There is no shortage of examples.

There have been indications of a gradual thaw.

They view the state as soft, pandering to minorities out of misplaced Westernized secularism.

There are already some worrying signs of a Japanese miscalculation.

A tragedy that defies any logical explanation confirms only one thing the cruelty of chance.

Thanks to your leadership, there is mounting momentum for United Nations reform, as evidenced by the lively discussions taking place in this very Hall.

Examples include the development of garments in Bangladesh, software outsourcing in India, and light manufacturing in China.

Indeed, recent work in economic theory shows that capital controls can actually be the optimal policy choice.

I would like to thank members of the Council for their constant interest in Côte d'Ivoire, which is evident from the public meetings devoted to the situation in my country.

A big pile of green growth reports demonstrates the plausibility of this path to recovery from an historic economic crisis.

These are but the latest signs that, more often than not, the Middle East s recent democratic experiments have only increased instability.

While animals use colorful displays and complicated behaviors to signal fitness and strength, humans use luxury goods to demonstrate economic health.

The idea that Europe can seduce the occupier into giving it a role in ending the occupation seems wrong headed.

Our experience in using a system of lead agencies to ensure dialogue, as proposed in the report, suggests that such a plan has to be very carefully implemented.

Another indication that Japan has fully used its potential is that the unemployment rate has been constant over the last decade.

Iraq is showing some positive signs of political and institutional recovery, but the omens for the future remain, in Obama s own words, messy.

Year after year, the General Assembly has demonstrated its interest in, and support for, the Court by inviting its President to present to the Assembly a review of the Court's activities and achievements.

Traditionally, a visit from the Japanese emperor except for a coronation or royal anniversary celebration signified a turning point in a bilateral relationship.

The Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian governments would show their engagement with their peoples future, and Europeans would demonstrate that they are ready to implement the principles they proclaim.

Rhetorical flourishes have always been an important signaling mechanism for major policy changes think of Deng Xiaoping s reforms and opening up of the late 1970 s.

Those benchmarks and other indicators manifesting the high physical quality of life enjoyed by our people will be further elevated as we strive to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

And the Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan s recent call for a ceasefire is an encouraging sign that Turkey, too, stands to benefit from a peace dividend.

Still, our evidence indicates that, on average, a high CEO pay slice may signal governance problems that might not otherwise be readily visible.

5. Invites Member States to accede to the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace,See resolution 35 55, annex. thereby demonstrating their support for an educational institution devoted to the promotion of a universal culture of peace

Another clear signal of Iran s intention to settle the dispute would be progress toward ratification by Iran s parliament of the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.

Our African experience shows that, more than money, what is needed is serious political will to improve cooperation, addressing the priorities identified by local authorities and showing respect for the traditions and cultures of the beneficiaries of cooperation.

When that happens and there is a strong probability that it will happen next year the crisis will only just be beginning for Russia.

Indeed, by clarifying through domestic legislation the protections offered to investors, South Africa is once again demonstrating as it has repeatedly done since the adoption of its new Constitution in 1996 its commitment to the rule of law.

Living organisms communicate, and the information that they exchange shapes their reality. While animals use colorful displays and complicated behaviors to signal fitness and strength, humans use luxury goods to demonstrate economic health.

The US, inebriated by victory, saw in the triumph over the Soviet bloc another sign of its exceptionalism, and found itself taken in by the mirage that its Cold War success was itself a strategy.

The situation is further complicated by additional instances of ancient interbreeding among native populations in Africa and Australasia (for example, Australia, New Guinea, and Bougainville).

There are already indications from key strategic partners that they are beginning to regard the euro crisis as the new normal in other words, they are planning for a future in which European power continues to erode.

This was the first time that long term development issues had been put so clearly on the G 20 agenda, and it is a sign of the growing geopolitical weight of the group s emerging market members.

Furthermore, the results obtained so far demonstrate that my country has not been idle and that, despite its scarce resources and constraints of all kinds, it is striving to end the vicious circle of poverty.

All these examples, and others that I have not wished to mention in order not to make this intervention a long one, demonstrate the relevance of the items on the agenda of this Conference and the urgent need to adopt a programme of work which will substantively address them.

The third analogy is reflected in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert s recent references to Israel s nuclear deterrent, which may have been a mistake, but probably indicate the evolution of Israeli strategic thinking.

The fact that Maliki, despite his incumbency, has been unable to secure a second term seven months after the elections attests to the widespread opposition to his continued rule among Iraq s political class.

The recent successes demonstrate that with political will and sufficient resources, even the greatest of scourges can be beaten a lesson not only for South Africa but also for countries elsewhere in Africa and the developing world.

The incidents along the Blue Line of 29 June and 12 July illustrate once again the need for the Government of Lebanon to make every effort to prevent attacks from its side of the Blue Line.

A fundamental change of paradigm is needed  the effort should shift to building a Palestinian state from the bottom up, for which there are encouraging signs, even in the midst of the failure of the top down process.

A fundamental change of paradigm is needed the effort should shift to building a Palestinian state from the bottom up, for which there are encouraging signs, even in the midst of the failure of the top down process.

Rather than taking responsibility for the deteriorating security situation (as evidenced by regular suicide bomb attacks) and the increasing Talibanization of the tribal areas, Musharraf has tried to blame the judiciary and media.

But, beyond short term and potentially counterproductive electoral politics, the debate about national identity is indicative of a state of mind that goes well beyond France.

In a sign of unity, a council of Sunni Muslim scholars in the eastern city of Lahore issued a fatwa, signed by 50 clerics, saying that the justifications cited by the girl s attackers were deviant and had no basis in Islamic law.

Today s statesmen like to say that they have avoided the protectionist error as well, but is that true? Certainly I do not expect a tariff war to break out in the near term, but there are dangerous indicators of trade trouble ahead.