This declaration was an important and responsible step.

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

But it would be an important step in the right direction. More important, actively blocking that step forces the political system toward a precipice from which democracy cannot return.

An important first step has been the establishment of the Group Against Human Trafficking .

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

The outcome document represents an important step in a long process of United Nations reform.

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

That will be an important step, because the CTED has an essential role to play in the Committee's work.

But before we go through that process of divergence, there is actually quite an important first step.

While the Washington Decision after the G8 meeting represented an important step, debt remained an acute problem for most developing countries.

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

These elections are an important step for Iraq's political transition, as outlined in UN Security Council resolution 1546.

Thus, the Commission was taking an important step, which would considerably improve the status of refugees and stateless persons.

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

While this is an important step forward, the challenge of effectively enforcing and implementing the legislation still lies ahead.

The decision by the Frente POLISARIO to release the last group of Moroccan war prisoners was an important step forward.

I encourage all Haitian citizens to participate fully in both processes as an important step towards consolidating democracy in Haiti.

The General Assembly has taken an important step towards greater transparency by making internal audits available to Member States upon request.

An important new step was taken with the adoption, at the 14 September Security Council summit, of Council resolution 1624 (2005).

Last September, the Council took an important step towards bringing justice to the people of Darfur by requesting the establishment of an international commission of inquiry.

The adoption in 1994 of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel had been an important step forward.

Kazakhstan's elections mark a big step forward. Even an ugly election can be beautiful if it advances democracy an important lesson for countries like Afghanistan and Iraq.

(d) A consolidation of data in a single database is an important step in increasing the overall operational efficiency of the investment process.

The draft principles governing the administration of justice through military tribunals, meanwhile, were an important step forward in the protection of human rights.

The World Programme of Action for Youth represented without doubt an important step in the promotion of the well being of the younger generations.

Increased transparency with regard to tactical or non strategic nuclear weapons could be a first step and would be an important confidence building measure.

Those elections will be an important step in the consolidation of the Palestinian Authority and will strengthen the foundations for continuing the reform process.

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

Disengagement is an important step forward and withdrawal from occupied territory, albeit partial and on terms largely set by the occupier, is a positive, precedent setting step and one that the entire international community cannot but support.

Guam's representative to the United States Congress, Congresswoman Bordallo, stated that the new law was an important step forward for self governance in Guam .6

The Committee's contribution to Beijing 10 had been an important step forward in intensifying attention to the Convention and States Parties' obligations in intergovernmental processes.

In conclusion, I should like to express the hope that this forum will be an important step towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

We view as an important step forward the calls for specific action to prevent the decline of sea turtles and seabird populations by reducing bycatch.

Such an approach incorporates step by step measures within a comprehensive framework.

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

With the adoption of those decisions, the international community had made an important step towards addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues by implementing an effective mechanism to curb emissions.

The agreement on, and the opening of, the Rafah border crossing constitutes an important step in the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.

We see that initiative as an important step in extending the geographical coverage of such organizations and facilitating the adoption of robust conservation and management measures.

Introducing a reporting, monitoring and compliance mechanism, combined with effective follow up, is certainly an important step an era of application , as called for by the Special Representative of the Secretary General.

One important step would be to officially recognize the domestic work done by women.

Step downs were seen as important in assisting Parties to meet phase out targets.

Obviously, all of this calls for a lot more investigation. Exploring potential future scenarios, as the WEF has done, is an important step in the right direction.

Mr. Wang Guangya (China) said that the establishment of the Human Rights Council represented an important step in the reform of the United Nations human rights mechanisms.

He referred to the Nouméa Accord currently being implemented, which had created three provinces of New Caledonia, and was seen as an important step towards self governance.

Contextualising the combined effects of detectability, fusing and minefield marking is an important step in generating a clear understanding of the potential impacts of any future instrument.