The importance accorded to State practice was a step towards enabling progress to be made in the study of the topic.

A more sophisticated approach is required.

That is, primary education is mandatory, but there exist evidence, especially in the less developed rural areas, that insufficient efforts have been made in ensuring schooling for girls.

The establishment of the Special Court is a positive development.

We also believe that through the process of adopting the Protocol, interest in and understanding of the 1994 Convention among States has increased significantly, which should also be regarded as another important development.

Those proposals, which address the heart of the issue, constitute a significant development.

The resumption of the Abuja peace talks is a positive development.

Educational indicators demonstrate a significant evolution in the situation of rural women.

Globalization punished smaller, more undeveloped countries, while benefiting those that had already achieved a higher level of growth and development.

Even the most sophisticated among us seem powerless to break this cycle.

Given this, researchers are working to develop more sophisticated paper based tests.

The most developed manufacturing industries are petrochemical industry and machine building.

Recent years have also witnessed considerable evolution in nuclear safety and security.

The involvement of Government forces in some of the attacks is an extremely negative development.

The accession to the Treaty of Cuba and Timor Leste was a welcome development.

The launching of the electoral process and the national dialogue is a welcome development.

What is needed is not more sophisticated statistical methods, but serious historical analysis of the political and economic particulars of specific historical cases in which countries were burdened with heavy debts.

The inclusion of such provisions in international agreements is a fully logical development.

These lower cost alternatives are fast becoming developed country investors preferred destinations.

a States responding to at least one part of the biennial reports questionnaire.

Japan now has one of the world's most developed transportation networks.

At least one of the reviewing States is from the regional group of the State party under review.

At least two written submissions by Member States opted for the latter formulation.

Reports overdue by at least 10 years The following States parties are at least 10 years late in the submission of their reports

Reports overdue by at least five years The following States parties are at least five years late in the submission of their reports

His delegation did not agree that the maintenance of the LDC ceiling should depend on the number of beneficiaries.

Most intriguingly, the countries that have done the best in recent years are those that relied the least on foreign financing.

Unfortunately, this opportunity was squandered in the Uruguay Round, as developed countries advanced their own interests at the expense of less developed countries.

I wish in conclusion to note that the recent years have seen an increase in the number of Security Council meetings open to non members. There has also been an increase in the participation of non members in the Council's deliberations, when those deliberations pertain to the interests of those States.

In addition, new methodologies have been developed for more sophisticated risk control.

The direct leadership of heads of state and government is needed, at least in these times of extreme crisis.

This is a significant development, which enhances the status and effectiveness of national institutions within the international human rights system.

The international development architecture is rapidly evolving, presenting both opportunities and challenges.

The rebus sic stantibus doctrine has been applied by States to armed conflict on at least three occasions.

The 1995 Agreement on Agriculture required developed countries to reduce export subsidies by at least 36 (by value) or by 21 (by volume) over six years.

In Africa, less corrupt countries like Ghana also have much better protection of civil liberties than more corruption prone countries like Chad and Ethiopia, which are also even poorer.

If they want to defend the incomes of the unskilled (or the less motivated), they have four options.

As scientists understanding of the physical laws of nature grows more sophisticated, engineers can build better bridges and buildings.

In parallel with economic achievements, the reform process in Viet Nam has also seen encouraging development in the social field.

It is obvious that the mechanism of the support account has evolved well beyond what was originally foreseen.

China recognizes, too, that what separates less developed from more developed countries is not only a gap in resources, but also a gap in knowledge.

The international community also resolved at the Millennium Summit to seek to achieve a fair and just globalization that embraces everyone, in order to spare the developing countries, especially the least developed countries, the danger of being marginalized within the international economy.

This would also ensure that States have at least six weeks (as is currently the case) for preparation of the written replies.

Due to relative peace in the region it has a more developed economy in comparison to other parts of Iraq.

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, adopted in March 2005, is a positive development in this respect.