He stressed the importance of local networks for the development of constructive dialogue concerning the nature, contents and impact of the Global Compact.

The panellist from McKinsey highlighted the importance of social trends and the long term influence of social factors on business development.

World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

The pandemic has a great effect on youth, weakening family and social coping mechanisms.

Not only is the region important for meeting China s growing energy needs, but the Chinese authorities also are concerned about separatist pressures among the Uighur population in Xinjiang province and the impact of ties with Uighurs in neighboring Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

And the effect of that pressure is that you have an increased density of gas molecules in every breath you take.

They met to discuss the implications of a comet asteroid impact and its effect on human society.

To drive his point home, Jacob shared the names of people of Syrian descent who have had international impact.

The value of the multiplier depends on assumptions about the size of the gap, leakages from the spending stream, and the effect of government programs on confidence.

Minority and majority influence combined There is evidence to suggest that it is possible for minority influence and majority influence to work together.

Noted in the reports is the need to take account of external factors, such as changing patterns of demand and the impact of substitutes, when assessing future needs.

The session on this topic focused on different methods of enterprise internationalization and their impact on enterprise competitiveness.

The Cybercrime Prevention Act was enacted by Congress to address legitimate concerns about criminal behavior on the Internet and the effects of abusive behavior

The impact and effect of multiple oppressions and marginalization of young people must be acknowledged and accounted for in national youth policies and programmes.

In this documentary by Emily Kinskey, we follow Musa as he explains his relationship to the rivers in his region and the effect pollution has in his community.

Tourism, American pop culture, the influence of Dominican Americans, and the country's economic ties with the United States motivate other Dominicans to learn English.

General relativity also predicts novel effects of gravity, such as gravitational waves, gravitational lensing and an effect of gravity on time known as gravitational time dilation.

The index can also be applied to the productivity and impact of a scholarly journal as well as a group of scientists, such as a department or university or country.

Prominent among the emerging issues highlighted in 2006 are the farming of marine species, and the impact of climate change on food production.

The impact of the wall on all aspects of Palestinian life in the areas concerned, as documented in several United Nations reports, is overwhelming.

The glass ceiling' effect is quite pronounced in the Public Service as indicated by the low number of women advancing to senior management level.

Immediate actions to optimize the implementation efficiency and impact of current DDT use, while minimizing human and environmental exposure and Diversification of intervention options to incorporate alternatives.

To take stock of best practices and assess the effectiveness and impact of existing practices in corporate contributions to development, so as to facilitate the exchange of experiences and the dissemination of best corporate practices.

Furthermore, Parties mentioned that they would select approaches based on a holistic evaluation of the options, taking into account life cycle assessments and the impact of implementing these options.

Parties also mentioned that they would select approaches based on a holistic evaluation of the options, taking into account life cycle assessments and the impact of implementing these options.

As a country well aware of the impact of earthquakes and other natural disasters and of the destructive power of the sea, Iceland will continue to follow developments and will seek to contribute where it can.

On the other hand, Dalia Ziada, a human rights activist who has retained some of her hope towards Obama's visit, concluded her Young Egyptian Activists and the Obama effect! post saying

States repeatedly have reported to the Monitoring Team their concerns at the lack of identifiers on the List and its impact on their ability to enforce the travel ban.

Their wide area effects and the influence of wind, altitude of release and airspeed on free falling submunitions make them an immediate danger to civilians at the time of the attack.

Among the reasons for this increase, he has noted that the noble ideals of competition and mutual respect are being eroded by the exacerbation of the nationalistic dimension of competitions and the overemphasis on money.

A further three thematic evaluations (on computer based training, the Global Assessment Programme on Drug Abuse and the impact of support services on programme delivery) are being undertaken in 2005.

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) are, perhaps, the two leading examples of Chavez s attempts to use regional organizations to circumvent the power and influence of the United States.

A scientific panel could establish a set of priorities by assessing the number of people affected and the impact on mortality, morbidity, and productivity.

They were particularly influential after the fall of Cardinal Wolsey in 1529, and for a brief time under the reign of Anne Boleyn, who was one of their cousins.

UNHCR acknowledges the benefit of having a planning and accounting application that can concurrently display both financial expenditures and the recorded results and impact of specific activities such as registration.

The effect on the atmosphere is equivalent to 18 of annual CO2 emissions, more than from the world s entire transport sector.

The economy contracted in 2001 and 2002 due to slowdowns in tourism, consumer spending and the impact of the 11 September 2001 attacks, but rebounded in 2003 and has shown growth since 2004.

IPED works to increase citizen participation in the Bulgarian government, limiting the influence of the mafia in politics, securing a fair electoral process, and combating corruption and abuse of power.

Economic rights are as important as political and civil rights.

While the regulations are likely to reduce the likelihood and impact of financial crises, they will also make long term loans more expensive and investments in illiquid assets riskier.

But Obama has other priorities. His foreign policy challenges, with the exception of Iran s nuclear enrichment program and Israel s reaction to it, come second to the US economy s health, and its impact on his re election.

The defeat of the Democrats in the mid term elections in 1994, followed by the Monica Lewinsky affair, hampered the effectiveness of one of America s most energetic and gifted Presidents.

Both UN Habitat and UNEP support the Global Environment Outlook process in planning the development of projects at the local level that analyse the state of the local environment and the impact of cities.

Some of these are of historical significance themselves.

Mindful of the fact that the available data and existing tools of measurement and analysis are insufficient for a full understanding of the gender implications of the processes of globalization and rural change, and their impact on rural women,