He stressed the importance of the Doha round for developing countries.

The importance of user friendliness in information systems was underlined.

He underlined the importance for the session to discuss implementation and organization of common tasks.

Several speakers underscored the importance of States ratifying the Convention on Cybercrime.

A number of experts emphasized the importance of building a balanced partnership between the public and private sectors.

More than a half of the Parties stressed the development and promotion of renewable energy sources.

Most representatives underscored the importance of intensified efforts in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

Mr. Frans stressed the importance of country visits as a way of identifying and disseminating good practices.

The Council underlined the importance of tailoring solutions to local circumstances and, more importantly, of involving local actors.

Some experts stressed the importance of distinguishing between different phases in the internationalization of R D.

He stressed the importance of local networks for the development of constructive dialogue concerning the nature, contents and impact of the Global Compact.

The Shanghai Consensus underlined the importance of the role of the State as well of free markets in economic and social development.

He stressed the importance of the congresses as a forum for exchanging practical experiences for policymaking at the international, national and local levels.

Ambassador Akram also emphasized the need for a strengthened partnership between NGOs in the North and the South.

The mandate holders emphasized the importance of enhancing the effectiveness of the special procedures, both in terms of the functioning of each mandate and of the system as a whole.

He stressed the importance of the work programme on small economies, which were prevented by their size from taking advantage of world trade.

He also underlined the importance of the Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate becoming fully operational as soon as possible.

Various observers for States stressed the importance of collecting statistical data to identify social inequalities and their links with gender and ethnicity.

He called upon donors to continue to support interregional activities, and stressed the importance of continuing to give particular attention to assistance for LDCs.

He suggested that tThe Kimberly Process for conflict diamonds and the European Union Ac(EU) action Pplan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) were also useful models to consider.

He called upon donors to continue to support interregional activities, and stressed the importance of continuing to give particular attention to assistance for LDCs.

He emphasized, therefore, the importance of encouraging ratification, noting that the Convention would be most effective if it was universally ratified.

He emphasized the importance of confrontations between victims and perpetrators as well as the threat of prosecution as a motivation for perpetrators to come forward and tell the truth in South Africa.

The importance of policies in the area of education and skills development and efforts to strengthen the national innovation system was stressed by various experts.

Mr. Chamie stressed the importance of intersessional meetings in providing timely guidance for the preparation of the annual sessions of the Commission and ensuring their efficiency.

The Bureau stressed the importance of the timely availability of documents for the thirty eighth session of the Commission in order to facilitate the preparation of statements by delegations.

Speakers underlined the importance of a partnership with the private sector to formulate and implement effective measures to counter computer related crime.

He stressed the importance of capacity building activities through the implementation of paragraph 166 of the Bangkok Plan of Action, as well as through UNCTAD's Virtual Institute.

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The Heads of State and Government of AOSIS emphasized the value of increased cooperation among SIDS towards the implementation of the Strategy and achievement of their sustainable development.

Many representatives stressed the importance of protecting and supporting victims and witnesses of crime, with a view to developing a comprehensive criminal justice response to crime.

He also stressed the problem of debt.

The representative of the private sector emphasized the importance of dismantling barriers to South South trade, from which developing countries can make even greater gains.

During the meeting, the Secretary General stressed the importance of this project as a means of facilitating better knowledge of polymetallic nodule resources in the CCZ.

Other observers for States stressed the importance of continuing to discuss issues already dealt with by the mechanism so as to stress their importance and the need for action to be taken at the national level.

Another underlined the importance of the work of the Global Programme against Money Laundering in supporting activities to combat money laundering, in particular through its mentoring programme.

He stressed the importance of the congress workshops and the desirability of even stronger links between their themes and the topics of the congress in order to ensure fuller use of the technical results in the substantive discussion.

The representative of the Russian Federation stressed the importance of ensuring the implementation of the first two Council resolutions on the protection of civilians in armed conflict resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000).

He stressed the importance of continuing the dialogue between the treaty bodies and the Sub Commission on topics of mutual concern, such as reservations to human rights treaties and universal implementation of international human rights treaties.

The communiqué also stressed the importance of establishing common indicators to monitor progress in establishing efficient transit transport systems in landlocked and transit developing countries.

Most participants underlined the importance of FDI in promoting private sector development, employment creation, encouraging transfer and diffusion of technology, export diversification, and meeting the goals of poverty reduction.

The 2000 OECD report (preface and chaps. 1, 2 and 3) also stressed the importance of ensuring that exchange of information provisions in tax matters would override bank secrecy and other confidentiality laws.

Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration adopted at the Millennium Assembly,See resolution 55 2. in which heads of State and Government stressed the importance of the International Criminal Court,

Participants stressed the importance of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Examples were provided of how the Millennium Development Goals were systematically used by national institutions to assess and guide public policies in the economic and social fields.

The Council stressed the importance and urgency of restoring justice and the rule of law in post conflict societies, not only to help them come to terms with past abuses, but also to promote national reconciliation and prevent a return to conflict.