Obstacles to accelerated progress

The obstacles to energy access are not technical.

(j) Current practices in and ways of overcoming obstacles to extradition

Several recent developments could help to minimize obstacles to trilateral cooperation.

All internal impediments to the effective functioning of assistance agencies must be removed.

Support programs that eliminate the social, cultural, and economic barriers to girls' education.

14. The presence of land mines is one of the greatest obstacles to the successful return of the refugees.

Rather, it is likely to remove some obstacles to wider international cooperation.

(e) An analysis of the obstacles preventing the democratization of South Africa and ways and means of eliminating them.

It believed that violence against women was currently one of the main obstacles to the full enjoyment of women's rights.

The State party should eliminate the obstacles to the exercise of the right of assembly (Covenant, art.

A major obstacle to higher consumer spending is the current condition of the housing market.

The first problem is the question of Western Sahara. In that respect, the United Nations continues to make efforts to smooth out the difficulties, which have heretofore made it impossible to reach a solution.

With regard to the Arab Maghreb, we still hope the United Nations will be able to eliminate the obstacles which continue to impede the resolution to the Sahara problem.

The State is legally required to eliminate obstacles to Nicaraguans' effective participation in the country's political, economic and social life.

The Committee urges the State party to take effective measures to address the many barriers to women's participation in the labour market.

Those are signs that States are serious about overcoming the obstacles that stand in the way of a nuclear weapon free world.

This fragility compounds the structural obstacles to development which OIC countries are encountering in the social and economic fields.

UNCDF will identify constraints for retail providers of microfinance (micro level), gaps in the supporting infrastructure (meso level) or policy, legal and regulatory obstacles (macro level) blocking access to financial services.

No one can pretend to have a ready made solution to the problem of power sharing in Somalia, which has been one of the major hurdles preventing national reconciliation.

One of the main obstacles to the achievement of development goals in the context of globalization was the absence of consistent national, regional and international policies.

Nevertheless, the presence of land mines remains one of the major constraints preventing refugees from deciding to return to their homes.

Commit ourselves to overcoming legal, regulatory or other barriers that block access to effective HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, medicines, commodities and services

The legal obstacles to potential monetary financing of the public sector in the European Union s governing treaties can be overcome.

We urge policymakers to take action and implement policies aimed at removing the obstacles that block women s participation in the workforce.

A working summit would demonstrate a willingness at the highest echelons to resolve in principle the major obstacles standing in the way of an agreement.

If you multiply the obstacles to conduct transparent elections and have a peaceful transition, inevitably you will end up with situations of this nature. In Central Africa, we do not sense that the reigning elite is willing to yield power.

While the initiatives being taken along those lines were critical, they did not remove the obstacles women still faced in securing access to resources and markets.

We shall also actively pursue policies aimed at eliminating the obstacles to such equality and thus promote the full participation of women in improving society.

High hurdles to major shifts in policy direction force officials to make a convincing case.

3.10 There are a number of obstacles preventing women from attaining their full development and exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with men.

(e) That impunity is simultaneously one of the underlying causes of enforced disappearance and one of the major obstacles to the elucidation of cases thereof

In addition to the cultural factors mentioned above, women face numerous barriers to realizing their rights to property, inheritance and access to land.

81. Lack of access to land remains one of the main obstacles to the full participation of women in rural development.

Closer to home, for many of our brotherly African countries conflict and internal strife continue to be the major obstacles in the way of the development of the continent as a whole.

society continued to be undervalued or ignored, and sex stereotyping remained one of the most firmly entrenched obstacles to the elimination of discrimination.

The obstacles to the full implementation of the START I and II Treaties have been removed.

Controls to prevent the supply of weapons to terrorists

(e) That impunity is simultaneously one of the underlying causes of enforced disappearance and one of the major obstacles to the elucidation of cases thereof

85. The Committee notes that the state of emergency proclaimed in Egypt without interruption since 1981 is one of the main obstacles to the full application of the provisions of the Convention.

Among these difficulties is the particular situation in which Libya has been put, namely that of being unable to play its role in the valorization of regional complementarities and in contributing to the economic and social expansion of the region.

Two major impediments to regional and international integration and increased competitiveness are backwardness of the transport sector and obstacles and barriers to participation in the multilateral trading system.

But, when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal, it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily mandated.

The external barriers to women's advancement in the labor market are relatively clear, but internal constraints also have an impact. Not all women are willing to enter the workforce. Moreover, women may be more inclined to turn down promotions when they are offered.

An essential function of this partnership programme would be to identify technology gaps and new technologies and to identify obstacles to effective commercially based technology cooperation. 28