Nevertheless, some issues requiring urgent attention were postponed in this exercise.

The implementation of those commitments must now engage our urgent attention.

These problems and crises demand urgent attention with anticipatory capacity building.

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

The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation outlines the key actions crucial to development that need urgent attention.

Finally, attention was drawn to the urgent nature of support for the negotiations on trade facilitation.

I am writing to draw your urgent attention to terrorist attacks carried out in Israel today.

Developing countries have maintained that climate change and other unsustainable pressures on our environment demand urgent attention.

They provide an excellent account of the many issues that need urgent attention from the international community.

This is an issue that requires the urgent attention of the international community and of the region's Governments.

Indeed, the Council will have to be able to bring urgent crises to the attention of the world community.

The situation was often exacerbated by overcrowding and the spread of infectious diseases, including HIV AIDS, which required urgent attention.

The independent expert wishes to draw attention to the urgent need to develop basic socio economic infrastructure and services in Somalia.

needs of vast numbers of displaced persons, drew attention to the urgent need for moral and financial support from the international community.

The specific health care needs of women required urgent attention, notably in the areas of HIV AIDS, malaria, potable water and sanitation.

It is, however, important that we do not lose sight of other priorities, which demand increasingly urgent attention from the international community.

The low level of UNOPS activity in West and Central Africa requires urgent attention, and will be the subject of review early in 2005.

Donors should therefore pay special attention to the urgent need for capacity building within the Transitional Government, as a prerequisite for effective development cooperation.

Additionally, the Governor called for urgent and constant attention for St. Croix, which has experienced economic decline and high crime rates during recent years.12

In that regard, we, the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries, request that that specific and urgent need of landlocked developing countries be given due attention and consideration.

Like the Special Rapporteur's preceding report to the General Assembly (A 59 258), it underscores certain issues of concern which, in his view, require urgent and immediate attention.

A greater human rights field presence during times of crisis would provide timely information to United Nations bodies and, when necessary, draw urgent attention to situations requiring action.

Such grim statistics definitely demand urgent attention and concerted efforts by the international community aimed at tackling and reversing the situation, as road traffic injuries are largely preventable.

The first is that the Security Council is the organ that is showing the clearest symptoms of being in crisis and that therefore requires the most urgent attention.

The Human Rights Council could benefit from the timely participation of special procedures, including through interactive dialogue addressing follow up and drawing attention to situations requiring urgent action.

The list of urgent challenges facing humanity is depressingly long. AIDS, hunger, armed conflict, and global warming compete for attention alongside government failure, malaria, and the latest natural disaster.

In that context, the measures proposed in the report to promote international and regional cooperation to prevent and combat illegal cross border activities that harm children deserve urgent attention.

It was important to focus attention on the allocation of the resources requested in the proposed programme budget in accordance with established priorities, with particular emphasis on urgent development activities.

Notes with concern that a growing proportion of urgent appeals of the Working Group has been left unanswered and urges the States concerned to give the necessary attention to the urgent appeals addressed to them by the Working Group on a strictly humanitarian basis and without prejudging its possible final conclusions

It is clear, as indicated by recent developments, that both parties to the conflict are committed to seeking an acceptable resolution. However, there are still some outstanding issues that need urgent attention.

The need for these reinforcements has been further underscored by the deteriorating security situation, in particular in the zone of confidence, and requires the urgent attention and support of the Security Council.

The level of press attention the project has attracted, as well as positive feedback from Member States and others, demonstrates that the top 10 stories project has become a valuable tool for drawing the attention of the media and the world at large to urgent matters of international concern.

Convinced that as humankind is more aware of the need to take immediate measures to protect the environment, any event that could jeopardize such efforts requires urgent attention to implement the required measures,

As soon as he takes office as President of the European Commission, Durao Barroso Portugal's former Prime Minister should devote urgent attention to restoring order and focus to the European Union's economic policies.

Encourages all States to investigate promptly urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative and to take timely action to prevent violations of the rights of human rights defenders

Encourages all States to investigate promptly urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative and to take timely action to prevent violations of the rights of human rights defenders

17. Encourages all Governments to investigate expeditiously urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative and to take timely action to prevent violations of the rights of human rights defenders

I believe that the present state of affairs represents more than just an alarming situation it constitutes a crisis that requires the full attention of, and urgent and specific action by, the international community.

Urges those States that have not yet responded to the communications transmitted to them to do so without delay and to investigate expeditiously urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative

Many widespread problems required the urgent attention of the international community, such as the increasing number of internally displaced persons and the rights of minorities, women, children and older persons, to name but a few.

Other major health issues that require urgent attention are the need to reduce maternal and child mortality rates and malaria, which accounts for nearly 50 per cent of causes of death in sub Saharan Africa.

(a) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in discharging her functions in relation to the promotion and protection of human rights, to pay due attention and give urgent consideration to the present resolution

10. Urges those States that have not yet responded to the communications transmitted to them to do so without delay and to investigate expeditiously urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative

In view of the rising burden of diabetes and other chronic diseases throughout the world, urgent attention must be devoted to strengthening surveillance systems for noncommunicable diseases at all levels from local practices to global institutions.

We also wish to associate ourselves now with the excellent statement of the Pacific Island Forum group and, in particular, with its reference to the need for urgent attention to the execution of the Mauritius Strategy.