And, should it prove necessary, dialogue can also be used to send a few tough signals.

It is hoped that better and more comprehensive use will be made of cooperation with and the advice offered by the office.

It is therefore important to utilize the expertise of national authorities, in whatever nascent form it is available, to set priorities that the international community can support.

Therefore, opportunities to coordinate and promote such projects within overall mission efforts and to improve project implementation were not consistently utilized.

Educational materials and national events throughout the International Year were featured on the official website (www.wateryear2003.org), and can be used during the Decade.

While it was appropriate to learn from the experience of others, a United Nations peacekeeping guidance framework could not be imported from elsewhere.

According to recent International Labour Organization statistics, women represented 60 per cent of the world's 550 million working poor.

While this practice may have been abolished in law, it seems to persist and is implied by the testimonies of those who have left the country in search of refuge.

Than Nyein, Member of Parliament elect, was due for release from prison on 19 January 2005 however, the authorities have reportedly extended his prison sentence for another year, in spite of a serious deterioration in his health.

The modern view of the effect of armed conflict on treaties is that the question of whether treaties survive the outbreak of hostilities is resolved according to the type of treaty involved. The task of the modern jurist, therefore, has been to determine which types of treaties continue in force during and after armed conflict, which are suspended and which are abrogated.

Specifically, the secretariat failed to (a) bring to the attention of the Panel the claim for a deposit paid by the claimant to a school in Kuwait in order to secure the enrolment of his children for the 1990 1991 academic year, and (b) review the loss in accordance with the category D methodology and previous decisions of the Panel concerning compensation for school fees paid from which no benefit was derived.

The scope of these responsibilities covers beneficiaries residing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, taking here also, as targeted by the Board, full advantage of proximity (same time zone), language commonality and regional knowledge.

These two types of activities are closely integrated with each other The knowledge gained from the global forum activities is fed back into the design of technical cooperation programmes and projects, while the lessons learned from the latter are disseminated through global forum activities.

But, as Singh has realized, just talking about these questions can make clear what India s bottom lines are and the minimum standards of civilized conduct that India expects from its neighbor. And, should it prove necessary, dialogue can also be used to send a few tough signals.