Please indicate any progress made with respect to ratification of the Optional Protocol.

Please indicate any progress made with respect to ratification of the Optional Protocol.

Only one country in fact has really made any progress with the development of early warning systems.

The Abkhaz authorities were still hindering any progress.

Argentina rejects any arguments that make progress in nuclear disarmament contingent upon progress in conventional weapons.

Current economic trends threaten to undermine any progress made.

The history of legislative reform is substantially a punctuated equilibrium, with long periods of time during which public apathy prevents any progress, interrupted by scandals that suddenly make progress possible.

I deeply regret the failure to make any progress on this occasion.

He also wondered whether any progress had been made with respect to the registration of damage caused by the construction of the wall.

Genuine progress in any of the six target areas will require a comprehensive approach, with policies that span the economic, social, and environmental domains.

The independent expert did not observe any significant progress on the issue of impunity.

The price of Obama s approach is that it denies any potential for progress toward peace.

The failure for more than a year to make any progress in negotiations with Israel has convinced Abbas and his colleagues to pursue the UN option.

That is how extremists play off against each other to destroy any chance of political progress.

Since the Working Group began its deliberations in January 1994, little if any progress has been made.

All civilizations are called upon to reject all negative practices in the quest for development and progress. We must do away with any sense of supremacy or pre eminence.

We were equally disappointed at the inability of the summit to make any progress on that absolutely vital issue.

But progress is not to be confused with victory.

Second, it leaves time for anti reform lobbies to organize and prevent any progress toward completion of the reform effort.

Israel insists that any serious progress will happen only if both sides can sit at the negotiating table face to face.

Rising youth unemployment, and the desperation that accompanies it, threatens to undermine any progress made in countries coming out of crisis.

Progress towards the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities

In Africa, progress is reported with improvements in farming techniques.

With international assistance, Afghanistan has made substantial progress towards stability.

Social Darwinists interpreted natural selection to mean that any humanitarian effort to improve the condition of the poor would impede the progress of the human race by burdening it with an excess of drones.

The Chairman asked whether any progress had been made in cooperation with the World Bank on reducing the number of slum dwellers and what that meant in the context of the Millennium Development Goals.

While Chinese are more free today than at any time in their history, China s political evolution has lagged behind its economic progress.

More progress has been made in this area in the past few years than in almost any other area of international relations.

In addition, any progress made in reaching the goals will not automatically contribute to a reduction in human vulnerability to natural hazards.

Any progress towards a just and comprehensive solution must be based on international law and the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.

Progress has been made across a broader front than on any other single occasion in the 60 year history of the Organization.

In the objective, replace progress towards the achievement of with realize .

My good offices efforts in Myanmar continued, albeit with little progress.

A number of reports record progress achieved with improving agricultural techniques.

While the confidential inquiry is in progress, the Committee may defer the consideration of any report the State party may have submitted during this period in accordance with article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

The past three years have seen much less progress on freeing up world trade than almost any free trade advocate would have hoped.

If we want to hold fast to any vision of progress, this is an indispensable role, and only America can play it today.

However, we have not seen any tangible progress towards the desired objective because the Quartet has left everything up to the occupying Power.

The Chair informed the SBI that consultations on nominations were being undertaken and that she would keep delegates informed of any progress made.

Any communication with or action taken with any association, body, organization, group or band having its headquarters abroad or with any person working for any of them for the purpose of carrying out any terrorist act within the country or against its interests, even abroad

Noting with concern the lack of sufficient progress in multilateral disarmament diplomacy,

Our problems must be dealt with through partnership progress must be shared.

Important progress had been made with respect to the Committee's working methods.

We are now well into this year's session with no progress made.

However, progress is now steady and in accordance with the new schedule.