This happened at a time when ITC was supposed to respond vigorously to a number of major and challenging developments in the international trade environment.

In the context of this extremely challenging environment, the main tasks of the military component would be

I look back on a few years of incredibly hard, but at the same time challenging, work.

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A further challenge consists in developing a competitive environment on the supply side.

Achieving the target of environmental sustainability is also a formidable challenge.

AEPS Arctic Environment Protection Strategy

The new challenge currently facing the world was to go beyond short term environmental performance and to strive for environmental sustainability.

State of the environment and contribution of the United Nations Environment Programme to addressing substantive environmental challenges

The work of the University issues and challenges

The past year was indeed very challenging for the humanitarian community.

Challenges to the creation of an enabling environment

The protective environment approach continues to be an important vehicle for making responses more strategic.

The scientific and financial base of UNEP should be strengthened to meet the challenge of integrating environmental sustainability into development policies.

This constitutes a critical challenge to the enabling environment.

The bipolar world has come to an end, and new threats of a global nature have emerged international terrorism, conflicts of a different breed, development and global environmental challenges.

The United Nations Environment Programme and the marine litter challenge

These are magnified in a globalized, liberalized and competitive international economic environment and with the increasing incidence of more devastating natural disasters.

At the same time, we realize that challenges remain in the environmental sector.

UNEP, through its GRID facility at Arendal, continues its support to the Arctic Environment Protection Strategy (AEPS) by cooperating with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Programme (CAFF), the programme on Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) and the AEPS indigenous people programme.

The science of complexity is probably the greatest challenge of all, greater than that of the very small on the left and the very large on the right.

Identification of strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in the implementation of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and the seven priorities of the Phnom Penh Regional Platform on Sustainable Development for Asia and the Pacific

The deployment and use of this seismic network is considered one of the most challenging aspects of the Don Quijote mission.

The second major challenge comes with the changing global political and security environment.

We in the developing world face a dual challenge, namely, the domestic one of managing political, economic and social change in an environment of rising expectations and growing disparities, and that of securing an international environment conducive to our developmental aspirations.

The above discussion, however, also shows that, in spite of these positive developments in the transit transport environment, there are still major challenges to be faced in further improving transit systems.

Although the legal situations in the Arctic and Antarctica are quite different, a number of scientific and environmental issues present similarities.

While there was a need to strengthen UNEP to enable it to respond adequately to environmental challenges, the implementation of the International Environmental Governance (IEG) process would contribute in that regard.

State of the environment and contribution of the United Nations Environment Programme to addressing substantive environmental challenges

They identify two types of threats to sustainable peace and development in Africa that undermine all efforts to pull the continent out of its difficult situation those of an economic nature such as poverty, endemic disease, degradation of the environment and those related to crises and conflicts with their accompanying atrocities, victims and displaced persons.

How can we adapt to such a world? What underpins success in this new and challenging environment?

32. The collection, screening and storage of accurate environmental information is a continuing challenge.

Under the auspices of the United Nations, the progressive development of international environmental law related to sustainable development provides a new and innovative response by the international community in terms of building and enhancing a process to address the most pressing global environmental challenges.

Through GRID Arendal, UNEP is supporting the Arctic Environment Protection Strategy (AEPS).

There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges.

The meeting reviewed the challenge of holding an election in the prevailing security environment.

Another maximum effort.

A key challenge in the early phases is the creation of an enabling environment for the sector.

And this is a challenge.

Breadth, balance and cohesion in the curriculum will be achieved through classroom learning experiences that are positive, challenging, stimulating and enjoyable.

Environment, Energy and Economy Strategies for Sustainability

Greater flexibility in the management of the Secretariat and its staff would create a more challenging and rewarding work environment, thus enabling the United Nations to attract a professional staff that was ready to meet the challenges set by the international agenda and, in particular, by the Millennium Declaration.

The three month period since my last appearance before the Security Council has been a challenging one.

The real challenge then, is to try to figure out how we can change rules.

The selection of indicators has proven to be challenging.