One important step in that direction was the decision to abolish the death penalty in the country, as proposed by Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov.

One important step has been the establishmentThe UNCCD has also established of a special leave policy for sStaff dDevelopment which enables staff to undertake further studies to and gain more experience in their field of work.

Please provide information on the steps taken to implement these recommendations.

The world has already taken some important steps against terrorism.

The Council has taken many important steps to address the crisis in Darfur.

Paragraphs 7 and 8 of the report detailed the steps that had been taken to that end.

(a) Follow up on the steps taken to grant the Ibero American Conference observer status with the United Nations

More information was needed on the steps taken to disarm the Janjaweed militias in Darfur.

One important step would be to officially recognize the domestic work done by women.

We join our voices to those of delegations that have already expressed their satisfaction at the significant steps already taken by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

We fully support furthering the practice of holding such meetings, as they are aimed at increasing the cohesiveness of the global response to the dreadful threat posed by international terrorism, while drawing upon the results of the important strides made at the regional and subregional levels in this fight.

Nevertheless, those reports remain the backbone of the CTC's ability to monitor the actual steps taken on the ground.

In response, the secretariat affirmed the organization's continued support for the work of the IRC and indicated steps being taken to strengthen its funding base.

This month has seen some positive developments, notably steps toward the implementation of the Access and Movement Agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Likewise, the Republic of Haiti supports all steps taken to increase development assistance through the use of funds of solidarity at the international level.

Nonetheless, the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities took some significant steps towards increasing intergovernmental coordination on fiscal matters.

The establishment of a financial intelligence unit is one of the important initial steps in establishing an effective national regime against money laundering.

She wondered what steps were being taken to ensure that the current quota was achieved and what the current status was of the legislation to increase the quota.

Denmark thus looks forward to seeing the Court take the first important steps towards ending the culture of impunity in Darfur.

In the past five years, Pakistan had taken a number of important steps to strengthen its criminal justice apparatus.

Steps taken in the Gender Equality Law implementation would certainly contribute to curbing up the negative trend in women's affirmation.

The Registrar reported to the Tribunal at its seventeenth session on steps taken to ensure a balance between the two official languages of the Tribunal.

Among other steps taken to enhance the recruitment of women in the police, a women's residence with facilities for children has been established at the National Police Academy in Kabul.

10. Also notes with satisfaction the election of a new Human Rights Ombudsman and a new Public Prosecutor, as well as steps taken to establish a professional judiciary

Develop a strong advocacy role at the intergovernmental level in favour of the alleviation of chronic poverty in Haiti and to monitor steps taken in this field.

The steps taken to obtain a more complete understanding of the overall coverage of United Nations staff under the malicious acts insurance policy were described in section II of the report.

Please indicate what steps are taken to ensure full access to and retention of indigenous girls at schools across all states and territories and their level of achievement.

The Government of Nova Scotia has made some important strides in addressing child poverty as part of the National Child Benefit (NCB) (see Introduction to the present report).

Moreover, the Secretariat should elaborate on the arrangements being made for the provision of logistic and support capacities to troops, including the expansion of the regional hub in Entebbe, Uganda, and should indicate what steps it was taking to fill vacancies in MONUC.

(a) The absence of data with respect to the practical application of the numerous new legislative acts and the seemingly insufficient steps undertaken to reduce the gap between legislation and practice

Steps taken to promote the achievement of a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East and the realization of the goals and objectives of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East

Let me take this opportunity to briefly highlight the major steps taken under NEPAD at the regional level in accordance with its programme of action.

Among the important actions undertaken in the context of the Convention and consistent with paragraph 40 of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, the Executive Secretary mentioned the promotion of the integrated management of water resources.

I wish to mention in that regard significant initiatives among States members of the Economic Community of West African States, which are already yielding positive results.

Please indicate what steps are taken to ensure full access for and retention of indigenous girls at schools across all states and territories and their level of achievement.

For the first time since 1997, the international community gathered at a high political level to examine the humanitarian problems caused by anti personnel mines and the steps being taken to address them.

The international community needs to strengthen the steps taken in the field of non proliferation without seeking to link it to progress, or to a lack of progress, in the field of disarmament.

Steps taken include public awareness campaigns, efforts to increase access to health care and health information and the training of women health providers.

The main thrust of the report seems to call into question the National Convention process, the first important step of the seven point political road map for transition to democracy.

Welcoming the report of the Secretary General on the evaluation of the outcome of the steps taken within the United Nations system and with Member States to resolve the year 2000 problem,A 55 387.

Defining and coordinating national level and workplace level actions to implement sustainable development has been a top priority for trade unions since the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

Turkey had taken a number of important steps to resolve the issues that it had acknowledged when presenting its combined second and third periodic reports (CEDAW C TUR 2 3), in 1997.

Attention will also need to be given to the sequencing of activities in order to build stronger government ministries and services and to ensure that steps to modernize the economy have a positive effect on the poor.

Please provide these data as well as details on steps taken to develop a policy on equal opportunities and details on financial resources that have been allocated to the Indigenous Employment Programme.

The present report outlines the steps taken or envisaged in response to calls by the Security Council to strengthen collaboration among the United Nations entities and their various partners to develop an integrated approach to conflict prevention in West Africa.