Improvements in maternal health depend on intersectoral partnerships that promote the quality of life and health of the pregnant women.

The markets have helped improve individual livelihoods, built a larger community, and provided easier access to some resources.

At the international level, Peru had supported the proclamation of a Second Decade as a way of further improving the quality of life of indigenous peoples around the world.

1.183 To contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of refugees living in camps by initiating a comprehensive camp development programme.

Her Government had therefore undertaken to improve the dissemination of information about the Second Decade, in order to boost existing programmes to raise the living standards of indigenous people and combat poverty.

Because of resource constraints, however, Nepal required the assistance of the international community in efforts to improve the lives of its people.

Serbia and Montenegro fully supports, and invests efforts in, the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, aimed at improving the living standards of the population and accelerating development.

The Agency had contributed greatly towards improving the standard of living of the Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip and West Bank and also in Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic.

With the accession of King Abdullah II to the throne, the pace of reform had quickened and new strategies and initiatives had been pursued to improve the living standards of Jordanians.

The World Bank group is one of the main partners of UN Habitat in improving the living and working conditions of the urban poor.

For example, the Millennium Development Goals, which were unanimously endorsed here to launch the current century, raised expectations further for the betterment of mankind.

Another of the plan's objectives was to improve living conditions for women, whose life expectancy had dropped on account of the economic difficulties facing the country, which meant that food and medical supplies were in short supply.

The Summit will be a unique opportunity for the world's leaders to consider a broad range of issues and make decisions that will improve the lives of people around the world significantly.

United Nations peace missions support the peace process in host countries by funding quick impact projects aimed at improving the living conditions of war affected people and assisting in the rehabilitation of local economies.

Promoting equal rights of women to secure tenure, including the right to hold legal contracts of tenure, inheritance and other acquisition of real estate, would contribute to improving the lives of women.

In this regard, funds provided by Monaco provide support for small businesses in Africa that are operating under conditions of extreme poverty, with a view to improving the standard of living of the most vulnerable people, particularly women.

On March 23, 2005, the Thai Government declared its policies to the Parliament, which includes the extension of social security to cover informal and agricultural sectors to improve the quality of life of labourers.

It had thus gradually improved its citizens' living conditions.

Ms. Adriaanse (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) said that improving the living conditions of the millions of slum dwellers was part of safeguarding the environment and called for a strong global partnership.

Progress was made towards monitoring and promoting understanding of urban economic conditions and rural urban linkages, as well as monitoring and developing strategies and frameworks for improving urban self employment and livelihood for the urban poor.

In other words, the strengthening of women's employment contributes both to the improvement of the living standard of households through the inflow of additional income sources and to the reinforcement of the productive circuit, through the increase of the effective demand for goods and services.

A team of professional volunteers conducts activities to improve the quality of life of those people as a whole, combining ethics and spirituality with material values, aiming at the true exercise of citizenship.

The reforms immediately devastated the living standards of much of the population.

The aftermath of the civil war in the Republic, the painful transition to market relations, the economic difficulties and, as a result, the dramatic worsening of the socio economic living conditions after 1991 left the women of the Republic of Tajikistan in harsher conditions than its men.

Failure to provide good shelter would seriously jeopardize investments for poverty eradication and the campaign to significantly improve the lives of slum dwellers.

The objective of the Operational Program on Sustainable Land Management is to mitigate the causes and negative impacts of land degradation on the structure and functional integrity of ecosystems through sustainable land management practices as a contribution to improving people's livelihoods and economic well being,

Another aspect on the conditions of life of the population has to do with the conditions of the habitation.

On the one hand, despite the Government's good will and that of young people's groups and other actors, the lack of financial resources a characteristic of most developing States has been the major limitation to every policy aimed at improving the living standards of young people.

A publication on living arrangements of older persons around the world will be issued in 2005.

Bearing in mind the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the programme of action for the Second Decade of the World's Indigenous People, which are linked and together bring actions to improve the standard of living of the indigenous peoples,

The Government's recently launched national plan of action for orphans and other vulnerable children was a major milestone towards improving the lives of children made vulnerable by HIV AIDS, poverty and other social and economic factors.

Bearing in mind the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the draft programme of action for the Second Decade of the World's Indigenous People, which are linked and together promote actions to improve the standard of living of the indigenous peoples,

It's perhaps easier now than ever before to make a good living.

During Saddam s reign, no effort was made to raise living standards for the poor.

But the Western economic model has brought about unprecedented standards of living.

The compilation provides an extensive presentation of the basic socio economic indices and standard of living indicators.

UN Habitat has also signed memorandums of understanding with the Asian Development Bank and the Inter American Development Bank, and is working towards a memorandum of understanding with the African Development Bank on joint projects and programmes for water, sanitation, housing and urban development issues, with emphasis on improving the living conditions of the poor.

Bearing in mind the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the draft programme of action for the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People, which are linked and which together promote actions to improve the standard of living of the indigenous peoples,

Progress has also been slow in dealing with unemployment, economic development and raising the living standards of minorities.

After the divorce the living standard of a single mother deteriorates and her social network changes.

Noting that economic recovery and reconstruction in Afghanistan and the security and improvement of the lives of the Afghan people are interrelated,

The Government of Nicaragua is promoting ratification of the Central American Free Trade Agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic and the United States of America, which seeks to strengthen our economy, integrate us into the world and raise our population's standard of living, particularly that of the poorest sectors.

The standards apply to a variety of public and private sectors in the province to improve the standard of living for people with disabilities and the general community.

Practically all aspects affecting living standards of families are less favourable in rural areas.

Conflict destroys infrastructure and disrupts essential services, which has a negative impact on the livelihoods of women.