Women's participation in decision making was clearly not at a satisfactory level.

Despite the apparently pessimistic outlook, however, it was important to remain objective and positive, where possible.

Nevertheless, a review of the indicators shows that progress has been achieved, as will be seen below.

While investment in peace is always warranted, its merit could not be clearer than in the case of the Sudan.

Nonetheless, it remains insufficient vis à vis the standards established by the international community.

The project was already yielding results. It was clear, however, that more still needed to be done.

This nonetheless represents by far the strongest increase since 1995.

Despite those encouraging figures, it is clear that more efforts are needed.

Communication by the Rector, Haitor de Souza, 24 April 1997.

In spite of military gains in the rural areas, it was thus apparent that RENAMO had insufficient capacity to achieve a clear cut military victory.

And yet, for someone who's apparently done this already, I still haven't figured anything out yet.

Clearly, any solution will require the support of as large a group of Member States as possible.

So clearly, from the inside, we are doing our best to change our image, and it's exploding.

And all completely beyond my comprehension... although apparently not yours or Nietzsche's.

Although it is evident that progress on youth development has been made on many fronts, many challenges still remain.

Although he had reportedly informed the prison authorities, the latter apparently took no action.

And I didn't have a plane like this one, either, just an old beat up De Havilland and no gas to spare and no lights on the field.

The role of monitoring bodies should not be underestimated, although they should obviously operate within the limits of their authority.

To reach concrete and notable results soon, a step by step approach could be considered as a way forward.

But the problem is that groups are only smart when the people in them are as independent as possible.

This policy has since been implemented, albeit with distinct shortcomings due to a lack of capacity.

The overriding argument was that the number of necessary changes and associated implementation costs were too high.

In spite of this, the resources made available have declined dramatically both in absolute terms and as a proportion of programme requirements.

Despite the fact that this is the most complex and diverse system in the universe, there's an extraordinary simplicity being expressed by this.

Always, all the data shows it's the same, despite the fact that these cities have evolved independently.

89. The situation of the Muslim minority is markedly less favourable, although on the whole it is not unsatisfactory.

As important as the Committee's contributions have been to date, there is obviously some room for improvement.

Although statistics indicated that the cases of violence against women were few, the phenomenon should not be underestimated.

Despite the variety of obstacles to regional integration in Africa, there has been notable progress in some areas.

In spite of the tangible progress made on many fronts, a number of major challenges indeed remain.

The World Bank reported that despite progress, opportunities to improve the integration of gender perspectives into sectors such as economic policy, energy, public finance and expenditure and private sector development had not been fully utilized.

The occupation authorities do not provide any noteworthy services in this field, in spite of the exorbitant fees that the students are required to pay.

The election results showed that the voters supported men candidates (although there were almost 50 of women voters) at all levels of government.

Some of the aid has been coupled with assistance for legislative reform, although the amounts dedicated to criminal law have been apparently small.

Enlargement and a more representative Council are clear necessities, and we will do our part to achieve an early solution, with the strongest possible political support.

Recently published data show a substantial increase in reported cases of money laundering, although such increases are in part the result of more stringent reporting regulations in various jurisdictions.

We managed, but sometimes those halls didn't seem exactly suited to the music I was making or had made.

Côte d'Ivoire, exhausted and shaken by war, has clearly embarked resolutely on restoring domestic peace.

Whilst neither of the monks was ever informed of this investigation, the Government is clearly aware of the affair.

The international community should be aware of this obvious fact and do its best to ensure that such negotiations commence forthwith.

While it was clear that it was impossible to embark on a programme of industrialization without access to commercial energy, maximum efficiency in energy production and use helped to alleviate adverse environmental effects.

The state of Israel is setup, and 50 years later, in the late 60s, it's clear that Britain's role as the imperial power is over.

In spite of the high rate of illiteracy among the older groups, current indicators state that the education level of women dramatically increases.

However, in spite of those challenges, the country has improved noticeably since my last report.

Clearly, peacekeeping operations, although very useful, are not enough in themselves to guarantee a return to peace and future peacebuilding.