251. A common indication of political commitment is often the existence of a national population policy.

(a) Existence of a contract or contractual obligation with elements of offer, acceptance and compensation in the relationship.

That in turn would shift the burden of proof that a unilateral obligation existed on to the author State.

It could be said to implyseen as implying the obligation to raise situations of widespread or systematic human rights violations.

There must, however, be a commitment on the part of those States to find a definitive solution to that problem, which had persisted for too long.

The ICRC's concern on the lack of an explicit recording obligation was highlighted above in the general comments section.

The existence of the facility seems as clear a declaration as possible that the regime is committed to achieving the capacity to intimidate its neighbors with its nuclear arsenal.

Even though there is a legal obligation of continued measuring of all air polluters, it does not happen in practise.

Mr. Wins (Uruguay) said that his country's commitment to peacekeeping was confirmed by its 1,750 troops in MONUC.

Even with a clear commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, managerial and implementation capacity is often weak and needs strengthening.

A commitment was therefore needed on the part of all concerned to make results based budgeting a truly effective management and decision making tool.

Management development was currently neglected in the United Nations system, and a more definite commitment was needed in that area.

Bearing in mind that a visible commitment by the Secretary General is essential to the achievement of the targets set by the General Assembly,

The author, however, argues that article 18 of the Covenant only applies in case of a conflict between one apos s conscience and a valid legal obligation.

India apos s commitment to non proliferation is complete and unequivocal.

Noting that an overall commitment to multiculturalism helps to provide an environment preventing and combating discrimination and promoting solidarity and tolerance in our societies,

6. The police monitors would strengthen the international presence in Haiti, demonstrating the international community apos s commitment to the restoration of democracy in that country.

UNDERTAKING BY THE PARTIES

Commitment of the Parties

government commitment

Noting also that an overall commitment to multiculturalism helps to provide an environment for preventing and combating discrimination and promoting solidarity and tolerance in our societies,

In the absence of an obligation to settle disputes by reference to a binding third party mechanism, other means of dispute resolution are available, including negotiation, consultation and mediation.

2.3 This specific initiative should be seen in the context of the Secretary General apos s commitment to promoting a unified United Nations presence at the country level.

Noting also that an overall commitment to multiculturalism helps to provide an environment for preventing and combating discrimination and promoting solidarity and tolerance in our societies,

If all the indications of a unilateral obligation were present, that would not automatically mean that such an obligation existed it would simply create a presumption that it existed.

(b) The presence of a policy framework (or commitment on the part of the Government to create such a framework) and an enabling environment to ensure that the desired impacts can be achieved and sustained

Pakistan's commitment to the campaign against terrorism is clear, present, tangible and visible.

Breach of an international obligation

That is quite a commitment.

The Seoul commitment

Commitment by all partners.

Making a Corporate Commitment

You have no obligation.

This depends on securing political commitment and requires that more emphasis be placed on the means of implementation (finance, transfer of environmentally sound technologies and capacity building)

We believe also that a determined and long term commitment by the international community is necessary with respect to international policy in areas such as security, sustainable development and human rights.

This donor reticence is also partly explained by the apparent lack of a genuine political commitment on the part of the Ivorian parties to push the peace process forward.

Yet there was an urgent need to demonstrate commitment in the run up to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference later in the year.

Many entities, for example the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), noted the need for strong commitment by senior management to gender mainstreaming.

Noting also that an overall commitment to multiculturalism helps to provide an environment for preventing and combating discrimination and promoting solidarity and tolerance in our societies,

There has to be a commitment by Member States to ensuring that implementation of the decisions taken by them would ensure the viability and critical role of the United Nations in development.

This is done either by redefining the sector subsector to which a commitment applies or by going from one partial commitment to another one.

However, a majority of the delegations seem to be of the view that such a provision is a useful regulation in relation to article 30 on the shipper's obligation to provide information and instructions.

The point was made that a possible compromise solution was to include a provision based on the presumption of an obligation of identification, which would allow for exceptions in special circumstances.

(e) Income. Pledges are recorded as income on the basis of a written commitment by a prospective donor to pay a monetary contribution at a specified time or times.

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