The commencement of the comprehensive review will be a significant milestone for the standards before status policy.

The passage of the Dodd Frank Act by Congress represents a significant milestone in the reform of the US financial sector.

Building on the success of the 2004 presidential elections, the 18 September parliamentary and provincial elections represent a significant achievement and important milestone for Afghanistan.

The growing congruence of strategic interests led to the 2008 Japan India security agreement, a significant milestone in building a stable geo political order in Asia.

That was a milestone.

President Barack Obama s successful visit to India in 2010, and his historic speech to a joint session of Parliament, capped the most significant recent milestone in bilateral relations.

Another milestone has been passed.

The reporting period saw the return home of the 1 millionth refugee in Bosnia and Herzegovina a significant milestone in the return process since the Dayton Paris Peace Accords.

The Council's adoption of these resolutions marked a significant milestone, reflecting the international community's growing commitment to better address the tragic plight of civilians trapped in situations of armed conflict.

For us, a major and exciting milestone.

The creation in 2004 of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union marks a significant milestone in Africa's commitment to the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in the continent.

We have reached an important milestone in Kosovo.

The anxiety over Jacob Zuma s election as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone for the first time in decades, a sub Saharan nation has at its helm a champion of ordinary people.

The second milestone is a better global financial system.

That is an important milestone in the Court's development.

PARIS France s military intervention in Mali is proceeding apace, with the recent fall of Timbuktu representing a significant milestone in the effort to rout the Islamist rebels who took control of the north of the country.

VANWODS MFI Milestone Report. Port Vila Department of Women's Affairs.

Iraq is quickly approaching another major milestone in its transition.

The third milestone relates to the quality and inclusiveness of growth.

Judge Kirsch today accurately characterized Mexico's accession as a historic milestone.

Japan deeply appreciates the EU's role in the achievement of this milestone.

Eradicating polio will be a milestone on our path to realizing this vision.

Milestone is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

The successful national elections are an important milestone in the Liberian peace process.

With these achievements, Bougainville has reached a major milestone in its peace process.

The elections yesterday in Afghanistan are a further welcome milestone in its transition.

The recent elections were a milestone in the country s long and very hard road.

One more milestone achieved by BAHL is that 100 of its branches are online.

This year marks an important milestone in the African continent's efforts to combat malaria.

I am encouraged by this development and congratulate the parties on achieving this milestone.

While still a very small team compared to the size of the geographic area and enormity of the crisis, the deployment of OHCHR monitors in a displacement crisis is a significant milestone and might serve as a model for comparable situations in the future.

Mr. Rock (Canada) As many of my colleagues have observed, just a few days ago, Mexico became the 100th State party to the Rome Statute, marking a significant milestone in the campaign for universal ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Indeed, the year 2009 might even be a milestone marking a new era of volatility.

Sometimes this is presented as another milestone demonstrating that the crisis is near its end.

The constitutional process now under way in Iraq represents a hopeful milestone for all Iraqis.

It would later be discovered this build was a preview of Milestone 2, or M2.

The 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea, was another milestone for the Paralympic movement.

In Guinea Bissau, another milestone has been reached with the election of President Nino Vieira.

That 100th ratification marks an important milestone towards universal support of the International Criminal Court.

PARIS France s military intervention in Mali is proceeding apace, with the recent fall of Timbuktu representing a significant milestone in the effort to rout the Islamist rebels who took control of the north of the country. More broadly, the intervention s apparent success underscores three key points.

The recent law is a milestone in this process, but by no means the end point.

Finally, two years after Copenhagen, the world passed an important milestone Human population reached 7 billion.

Mr. Mustafa (Sudan) said Sudan considered the adoption of Security Council resolution 1590 (2005) a milestone.

This document has become an important milestone in joint efforts to strengthen the non proliferation regime.

Most notably, the Iraqi people met another critical milestone by submitting a draft Constitution for referendum.