This claim is not universally accepted and is very difficult to test.

That may seem like an obvious point, but it is not universally accepted.

The democratization of societies and good governance are concepts universally accepted by States.

On good governance, the concept was universally accepted and was not limited to economic aspects.

It has an important role to play in shaping attitudes and civic values, as well as in building a State based on the rule of law and concerned to promote and guarantee citizens' basic rights and universally accepted democratic principles.

There is no clearly defined list of sectors, but some of the more established and universally accepted sectors are further explored here.

Acting in accordance with the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, Almaty Act and other CICA documents as well as universally recognized norms and principles of international law,

Thus, while the principle of equitable geographical distribution is universally accepted, it is generally applied to less than 20 per cent of occupied posts.

NEW YORK The mortgage debacle in the United States has raised deep questions about the rule of law, the universally accepted hallmark of an advanced, civilized society.

The implication of Marx s renewed popularity is that capitalism is now universally accepted as being fundamentally broken, with the financial system at the heart of the problem.

Russia, therefore, should apply two fundamental principles that it has already accepted in several declarations.

Technical competency in understanding financial statements and reporting, generally accepted accounting principles, audit and investigation

The position of our country regarding the conflict settlement is just and is based upon the universally recognized norms and principles of international law.

It now seems universally accepted (often implicitly) that government should establish the structure and rules for the financial system, with participants then pursuing their self interest within that framework.

The right of all States to share and use this unique shared environment for the benefit and in the interest of all humankind is a universally accepted legal principle.

Though it is universally accepted and enforced in most countries, money laundering remains rampant. The hope underlying the current transparency proposals is that their relative simplicity would boost their impact.

One criterion that seems universally accepted is a party s use, encouragement, or at least condoning of violence as was evidently the case with Golden Dawn s role in attacks on immigrants in Athens.

The United Nations Communications Group recognized that the United Nations remained the world's only universal system created to address common global problems and that its centrality in global matters was universally accepted.

The fact that public administration has not reached the point where generalizations on the nature of management are universally accepted makes any effort to develop criteria for administrative activities subject to disagreement.

Indeed, the basic principles accepted in developing that law were those of freedom, equality, cooperation, responsibility and peaceful uses.

The Global Compact invites businesses to subscribe to 10 universally agreed principles in the areas of environment, labour, human rights and anti corruption and to mainstream them in their activities.

They must be made universally available.

It was noted that a clear, universally accepted definition of terrorism would be useful in efforts to combat terrorism, as would international agreement on the draft comprehensive convention against terrorism that was currently under consideration.

From a broader viewpoint, he also wished to know what measures had been adopted or would be adopted to ensure that universally accepted human rights standards would form the basis and the framework of the study.

Concerning the substantive provisions of the draft principles, it was noted that the draft principles should contain a set of procedural and substantive minimum standards, as this was an accepted trend under domestic law.

Federal Provincial Territorial Ministers Responsible for Social Services have agreed on a national vision and four principles to guide the development of early learning and child care quality, universally inclusive, accessible and developmental.

The sole universally applicable multilateral instrument in this area is the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (Set), negotiated under the auspices of UNCTAD.

(b) Comply with internationally accepted norms to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and ethical principles in the collection and use of statistics.

And, sooner rather than later, it needs to define precisely, and with reference to understood and accepted principles, what its claims actually are.

Their plight and rights are almost universally ignored.

It was also universally accepted that planet Earth was a unified system and that events such as a volcanic eruption in one location, or the recurring El Niño phenomenon, could have repercussions in other parts of the world.

That seminar aimed to help media professionals from Central Africa to better address issues of human rights and democracy in their work and thereby improve the protection and promotion of press freedom in line with universally accepted standards.

Recognizing the legitimate concern of the Government and people of Cambodia in the pursuit of internationally accepted principles of justice and of national reconciliation,

Recognizing the legitimate concern of the Government and people of Cambodia in the pursuit of internationally accepted principles of justice and of national reconciliation,

In fairness, this dark prognosis was not universally embraced.

13. Calls upon States, international organizations and United Nations agencies, and invites civil society, including non governmental organizations, to recognize and promote respect for cultural diversity for the purpose of advancing the objectives of peace, development and universally accepted human rights

13. Calls upon States, international organizations and United Nations agencies, and invites civil society, including non governmental organizations, to recognize and promote respect for cultural diversity for the purpose of advancing the objectives of peace, development and universally accepted human rights

13. Calls upon States, international organizations and United Nations agencies, and invites civil society, including non governmental organizations, to recognize and promote respect for cultural diversity for the purpose of advancing the objectives of peace, development and universally accepted human rights

8. Calls upon States, international organizations and United Nations agencies, and invites civil society, including non governmental organizations, to recognize and promote respect for cultural diversity for the purpose of advancing the objectives of peace, development and universally accepted human rights

12. Calls upon States, international organizations and United Nations agencies, and invites civil society, including non governmental organizations, to recognize and promote respect for cultural diversity for the purpose of advancing the objectives of peace, development and universally accepted human rights

13. Calls upon States, international organizations and United Nations agencies, and invites civil society, including non governmental organizations, to recognize and promote respect for cultural diversity for the purpose of advancing the objectives of peace, development and universally accepted human rights

(a) Reaffirm their commitment to human dignity by action to strengthen the rule of law, ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and promote democracy so that universally recognized principles are implemented in all countries

It will also promote the generation, free accessibility and wider use of data on the ESCAP membership that accord with internationally accepted statistical standards and principles.

Universally agreed principles of international humanitarian and human rights law were often ignored by government forces and by the growing number of non State actors involved in armed conflicts, making the situation of civilians even more desperate.

Reaffirms the irreplaceable role of the United Nations and the necessity of ensuring the equal participation of all Member States in a transparent and multilateral manner, guided by the UN Charter and founded on universally recognized principles