Take concrete, operational steps to improve communications.

Several delegations underlined the need to take urgent steps to improve the availability of port waste reception facilities.

Two (of four) steps were taken to improve transparency in reporting on the budget and its development.

During the past year the Global Compact has continued its impressive growth while at the same time taking strategic steps to improve quality management.

Joel from DANWEI translated a few blog posts which analyzed the effectiveness of Beijing's traffic controls to improve the city's environment.

(d) Taking steps to improve the collection and dissemination of information and data on the role of cooperatives in poverty reduction and their contribution to social and economic development

(h) Take effective steps to improve physical conditions in prisons, reduce the existing overcrowding and properly guarantee the fundamental needs of all persons in custody

In 2005, several steps were taken to enhance the work of the Office of the Inspector General and in particular to ensure its operational independence and transparency.

For its part, Bangladesh had enacted the Disability Welfare Act in 2001 and had taken many pragmatic steps to improve the quality of life of the disabled.

Recognizing that information and communications technology could contribute to the empowerment of women, the Malaysian Government and taken steps to improve women's access to such technology.

The Information Services Section played a major role in promoting World Habitat Day and the second World Urban Forum, and took steps to enhance the corporate identity of UN Habitat.

Afghanistan, too, while it had taken significant steps to promote human rights and establish the rule of law, still allowed impunity for perpetrators of acts of violence.

He noted increased momentum in those directions, and important steps had been taken to have the economic contribution of volunteerism better understood and brought to the attention of policymakers.

As they leave the clinic and head home, they have already taken steps to improve not just their child s health, but also his or her educational prospects and long term future.

Poverty rates remain a concern and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador continues to take steps to improve the lives of low income individuals, including children and their families.

4. Decides to consider at its fifty eighth session further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons, taking into consideration the views of States, provided to the Secretary General, on further steps that could be taken

11. Decides to consider at its fifty seventh session further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons

In addition, it was emphasized that taking further steps to improve coordination between UNODC and other international entities involved in the fight against crime might yield more successful results in that area.

Although it is pleasing to note that many international agencies are making deliberate steps to improve the metadata to support MDG indicators, some are lagging well behind.

Europe s Next Steps

General steps

Because there isn't going to be a lot of money to improve public services, or to improve government, or to improve so many of the things that politicians talk about.

Development has been slow.

Those were welcome first steps.

Long steps. So a lot of milongueros the tango dancers will use very short steps.

Small Steps to European Growth

Europe s Small Steps and Giant Leaps

There are clear steps that can be taken.

The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Those are indeed important steps.

In view of delegations' comments and concerns about the format and clarity of the report, the Secretariat must take steps to improve the presentation of the next report by, inter alia, issuing a separate document addressing the specific issues raised during the current discussion.

Women accounted for 51 per cent of the population of Benin, and it was extremely important to take steps to improve their status, particularly since, in the right conditions, they could make a valuable contribution to the country's economic and social life and help to shape its future.

Measures to improve equitable geographical distribution

Mechanisms Implemented for the Improvement of the Status of Women

Measures taken to improve judicial efficiency

Sami could hear footsteps.

Development Aid in Five Easy Steps

Four Essential Steps to the Copenhagen Agreement

This needs to be followed by other steps.

Certainly, the pace of candidate countries approach to the Union depends on the speed of their reforms.

There Gustaf worked to improve his Russian.

Efforts were being made to improve the situation.

Reforms to improve women's political participation.

A Five Step Plan for European Prosperity