We are convinced that to facilitate the work of our principal legal organ it is necessary for States to accompany their expressions of support with the adoption of concrete measures that strengthen the Court.

Accordingly such agreements will be more appropriately associated with the wider class of friendship, commerce and navigation treaties and other agreements concerning private rights.

They need to align the goal of avoiding dangerous climate change with disincentives for carbon intensive energy including taxes, carbon markets, and support for green alternatives.

One delegation proposed expanding the use of negative vessels lists, particularly in conjunction with statistical document programmes to identify products from illegal, unreported and unregulated catches.

The use of the term Macedonian , which had great meaning for the people of Greece, was misleading when used by a small group wishing to associate itself with the Macedonian nation and to claim national minority rights in Greece.

The irony of American politics right now is that normally pro business Republicans are those most hostile to NASA s new budget which espouses the values of entrepreneurship and innovativeness that Republicans claim to hold dear.

Finally, I would like to say that despite the commitment shown by Member States to the promotion and protection of the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities and to the equalization of opportunities for full participation, most have not matched their political commitment with a financial one.