ICCD COP(5) 7 Outstanding items Consideration of rule 47 of the rules of procedure

Yet the discussion foundered, and no decision was taken.

We are currently working on finding consensus on such a decision.

And I call on Member States to reach an early decision at this session of the General Assembly.

As a result, no decision to renew was reached, and the alliance was allowed to expire.

A decision had been reached on increasing the Russian contribution to the Organization's standby arrangements system.

A decision was reached to develop a multi nodal early warning system covering the Indian Ocean Rim countries.

With a view to reaching a decision on the admissibility of a communication, the Committee or its Working Group shall ascertain

It takes time to reach a decision on whether or not to invest in a project, and once an investment decision is made, it becomes rather difficult to stop the process quickly.

Our progress will have to be assessed and reflected appropriately in the process of reaching a General Assembly decision on the adjustment to the budget.

Any decision reached within the forum would have to be agreed upon by all three participants.

The decision to attack Pearl Harbor was reached after five months of deliberations that included numerous official conferences.

A total of 88 agreement specific proposals have been under negotiation since 2001 with no decision taken to date.

After intense consultations among the member States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, no agreement was reached on the text of a draft resolution.

Steps to promote the achievement of a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East and the realization of the goals and objectives of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East

Whatever gains in agricultural production result from these investments will benefit foreign markets, not local communities. The G 20 could call for a moratorium on these large scale investments until an agreement on appropriate ground rules is reached.

When urging a colleague to come to the meeting, one committee member noted that if somebody were to catch cold, a completely different decision might be reached.

In September 1999 he was elected to become Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), sharing the post with competitor Mike Moore when a decision could not be reached.

The requirement for the record of the procurement proceedings to include all decisions taken in the proceedings should include details of how any decision to close the auction was arrived at.

Such requests shall contain a statement to the effect that the request does not imply that a decision has been reached on the question of admissibility of the communication by the Committee.

A request addressed to a State party under paragraph 1 of this rule shall include a statement of the fact that such a request does not imply that any decision has been reached on the question of admissibility.

Once again, we have witnessed the adoption of a resolution that many define or wish to define as consensual.

If all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted and no agreement has been reached, any decision shall, as a last resort be taken by a two thirds majority of the members present and voting or by XX members, whichever is greater.

In General Assembly resolution 59 291, we decided to achieve the broadest possible agreement on all major issues , surely including Security Council reform.

From a procedural standpoint, Indonesia believes that the à la carte approach that is currently being taken with a view to reaching a decision regarding the expansion of Security Council membership is clearly unwarranted.

Comment by the Administration. UNRWA reviewed the terms of reference of the Audit Inspection Committee at a meeting held on 7 December 2004, and a decision was reached not to take up the recommendation of the Board.

Any request made in accordance with paragraph 1 of the present rule shall include a statement indicating that such a request does not imply that any decision has been reached on the question of admissibility of the communication.

Statistical returns could then be made available to the United Nations on a regular basis. The report of the Secretary General on the sixth quinquennial survey concluded that in the seven years from 1994 to 2000, 25 countries abolished capital punishment 22 completely and 3 for ordinary crimes.

With a view to reaching a decision on the admissibility of a complaint, the Committee, its Working Group or a rapporteur designated under rules 98 or 106, paragraph 3, shall ascertain

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Recalling also Security Council resolution 1359 (2001) of 29 June 2001, as well as resolution 1429 (2002) of 30 July 2002, in which the Council stressed the need for reaching a political solution to the dispute,

The guidelines could also provide that the Committee will endeavour to reach a decision within a defined period from the receipt of a de listing petition, where possible, and will provide notice to the petitioning State of the outcome.

We are near a compromise solution that would enable agreement on the important article 18 of the convention.

A compromise solution is essential.

The late American philosopher John Rawls suggested that the best way to judge the rightness of any social policy is to put oneself in the place of the underdogs before reaching a conclusion.

She also stated that Sri Lanka would like to see consensus emerging on permanent representation for Africa in the Security Council and that Africa must be included when a final determination is reached on the future composition of the Council.

Some compromise will be necessary.

Once the discovery is made, it would be licensed.

A high price had to be paid for this agreement.

A mechanism will need to be found which resolves this question.

It is difficult to make a credible forecast.

Finding rational ways to share and co manage water may be easier than solving the big issues.

The second lesson from Copenhagen is that to get a binding international agreement, there first must be a deal between the United States and China.

But a political settlement within Afghanistan cannot succeed without a regional grand bargain. The first Great Game was resolved a century ago by making Afghanistan a buffer state in which outsiders did not interfere.

14. Urges each of the five regional groups to ensure that agreement within the group on the officer to be determined for the period 2006 2007 is reached before the forty seventh session of the Committee