This is an indication of the importance of agriculture to this region.

The importance of the 1988 Convention was prominently featured in media outreach activities and interviews with Board members.

The prominent role of national courts in punishing serious crimes was also acknowledged.

The importance of telecommunications to trade is becoming more evident as the various trade related services come to rely more and more on this means of communication.

Stressing also the importance of a sound enabling environment for effective debt management,

Last but certainly not least there is evident and decisive Afghan ownership.

The consultations have demonstrated the importance of using grass roots dialogues and testimonies to critically inform the core content of the right to adequate housing.

Lastly, she stressed the importance of the practices of indigenous peoples, whose traditional lifestyles contributed to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and helped combat poverty and hunger.

There was an obvious demonstrable link between respect for indigenous characteristics and respect for indigenous institutions and a clear link between article 21 and article 8.

None of these techniques result in any amount of recycling in any significant way.

CBD contains a number of provisions of particular importance to indigenous peoples.

Issues for consideration of the Committee

18. In Rwanda, the rapid and massive return of people has increased dramatically the reintegration and rehabilitation needs of the country.

The experience of perestroika underscores the importance of this question.

35. The difference of views has been especially sharp in the case of the Japanese economy in recent years and can be seen in the efforts of partner countries to encourage policy changes in Japan.

Core resources now need to be significantly increased given the focus on implementation and accountability emerging from the 10 year review of the Beijing Platform for Action.

And she said business was even more important for women because earning an income earned respect and money was power for women.

She wished to emphasize the importance of the rule of law for the promotion of gender equality.

It proved the importance of water as a globally irreplaceable resource.

The significant growth that has taken place in inter firm alliances is particularly notable in the area of information technology (IT).

There has been a marked increase in understanding of the results based approach to preparation of the programme of work.

3. The signal strength and fundamental characteristics of operational activities for development, which were reaffirmed by Member States as recently as December 1997 in General Assembly resolution 52 203, are their universal, voluntary and grant nature, their neutrality and their multilateralism.

This is clear evidence of the great importance of the issue.

For the style towns, the point Emphasis on characteristics and retention of nostalgia has given the towns a distinct personality and soul, further providing cultural permeation, carrying local cultural traditions, and highlighting native civilizations.

Human rights are as fundamental to the poor as to the rich, and their protection is as important to the security and prosperity of the developed world as it is to that of the developing world.

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For both males and females life expectancy has increased appreciably.

The weight to be given to each factor is to be determined by its importance in comparison with that of other relevant factors.

The importance of ODA, particularly for the most disadvantaged countries, for tackling the Millennium Development Goals, including the many dimensions of poverty, was emphasized.

That experience highlighted the crucial importance of swift intervention in a conflict and, above all, of political will to act in the face of a catastrophe.

The creation of a propitious legal environment was evidently crucial to the development of the child.

This is especially important for countries where the Internet is still in its initial stages and is too expensive for widespread use.

This type of reasoning is considered essential for short term decision making, but would clearly not work for the long term.

An important development was the successive important decreases in interest rates, which in the short term (six to nine months) should have an effect on stimulating the economy, particularly the productive sectors.

They also have important implications for poverty reduction and gender equality.

Welcoming the initiative of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for an International Year of Planet Earth with a view to highlighting the importance of Earth science to societies,

Welcoming the initiative of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for an International Year of Planet Earth with a view to highlighting the importance of Earth science to societies,

She also expressed concern about the apparent leniency of penalties for extremely serious offences such as trafficking, the sexual abuse of minors and incest.

Spirulina was important in terms of food safety, and had a tangible economic impact.

That situation underscores the importance and urgency of ensuring security and ending violence.

He stressed the importance of local networks for the development of constructive dialogue concerning the nature, contents and impact of the Global Compact.

The importance of basking sharks to the coast communities is recognized through the language.

He noted that despite the extremely difficult conditions and the donor focus on relief efforts, significant progress had been achieved in UNCTAD's technical assistance to Palestine.

This was particularly apparent in the dilemma articulated by some interlocutors regarding the need for foreign troops to help to provide stability and security, a key attribute of sovereignty.

For some countries, though, what is considered procedural is also quite important.