From autumn 1943 the Japanese government took further steps to prepare the country's major cities for air attacks.

Steps taken to develop a policy on equal opportunities

Some early steps in the right direction are visible.

All of the steps taken so far have resulted in more European integration, not less.

But more steps are needed.

Although we recognize the steps that have been taken towards democratic reform, we believe that Kosovo's authorities should do more to ensure effective participation in governmental structures by minorities, and especially by the Serb minority.

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.

During 2005, Australia has taken steps necessary to effect the implementation of the MARPLEX Convention.

An important first step has been the establishment of the Group Against Human Trafficking .

Mr. Castillero Hoyos said that he wished to know what steps had been or would be taken to address the issue of Sharia law.

The steps taken recently in that direction through the hard work of the African Union are proof of this.

History The first steps in the history of Finnish aviation were taken with Russian aircraft.

In our opinion, such steps should be further promoted.

His Government had taken the first steps towards becoming party to the Convention, which had been signed by the President of Belarus.

Yet the first steps toward a new approach may already have been taken.

In Sri Lanka the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has taken several steps to promote youth activities.

The Bretton Woods institutions have already taken some steps to strengthen the voice and participation of developing countries.

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

The Commission may wish to take further steps with a view to clarifying the issue.

One of the first steps it had taken to implement the Outcome of the Fourth World Conference was to create the National Council for Women to evaluate and monitor programmes and policies seeking to empower women.

20. Also requests the Secretary General to submit to it at its fifty seventh session a report on the steps taken to implement the present resolution

25. Also requests the Secretary General to submit to it at its fifty ninth session a report on the steps taken to implement the present resolution

The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya had taken a number of steps to integrate itself into the global economy.

He also commended the various countries that had undertaken steps to incorporate the Guiding Principles into their national legislation and policies, or which were currently in the process of doing so, such as Turkey, Nigeria and Nepal.

The draft outcome document is first and foremost a framework for further steps.

But, however positive their aims, these steps were taken without consulting the opposite side, thereby entrenching the perception that no partner existed.

In Tajikistan, with assistance from the United Nations Tajikstan Office of Peacebuilding (UNTOP), the Government took further steps to consolidate the peace.

Ms. Coker Appiah noted that the Government of Paraguay had taken a number of positive steps to penalize traffickers.

18.6 In its commitment to improving the status of women in Vanuatu, Government has taken a number of positive steps as identified in the Report.

As to much needed economic reform, steps made in the privatization process and with respect to economic integration into the region are encouraging.

In addition to the support of the international community, the Afghan people, tired of war and misery, have defined and implemented all the steps taken in the Bonn Agreement.

Some of these steps have been taken in recent years, but it is time to jumpstart the process.

Turkey had taken a number of important steps to resolve the issues that it had acknowledged when presenting its combined second and third periodic reports (CEDAW C TUR 2 3), in 1997.

In the past five years, Pakistan had taken a number of important steps to strengthen its criminal justice apparatus.

Kazakhstan s Supreme Court has taken recent steps to modernize and to increase transparency and oversight over the country s legal system.

Despite the strides made recently against malnutrition, millions more people will be undernourished than would have been the case in the absence of official support for biofuels.

Please provide these data as well as steps taken to develop a policy on equal opportunities and details on financial resources that have been allocated to the Indigenous Employment Programme.

On behalf of my Government, I have the honour to forward to you the report of the United Republic of Tanzania on steps taken to implement measures imposed by Security Council resolution 1596 (2005) (see annex).

Many of the important steps taken to stabilize the global financial system and economy, as well as to address the root causes of this crisis, will be achieved through the G 20.

At the initiative of the Department of Public Information, steps have been taken to form mini United Nations Communications Groups for United Nations system members at the national and regional levels.

Nonetheless, the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities took some significant steps towards increasing intergovernmental coordination on fiscal matters.

The many steps taken during the Decade, notably the appointment of the Special Rapporteur on indigenous issues were important for strengthening cooperation with indigenous peoples and promoting their full participation.

Above all, local companies need to be supported when they make moves to become more efficient, innovative, and competitive.

Notwithstanding the important decisions taken over the last couple of years, the reality is that we need to do more to tackle the challenges facing the eurozone.

Having cited specific examples, he asked whether the Italian judicial authorities had taken steps to ensure that statements amounting to incitement to hatred were appropriately punished.