It endorsed the resolutions adopted at the Industrial Development Board.

Some of the decisions taken in Rio have already begun to take effect.

It also requires the implementation of the decisions taken at the quadripartite meeting held in Geneva.

Those decisions were adopted by consensus.

Those decisions were adopted by consensus.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the decisions taken on sugar and bananas.

Political decisions taken then were far more risky than those at hand in the Balkans, and the Greek and Iberian success stories demonstrate the wisdom of the courageous decisions taken at that time.

The Barbados Conference will provide the basis for the building of a partnership for the implementation of the decisions taken at Rio.

Consideration of the very slow steps taken so far forces us to recognize that much has yet to be done to act upon the decisions taken over the past decade.

This draft resolution, in its structure and content, builds on resolutions adopted in past years on the same item, which, as representatives will recall, were adopted without a vote.

The Rio Conference is of far reaching importance and the fulfilment of the decisions and commitments undertaken there is crucial.

The first session of the Commission had confirmed the relevance of that body for the implementation of the various decisions taken at Rio.

The summit took several important decisions on management reform.

At that time we should not measure performance by the number of speeches delivered, by the number of reports written or by resolutions adopted.

PARIS A series of decisions taken over the last few years in Europe have alarmed me.

The text that I am introducing today is little different from that of resolutions adopted in previous years.

As members know, some resolutions adopted in the past, and this year, are in line with that view.

The Acting President I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolutions just adopted.

At the fifty ninth session, the General Assembly adopted the following resolutions that make specific reference to the Conference on Disarmament

At the same time, some decisions were made on the improved and effective functioning of the Conference.

The President I shall now give the floor to those representatives wishing to speak in explanation of position on the resolutions just adopted.

In the first instance, decisions that have already been taken in this regard need to be implemented without undue delay.

During the period under review the Committee took the following decisions regarding remedies. In case No.

The decisions taken at the last Fatah Convention were explicit in calling for the refugees to return to their homes and cities.

His Government had adopted the necessary measures to give effect to those resolutions and had so informed the respective committees.

With these resolutions the General Assembly supported the position long maintained by the Latin American States.

The Acting President I will now give the floor to those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of position on the decisions just taken.

277. In most cases, such decisions were taken on the grounds of insufficient judicial evidence in relation to the offence with which the individual was charged.

It was important, however, to avoid a proliferation of conferences and summit meetings efforts should instead be directed towards the implementation of decisions already taken.

Action taken

These choices were made democratically, in parliaments, as part of budget decisions.

13. The General Assembly was to consider the implementation of the multilateral agreements which had been adopted and the Committee, which had been the initiator of those processes, would be involved in the follow up to the decisions taken.

Indeed, some of the most dangerous decisions taken in both the EU and NATO are those that are not openly discussed beforehand.

Recalling its relevant resolutions, including those adopted at its tenth emergency special session, and the resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights,

We do not believe it is necessary to modify those decisions, which were adopted following intensive intergovernmental negotiations during which proposals contained in the report received thorough consideration.

Henceforward, all the decisions adopted should be implemented, so as to enable the United Nations to carry out effectively and efficiently its policies and programme of operational activities.

Wrong economic decisions, such as in the 1970 s, when Robert McNamara pushed grandiose, but environmentally devastating, infrastructure projects, have haunted the Bank for decades.

ORGANIZATION OF WORK 15. Mr. CASSAR (Malta), Rapporteur, said that, at its forty eighth session, the General Assembly had adopted a number of important resolutions on the question of Palestine which took into account the major developments that had occurred recently.

The decisions taken by the European Central Bank are a particularly dramatic example of this problem, taken as they are by a simple majority of a body that is not even democratically elected.

The action recommended by the Board has been taken.

It was to be hoped that implementation of the decisions taken at the recent World Summit on the Information Society would help bridge the ever widening digital divide.

While not minimizing past decisions and actions, most interlocutors pointed to poverty and unemployment as the root causes of the instability.

Notwithstanding the distortions that had resulted from the political decisions taken in connection with the current methodology, in particular the ceiling, the principle of capacity to pay remained the fundamental criterion for determining the scale of assessments.

Recognizing the validity and relevance of decisions adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, particularly of Agenda 21 and its chapter 12, which provide a basis for combating desertification,

The frequency of this kind of decision is higher than in the preceding case (11.59 per cent) and, in most instances, such decisions were taken on the grounds of insufficient judicial evidence.