Social policies for containing poverty

Policies and measures to eliminate discrimination against women

Promotion of policies for the prevention of illicit drug use

Advocacy on the urgency of the Millennial target for gender parity in basic education by 2005 has helped to create a climate for action in most regions.

Policies aimed at sustainability are likely to follow.

Policies and programmes to support developing country firms in investing abroad

We urge policymakers to take action and implement policies aimed at removing the obstacles that block women s participation in the workforce.

This trend has been facilitated by deregulation and liberalization measures as well as specific policies to foster development.

However, policies to replace pastoralism with sedentary cultivation in rangelands can contribute to desertification.

But the greatest leverage will undoubtedly come from policies that foster ongoing and rapid migration from the countryside to the cities.

Thus, policies designed to preserve the financial system and the euro are transforming the EU into the opposite of an open society.

This includes policies aimed at restructuring the economy, improving productivity, and increasing labor force participation, especially by women.

He also discussed the importance of indicators to measure the impact of policies and actions aimed at achieving the Goals, which he linked to the question of investments and planning.

10. Calls upon the United Nations system to harmonize further its collective human resources development efforts, in accordance with national policies and priorities

In other words, policies designed to enhance professionalism should be implemented pari passu with those aimed at redressing gender disparities.

Other policy instruments must complement FDI in order to generate the resources necessary for development, and policies to attract FDI must be balanced with others in the areas of trade and finance in order to reach a healthy equilibrium of policies.

Many of the reports provide examples of policies and initiatives aimed at strengthening the role of women, and a number refer to the development of women's forestry organizations.

13. Calls upon the United Nations system to harmonize further its collective human resources development efforts, in accordance with national policies and priorities

Policies and programs to promote inclusion in employment, education, health care, and housing must be implemented at the local and national levels.

Europe is several years ahead of the US in implementing policies intended to mitigate global warming.

It was also conducting a series of activities on policies aimed at compensation or inclusiveness which directly targeted victims of inequality.

The Government verbally committed itself to increasing efforts to include civil society and minority communities in policy advice mechanisms (a priority).

Its three pillars consensus building, policy analysis, and technical assistance and capacity building had supported countries' efforts to achieve the MDGs.

Its mandate was to promote policies aimed at eliminating discrimination against women and ensuring their participation in the political, economic and cultural activities of the country.

A critical review of the impacts of remittances from a gender perspective can enrich the identification of policies aimed at increasing the development potential of remittances.

J. Strengthening African statistical systems to generate gender disaggregated data to support policies to promote gender equality and empowerment of women

It was also stressed that all data collection efforts should be aimed at improving policies and enhancing services or initiatives to address violence against women.

From bin Laden s point of view, Bush s policies were more useful for his efforts to recruit supporters than Kerry s might have been.

Moreover, the functioning of emerging economy financial markets should be improved, with policies aimed at institutional development and improved regulatory capacity.

The office of the Chief performs the policy and support activities for the efficient functioning of the Geneva Office so as to secure the production and operational activities related to its mandate and objectives.

The Obama administration has developed policies to counter these negative effects, but, in my judgment, they are not adequate to turn the economy around and produce a sustained recovery.

The Committee requests the State party to include, in its next periodic report, detailed information on environmental policies formulated by the State party, in particular, policies to reduce atmospheric pollution, and to evaluate the impact of large infrastructure development projects on the environment.

NEW YORK Of all major world regions, Europe has worked the hardest to implement policies aimed at countering human caused climate change.

Determine feasible mechanisms, enforcement measures and implementation of policies to address the impunity of violators of women's and girl's rights especially in situations of armed conflict

The Committee urges that the State party use these indicators and data effectively in the formulation of legislation, policies and programmes for effective implementation of the Convention.

This could be complemented by studies to evaluate the energy demand and supply in the subsector with a view to facilitating the formulation of policies and strategies for achieving sustainable transport.

Rent seeking tends to lead to policy failure in the form of intense political competition aimed at gaining short term access to revenues and benefits, as opposed to political competition over what policies might be in the long term public interest.

The recent recession has presented challenges, but European leaders were right to avoid becoming intoxicated with short term Keynesian policies, especially where these are inimical to addressing Europe s long term challenges.

Yet the concerns of young people are not always taken into consideration in national policies for poverty reduction, leading to incoherent and sometimes detrimental actions.

But this can and should be addressed by domestic policies aimed at bringing about structural change, not by external policies like exchange rate appreciation.

Perhaps Hurricane Sandy will spur US citizens and politicians to take climate change seriously and to implement public policies aimed at protecting America s cities and coastlines.

As stated in Article 12, women in rural areas enjoy better healthcare thanks to policies to improve grassroots healthcare.

Among the reforms will be tax policies aimed at boosting rural purchasing power, measures to broaden rural land ownership, and technology led programs to raise agricultural productivity.

She would also be willing to work on institutional reforms aimed at closer coordination of EU member states economic policies.

The best protection of the dollar s future role and of the health of the US economy will be policies that reduce the growth of the national debt.