Such resolutions only detract from the process of negotiations.

There's an implication that ornamental graphics detract from the seriousness of the content.

261. There are no laws which detract from the fulfilment of the right to housing.

Hence, emphasizing one while marginalizing the other would detract from the credibility of the Treaty.

For Portugal, environmental concerns are a clear priority addressing them must promote, not detract from, development.

That will detract from our future efforts to make progress in the disarmament and non proliferation field.

However, from a legal point of view, this phrase does not add or detract anything and could be suppressed.

Moreover, consideration of those proposals should not detract from the obligations of the developed countries to honour their ODA commitments.

It concluded that those considerations could detract from effective protection of the rights covered by article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

The special responsibility of the Security Council for matters relating to crimes of aggression should not detract from the court apos s work.

At all events, not wishing to detract from any impetus which might emerge, my county is prepared to begin the negotiations without any preconditions.

The shortcomings and weaknesses of our Organization should not in any way detract from the leading role of the United Nations in the world.

Several bilateral and plurilateral initiatives are sprouting, but legally and politically they cannot detract from the CD's mandate as the sole disarmament negotiating forum.

48. Van der Stoel has deliberately attempted to misrepresent and detract from every positive measure taken to promote the process of democratization in Iraq.

But all these do not detract from the appeal of the concept of capability, which focuses on the individual components of freedom as well being.

They are constitutional duties from which we cannot lawfully detract. Nor can we lawfully retract from the NPCSC's constitutional power to interpret the Basic Law.

This does not detract from the threat they pose to the international community as a whole, and hence their classification as international crimes is warranted.

In short, the country s outward appearance of calm should not detract from the urgent necessity to resume the process of democratization and social and economic development.

In the period leading up to ratification of the Convention, Russia intends to refrain from any actions which would detract from the purpose and goals of the Convention.

In the period leading up to ratification of the Convention, Russia intends to refrain from any actions which would detract from the purpose and goals of the Convention.

26. It was noted that pressures on SMEs to introduce managerial procedures to obtain ISO 14001 certification could detract from the environmental objectives of setting up an EMS.

5. Pressures on developing country suppliers to demonstrate ISO 14001 certification could result in barriers to trade and or detract from the environmental objectives of setting up an EMS.

(e) Rewarding outstanding performance and addressing underperformance should not detract from recognition of the fully satisfactory performance of the majority of staff who form the backbone of the Organization.

But that does not necessarily detract from his genius. Indeed, the true source of his success may consist in his understanding of when to abandon one method and devise another.

Unfortunately this does not detract from their ability to cause suffering and fear among civilians, and their ambition to increase the impact of their attacks, by whatever means, remains strong.

With respect to the proposed cluster approach, Governments and UNHCR must not allow attention to the needs of the internally displaced to dilute or detract from the commitment to refugees.

Ms. WANG Ying (China) said that the two paragraphs referred to decision IDB.28 Dec.2 from two different angles and that to merge them would detract from their focus.

Mr. Daratzikis (Greece) said that Turkey had once more repeated its allegations against Greece in an effort to detract attention from its own heavy responsibility for the situation in Cyprus.

First, debt relief arrangements should seek to avoid imposing any unfair burdens on other developing countries and secondly, resources made available for debt relief should not detract from ODA flows.

However, such a system should not be seen as a substitute for adequate, competitive and equitable compensation, nor should it detract from the overall pursuit of competitive conditions of service.

Youth organizations are concerned that often used phrases such as the youth of today are the best educated generation ever may detract attention from the continuing need for high quality education.

My delegation congratulates the Tribunals on carrying out their work at full capacity and integrating time saving measures that do not detract from the international standards of justice and due process.

These positive obligations complement the requirement that all parties, including the refugees themselves, abstain from any activity likely to detract from the exclusively civilian and humanitarian character of camps and settlements.

First, they detract from the effort to hold the transitional elections second, the commissioners and national electoral officers during the transitional period are often not selected for their expertise in electoral administration.

Most rely on government subsidies to this day. And, while the subsidies may improve the quality of life for ordinary people in some respects, they also detract from it by suppressing domestic consumption.

Let me be clear that does not in any way detract from the centrality of the road map, which remains the agreed framework for achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

71. The international norms relating to mercenaries are not sufficient to combat the growth of the phenomenon and contain gaps and ambiguities which detract from their legal efficacy when they come to be applied.

Moreover, while it was essential to address effectively the very real danger of the acquisition and use of nuclear weapons by non State actors, including terrorists, that preoccupation should not detract from those agreed goals.

It is a hopeful sign that many world leaders have already acknowledged that their support for the tsunami victims is long term and will in no way detract from commitments made to other development and humanitarian crises.

The Secretary General applauded the commitment by the High Commissioner to take the lead role in protection, emergency shelter and camp coordination in situations of internal displacement, while noting this expanded role should not detract from UNHCR's role with regard to refugees.

There are many more girls than boys engaged in domestic work this is a relevant factor, since activities of this type tend to be more arduous and time consuming than others and, what is more important, detract from the time devoted to education.

quot 28. Notes the concern among the beneficiaries that the enlargement of the scope of the generalized system of preferences by linking eligibility to non trade considerations may detract value from its original principles, namely, non discrimination, universality, burden sharing and non reciprocity

32. Notes the concern among the beneficiaries that the enlargement of the scope of the Generalized System of Preferences, by linking eligibility to non trade considerations, may detract value from its original principles, namely, non discrimination, universality, burden sharing and non reciprocity

29. Notes the concern among the beneficiaries that the enlargement of the scope of the Generalized System of Preferences by linking eligibility to non trade considerations may detract value from its original principles, namely, non discrimination, universality, burden sharing and non reciprocity

(h) To take steps to ensure that resources provided for debt relief do not detract from official development assistance resources intended to be available for developing countries and that the debt relief arrangements seek to avoid imposing any unfair burden on other developing countries