Given their importance, the new chairs must have the necessary skills and integrity.

Given the importance of threshold effects, how can a system s resilience be maintained?

Given that situation, the demilitarization of the Central Asian region is of great importance.

The same importance is given to the motivation of praying together as a family.

Mr. O'Flaherty emphasized the importance given in the Secretary General's report to treaty body reform.

Given the importance of the topic, States should be given a reasonable opportunity to properly absorb the significance and scope of the draft articles.

Experts identified issues of particular policy importance that should be given priority attention.

We are pleased at the importance given to the subjects of human development and financing for development.

I welcome the importance given to this issue by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations this year.

However, given the importance of the issue, I would like to briefly touch upon a few additional points.

The view was expressed that the commentary was too brief, given the importance of the rule that the article established.

Given the importance attached to this matter, we are gratified that on this occasion the Council adopted the resolution unanimously.

Two reports describe stockbreeding support programmes, stressing the importance given to increasing herds by improving the productivity of stockbreeding systems.

Given their systemic importance, many were bailed out and, with continued official support, returned to profitability quite quickly.

In the past, the relationship between the British and the French has been given a lot of importance in Canada's history.

And, given the deep disparities in nuclear power s importance for European economies, consensus on regulatory harmonization is hard to reach.

Another concern expressed was the need to establish better links with the European Union, given its political, commercial and financial importance.

Those countries should be given a role in the work of the Council reflecting their importance and contributions to the United Nations.

It is of vital importance that the Intelligence and Security Agency is supervised and given appropriate political guidance in its work.

Given the crucial importance of developments in our part of the world, Turkey s contribution to the Council s work promises to be highly valuable.

While recognizing the importance of ensuring overall regional diversity, there should be no link between a given region and any particular mandate.

Considerable importance should be given to risk identification and mitigation as well as to preparedness and to protection of the most vulnerable.

The expression gender in the spirit of this Law shows the importance which is given in the society to the biological determination of sex

Also, given the importance of religious practices in the country, religious leaders had been instructed to speak out at Friday prayers against domestic violence.

(a) Support and emphasize the importance of national rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes, given the devastation of the basic infrastructures and services in the affected countries.

Salary support was a particularly high priority, given the importance of public sector salaries for individual Palestinian livelihoods and for the economy as a whole.

Primary importance in implementation of this task is given to counteraction to illicit drug trafficking which often provides financing for the activities of terrorist organizations.

For the French, the US position will force a reevaluation of the importance of Africa in France s global strategy, given that the government s 2008 white paper on defense clearly minimized the continent s importance, most likely to justify a reduction in French ground forces.

In the Financial Services Section, reinforcing staffing is a matter of priority given the critical importance of the financial accounting function and of the related financial activities.

2. Stresses that the work of the Commission shall be given the importance and attention it deserves by the governing bodies of the organizations of the common system

Given the importance of the information centres for developing countries, each case must be considered separately and host countries must be consulted before a decision was taken.

Several participants, however, emphasized the importance of the clause, given the major role that associations played in combating enforced disappearances and the violations that their members sometimes suffered.

The Korean delegation welcomed the importance given to information and communications technology in the framework of the reform of the Secretariat and the United Nations system as a whole.

OIOS also noted that the substantive upgrading of skills was not given enough importance and staff training was rarely discussed and prioritized in connection with individual performance.

Recognizing the vital contribution to peace and security being made by regional organizations and the importance of forging predictable partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations, and noting in particular, given the special needs of Africa, the importance of a strong African Union, we agree to

Recognizing the vital contribution to peace and security being made by regional organizations and the importance of forging predictable partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations, and noting in particular, given the special needs of Africa, the importance of a strong African Union, we agree to

Poverty eradication should remain a paramount concern for all and particular importance should be given to supporting women's efforts to achieve sustainable development and eliminate poverty.

Over the years, in the consideration of issues involving humanitarian assistance, priority has been given to complex emergencies, while natural disasters have been held to be of secondary importance.

Given the importance that it ascribed to combating honour crimes and human trafficking, the European Union welcomed the fact that General Assembly resolution 57 179 had had quite an impact.

Given that 2005 would mark the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the discussions on the item at the current General Assembly session were of special importance.

While issues pertaining to security and human rights are among the international concerns that should not be underestimated, development is a pivotal objective that deserves to be given utmost importance.

Given the certainty of divisions among officials on the relative importance of inflation and unemployment, a successful Fed chairman must also be able to work well with people of diverse perspectives.

From 1962 until 1988, the importance, or weight, of each factor varied according to successive General Assembly resolutions, but preference was always, and continues to be, given to the contribution factor.

Given the importance of the issues set out in that document, Mexico's views as expressed in version A AC.105 635 Add.7 of the questionnaire should be reiterated to the Subcommittee.

It was to be hoped that the General Assembly would soon reach consensus on the matter, given the importance of protecting United Nations and associated personnel, who were operating under very difficult circumstances.