A number of ILO initiatives under these thematic areas have a direct impact on indigenous and tribal peoples.

The active participation of women in this process had a direct impact on women's increased participation in policymaking.

NTB specific methods use direct information on NTBs to define their possible impact.

The rules applied within the framework of the WTO have a direct impact on the development of African countries.

The informal sector is a critical area that requires immediate policy attention, which would have direct impact on poverty reduction.

To assess and encourage the implementation of quick impact projects that have a direct impact on the well being of Haitians, in particular those living in the poor urban areas

The group estimates the secured funds have so far made a direct impact on nearly 649 million people across the world.

So we don't even necessarily have to have direct contact with these organisms to have a very real impact on them.

The inability of the Conference on Disarmament to commence work has a direct and significant impact on the NPT Review Conference.

These are also situations that have a direct impact on peace and security matters for which the Security Council has primary responsibility.

At the outset, Romania will have to direct inevitably limited development cooperation resources in such a manner as to maximize their impact.

Ms. Gunasekera (Sri Lanka) said that the degradation of ecosystems had a direct impact on poverty creation and the escalation of conflicts.

They can serve to strengthen entrepreneurship and can also have a direct and profound impact on development at the local and regional levels.

Although special attention children specific issues was necessary, they could not be divorced from broader development challenges, which had a direct impact on children.

The assessment of Member States' contributions was a very sensitive issue that had a direct impact on Governments' capacity to honour their financial commitments to the Organization.

The campaign was designed to achieve a direct and measurable impact on child survival and other UNICEF priorities, especially protection, education and early childhood development.

Given its current political status, Kosovo remains a long way from direct foreign investment and lacks eligibility for benefiting from International Monetary Fund and World Bank programmes and assistance, which would have a direct impact on the development of a stable and efficient economy.

Those remaining elements, such as printing, public information services, or translation, that have a direct impact on the relevant programmes have been tabulated as operating costs.

These issues can be easily overcome by current technology, but the lack of standardization has a direct impact on the costs associated with the required customizations.

This continuing insecurity has a direct detrimental impact on the international community's ability to deliver assistance and provide basic services for the victims of the conflict.

Finally, these measures do not give any direct information concerning possible impact on price and quantities produced, consumed or exchanged.

A recent radio audience survey conducted in Ethiopia revealed that the impact remains modest, however, as a number of people lack direct access to the airwaves in the country.

Be it the spread of inflation or the impact of currency devaluation half a world away, global economic forces can have a direct impact on every person s livelihood. Under such circumstances, international cooperation is essential to ensure stability and growth and prevent disruptive crises.

Direct information, then, is the appropriate approach only when trying to assess NTBs' impact at a quite disaggregated level, which should normally be avoided when dealing with a more general analysis.

Given the short time since the practice was suspended, covering only two sessional periods, it is difficult to determine a trend and draw conclusions on the direct financial impact.

The common understanding that we are expected to reach on this issue will have a direct impact on the future role of our Organization in defending peace and security.

This broadening of peacekeeping activities has had a direct impact on the role of UNMOs, whose duties have also expanded beyond merely the monitoring of ceasefires and separation of forces.

The main source is direct disposal by households, followed by the impact of tourist facilities and run off from waste dumps (waste from land sources).

The empowerment of rural women has a direct impact on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration in all areas, including development, security and human rights, and particularly in relation to poverty eradication.

The ban on participation by Cuban institutions in clinical tests on medicines manufactured in the United States is also having a direct impact on the American people and those of other countries.

For the European Union, cooperation with the Tribunal has always been, and remains, a key issue in Kosovo and in the region as a whole, as it has direct impact on progress towards its European ambitions.

In the next phase of our assistance programme, we plan to focus on undertaking community based, small scale development projects that have a short gestation period with a direct, rapid and visible impact on community life.

As indicated above, a great measure of credit for the improved security environment around the camps must go to AMIS, whose presence in certain regions of Darfur has had a direct, positive impact on the security situation.

An evaluation of the CCP in 2003 found that it has been successful in supporting important court cases that have a direct impact on the implementation of rights and freedoms covered by the Program.

The increased insecurity has had a direct impact on reconstruction, economic development and the expansion of State authority, particularly in the south and east, which account for an estimated one third of the country.

That programme should have a positive impact on the business environment, helping to attract not only privatization, but also non privatization related foreign direct investment, and facilitating private sector activity in the medium term.

It is also discouraging foreign direct investment, as is the discrediting of Egypt s police forces. As a result, still more sources of working and investment capital are disrupted, amplifying the impact of domestic capital flight.

On the issue of substantiation of claims, the authors argue that they have shown that the reductions of reindeer after the Ministry's decisions was a direct consequence of the impact of logging on pasture areas.

Space weapons are designed to have a direct impact on an adversary's assets, and by their nature they can be either weapons of mass destruction or conventional weapons, including those based on new physical principles.

By creating employment, companies can make an important contribution to fighting poverty and promoting development (UNCTAD 1999). Employment can be created in a direct or indirect way. While direct employment creation is obvious, the more indirect impact that foreign affiliates can have on employment through, for example, linkages with local companies is often overlooked.

Even in the case where the direct effect is small the decoupling assumption the US slowdown still can have a substantial net impact on European exports because of its indirect effect on Asian imports from Europe.

The direct and grave impact of this ongoing illegal practice on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and on the prospect for achieving a just and lasting solution for the Palestinian situation is indeed indisputable.

Simple technologies, like wall mounted devices that display how much power your household is using, and what kind of results you'll get if you turn off a few lights these can actually have a direct positive impact on your energy footprint.

Well, I propose a direct test.

Maybe you had a direct line.