There has also been a rapid increase in urbanization in most non Annex I Parties.

Rapid environmental change associated with insecurity and losses of livelihoods undermine the resilience of societies and increase their vulnerability.

To address those issues we have promoted a rapid increase in spending for social services to put a stop to growing poverty.

In recent years Japan had witnessed a rapid increase in the abuse of amphetamine type stimulants (ATS), such as methamphetamine and MDMA (ecstasy).

The rapid ageing of the population in the region, in particular the ageing of the older population, would increase expenditure on public health.

The 1990s witnessed a rapid expansion of private capital inflows into developing countries, registering a sevenfold increase over the average for the 1980s.

The overall increase in the number of facilities designated as baby friendly was about 3 per cent in 2004, following rapid expansion from 1994 to 2001.

The rapid increase in the number of United Nations peacekeeping operations, which had achieved considerable success, constituted striking testimony to the demand for the Organization's services.

It used to be called rapid prototyping, rapid modeling.

But rapid growth in foreign exchange reserves means an increase in the domestic money supply, because the PBC issues RMB6.64 (down 3 since June) for every dollar it receives. That means that money supply increase by nearly RMB700 billion in September.

The world was facing an unprecedented demographic transition with the greatest and most rapid increase taking place in the developing countries, with potentially massive implications for all societies.

After the common currency s first decade, however, increased divergence, rather than rapid convergence, has become the norm within the euro area, and tensions can be expected to increase further.

Our world today is witnessing rapid and successive developments, often marked by an increase of tensions and the widening of the development gap between the North and the South.

In view of a growing trend in this area, we are observing rapid growth in the urban informal sector and an increase in the incidence of hazardous employment and crime.

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As a result there was a rapid, and ubiquitous, rise in the share of exports and imports in GDP in developing countries, as well as a rapid increase in the share of these countries in international trade in goods from about 23 to about 30 per cent of the total.

The Facility would be designed to provide a rapid increase in official assistance through innovative financing arrangements that would allow Governments' future aid commitments to be expended before they are budgeted.

The rapid increase in this problem is evidenced by the fact that the number of registered vessels in the South Pacific increased about 50 percent between 1997 98 and 2001 02.

In the process of developing road transport, many countries will go through a period with high rates of road traffic accidents. The main reason is that during rapid economic development the conditions of road transport and its management, as well as human behaviour, often cannot adapt to the rapid increase of motorized vehicles.

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In 2004, 71 country offices had a work plan and budget to put into effect the minimum standards on HIV AIDS in the workplace, a rapid increase from 46 the year before.

The warming of the Arctic and the growing demand for the natural resources of the region are leading to a rapid increase in navigation in areas previously considered inaccessible to commercial shipping.

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(c) Asia and the Pacific The combination of high population density and growth, rapid industrialization and urbanization, and poverty has accelerated environmental degradation and led to a substantial increase in air and water pollution.

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The rapid growth of China, India, and other emerging countries should come with increased influence, to be implemented through the planned quota increase in 2011. Advanced countries, including European countries, will see a relative decrease in voting power.

Rapid population growth, a dramatic increase in water consumption due to industrial, agricultural, and tourism growth, and rising standards of living will make the water issue even more important to the region s political stability than it is already.

One P 4 to develop options for a rapid response to given situations by OHCHR and to participate in rapid response missions

And this change is getting more rapid.

My wishes for your father's rapid recovery.

The rapid growth in imports amazes us.

In China, for example, rapid economic growth after the late 1970s was associated with a significant rise in inequality. Roughly half of the increase was the result of urban rural earnings gaps, which also acted as the engine of growth.

Nevertheless, our problems are aggravated by rapid growth in the human population, which is projected to reach eight or even nine billion by 2050. If the increase continues beyond 2050, one cannot help but be gloomy about most people s prospects.

ROME It has long been known that spurts of rapid economic growth can increase inequality China and India are the latest examples. But might slow growth and rising inequality the two most salient characteristics of developed economies nowadays also be connected?

The main challenge for Brazil is to increase its investment rate from 18 of GDP currently to closer to 25 , thereby sustaining rapid growth and economic diversification. Commodity dependence, even with the creation of considerable domestic value added, remains high.

I'm amazed at his rapid progress in English.

Nor can the small uptick in the eurozone s growth, much less the relatively rapid expansion in Spain and Ireland, be attributed to the German recipe of fiscal consolidation and measures to increase export competitiveness. Indeed, nothing could be further from the truth.

The success of the East Asian model was predicated on a sharp increase in the investment rate. Beginning with Japan, every rapidly growing East Asian economy sustained investment rates in the range of 38 40 of GDP over its rapid growth phase.

(a) a temporary increase, during the electoral period and subsequent political transition, of 750 personnel to MINUSTAH's currently authorized military strength in order to create a rapid reaction force in Haiti to provide increased security, in particular in and around Port au Prince

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I'm going to present three projects in rapid fire.

The doctor thought the patient's pulse was rather rapid.

We're amazed by the rapid growth in import quantities.