The plight of women in rural areas, conflict situations and territories under foreign occupation, and the situation of migrant and trafficked women must be given top priority.

But the lessons of the past seem to be too distant in policymakers minds these days, whereas domestic political pressure to put national economies first appears overwhelming.

Improving the civil administration remains the first priority.

First priority has to be accorded to setting up local democratic governments.

The second issue is reform, with the financial sector a high priority.

For both men, the goal of clinging to power was a top priority.

Debt relief is at the heart of the support we need.

For the former, the eradication of illiteracy and skill development are central.

We have decided to give the highest priority to facilitating voluntary returns of displaced persons and refugees in the upcoming dry season.

Implementation of decisions and commitments made should be balanced, with priority being accorded to development.

38. We recognize the need to prioritise affordable and environmentally sustainable infrastructure that targets the needs of the poor.

The mandate of this new Council should ensure that the United Nations accords the highest priority to human rights issues.

What is to be done? First, targeted investment should be given priority.

African subregional communities and African Governments have already identified high priority projects and early actions that need to be undertaken.

We still need modern medical equipment, though, and we ask our donors to give priority attention to this area.

In this context, priority will continue to be given to the SME cluster development programme.

According to CBO data, the ACA will reduce the long term fiscal deficit by two percentage points of GDP per year.

The top priority for USSOUTHCOM is to fight narcotics trafficking from the Andes to the Rio Grande.

With the Arab Spring, regional public opinion has shifted toward prioritizing civil rights and democratic reform over foreign policy.

Education at all levels should be the subject of priority attention in any long term development strategy.

The delay was regrettable, and the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) should give the matter the priority it deserved.

The highest priority should therefore be given to impede access by non State actors to HEU.

Putting education first is urgent in view of the scale of wasted talent and potential worldwide.

Commitments to provide ODA and transfer technology should be honoured and priority should be given to building capacity in developing countries.

Now, the first priority must be a full and immediate ceasefire to end the suffering of unarmed civilians and make way for peace.

We have, however, given top priority to combating the pandemic, as well as other communicable diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, that are decimating our productive populations.

Instead, priority should be given to the prevention of discharges generally recognized as the most harmful to the marine environment.

The GoE also identified the need for a good communication pattern to be established in order to prepare materials for the donors and to agree on proposal formats. It was felt that more integration work and fine tuning was needed in order to prioritize the proposals for producing concrete results.

A balanced outcome should be sought, giving priority to development concerns and issues related to SDT and implementation.

The main priority was fundamental transit policy issues, and Ethiopia was doing its best to harmonize and standardize its policy with its transit neighbours.

(e) Promoting international cooperation to assist vulnerable countries in enhancing their resilience and managing climate risks, giving priority to the most vulnerable countries.

Give priority to capacity development requests, including training support for mid career professionals in key sectors.

Human rights protection is not amenable to diplomacy, with its tendency to untransparent process and to view the State to State relationship as the primary consideration.

Researchers top priority must therefore be to develop a solar fuel generator that combines cost effective scalability with robustness and efficiency.

Traffic can be prioritised with Classes of Service, coupled with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that underpin quality of service performance guarantees.

A speaker welcomed the focus of the CPD on the Millennium Development Goals and UNICEF efforts to influence the Government to prioritize social sectors.

2. Stresses that the responsibility for the solution of the humanitarian crisis lies above all with the Afghan people themselves, and urges them to attach the highest priority to national reconciliation

But donors all too often feel obliged to make their contributions visible to their constituencies and stakeholders, rather than prioritizing local perspectives and participation.

In times of crisis, consumers are likely to prioritize high quality products that will last a long time and won t go out of style.

Their politicians cite budget constraints and the need to prioritize domestic programs over fighting diseases that disproportionately kill the world s poorest.

The Committee urges the State party, as a matter of priority, to strengthen its efforts to effectively enforce its legislation prohibiting unlawful employment of children.

We believe that OCHA should continue to give priority attention to the fundamental principles for the provision of humanitarian assistance that is, humanity, neutrality and impartiality, as well as independence.

It was crucial to put into effect policies and programmes favouring gender equality as a way of consolidating economic and social development, which in turn would have a positive impact on the situation of women.

Preference should be given to sites in areas affected by oil spills from the invasion that have been shown by tests to be suitable for the establishment of such preserves.

The Syrian Arab Republic believes that the efforts to achieve development in the South will be complete only if priority is accorded to African concerns.