Those measures have thus far yielded positive results.

These measures were positive signs for foreign investors.

Budget Percentage for Positive Action Measures of the Operational Programmes

States should adopt positive measures to ensure gender equality in this regard.

The Government adopted positive measures regarding the destruction of stored anti personnel mines.

Measures and positive actions included in the 3rd Community Support Framework (2000 2006)

Any such discussion in the Committee should focus on positive measures of encouragement.

Israeli measures to ease closure have not yet had positive effects on those rates.

More positive measures were certainly needed to improve women's situation and provide substantive equality .

the aforementioned absence of definition regarding the areas in which it is deemed necessary to take positive measures its purpose is establishment of positive measures towards the achievement of the greatest possible positive effect regarding equal access of women and men to public office, such as elective public office in Local Authorities.

Measures should be undertaken only if they are likely to result in more positive than negative effects.

In some cases, positive measures of integration (but not assimilation) can best serve the protection of minorities.

So hopefully everything has been positive, positive, positive, more positive.

8.2 States should adopt positive measures aimed at alleviating the situation of refugees and displaced persons living in inadequate housing.

He stressed that States should be called upon to take more positive measures to protect the heritage of indigenous peoples.

Several reports on national experiences suggested that trade and transport facilitation measures can have positive effects for a country's general development.

States should adopt positive measures to ensure that women are able to participate on a fully equal basis in this process.

An evaluation effected in March 2005 covering 2004 demonstrated that in house psychological counselling and other medical support measures had yielded positive dividends.

Under this agenda item, observers representing minorities, Governments and others are invited to present information on measures that have an impact on minority rights, including obstacles and negative developments as well as positive measures taken.

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

According to the Secretary General's report, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Provisional Institutions of Self Government have taken some positive measures and have achieved some positive results in the implementation of standards in certain areas.

It therefore requires parties to take positive measures to reduce infant mortality and increase life expectancy, as well as forbidding arbitrary killings by security forces.

Also calls upon States to pay attention, as necessary, to the physical and mental health of vulnerable groups, including, when appropriate, by adopting positive measures

Positive actions concerning measures to reconciliate the family and working life of women, and to facilitate their integration into the labour market, present particular progress.

For the purpose of fulfilling the objectives of this Law, there are general and specific measures defined  positive, encouraging and program measures aiming at establishing equal opportunities defining clearly the competencies, tasks and obligations of relevant entities.

Noting that CEDAW had sometimes supported the application of temporary special measures , he pointed out that the Human Rights Committee had also recently determined that what it called positive measures , such as quotas, were in some cases appropriate.

7. Encourages the countries with economies in transition to continue implementing and, where appropriate, to improve measures to sustain and advance the positive trends mentioned above

They have adopted positive measures in the areas of infrastructure, information and communication technologies, public health, education, the environment, tourism, agriculture, science and technology and industrialization.

The implementation of the positive measures undertaken by society towards the Roma population had sometimes encountered obstacles deriving mainly from the difficulties in coexistence between different lifestyles.

In the present case, the council resolution clearly adopted a positive development policy for housing and tasked the mayor with pursuing subsequent measures by way of implementation.

Relevant Government agencies are drawing up a longer term action plan that specifies objectives, links to positive ageing goals, measures for achievement and key actions and time frames.

10.8 The author argues that the State party has an obligation to take positive measures to protect his fishing and hunting rights, and that to allow him to fish under recreational regulations is not a positive measure of protection required by article 2 (2) of the Covenant.

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Positive aspects

She concluded that the positive effect of pent up demand and government measures can make sense only when viewed against the background of our changed economic and political philosophy.

Measures to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency, anemia, and vitamin A, iodine, and zinc deficiencies which remain significant in some countries of the region would have a positive impact.

Members of that minority enjoyed the same rights and protections under the law as the majority population and benefited from positive measures in the fields of education, religion and culture.

In many countries, positive action measures, such as quotas for women in elections, have resulted in increases in women's participation and these good practice examples should be disseminated and replicated.

But if everyone gets positive, I will get the energy to stay positive.

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Some Positive Initiatives

The Panel went on to affirm that, in its view, where proposed measures for the complete removal of contaminants are likely to result in more negative than positive environmental effects, such measures should not qualify as reasonable measures to clean and restore the environment, within the meaning of article 35(b) of Governing Council decision 7.

Reaffirming the rights of refugee and displaced women and girls, and recognizing the need to undertake positive measures to ensure that their rights to housing, land and property restitution are guaranteed,

Taking positive measures for the elimination of discriminations mainly against women for the effective implementation of the principle of gender equality in all sectors, far from constituting discrimination, constitutes an obligation.

In this context, the Committee noted with interest that the Ministry of Education has taken certain positive action measures to promote the participation of female trainees in vocational and technical schools.