Recognizing also the importance of national and local capacity building to effectively address the impact of disasters,

Environmental issues are of paramount importance in marginal countries because their impact on human survival is immediate and direct.

Emphasize the importance of regional cooperation and coordination in disaster reduction to effectively address the impact of natural disasters

He stressed the importance of local networks for the development of constructive dialogue concerning the nature, contents and impact of the Global Compact.

As such decisions have a particular impact on persons belonging to minorities, the emphasis on effective participation is here of particular importance.

A number of representatives recognized the importance of assessing the national situation, monitoring progress and evaluating the impact of the efforts made to reduce demand for drugs.

A number of representatives recognized the importance of assessing the national situation, monitoring progress and evaluating the impact of the efforts made to reduce demand for drugs.

Let me conclude by reiterating the importance of the follow up process to the Monterrey Consensus and its impact on other development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.

The role and importance that water has in human life made WHO set criteria for needs and quality of drinking water because of the impact water has on human health.

The main objective is to raise the awareness of children, parents and teachers about the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles and life skills to reduce the impact of environmental risks.

He also discussed the importance of indicators to measure the impact of policies and actions aimed at achieving the Goals, which he linked to the question of investments and planning.

We agree with the Secretary General about the importance of the phenomenon of migration and its critical impact on the economic, political, social and cultural spheres in many of our countries.

World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

25. Emphasizes the importance of addressing the concerns of a number of developing countries in respect of the erosion of preferences and the impact of liberalization on their tariff revenues

Given the importance that it ascribed to combating honour crimes and human trafficking, the European Union welcomed the fact that General Assembly resolution 57 179 had had quite an impact.

Not enough attention has been paid to the importance of disaster reduction and not enough political will has been mobilized, particularly in addressing the impact of natural disasters on development.

The devastating impact of the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean region and the United States had further impressed on the international community the urgency and importance of the issue of climate change.

Stresses the importance of building up national competence and capacity to provide impact assessment of the epidemic which should be used in planning for prevention, treatment and care, and for addressing HIV AIDS

UNEP has emphasized the importance of accurately determining the involvement of organized criminal groups in the trade in ozone depleting substances, including studying the impact of such involvement.

Fiji also understands the importance of the interaction between fishing activities and ecosystems, particularly as concerns its long term impact, including the adverse effects of removing numerous species from the marine environment.

Other major changes include the impact of managed care on mental health care an increasing realization of the importance of knowledge relating to multicultural and diverse populations and emerging privileges to prescribe psychotropic medication.

It is of essential importance that the process of implementation does not lose momentum, as it will have a strong impact on the aforesaid confidence building efforts as well.

Mr. Kabtani (Tunisia) emphasizing the extreme importance of the services provided by UNRWA, noted with concern the Agency's financial difficulties, which were having an adverse impact on its work.

They stressed the importance of effective measures to prevent the brain drain of those personnel which has a negative impact on the strategies to develop and improve the human resource of developing countries.

Stresses the importance of migration as a phenomenon accompanying increased globalization, including its impact on economies, and underlines further the need for greater coordination and cooperation among countries as well as relevant regional and international organizations

Stresses the importance of migration as a phenomenon accompanying increased globalization, including its impact on economies, and underlines further the need for greater coordination and cooperation among countries as well as relevant regional and international organizations

4. Recognizes the importance of scaling up microcredit and microfinance services and of using the Year as a platform to find ways of enhancing development impact and sustainability through the sharing of best practices and lessons learned

The Committee reiterates the importance of comprehensive and up to date quantitative and qualitative data on all aspects of early childhood for the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of progress achieved and assessment of the impact of policies.

13. Stresses the importance of migration as a phenomenon accompanying increased globalization, including its impact on economies, and underlines further the need for greater coordination and cooperation among countries as well as relevant regional and international organizations

20. Stresses the importance of migration as a phenomenon accompanying increased globalization, including its impact on economies, and underlines further the need for greater coordination and cooperation among countries as well as relevant regional and international organizations

23. Also stresses the importance of migration as a phenomenon accompanying increased globalization, including its impact on economies, and underlines further the need for greater coordination and cooperation among countries as well as relevant regional and international organizations

If the economic impact of China s growing global importance on southern Africa is promising, but uncertain, what about the geopolitical implications? Will China s rise open up greater opportunities for multilateral cooperation?

An observer for a State stressed the importance of introducing an ethnical perspective in plans for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and of elaborating participation indicators and indicators of results to measure the impact of national programmes.

4. Underlines the importance of promoting financial stability, and reiterates that measures to mitigate the impact of excessive volatility of short term capital flows and to improve transparency of and information about financial flows are important and must be considered

In addition to information concerning the frequency of NTBs, they also make it possible to gather data on the relative importance of different measures, such as their trade restrictiveness or trade impact.

Impact

Notes also the importance of the follow up to ensure the sustainability of impact through inter alia increased networking, including with former participants, and partnerships with regional and local institutions, and encourages the secretariat to make further efforts in this regard

The continued importance of assessing the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) was highlighted, as was the need to learn from existing instruments, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Global Compact, and their implementation.

Because of the adverse impact of terrorism, not only on peace and security but also on human rights and fundamental freedoms, she had also stressed the importance of strengthening the collective ability of the intergovernmental system to combat it.

Through a series of interventions under the leadership of the Secretary General, the importance of entities of the United Nations system taking into account organized crime and its impact on their areas of operation has been highlighted.

The regional nature of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, both in its impact across the whole Indian Ocean rim and in the response, is a further reminder of the importance of regional approaches in disaster risk reduction.

At present this relationship is pursued to a great extent on an ad hoc basis, notwithstanding its widely recognized importance as well as its day to day impact on the Security Council's activity.

And the impact could well spread.

Impact All four telescopes have had a substantial impact on astronomy.

Reiterating the importance of the Declaration, and stressing the importance of its wide dissemination,