Can we envision reaching broad agreement, or even a consensus?

Thirdly, the search for a broad consensus should be based on agreement on criteria.

There was a broad consensus that immediate and wide ranging debt relief was necessary.

A broad consensus emerged on the need to renew the sanctions imposed on diamonds.

The international community is reaching a broad consensus for building a common cyberspace for the entire world.

The parliamentary debate that followed demonstrated broad political consensus on the strategy.

He trusted that a broad consensus reflecting the considered opinion of the Commission could now be reached.

There was broad consensus for the compromise proposal presented in A CN.9 WG.III WP.54 and

The negotiations on the draft resolution have been swift and marked by a broad consensus among participants.

There is broad political consensus that it must be replaced by a new, trustworthy and transparent provisional council.

She hoped that it would enjoy broad support and urged its adoption by consensus.

The Chairman noted that there was broad consensus for the principles underlying those articles.

The Chairman noted that there was broad consensus on the principles underlying those articles.

Most Member States do not want to be forced to vote on a formula on which there is no broad consensus.

The Monterrey Consensus provides a broad based partnership for development in support of the objectives set forth in the Millennium Declaration.

On various occasions, we have stated that Argentina supports a solution with regard to Security Council reform that is based on a broad consensus.

The fact that there is a broad consensus in Burundi as to this approach should be welcomed and supported by the Council.

Detailed and substantive proposals had been made and a broad consensus was registered in favour of the establishment of the permanent forum.

We urge all Member States to engage actively and constructively in deliberations and negotiations to evolve a broad consensus on Security Council reform.

A broad consensus had emerged from those two meetings concerning the need to fight against the spread of crime in all its forms.

We hope that this draft resolution will be adopted by consensus with the broad support of all delegations.

I therefore urge Member States to seize this opportunity and endorse proposals on which there is broad consensus.

We must however, ensure that the reform process is based on broad consultation and consensus involving all Member States.

Our expectation is that our draft resolution will generate broad consensus and be adopted without a vote, as has been the case in previous years.

No major reform has been undertaken through consensus, though successful reforms usually generate a broad consensus a few years later. At that point, reforms can be carried forward by those who had initially opposed them, as happened in Denmark and Sweden.

A wide consensus of opinion, though probably not unanimity, on reform is more likely to be achieved with broad representation of States. Security Council reform is too important a question to be decided by narrow margins of majority opinion. Instead, a broad consensus of support is required, and it is important that no major contributors to world events be excluded.

Regardless of religious and sectarian backgrounds, it is in the interest of every Iraqi to contribute to forging a broad political consensus on the way forward.

Reforms must be conducted on the basis of the principle of consensus and must fully reflect the common interests of a broad number of Member States.

Only a blueprint resulting from consensus can truly help strengthen the Security Council's authority and effectiveness and win broad trust and support from the general membership.

This reflects the priorities set out in the earlier parts of the report, on which I believe there is broad consensus.

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We stand ready to consider and support any proposal based on model A that enjoys broad consensus or at least the widest possible support among Member States.

That evidence had led to a broad consensus that more action was required now, and citizens around the world therefore expected the COP to make real progress.

She further welcomed the broad agreement not to reopen the São Paulo Consensus and not to pre empt the New York process.

Consultations have also been conducted on the expansion of membership since the presidency of Ambassador Dembinski, and a consensus has emerged on the appointment of a Special Coordinator with a broad mandate.

The Charter of the United Nations is designed in such a way that reform of the Security Council requires broad consensus, and that is as it should be.

There was a broad consensus that additional efforts were needed to further reduce the unsustainable debt burdens of many developing counties, in particular of the least developed countries.

Generally, the data reflected a broad consensus about the guiding principles underlying poverty measurement, although they also revealed considerable variation in how the principles were implemented in practice.

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It should also be borne in mind that the Peacebuilding Commission would have a broad membership and would have to function on the basis of consensus among its members.

In this connection, I welcome the parties' recent engagement with a broad spectrum of the opposition, since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, to begin developing a consensus on peace implementation.

Broad based consultations and an awareness building campaign will aim at fostering consensus on the purposes and potential benefits of economic and trade integration.

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We believe that an open, broad debate aimed at reaching consensus is the best way to make progress on the reform we are currently discussing.

While there is, in our view, broad consensus regarding the need for Security Council expansion, major differences exist regarding what kind of expansion should occur.