The need to develop proper technology and innovation polices was stressed.

He stressed the necessity of enhancing women's economic autonomy as a tool of empowerment.

He stressed the need to ensure equitable distribution of technical cooperation activities, with particular attention given to Africa.

The meeting stressed the need for adequate resources for energy statistics at both the national and international levels.

Some delegations stressed the need for the involvement of small scale and artisanal fishers in decision making.

Some experts stressed the need for a comprehensive and coherent agreement that would be manageable, understandable and implementable.

A number of experts stressed the need for the prioritization of government goals in related areas.

Some participants emphasized that the new Council should not undermine the valuable work of the Commission on Human Rights.

He stressed the need to ensure equitable distribution of technical cooperation activities, with particular attention given to Africa.

The need to develop public research institutions in the early phases of development was stressed by some experts.

Many stressed the need for wider ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

The Declaration stressed the need to combat trafficking in persons but did not make specific references to the gender perspectives of this phenomenon.

A number of delegations stressed the need to position transitioning programming firmly within government owned processes and plans.

References to the protection of collective rights in the constitutions of certain countries also have to be acted upon by those countries.

Many delegates emphasized the need for UNICEF to ensure effective responses to children in emergencies.

The working group stressed the need to continue to work closely with academics and non governmental organizations in the future.

It was stressed that States should avoid adopting laws which increased the risk of dual nationality, multiple nationality or statelessness.

The need for a thorough, independent and impartial examination of the allegations, in accordance with the principle of the rule of law and in a manner that was acceptable to the international community, was stressed by the Ambassador.

Some representatives had emphasized the need to explain to civil society the parameters of a solution based on relevant United Nations resolutions and had cited examples of how to engage Governments in a dialogue regarding adherence to the Advisory Opinion.

The Working Group emphasized that the specific needs of programme managers should be taken into consideration to strengthen the use of IMDIS for results based management and that the development of IMDIS should be adequately resourced.

The need to identify ways of addressing cases when Governments refused to cooperate with the special procedures was particularly stressed by many speakers.

He stressed the need to be innovative in promoting real dialogue and to explore different methods and formats in order to make discussions within the Organization more lively, engaging and relevant to outside realities.

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Several participants stressed that information contained in communications should be more comprehensively verified for accuracy and credibility, ideally by corroborating information from different sources.

Participants stressed the need to acknowledge the essential role of civil society and non governmental organizations in the human rights movement and to assure their meaningful participation in the new human rights mechanisms.

He stressed the need to engage in dialogue and to network with the diaspora of people of African descent globally to exchange experiences and ideas, to share strategies and to support each other.

He also stressed the problem of debt.

Comparing Pakistan's investment position with those of India and China, he stressed the need to continually analyse and evaluate investment determinants, including in relation to government policy.

A speaker emphasized the need for developing countries to reform their legal and regulatory frameworks, especially with a view to making it easier to open and close businesses, ensuring property rights and the effective enforcement of contracts.

Speakers stressed the need for United Nations reform and emphasized that this historic opportunity to strengthen the United Nations should not be missed and that the reform process should be guided by open and extensive consultations.

He looked forward to further discussion on the topic of reform of the human rights system and stressed the need for continuing consultation with the treaty bodies in order that they might contribute to that process. Mr.

It was indicated that there were remedies and techniques that developing countries could use to avoid investment disputes, with the need for definitions of investments in BITs being stressed as an important factor.

The Council emphasized the need to pursue security sector reforms with a view to improving civil military relations in countries emerging from conflict situations, creating a culture of peace and stability and promoting the rule of law.

The Executive Secretaries also stressed that although national policies are crucial for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in a globalized world and in a situation of growing interdependencies, a supportive international climate is indispensable.

He held any decision to open the question of the future status of Kosovo in these conditions to be inappropriate and stressed the need for the implementation of key provisions of resolution 1244 (1999).

One delegation and a representative of a non governmental organization emphasized the need to consider ethics and human rights in fisheries, as well as bioethics and animal welfare.

Underscoring the need for universal application of the IAEA safeguards regime, he urged all States parties which had not yet done so to accede, as quickly as possible, to the relevant agreements.

He stressed the importance of the Doha round for developing countries.

Experts underscored the significance of information technology for improving governance in investment promotion and the need to provide support to developing countries through programmes such as the UNCTAD Investment Gateway.

The Ministers stressed that self reliance and South South cooperation should be intensified to attain a higher level of activities to strengthen the information and communication infrastructure both at national and grouping level.

It is underlined that UNDAF is by definition a national process and that transboundary issues are included in the UNDAF if deemed necessary by the national authorities.

The importance of user friendliness in information systems was underlined.

He discussed the necessity for relevant political parties in many countries to adopt racial affirmative policies and programmes and stressed the importance for such parties to establish internal but relatively independent machineries to monitor and further the implementation of such policies or programmes.

He stressed the importance of examining the actual and potential effects of South South cooperation from the perspective of developing countries as recipients as well as sources of FDI, and noted the need to identify the links between investment cooperation and trade.

He underlined the importance for the session to discuss implementation and organization of common tasks.