clearing are two sides of the same coin.

Local staff are outstandingly inventive in accomplishing repairs.

3. Deplores the risks confronting United Nations personnel, including those engaged in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations and locally recruited staff

(c) Provision of training for earth station managers and associated computer network officers

Alarms are utilized to alert ground teams of any anomalies.

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Mine means a munition placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area and designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person or vehicle.

In Turkey apos s view, the multidimensional issue of APLs entails the consideration of both the humanitarian and disarmament aspects.

Significant progress was achieved in reducing the number of staff in between assignments (SIBAs), and in regularizing temporary assistance lines in Headquarters and in the Field.

In Bugerama on 20 April, a mini bus hit an anti personnel mine, killing five persons.

7. Calls upon all parties to respect fully the provisions of international humanitarian law and in this regard to ensure safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel to all affected populations throughout the territory of Liberia and the safety of United Nations and humanitarian personnel

Rapid political progress towards a global ban on the use of anti personnel mines was made last year.

In 2004, the UNDG trained 50 resident coordinators, 35 of whom were new to the resident coordinator function.

His delegation was greatly concerned about the use of landmines in areas of conflict and the serious danger that they posed to civilians and to United Nations peacekeepers.

Detained persons for questioning and place of interview to be chosen by the delegation

a comprehensive ban on the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti personnel landmines

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Various routes to a comprehensive APL ban might work.

The protocol must, however, adequately cover all engagements in which United Nations and associated personnel faced exceptional risks, and achieve universal acceptance.

As has been stated before, the Committee believes it to be of primary importance to ensure the availability of qualified staff in the field.

Accordingly, ICSC uses independent price agents who are experienced and qualified to reflect local shopping conditions.

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Peacekeepers as well as civilian police should be geographically and culturally suited to the local population in conflict areas.

They face daily the threat posed by millions of indiscriminately laid anti personnel landmines.

It is further dissatisfied to learn about the lack of information and training of health professionals with regard to contraceptives.

Finally, OTE offers training courses for ground station engineers and technicians.

Negotiation as soon as possible of a comprehensive, global ban on anti personnel landmines.

The Committee also noted a number of issues with regard to the management of civilian personnel, both international and local, including the payment of allowances to both international and local staff, salary surveys for local staff, the vacancy situation, the management of transfers and coordination between New York and the field with regard to staff management and record keeping.

Comprehensive assessment of the system of geographical distribution and assessment of the issues relating to possible changes in the number of posts subject to the system of geographical distribution

In Gaza, the Erez crossing was fully closed to local staff for 156 days and partially closed on 32 days.

The disarmament aspects of anti personnel landmines therefore prevail in further negotiations in the area.

It was of deep concern that the dangers faced by personnel in the field had increased dramatically over the past decade.

My delegation and my Government attach great importance to the total prohibition of anti personnel landmines.

Considering the need expressed by all stakeholders to integrate basic services into national and local strategic plans to reduce poverty,

In Canada apos s view, it should deal with the AP mine issue in a comprehensive way developing a mandate and quickly concluding negotiations to ban the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of AP mines.

Her Government supported the activities carried out by the Commission on the Status of Women and the Commission on Human Rights in that regard.

15. The General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights have systematically reiterated the call for universal ratification of human rights instruments.

The original flight crew was with the helicopter during the event, while unit security personnel remained with the aircraft while it was the ground.

He welcomed in that regard the commitment by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to work more closely with UNHCR in field operations.

A blanket ban on all types of anti personnel landmines might therefore be counter productive.

The Protocol strengthens the protection regime for personnel in the field who are subjected to various risks.

Those requirements, combined with insufficient procurement staff, had resulted in the delay of construction in the new area.

18. With regard to the reduction of the 86 local level posts, the Advisory Committee was informed that most of the staff have contracts ending 30 June 1998, and therefore there would not be a problem in implementing the planned reduction of the posts.