Those are indeed important steps.

Over the last year, significant steps have been taken to make the court operational.

There is no doubt that some progress has been made along this rocky road.

Significant steps had also been taken to reduce the debt burden of the most heavily indebted poor countries.

In that regard, my Government has taken significant steps aimed at the elimination of that scourge.

Those recent developments are important steps forward in the Middle East peace process.

The parliament undertook substantial steps toward securing the democratic evolution of Czechoslovakia.

Honduras is taking firm steps towards building a more inclusive democracy.

For Gaddafi, this was an important step towards socialism.

Speaking about discrimination, injustice, violence is the first step toward change.

There is no doubt that the United Nations and the international community have made important strides in addressing impunity.

Furthermore, important steps have been taken to complete the establishment of a single economic space and create a level playing field for all businesses.

This year has marked an important turning point in the momentum for change.

The G8 can take four steps towards these ends.

Partly as a result of that agreement, the Balkan countries have taken major steps forward.

This year has witnessed major strides towards sustainable peace in the Sudan.

It acknowledges that significant steps have already been taken by the United Nations human rights system to address the protection and promotion of human rights in the struggle against terrorism.

The implementation of the research programme has commenced, and significant steps have been initiated with regard to all of the four separate components covered by this programme.

Even President U Thein Sein s government listened to the wishes of the people the new government shouldn t continue it, he added, saying that the NLD government should take decisive steps toward terminating the project.

An important step was thus taken to fulfil the vision of a future Palestinian State.

Nevertheless, the independent expert concludes that, given the gaps in coverage of the monitoring systems of the special procedures and treaty bodies and the pressing need to strengthen human rights protections while countering terrorism, the Commission should consider the creation of a special procedure with a multidimensional mandate to monitor States' counter terrorism measures and their compatibility with international human rights law.

Under the 1997 Plan for Women's Health, significant steps had been taken to integrate a gender dimension into the health service and to make it responsive to the health needs of women.

In particular Western Cape and Gauteng provinces provide legal and health services for rape survivors, and the National Prosecuting Authority and the Durban magistrate's court have made important strides in setting up specialized courts to deal with sexual offences.

Obviously, the universalization of the BTWC would be an important step towards preventing the spread of biological weapons.

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.

Yet, as China takes minuscule steps forward, Russia takes giant steps backward.

Identifying objectives and strategies towards achieving these objectives are concrete steps towards the achievement of the group's overall goal.

We are hoping for similar steps by other States towards that goal.

Despite that, they have courageously taken steps towards the restoration of full democracy and the control of their own destiny.

UNICEF agrees and has taken steps to update the job descriptions of its senior staff.

It is important to acknowledge that significant steps have been taken by the United Nations human rights system to address the protection and promotion of human rights in the struggle against terrorism.

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.

The forum has made significant strides in establishing strong working relations with key civil society organizations over the last three years.

These are steps toward the unification of a state and nation, and not attempts to gain revenge or break up Russia.

The reforms have been lauded as a crucial step towards a more stable two party system.

Mr. Castillero Hoyos said that, although Mauritius had made significant positive strides in human rights legislation, some concerns remained.

China s leaders need to make several concrete moves in order to move beyond rhetoric.

In recent weeks and months, the Palestinian Authority continued to take specific steps towards reforming the structure of the security services.

Society was moving in the direction of liberalization, and further reforms would surely be forthcoming in due course.

Major advances, such as the decision to fill an institutional void by creating a Peacebuilding Commission, are accompanied by major failures, such as the absence of any agreement in the area of disarmament and non proliferation.

With its remarkable ability to adapt, China is making strides to accommodate the rising power of its markets and people.

Since the Chief Prosecutor's last report, the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities have undertaken positive steps towards improving cooperation with the ICTY.

It would thus be advisable to make some perhaps small but constructive steps towards meeting each other's expectations and rebuilding mutual confidence.

Rejecting the culture of violence and discord and replacing it with the culture of peace and harmony would constitute an important step towards the achievement of those noble objectives.

The completion of the policing project would represent a profound move towards peace and political stability, and I call upon Sinn Fein, in particular, to take the hard decisions needed.