Even where irregularities had been found, no action had been taken to ensure accountability.

Of those complaints, 79 had been confirmed and appropriate measures had been taken against the offenders.

Steps had been taken to coordinate the work of women's associations, and a number of non governmental organizations had been formed.

Steps had also been taken to educate victims and raise public awareness.

As many of the cases were new, no final decision had yet been taken, which was why there had been few convictions.

Eleven former Syrian positions had already been taken over by the Lebanese army.

Only one individual, who was intoxicated, had been taken to the police station.

There had been a number of setbacks, but corrective action was being taken.

The report that unlawful actions had been taken against her was not substantiated.

Thousands of tons of cereals had been distributed free to the most affected areas, and other measures had been taken to assist vulnerable groups.

Similar actions had been taken during the recent 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan.

She wondered if any steps had been taken to set up such a commission.

If it had not been for the blessing of my Lord , I would also have been taken to Hell .

If it had not been for the blessing of my Lord , I would also have been taken to Hell .

The following administrative and legal measures had been taken to prevent the financing of terrorism

As well, steps had been taken to reduce the rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.

Special measures had been taken to address the concerns of women in need of asylum.

As no census had been taken, there were no data on polygamy in rural areas.

According to election monitors, including international observers, the elections had been transparent and had taken place in a positive environment.

A committee had been set up to combat HIV AIDS in schools, funds had been allocated for literacy programmes in rural areas, and steps had been taken to protect women and girls against sexual violence.

Measures had been taken to recruit new staff for the courts and prosecutor's offices, and prison censorship for correspondence between prisoners and their attorneys had been abolished.

Jamaica reported that the problem of trafficking had never existed in the country and therefore no legislative action had been taken.

She recalled that MONUC had taken disciplinary action against 17 staff members who had been involved in sexual misconduct and abuse.

According to the report, 10 million had been allocated in 2003 to employers who had taken steps to set up nurseries.

Although the Government had taken some steps to deal with the issue, there had not been any tangible results so far.

A number of initiatives had been taken to encourage more females to study engineering and technology.

His Government had taken the first steps towards becoming party to the Convention, which had been signed by the President of Belarus.

Dubček, who had been arrested on the night of August 20, was taken to Moscow for negotiations.

Paragraphs 7 and 8 of the report detailed the steps that had been taken to that end.

Ms. Popescu Sandru noted that measures had been taken to combat illiteracy and to encourage girls' education.

In particular, there was a backlog of cases owing to the fact that, though the Act had been introduced in 1998, no action had been taken until it had come into force in 2002.

The special mission to Bermuda had revealed that no action whatsoever had been taken with regard to Article 73 b of the Charter.

Ms. Yesildaglar (Turkey) said that, although there had been no legislation per se concerning temporary special measures, in practice specific measures had been taken to improve the situation of women.

She asked what steps the Secretariat had taken at other United Nations offices to publicize guided tours, as she assumed that knowledge of visitor facilities had not been widespread when they had first been established.

Indeed, since 1980 s the industrialization that had taken place in Africa has by and large been reversed.

She left the WWF on November 30, 2001, several months after she had been taken off of television.

It would be helpful to have more information on the measures that had been taken in that area.

Significant steps had also been taken to reduce the debt burden of the most heavily indebted poor countries.

In that connection, she wished to know what measures had been taken by the Government to promote the election of women to official positions within trades unions and what steps had been taken to ensure the job security and physical safety of female nominees.

As of May 2011, over 130 cases of PML had been reported, all in patients who had taken natalizumab for more than a year.

In recent years, there had been a large increase in the number of Bedouin students who had taken matriculation exams and earned a baccalaureate.

Several of the detainees told the FBI agents that they had no connection with terrorism and had no idea why they had been abducted and taken to Guantánamo.

Despite the agreements reached by States and peoples on steps to be taken to eliminate racism and discrimination, successes thus far had been few, and in some cases there had been regression.

The former chief of police had been taken off the case, since he was not considered to be impartial.

The author states that her son had been a strong and healthy man when he was taken into custody.