It is a major and urgent issue.

Finally, I want to underline the sense of urgency.

33. One of the most pressing issues facing Africa is the problem of external debt.

This is an urgent issue that should not be linked to other issues.

Together with the pressing problems of development and security there is the issue of human rights.

The CD certainly has to address the most pressing issues.

Again, this is an urgent issue for the new Government.

We believe that this is an urgent humanitarian matter.

Those delegations noted, however, that the establishment of such an agency would take time and that the question of an appropriate supervisory authority was more pressing.

38. A scarcity of funds remained an urgent problem for UNITAR.

However, issues of the protection of human rights have not become less urgent.

In addition to the problem of landmines, there are other pressing conventional arms questions which of course the CD must take up.

These are some of the most pressing issues before this session of the General Assembly.

We are aware of the urgency of the problems related to the spread of malaria in Africa.

People are waiting for our solutions to the pressing problems of development.

Action to implement those recommendations had not kept pace, however, with the urgent nature of the problem.

The fight against terrorism is unquestionably one of the most urgent issues facing the world today.

(b) Enhancing the social status of teachers and solving pressing problems dealing with their qualification

(i) Responding to requests from Governments for urgent advice on policy related issues

Due to the urgency of the matter, informal technical meetings are of course not enough.

66. The issue of missing persons remains one of the most pressing human rights concerns in Croatia.

Related to this reform process is the pressing issue of the critical financial situation of the United Nations.

The security concerns of the international community are genuine and require urgent attention.

I urge them to cooperate closely to address this pressing issue.

In conclusion, I would like to touch upon one of today's most pressing issues on the counter terrorism agenda of the United Nations.

(i) The issues of adherence and drug resistance must be addressed urgently and proactively

Unfortunately, news received in the past week has made this issue even more urgent.

I must add here that social and political issues should not overwhelm the compelling economic needs of the countries concerned.

In the international environment of the post cold war world, the development of Africa was one of the most pressing issues facing the international community.

The Special Rapporteur, who should have looked into that situation as soon as he took up his mandate, paid little attention to that pressing issue.

Yet another reason was that it was not considered a priority, since there were other more pressing concerns.

Recognizing that the Conference on Disarmament has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiations,

69. The University s biotechnology programme addresses pressing human, animal and plant health problems.

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The plague caused by widespread and indiscriminate use of anti personnel landmines (APLs) is among the most urgent humanitarian issues facing us today.

Recalling, in this respect, that the Conference has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiation,

Development is the most immediate and pressing issue for the vast majority of Member States.

UNIDO should concentrate on the most urgent problems faced by its Member States.

Recognizing that the Conference on Disarmament has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiations,

The Government understands the urgency of the matter, and will develop an agreed position and action.

Climate change is the most pressing environmental problem linked to energy use.

This is all the more urgent given the fact that, even though 30 years have passed, we are still discussing the topic in this Hall.

Of particular importance is the underscoring of the urgency which we all acknowledged in Berlin last year.

There are five pressing reasons why we now need to address outstanding areas of progress as a matter of urgency.

Recalling, in this respect, that the Conference has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiation,