Recognizing that disaster reduction should be regarded as an important function of the United Nations and should receive continued attention,

The Parties give serious attention to protecting the environment in the region and are prepared to cooperate to achieve this goal.

a The general comment states that not every differentiation in treatment constitutes discrimination if the differentiation criteria are reasonable and objective and if the aim is to achieve a legitimate purpose under the Covenant.

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I want to reiterate that the Bishop apos s Nobel should not be seen as either pro or anti integration but as part of his efforts to carry out peace.

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2.2 At the University of Lahore, however, the complainant was still regarded as a Muslim and was appointed President of the Muslim Students Federation in 1997.

Terrorism is a heinous and perverted product of the global order, and the associated mentality glorifies military might as the source of legitimacy and denigrates the principles of international law, ethics and morality as cumbersome constrictions on the exercise of power.

The United Nations was seen as the only hope.

Money laundering was considered a serious offence in most countries (86 per cent), as well as an extraditable offence (70 per cent).

What would previously have been considered the birth of an infant unfit for life and without signs of life is now registered as a still birth.

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It also attached great importance to the strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions, and believed that their potential for cooperation at the country level had not yet been fully realized.

The Group attached great importance to technical cooperation, and regarded trade capacity building as an important tool to assist African industrial products in gaining access to international markets.

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I believe that the participation of those speakers who preceded me, and their statements, are commensurate with the importance that my country attaches to this item and with that which your country, Denmark, also attaches to it.

Why is Taiwan being discriminated against in the United Nations?

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e. Promotion and maximization of the use of United Nations audio visual products through outreach activities to television and radio broadcasters and the building of innovative partnerships

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China attaches importance to, and actively participates in, international exchanges and cooperation in the non proliferation field.

It also commends the fact that maternity benefits for working women and preferential benefits for specific classes of workers for the purpose of redressing discriminatory conditions is not viewed as discriminatory.

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The individual, perceived as an actor in international relations, does not need a definition.

27. All speakers welcomed Mr. Kensaku Hogen as head of the Department of Public Information and pointed to the fact that his appointment at the level of Under Secretary General signified the importance attached to placing the information and communications function at the heart of the strategic management of the Organization and to developing a culture of communication.

36. The Conference of the Parties placed the utmost importance on further cooperation with the United Nations.

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We hold the rule of law to be a fundamental United Nations principle.

Agriculture is considered to be an engine for the Doha round.

Corporal punishment is used as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions, reasonable punishment is carried out in schools and moderate punishment is lawful in the family.

A differentiation based on reasonable and objective criteria does not amount to prohibited discrimination within the meaning of article 26 of the Covenant.

81. The Government of Kuwait recalled that its legislation condemned intolerance and discrimination based on religion and belief and considered such practices crimes.

The Committee has been informed that to achieve satisfaction as to the suitability of vendors, it would be necessary for United Nations aviation experts to visit each operator and review the physical operations of the company.

Slovakia therefore attaches the utmost importance to the Conference on Disarmament with its unique functions, and follows its activities with great attention and interest.

And the idea that one could model the economics of racial discrimination as rational, if deplorable, behavior and trace out the implications was sometimes misconstrued as paying insufficient attention to the character and behavior flaws of those who discriminate.

Mindful that United Nations visiting missions provide an effective means of ascertaining the situation in the Territories, and considering that the possibility of sending further visiting missions to the Territories at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Powers should be kept under review,

In this context, the Committee reiterates its jurisprudence that not all differentiation in treatment can be deemed to be discriminatory under article 26 of the Covenant.b A differentiation which is compatible with the provisions of the Covenant and is based on reasonable grounds does not amount to prohibited discrimination within the meaning of article 26.

These countries, recognized as pivotal countries of SSC, have become important providers of technical cooperation.

Draft guideline 3.1.6 could be merged with draft guideline 3.1.5, or might be considered superfluous, as the discussions in the Commission had seemed to indicate.

The present report should therefore be viewed as a complement to and should be read together with that report.

Complicated abortion is believed to be responsible for 15 percent of the maternal mortality rate.

The others were still considered refugees and received Government assistance.