Debate shall be confined to the question before the Committee, and the Chairman may call a speaker to order if his remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

Debate shall be confined to the question before the Committee, and the Chairperson may call a speaker to order if his or her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

Debate shall be confined to the question before the Committee, and the Chairperson may call a speaker to order if his or her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

I would also urge all delegations to focus their comments on the specific subject that is being discussed at each meeting.

Debate shall be confined to the question before the Committee, and the Chairperson may call a speaker to order if that speaker's remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

Debate shall be confined to the question before the Committee, and the Chairman may call a speaker to order if his remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

Rwanda). Both cases are currently under deliberation.

Our position on the topic under discussion today was fully reflected in the statement made earlier by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union.

3. Decides to remain attentive to the matter.

Another one third reported that they were under discussion.

Having said that, let me turn to the matter under discussion today.

My delegation has been privileged to offer advice to the sponsors of the draft resolution now under discussion.

Since mid 2003, a revision to this law has been proposed and is currently being discussed in the Parliament.

A member may not, in raising a point of order, speak on the substance of the matter under discussion.

A member raising a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion.

A member raising a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion.

Also important to this theme is the Government's decision to face the debate on the voluntary interruption of pregnancy.

Their participation in the National Convention, currently being actively discussed, was one of the Government's top priorities.

During the discussion of any matter, a member may move for the adjournment of the debate on the item under discussion.

We broke for a few minutes, and, when we came back, the discussion was not on the subject that was the focus of the break.

I would also like to thank the Danish presidency for the useful discussion paper on this important subject.

Noting the constructive debate which the Conference on Disarmament held on this subject in 2007,

The quasi unison statements and the virtual convergence on the subject in the general debate speak for themselves.

A larger Council will not, in itself, be a better Council, and many of the aspects of the work of the Council under discussion are related to its working methods.

Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese) It gives the Chinese delegation great pleasure to speak on the agenda item under discussion.

The amendments under discussion include proposals which seek to make illegal the carriage by sea of nuclear and fissionable materials as well as the carriage by sea of so called dual use materials.

Afterwards, we shall immediately resume the formal meeting and proceed to the second segment, which will consist of interventions by delegations on the subject under consideration.

Experts from Member States, the United Nations system and the expert group meeting organized on the theme prior to the Commission's session would introduce the discussion.

Behind the issues under discussion today are hundreds of thousands of human beings in grave need and, in far too many cases, in mortal danger.

One delegation suggested that UN Oceans play a greater role in reporting on specific issues under discussion in the Consultative Process.

The reform of the Security Council has been discussed continuously for well over a decade and debated substantially in the past few years.

However, the draft text that had been under debate for more than 10 years was unacceptable for many Member States, including New Zealand.

Ms. Fye Hydara (Gambia) said that once Gambian girls had been educated, many of the problems under discussion were likely to disappear.

Draws the attention of the Special Committee to the present resolution and to the discussion held on the subject at the substantive session of 2005 of the Economic and Social Council

My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary General for his incisive reports on the subject under consideration, contained in documents A 60 539 and A 60 35.

Ms. Woollett (Australia) said that the draft articles on the effects of armed conflicts on treaties represented a useful basis on which to begin the debate on the topic.

All interventions shall be confined to the question before the Conference and the President may call a speaker to order if his remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

We need concrete reform decisions, with timetables as appropriate, in all the four areas under discussion development, security, human rights and institutional reform.

8. Decides to continue to keep the implementation of the Development Account under review, and requests the Secretary General to submit a report on the subject to the General Assembly at its fifty seventh session.

Mr. Moungara Moussotsi (Gabon) (spoke in French) The delegation of Gabon, through me, congratulates Benin on its initiative to convene this debate on the sensitive topic of children and armed conflict.

The Working Group showed an interest in new developments regarding the particular topic under discussion, problems and challenges related thereto, the role played by international organizations and practical suggestions for improvements.

The current debate takes over from the previous consideration of the subject in the Security Council on 20 July 2004, under the Romanian presidency.

As we noted last year during the open debate on this topic, sexual and gender based violence remains alarmingly pervasive in conflict affected areas.

In this regard, I would like to commend the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea on the excellent job that it is doing to provide the Assembly with the necessary input on the topics under discussion.

A representative may at any time move a motion for the closure of the debate on the question under discussion, whether or not any other representative has signified his wish to speak.