A decision had been reached on increasing the Russian contribution to the Organization's standby arrangements system.

ICCD COP(5) 7 Outstanding items Consideration of rule 47 of the rules of procedure

Yet the discussion foundered, and no decision was taken.

The decision to attack Pearl Harbor was reached after five months of deliberations that included numerous official conferences.

Once again, we have witnessed the adoption of a resolution that many define or wish to define as consensual.

In September 1999 he was elected to become Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), sharing the post with competitor Mike Moore when a decision could not be reached.

Such requests shall contain a statement to the effect that the request does not imply that a decision has been reached on the question of admissibility of the communication by the Committee.

We are currently working on finding consensus on such a decision.

Agreement was nevertheless reached on September 23.

A request addressed to a State party under paragraph 1 of this rule shall include a statement of the fact that such a request does not imply that any decision has been reached on the question of admissibility.

And I call on Member States to reach an early decision at this session of the General Assembly.

After several attempts a final design was achieved.

Statistical returns could then be made available to the United Nations on a regular basis. The report of the Secretary General on the sixth quinquennial survey concluded that in the seven years from 1994 to 2000, 25 countries abolished capital punishment 22 completely and 3 for ordinary crimes.

As a result, no decision to renew was reached, and the alliance was allowed to expire.

A decision was reached to develop a multi nodal early warning system covering the Indian Ocean Rim countries.

And so, after six months of bargaining, a historic deal was struck.

The high point of this era was reached at the peak of the Gandhara style.

With a view to reaching a decision on the admissibility of a communication, the Committee or its Working Group shall ascertain

Note These figures were extrapolated from April 2005 statistics.

Peace was reached on 6 November 1175 with the return of the Holy Roman Emperor to Italy.

Under his leadership, the long standing and painful Aceh conflict was peacefully resolved.

All agriculture practices have been found to have a variety of effects on the environment.

In Guinea Bissau, another milestone has been reached with the election of President Nino Vieira.

In recent years a balanced male female ratio has been achieved at entry level.

The Union welcomes the agreement reached in the General Assembly on 13 April 2005 on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (General Assembly resolution 59 290).

It takes time to reach a decision on whether or not to invest in a project, and once an investment decision is made, it becomes rather difficult to stop the process quickly.

The Security Council s composition wouldn t be substantially different if an ideal distribution of seats were to be achieved.

Indeed, when the accord was reached, the EU was not even in the room.

A question was asked as to what the consequences would be if no deal is reached in Abuja.

All delegations should adhere to the compromise painstakingly reached in São Paulo.

We do, however, share the concerns of some delegations about the manner in which resolution 1593 (2005) was arrived at.

However, the Holy Synod has now decided that Serbian Orthodox Church will re engage constructively on the basis of the earlier agreement, a decision that opens the way to progress on church reconstruction.

Significant progress was made at the inaugural meeting, during which agreement was reached on the following matters

After a thorough discussion, an agreement was reached on the objectives, activities, framework, the approach to project implementation and the output.

Our progress will have to be assessed and reflected appropriately in the process of reaching a General Assembly decision on the adjustment to the budget.

Progress had been made through consensus with political sectors, civil society and citizens and results were already being seen in terms of public policies, social achievements, institutional and legal reforms, and macroeconomic indicators.

In the context of monitoring the nuclear weapons complex, the difficulties in producing a comprehensive definition, meeting all requirements, have been highlighted.

Progress has been made towards a common understanding of the methodologies regarding free, prior and informed consent.

Recalling the contributions to international consensus in this field achieved by the Millennium Declaration and the agreements reached at other international conferences and summits in recent years,

On 23 June, a deal was reached involving the handover of weapons by more than 200 militants in Nablus, after earlier such deals had been reached and partially implemented in Tulkarem and Jericho.

Any decision reached within the forum would have to be agreed upon by all three participants.

The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.

The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultation.

A total of 88 agreement specific proposals have been under negotiation since 2001 with no decision taken to date.

Second, an agreement on authorizing the ECB to oversee the banking sector was reached at the end of last year.