Three areas of interaction could be identified for action to improve the situation.

Major reports have been written seeking to improve programmes of action in the field.

Action was required to improve both the quality and timeliness of submissions to the committee.

It notes however that further urgent action is needed to continue to improve the security situation.

What action are you going to take to make your mark and improve someone's day or life?

It urged UNAIDS to improve and intensify its action for women and girls, including through the seven action areas of the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS.

Many countries report action to improve the use of economic and policy instruments to promote sustainable forest management.

A number of initiatives to improve MDG indicators have been outlined in the Marrakesh Action Plan for Statistics.

It is therefore incumbent upon the international community to improve the framework for action to cope with climate change.

The NI Unit aimed to improve the existing technical cooperation and sought to establish a common plan of action.

Most countries reported plans of action, programmes and projects to improve women's participation at different levels of decision making.

Action at the community level to improve nutrition by making use of local foodstuffs, and promoting nutritional monitoring and prevention.

The action plans were also expected to improve the interaction of climate change actions with those on other environmental issues.

Its strategy was based on the current national plan of action to improve the situation of children and protect their rights.

The Government, mindful of the strategic role of young people in the country's development, was taking action to improve their living conditions in accordance with the World Programme of Action for Youth.

(a) Developing a specific plan to improve efficiency through the application of information technology in the Secretariat and the action required to implement it

The measures of positive action have been taken in the areas where such intervention is necessary to improve the position of women in BiH.

The World Bank is developing an African Action Plan with 25 initiatives to improve education, roads and power, with financing targets and measurable goals.

These and other measures now under consideration promise to improve Puerto Rico s economic prospects. But they will require concerted and determined action on all fronts.

The current Conference must chart a course of action to improve the implementation of the NPT, meet present challenges and close the loopholes in regime.

Government intervention in benchmark prices can be justified in the name of macroeconomic management or regulatory action to improve the provision of public goods and services.

My country continues to call for early action to enlarge the permanent and non permanent membership of the Security Council and to improve its working methods.

The workshop identified key challenges and action that could be taken to improve the protection of civilians, particularly those affected by the conflict in northern Uganda.

Many of the initiatives to improve MDG indicators have already been initiated and have been identified in the Marrakesh Action Plan for Statistics, which the group supports.

To respond to the growing calls to help tackle regional and global security challenges, the EU must improve the efficiency and coherence of its external action still further.

Action was required to improve countries' capacities in terms of the transfer of know how and the utilization of technologies with a view to promoting sustainable economic development.

Climate action should be viewed as a means to improve the well being of the world s poorest people those who most need an agreement rather than as a burden.

Unless that pattern was changed, the situation would not improve, and it would be very difficult to apply any affirmative action under article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

The Commission appeals to the Government of Colombia increasingly to address the issue of impunity and to take action to improve the capacity and effectiveness of the judicial system.

40. Welcomes the intention of the Secretary General, as set out in action 32 of his report,A 57 387 and Corr.1 to continue to improve management, and requests the Secretary General to continue to improve accountability and responsibility as well as monitoring and control mechanisms and procedures

To improve the quality of our aid, we must improve its coordination.

In its action plan, the Government of Québec lays out its priorities for the next 10 years to improve support for the health, well being, development and success of children.

When the quality of an institution or a political system decreases, its members can withdraw ( exit ), improve the situation through direct action ( voice ), or passively accept the decline in conditions ( loyalty ).

Mr. Alday González (Mexico) said that the draft programme of action for the Second Decade was crucial to ensuring that commitments made to improve the situation of indigenous peoples were honoured.

There is a need to establish or strengthen current resistance management practices to improve on the monitoring and timely detection of vector resistance and the implementation of preventive and remedial action.

The European Union welcomes the recent positive developments on the ground but notes that further action is required to improve the overall security situation in the country, which remains of concern.

The Republic of Korea had established legislation and a comprehensive action plan against sexual and domestic violence, and aimed to improve public awareness of the seriousness and illegality of such violence.

Improve customer cooperation.

At the heart of the reforms of UNODC during the period 2002 2003 was an action plan to improve (a) governance (b) funding (c) operations (d) staff management relations and (e) communication.

Many participants emphasized that the objectives would have to be accompanied by concrete and measurable targets at the global level to improve implementation, enhance action on the ground, and to demonstrate progress.

The overriding goal of the Programme of Action, namely, to improve human welfare and promote sustainable development, is fully consistent with the universally agreed development goals and the United Nations Millennium Declaration.

Calls upon donors to take further steps to improve their policies and practices with respect to humanitarian action, and in that regard welcomes the continued efforts under the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative

In February 2002, the Government released an action plan to reform and improve the health and social services system that identifies 45 action items with specific deliverables and timelines for improvements in services to people, support to staff, system wide management, support to trustees and system wide accountability.

14. Calls upon donors to take further steps to improve their policies and practices with respect to humanitarian action, and in that regard welcomes the continued efforts under the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative

Together, they reaffirmed their commitment to the Declaration and adopted a Plan of Action to improve refugee protection in the region and respond in particular to the humanitarian situation of Colombians needing protection.