It was perhaps only a first step, but it was a significant one.

This is an important step forward.

This declaration was an important and responsible step.

Implementation and enforcement of the adopted legislation is an important next step.

While they are but one step of the process, they are a fundamental one.

This is an important step towards normalization of relations between the two sides.

Two months ago, we took important steps to reform the United Nations.

Now, there has been a significant step forward.

For Gaddafi, this was an important step towards socialism.

The move towards company reporting on implementation had been a significant step.

This we believe is an important step to be undertaken without delay.

We consider this to be another substantial step in the right direction.

This marks an important step towards the restoration of constitutional order.

It represents a significant step forward in comparison with the previous strategy.

This, we believe, is a major step towards the overall management and protection of our environment.

The restructuring of the Global Environment Facility was an important step in that direction.

And this week, we have taken a very important step towards that end.

The establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission will be a very important step in that regard.

The creation of the War Crimes Chamber is a significant step forward in strengthening the rule of law.

73. Improving and updating the skills of the Organization apos s staff is a significant step.

This common conviction is in itself an important step forward.

General Assembly resolution 48 162 was an important step towards this objective.

This would indeed be a most significant step towards improving the credibility and legitimacy of the United Nations.

The streamlining of the Council apos s agenda represented an important first step.

That would be not only an important step in moving beyond the legacy of war, but foundational to the establishment of the rule of law.

For Romania, the statements constituted a major step which should not be underestimated.

An important step was thus taken to fulfil the vision of a future Palestinian State.

Truth and reconciliation mechanisms constitute an important step in establishing accountability and achieving justice.

An important step was thus taken to fulfil the vision of a future Palestinian State.

Its signing was an important step for all peoples of the region and of the world but it was merely a first step, and his Government reiterated its support for the struggle of the Palestinian people.

That event has become another important step towards restoring statehood to Afghanistan.

Obviously, the universalization of the BTWC would be an important step towards preventing the spread of biological weapons.

In that regard, the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness is an important step forward.

The approval of the Senior Citizen's Statute was another important step toward entrenching the principle of equality.

The prohibition of all forms of corporal punishment was an important step towards ending violence against children.

The proposed draft resolution, however, is an important step and must be adopted.

The recent adoption of a Convention on Nuclear Safety was an important step in this field.

We believe that an important step forward has been taken, which the Committee should endorse.

An important step towards increased transparency was achieved through the establishment of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms.

This hypothesis was an important step in disproving the ancient assumption that atoms were indivisible.

An important step in that direction was the recent issuance of the glossary of common monitoring and evaluation terms.

The Seminar was an important step toward integrating the issue of gender into educational policies.

That is a significant step forward in our efforts to build a more peaceful, more prosperous and more equitable world.

The signing of the chemical weapons Convention on 12 January 1993 was an important step.

That mechanism is an important step forward in the acceptance of the imperative of peace, which is so essential to development.