With the Fed underscoring its strong anti inflation bias, it is harder to argue that investors need gold as a hedge against high inflation.

By underscoring the need to avoid trade protectionism and other beggar thy neighbor policies, it also put some pressure on governments concerning what not to do.

But the scale of the price spike exceeds normal demand and supply factors, pointing to the role of speculation and underscoring the need for policy action to clean up the oil market.

Underscoring the need for universal application of the IAEA safeguards regime, he urged all States parties which had not yet done so to accede, as quickly as possible, to the relevant agreements.

Underscoring the need to further strengthen political will so as to ensure the financial and technical support required for the effective implementation of the recommendations included in the reports of the Secretary General,

Europe and Asia must jointly commit to an agenda underscoring global resources and sustainability.

Underscoring the need to strengthen further the political will to ensure the required political, financial and technical support critical for the effective implementation of the recommendations in all the areas included in the report of the Secretary General,

Underscoring also the need to strengthen further the political will to ensure the required political, financial and technical support critical for the effective implementation of the recommendations in all of the areas included in the report of the Secretary General,

Mindful of the effects that shortfalls in resources can have on the preparedness for and response to natural disasters, and underscoring, in this regard, the need to gain a more precise understanding of the impact of levels of funding on natural disaster response,

With the expected decline in the potential support ratio from 10.9 per cent in 2000 to 3.8 per cent by 2050, the poverty aspects of ageing could become worse in the next few decades, underscoring the need for formal social support and elder care.

Underscoring the role that traditional knowledge can play in technological development, and in the sustainable management and use of natural resources,

Underscoring the role that traditional knowledge can play in technological development and in the sustainable management and use of natural resources,

The document was an important statement condemning impunity and underscoring the importance of righting legal wrongs, and it therefore merited support.

Noting that the global demand for energy continues to rise, while recognizing that the share of energy derived from new and renewable resources remains considerably below its significant potential, and underscoring in this regard the need to tap new and renewable sources of energy,

And yet this shift will be accompanied by very substantial global economic challenges and uncertainties, underscoring the importance of Sino US cooperation.

Let me conclude by underscoring the fact that disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, is a key factor in enhancing international peace and security.

Constitutional provisions underscoring equal rights and equal treatment of all citizens including women have been given in Chapter II, para 3.

While that halted much speculative activity, house prices have remained at elevated levels underscoring lingering affordability issues for China s emerging middle class.

It is worth underscoring that as nothing that is human is perfect, so political parties are not perfect, nor are political actors.

Underscoring the importance of public administration as a tool to support progress on development and human rights in line with the United Nations Millennium Declaration,

This may be particularly relevant today, with China s rising wages and appreciating exchange rate underscoring rapid change in global comparative and competitive advantage.

It was encouraging, especially among small and medium enterprises, that the United Nations has declared 2005 Year of Microcredit, thus underscoring the importance of that practice.

Underscoring the importance of Member State designations pursuant to relevant resolutions and robust implementation of existing measures as a significant preventive measure in combating terrorist activity,

Such dialogues have focused on the fundamentals of human existence and have addressed crucial issues, thereby underscoring the common goals, principles and interests of the community of nations.

In conclusion, she cited paragraph 75 of document A 60 287, underscoring the importance of synergy and coordination in easing the development challenges facing the landlocked developing countries.

underscoring that forests should be high on the global political agenda in order to accelerate the implementation of agreed actions on the ground and to enhance actions at all levels,

But Friedman s consistent anti statism also led him to embrace positions that ran afoul of many conservatives political sensibilities, underscoring the intellectual honesty that was the hallmark of his career.

For example, the three rounds of the World Bank s International Comparison Program that have been conducted so far have each defined the poverty line differently, underscoring the weakness of the current measure.

We view the enhanced language in the draft resolution as underscoring the importance to the international community of addressing this issue and safeguarding the biodiversity of these fragile and rare marine ecosystems.

That decision provides the United Nations with sufficient resources to continue its operations, while underscoring the collective commitment by Member States to achieve a stronger, more effective and more accountable Organization.

The report, however, had gone on to indicate a positive statistical correlation between migrants' remittances and poverty reduction, thus underscoring the contribution of migration to addressing inequality, especially in developing countries.

The allegations involve the armed forces manipulation of the Mindanao vote underscoring how state failure in the south, a politicized military, and paralysis in the capital reinforce each other in a downward spiral.

The Quartet, underscoring the urgency of the matter, affirms its commitment to fully support the efforts of both parties to ensure successful Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the northern West Bank.

Likewise, America s proposed Trans Pacific Partnership and offers of economic engagement to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries are the latest initiatives underscoring its determination to strengthen its economic ties in the region.

Several speakers welcomed the entry into force of the Firearms Protocol, underscoring the serious threats that the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition posed to the security of States.

Jagland praised Nansen while underscoring that the world is still facing challenges as great, if not greater, than those of the past, citing the Libyan and Syrian civil wars as well as the recent Lampedusa disaster.

He concluded by underscoring that more information was needed regarding the state of the oceans in order to address such questions as the degradation of the marine environment, and the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity.

The nations of the world must continue to promote dialogue in all areas pertaining to the critical issues of peace, development and security, while underscoring the commonality of goals, principles and interests shared by all Member States.

It is likely too that organized criminal groups engaged in migrant smuggling will use increasingly more sophisticated approaches, underscoring the importance of understanding more clearly the nature and role of organized criminal groups in this area.

Several speakers welcomed the entry into force of the Firearms Protocol, underscoring the serious threats that the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition posed to the security of States and public security within States.

Indeed, having its cake and eating it, China is a dialogue partner but not a member of the Mekong River Commission, underscoring its intent not to abide by the Mekong basin community s rules or take on any legal obligations.

Underscoring the fact that the responsibility for peace and security in Africa, including the capacity to address the root causes of conflict and to resolve conflicts in a peaceful manner, lies primarily with African countries themselves and with regional and subregional structures,

We also need the regional organizations we need civil society we need the non governmental organizations.

The Joint Statement, while clinically welcoming the agreement, states that both parties thereby turn their focus to the future of their bilateral relationship, underscoring the benefits an expansion of ties would provide for both countries as well as for the American and Libyan peoples.

Underscoring the importance of the International Health Regulations (2005), adopted by the World Health Assembly in its resolution 58.3 of 23 May 2005, as an instrument for ensuring the maximum possible protection against the international spread of diseases with minimum interference in international traffic,