The old man reached out his knobbly claw for the woman's hand, and found it, and left me alone.

Today, the United Nations and its agencies are more engaged with issues of development than with those of security.

When agents are bored with their work, they become less engaged and less motivated to do their jobs well.

Finally, although considerably increased, municipal engagement in activities related to returns remains variable.

An early sign was the failure of Operation Eagle Claw to rescue US hostages in Iran in 1980.

These were being sold for about 2,000 dollars each, and they are used for bear paw soup, and also being trained, later on, to become dancing bears like the one you just saw.

We believe that the more active involvement of all segments of society, particularly of youth, is crucial in the process of implementing national development agendas and achieving the MDGs.

Over the past two years, the Financing for Development Office has launched a series of multi stakeholder consultations with major civil society and private sector entities that have been closely engaged in the financing for development process.

Kosovo is the last piece of the Balkan jigsaw puzzle, and it is of the utmost importance that all actors engage constructively so as to put the final piece of the puzzle in place as soon as possible.

Since commissioning, Dwight D. Eisenhower has participated in deployments including Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, as well as the Gulf War in the 1990s, and more recently in support of U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.