National investment and policy priorities

Norway's priorities are in close keeping with NATO's policy.

The promotion and protection of human rights is central to Spain's foreign policy priorities.

as well as expenses associated with the formulation of policy priorities pursuant to Article 24, paragraph 2.

16. We take into account the need for national policy space for developing countries to apply appropriate policy instrument in their implementation of national development plans and priorities.

Such priorities could be common to all options discussed below and could be used to focus international forest policy.

The Council shall establish on a regular basis an action plan to guide policy and project activities and identify priorities.

Among the key priorities of this policy are the participation of youth in decision making, non formal education and youth employment.

The Director General would need to examine the policy priorities established, determine which fell within UNIDO's mandate and follow them up.

With regard to girls and young women, policy priorities focus on gender related violence and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health.

COPENHAGEN In one of his first public policy statements as America s president elect, Barack Obama focused on climate change, and clearly stated both his priorities and the facts on which these priorities rest. Unfortunately, both are weak, or even wrong.

In this context, a key policy challenge is to set priorities and focus on niches where they could have a comparative or competitive advantage.

The development policy for the health sector to the year 2010 established priorities in the field of reproductive health and safe motherhood, in particular.

Furthermore, efforts will be undertaken to develop approaches to enhance the engagement of civil society in policy dialogue in addressing the internationally agreed priorities.

15. Requests Governments to ensure the full participation of women in decision making and in policy formulation and implementation at all levels so that their priorities, skills and potentials can be adequately reflected in national policy

At a practical level, these principles should guide the setting of priorities in public policy, programme designs, delivery of services and evaluation of government performance.

18. Requests Governments to ensure the full and equal participation of women in decision making and in policy formulation and implementation at all levels so that their priorities, skills and potentials can be adequately reflected in national policy

UNICEF analysis suggests that the majority of PRSs now address priorities for children and women at the policy level, but less so at the budgeting and implementation stages.

Or are they going to weaken the counter terrorism front because of some real or imagined potential to create a policy inconsistency with regard to other national priorities?

The fact that the new scheme focuses on a limited number of policy priorities during a longer period is intended to lead to better and less fragmented results.

The triennial policy review offered an opportunity to discuss substantive policy issues, in particular development priorities and objectives, which were equally as important as operational effectiveness and would ultimately determine the success or failure of the development activities of the United Nations.

National development priorities All reporting Parties identified their national development priorities.

Its conclusions, which reflect the priorities and concerns of the participating countries, are expected to assist Governments in policy formulation and serve as guidelines for related technical assistance projects.

British Columbia has introduced a policy framework to guide the prevention, care and treatment of HIV infection entitled Priorities for Action in Managing the Epidemics HIV AIDS in BC (2003 2007).

Policy Article 12 sets out three priorities in the emancipation area as from 2004 (i) rights and safety, (ii) labour force participation and economic independence, and (iii) decision making and management.

On one hand, populations and community based organizations often have a greater familiarity with and understanding of local needs, priorities and constraints that can affect the successful implementation of policy measures.

Kyoto s Misplaced Priorities

(d) New priorities.

The Assembly has its regular session towards the end of the autumn during odd calendar years and establishes the policy directions of the IMO and the priorities during the next two years.

In 2005, UNFPA convened a meeting of experts to discuss policy and programme priorities in the field of population ageing, the Fund's comparative advantage and the strategic way forward in this area.

This year, if ever, we must transform the United Nations into the effective instrument for preventing conflict that it was always meant to be by acting on several key policy and institutional priorities.

The Coordination Committee will not be a policy making body, nor will it set priorities or have a role in relation to substantive issues, except to express the collective concerns of the experts.

First, it s tough enough for leaders within the Chinese Communist Party elite to agree on economic policy priorities. The challenges facing US President Barack Obama as he tries to win support for risky and expensive policy options from quarrelsome Democrats and obstinate Republicans will create some tortured legislative compromises.

Priorities and legal framework

Ongoing priorities and themes

Challenges and future priorities

Ongoing priorities and themes

Ongoing priorities and themes

Operations and global priorities

What are the priorities?

The emphasis will be on ensuring that UNEP supports the inclusion of environmental considerations in the broader intergovernmental policy processes, facilitates the development of coordinated approaches to environmental priorities within the United Nations system, i.e., through the Environmental Management Group, and develops innovative approaches to the broader involvement of all stakeholders in the implementation of intergovernmentally approved priorities.

To work towards a common strategy for securing national policy space for developing countries in all areas particularly in trade, investment, financial and industrial policy, which allow them to adopt the most appropriate measures and actions suitable to their national interests and priorities, and to realize their right to development.

Despite the Government's significant achievements, there was an urgent need for support for efforts to build an enabling environment for social development in order to achieve the three core priorities of the Copenhagen agenda and a need to integrate social policy into economic policy in order to foster overall development.

The measures and indicators used to assess poverty and human development, such as the Gross National Product and the Human Development Index, largely determine what is valued and, as such, shape development policy and priorities.

The priorities of the Mission should determine resource management, with existing staff being reassigned to meet those priorities.