She was on the verge of crying.

Today, these restraints are in the process of being abandoned.

Since then, there have been discussions on such arrangements with Uganda, which appear close to finalization.

As of 30 June 2005, the Committee had received 601 reports and many States are about to submit their fifth report.

Arrangements were being finalized for the construction of a new prison in Albania, with financing from Greece, for Albanian citizens currently detained in Greece.

All major components of the three year programme to modernize UNDOF facilities are in the closing stages.

Guatemala is therefore close to achieving gender parity in access to primary education (parity rate of 0.95 in 2004).

What was stunning was how the Fed, under Greenspan s leadership, stood by as the credit boom gathered steam, barreling toward a subsequent crash.

On that particular day, I myself choked on the tear gas, spending the night and the following day sick and closely followed tweets and complaints by Twitter users from across the country.

Of four projects approved by the General Assembly in section XI of its resolution 59 276 for a total cost of 1,718,200, the protection of oversized glazed facades is almost completed. The other three projects are still in the early stages of implementation.

We note with great satisfaction that the Committee is finalizing preparations to begin its visits to several Member States, in compliance with resolutions 1535 (2004) and 1566 (2004), the first of which is planned for March 2005.

Referring to paragraphs 37 and 43 of the report, he said that almost 95 per cent of all cases regarding property return had been solved and the Commission for Real Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees was very close to completing its work.

Moreover, George W. Bush seems to be far weaker than any normal lame duck president, creating a global power vacuum that has been filled vigorously by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is also the current president of the European Council.

SANTA BARBARA The Chinese government s campaign to have its currency, the renminbi, included in the International Monetary Fund s reserve asset appears to be on the brink of success. Last week, IMF staff formally recommended adding the renminbi to the basket of currencies that determines the value of its so called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).