For example, the decrease in attacks on civilians may also be a function of a reduced number of targets.

(b) (i) Reduction in the number of preventable security incidents in the field

The downward trend in homicides in general started in 2002.

The corresponding metric unit using kilometers is the river kilometer.

Patients in this group usually bruise easily (due to low levels of platelets) and experience fatigue due to low numbers of red blood cells.

(iii) Kilometres, minutes and degrees as the standard units for basic orbital parameters

Famine deaths and the reduction in number of births caused the population of China to drop in 1960 and 1961.

As a result of this strategy, the social assistance caseload continues to decrease year over year.

A reduction in penguin nests in Admiralty Bay, South Shetland Island, was also reported.

But they are incredibly good fliers. This particular species, it can fly for thousands of kilometers.

The decline in population that began after 1989 has been arrested and possibly reversed.

The downward trend in the number of newly displaced persons continued.

Kazakhstan indicated that a lower nitrogen content of fodder would diminish the nutritional value of their livestock, and Armenia expected a 30 per cent reduction in the number of cattle.

In the Arctic, all of those resources are thousands of kilometers away.

The ash forms a column rising many kilometres into the air above the peak of the volcano.

Austerity reduced the number of employed workers, particularly those with low skill and productivity levels.

A number of delegations noted with concern the low number of UNICEF staff members serving as resident coordinators, and encouraged UNICEF to contribute to the strengthening of the resident coordinator system.

After a dip in the number of incidents during late 2007 and 2008, violence once again increased in 2009.

Number of employed persons recorded steady growth between 2000 and 2008 when it peaked, followed by 4 decline in 2009.

The preliminary results of the civil service census indicate a possible reduction of 8.3 per cent in the number of public sector employees.

I am pleased to note that there was some decline in the number of incidents in the Temporary Security Zone and adjacent areas during the reporting period.

With an increasing number of arms embargo violations, the trend has continued to rely less on air transport to ferry the illegal arms shipments.

Positive aspects The Committee acknowledges with appreciation that, despite a decline in the number of refugees, Tanzania continues to host more than 600,000 refugees, the largest number in Africa.

There was also a significant decrease in the number of times area residents visited the doctor or went to the emergency room.

She also asked why it was assumed that visitor numbers would be low, and requested recent statistics and cost estimates for the provision of visitor services.

The tar sands are hundreds of square kilometers of bitumen, a viscous and corrosive tarlike deposit.

The island of Borneo is located a few hundred kilometers southwest and Taiwan is located directly to the north.

First, with its birth rate well below replacement level, Japan s population is aging and shrinking.

Savings arising from lower translation and reproduction costs for documents of the policy making organs have been partly offset by increased staffing levels of the Secretariat of the Policy making Organs.

Generally, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is ageing rapidly, due to the fall of demographic growth, longer life expectancy and the emigration of youth.

Despite all efforts, however, the previous year had not seen a substantial reduction of conflict induced internally displaced persons.

In spite of the decrease in the number of refugees, the total population of concern to UNHCR increased from 17 million people at the end of 2003 to 19.2 million by the end of 2004.

And then today, there's been a 99 percent reduction greater than 99 percent reduction in the number of children who are being paralyzed by this awful disease.

The legalization of abortion on request in South Africa in 1998 saw abortion related deaths drop by 91 .

Comparing to our previous report, over the last four years there has been a decrease in the number of sexual violence cases investigated by the police.

Beneficiary verification exercises were also carried out in several countries, such as Guinea and Sierra Leone, where they resulted in a reduction in the number of refugees requiring assistance.

According to Iraq, the continuing decrease in sheep numbers after 1992 suggests that the reason could not have been the oil well fires.

(e) Deployment of fewer than projected vehicles resulting in lower costs for petrol, oil and lubricants

The cost of illegal fishing of green sea turtles in Costa Rica in 2000 was estimated to be 1,142 per turtle due to losses in visitors to nesting beaches and habitats when populations decline.

When you combine them, you get a high energy, hip swaying fusion dance form that bridges the two regions of the world, separated by thousands of kilometers of land and sea.

This has increased disposable income for the poorest families and still allowed New Brunswick to reach record lows in its social assistance caseload.

After the completion of fourth grade of elementary school, there is a decrease in the number of children that continue their education, and this is especially true for the rural areas.

The glass ceiling' effect is quite pronounced in the Public Service as indicated by the low number of women advancing to senior management level.

According to replies to the survey received from the European Court of Human Rights and the Directorate General of Human Rights of the Council of Europe.

One of the factors which influence the decrease in number of persons in the household is the decrease in number of children born in the family the average is 1.3 children per family (census from 1991).