We urge policy and action in the following areas

(a) Strategic result 1 evidence based situation analysis for policy and action.

7. Emphasizes the importance of a consensus outcome and action oriented policy sessions

And no decisive policy action aimed at healing private balance sheets appears imminent.

That is an overwhelming indictment that merits urgent policy action.

But no coherent action or policy followed this powerful statement.

While Greece was having two rounds of elections, its recession deepened and policy action stalled.

These targets are in line with European employment policy (National Action Programmes).

Global Youth Action is trying to impact policy and lobbying organizations and authorities to include youth decision and policy making processes that will inevitably shape their lives.

But risks to the outlook are rising, and we need determined policy action to dampen them.

Department of Women's AffairsWorking in Partnership for Equality Gender Policy Guidelines and Action Plans 2001 2003.

But its advice has not always brought about concrete policy action by members.

This is particularly true when the policy dialogue is removed from action and needs on the ground.

Fortunately, as the crisis has worsened, global policymakers have responded with coordinated policy action.

This policy change is a necessary parallel to the military action now taking place.

No policy area better illustrates this EU preference for talk over action than Pakistan.

The policy document summarises national action plans on several aspects of violence against women.

The National Plan of Action on Women and National Policy for Women were the result of a thorough consultative process involving all stakeholders including NGOs. Similarly the National Health Policy and the National Education Policy also involved NGOs not only at the policy formulation but also policy implementation phase.

What accounts for the apparent lack of effective policy action across a broad range of countries and regions?

Many countries report action to improve the use of economic and policy instruments to promote sustainable forest management.

However studies by NGOs on various aspects of governance, increasingly form an input to governmental policy and action.

Western policy is at a crossroads commentary or action shaping events or reacting to them.

The hurdles to further monetary policy action are high, but they are largely self imposed.

The Council shall establish on a regular basis an action plan to guide policy and project activities and identify priorities.

The task force is mandated to supervise and coordinate action and policy on violence against women at the national level.

Mechanisms such as the United Nations Inter Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action and the Steering Committee on Mine Action could help to build consensus around policy, strategy and operational issues.

One of its specific actions had been to formulate an Integral Gender Action Plan based on the Beijing Platform for Action and a CARICOM programme of action, to ensure that the drafting of policy was gender balanced and gender equitable.

Karen Sack, Oceans Policy Advisor, Greenpeace International, called for action to address deep sea bottom trawling.

(f) Engage stakeholders in action oriented policy dialogue, including through the UNCTAD ICC Investment Advisory Council.

Switzerland recognized the important role of UNMAS as the focal point for mine action within the United Nations system and looked forward to the revised United Nations mine action policy.

10 Household food security implications for policy and action for rural poverty alleviation and nutrition , International Fund for Agricultural Development, 1996.

In these circumstances, we need collective action for global recovery along four main policy lines repair, reform, rebalancing, and rebuilding.

Yet talk is cheap, and the open mouth policy of (generally pro trade) pronouncements has not been matched by action.

But despite all the policy action and talk since then, none of these suggestions has been adopted by G20 countries.

In March 2003 the inventory of policy envisaged by the emancipation and integration' plan of action was presented to parliament.

Regular policy and technical dialogue with bilateral and multilateral technical and financial institutions on joint health and nutrition action will be expanded further.

This has been lacking in the past, as the IMF had insufficient instruments to enforce policy action.

Where there is no document, the official WFP policy or process is mentioned under Action by WFP .

Turkey has achieved important progress in areas of policy priority addressed in the World Programme of Action.

Furthermore, national policy guidelines for combating desertification are not always coordinated with the objectives of local action.

Policy harmonization and political will can come together through the adoption of a multisectoral State family policy, plan of action or programme in which implementation is spearheaded by a national coordinating mechanism.

On issues of foreign and security policy, moreover, agreement among the heavy weights of the Union is essential for common action.

A clearly defined policy, with access indicators capable of promoting and guiding Government action in respect to the education of girls.

Mandated to undertake field driven, action oriented research, the IRC contributed to the advocacy, policy formulation and programme development of UNICEF.

The same was true for the thirteenth session, which, as a policy session, must adopt action oriented, focused and unambiguous solutions.