Critics scoff that local Communist Party officials manipulate these elections.

Xinhua announced that local officials responsible for the violence might be prosecuted.

Occasionally, China s government takes action against local officials whose crimes are considered egregious.

This problem will doubtless persist until more local officials are chosen through elections.

The opium fields of wealthy landowners are untouched, because local officials are paid off.

Local authorities are closer to problems than national officials tucked away in a country s capital.

(b) Local officials and local partners were trained to promote the participation of local agencies, networking within or between the project sites, and to better understand rural urban migration issues

The United Nations delegation and local officials supported the creation, jointly by international donors and local stakeholders, of innovative and collaborative approaches to local economic development and community mobilization and empowerment.

Starting this year, all local officials, governors, regents and mayors are directly elected by the people.

He says that he was arrested after spreading word about a crime that allegedly involved local officials.

Local Fatah officials want support from their leader, Yassir Arafat, to take firm control of the territory.

During the period under review, the UNOCI Rule of Law Unit met regularly with the local judiciary, including the National Union of Magistrates and local prison officials.

They are armed and work with the backing of drug and emerald smugglers and often of local officials.

The children died because corrupt local officials had allowed developers to enrich themselves by using inferior building materials.

Chen had been sentenced to four years and three months in jail because he alienated corrupt local officials.

According to independent reports and local officials, however, least 35,000 people are thought to have fled the region.

With so many political officials crafting crisis responses to solve local problems or to create local opportunities, how likely are they to agree on a unified international approach?

As the local administration, park officials and local volunteers were busy driving the rhino back to the reserve, social media was rife with jokes on the rhino s adventure.

Local officials and the local population expressed gratitude for the emergency assistance received to date, but urged that longer term interventions focus on restoring their livelihood, particularly fishing.

Local and Western pro democracy advocates say that US officials in Uzbekistan have shown scant interest in their concerns.

In Hong Kong, Zhao s sentence has sparked popular protests outside of government offices and formal objections from local officials.

Most of these protests stem from acts by local officials that were already clearly illegal under existing Chinese law.

Across the country, residents often protest wrongful eviction from their homes, frequently at the hands of corrupt local officials.

Based on surveys of local officials, patronage, not merit, has become the most critical factor in the appointment process.

Government officials also need the skill and flexibility to work with local communities, private businesses, international organizations, and potential donors.

In China, local officials increased borrowing in order to ensure that their regions economic growth rates remain at double digit levels.

Since most government corruption occurs at the county, township and village levels, it usually involves abuses of power by local officials.

Awkward as it may look, Chen asked the Chinese government to investigate the illegal harm local officials had infringed on him.

At the first sign of suspicious behavior, they immediately notify the police and local officials. This helps prevent even worse consequences.

It was noted that the judiciary was not independent and that local officials had a tendency to interfere with legal matters.

Each of these human rights sessions was attended by hundreds of ordinary men and women as well as by local officials.

The application of ICT in local government operations, for example by establishing electronic public information offices, has enabled local governments policymakers and public officials to better interact with the public, particularly individual citizens.

During July and early August 2009, local officials said the fighters had taken control of more of Saada province from government forces.

It can provide opportunities for citizen participation in local decision making, ensure the accountability of local political leaders and government officials, and promote a system of checks and balances among various levels of government.

National and local officials in threatened nations must be prepared to respond to warnings within minutes and to communicate warnings to local populations via sirens, mass media, specialized radio systems and other notification technologies.

In Afghanistan, demand reduction results included new research, local surveys and studies on the extent and patterns of local drug abuse and training of Afghan officials on drug abuse prevention and problem drug use.

Local officials used growing revenues during the boom to fund pet projects or boost pay and benefits, with little regard to future costs.

Field offices carried out large numbers of training seminars for military, police and justice officials, as well as mayors and other local authorities.

But now they also challenge the shoddy governance and corruption that allow dam construction to proceed unchecked, without environmental impact assessments, as local officials siphon off resettlement funds and ignore the claims of local villagers.

Local officials, particularly mayors and former mayors, councillors and former councillors, public officials, judicial officers, members of the Unión Patriótica and the Communist Party, doctors and business people were also particularly vulnerable to actions by illegal armed groups.

Optimists hope that this might hasten economic liberalization, and perhaps even lead to moderate political reform, especially greater accountability for far flung local officials.

Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief administrative officer (CAO) in some municipalities.

He also undertook a follow up mission to Gitega where he visited the prison and the Mushasha primary school, and met with local officials.

The independent expert also met government officials, legislators, members of the judiciary and local authorities to discuss approaches to gang violence and juvenile justice.

A number of workshops have been held to discuss the issues and share the progress and results of the project with stakeholders at all levels (ministry officials, local governments, schools, communities, parents and the local business sector).