If it was a purely interpretative instrument, he wondered what purpose it would serve.

My explanation is that my wife doesn't work and that we had agreed on this from the beginning.

In that regard, she cited an Explanatory Report to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities.

However, it was also suggested that the provision should be limited to carrier actions for declaratory relief and that it should not prevent the carrier from instituting actions other than for declaratory relief, such as actions for the payment of freight, in the appropriate jurisdiction of its choosing.

One delegation suggested that States that were not in favour of an independent offence could make an interpretative declaration on ratifying the instrument.

As the draft convention was an interpretative instrument he wondered whether there was any need to include draft article 3.

(a) Relief Services

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In the present context, such an interpretative statement could take the form of a paragraph in a preamble to the present draft protocol or could be dealt with separately.

D. Transition from relief to development

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But, even in compelling circumstances, the Committee's procedural rules have not permitted the Committee to engage in a declaratory judgement, or to accept petitions on behalf of a general class of individuals.

The progress report presented detailed updates on the calamity, the locations of newly set up relief centers and the number of relief team members in each affected district.

Concerning the second option of an interpretative authoritative statement, the sponsor delegation noted that this was not without precedent.

Concerning the second option of an interpretative authoritative statement, the sponsor delegation noted that this was not without precedent.

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This is in contrast to a narrative or history, which sets selected events in a meaningful interpretive context and excludes those the author does not see as important.

Several delegations were opposed to the inclusion of such a provision, pointing out that the intended effect could be achieved by means of an interpretative declaration made by the State at the time of ratification.

The Study Group nevertheless recognized that the principle of harmonization should be seen as a cross cutting interpretive principle, applicable also in hierarchical relations to the extent possible.

On the day after the tsunami tragedy, the Islamic Republic of Iran began sending relief consignments to the disaster struck areas and took part in the international relief operations.

Evaluation of WFP assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in DRC, the Eritrea relief portfolio, the West Africa Coastal Regional PRROs in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Afghanistan PRRO, and the Sudan emergency assistance.

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He also hosted one hour of Comic Relief.

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As a result, the delivery of humanitarian relief activities has been seriously affected.

The entry of United Nations humanitarian personnel, has been delayed due to the government s refusal to allow aid workers into the country without first applying for visas.

Once a conflict is over, aid agencies seem paralyzed.

We have often discussed the gap between emergency relief and development.

The United Nations placed Global Relief Foundation on its Consolidated List on 22 October 2002, with Fondation Secours Mondial included as an alias.

Why don't aid agencies do this? This is the U.N. tent.

(c) Increased capacity of developing countries to deal with disaster relief.

But aid agencies need access.

Technology has clearly had an impact on global giving for humanitarian relief efforts.

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Relief efforts are ongoing as water is removed from residential areas.