Eventually, the process culminated in the resolution.

Eighteen months of intense preparations culminated successfully in the Afghan presidential elections of October 2004.

This mobilization culminated in the United Nations conference which took place in July 2001 on this issue.

The involvement of the United Nations in The Interpreter culminated in the premiere of the feature film in April 2005.

1 The review culminated in the discussion held by the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty ninth session.

The summit culminated in the adoption of that document, which represents great progress in the areas of disarmament, security and human rights.

The work for the nineteenth session culminated in the 2002 report Transparency and disclosure requirements for corporate governance (referred to as ISAR 15).

This process culminated with the consensus of 189 countries on 12 critical areas of concern at the 4th Women's World Conference in Beijing.

That bid culminated in today's vote on this resolution, which seeks to impose a single set of values and beliefs upon the international community.

Noting with appreciation the holding of democratic elections in October and November 2005, which culminated in the inauguration in January 2006 of the first democratically elected woman president in Africa,

After over 14 years of war and poverty, in October 2004, the two year Somali National Reconciliation Process culminated in a peace agreement and the election of a Somali Transitional Federal Parliament.

Our appreciation also goes to the Secretariat units working in this field for their efforts and solid preparation that culminated in holding this important meeting and the activities leading up to it.

The Council carried out an assessment of its ad hoc advisory groups on African countries emerging from conflict, which culminated in the adoption of Council resolution 2004 59 of 23 July 2004.

The story begins in the Iran Iraq war and that series of events that culminated in the invasion of Iraq by foreign forces, the removal of a despotic ruler and instant regime change.

It is a period for a country in war to peace transition to reflect on the past and to cultivate attitudes that will facilitate the avoidance of the mistakes that culminated in the conflict.

I also wish to thank Mr. Jean Ping, President of the General Assembly at its fifty ninth session, for guiding the difficult negotiations that culminated in the draft outcome document (A 60 L.1).

Lebanon expresses its appreciation to the International Investigation Commission and to its Head, Mr. Detliv Mehlis, for the important work performed and for the great efforts deployed, which have culminated in the report before us.

In December, Albania hosted the Tirana Regional Summit on Interreligious and Interethnic Dialogue in South East Europe, in which 13 leaders from the region participated and which culminated in the adoption of the Tirana Summit Declaration.

The Co Chairperson (Gabon) (spoke in French) Our work has culminated in the adoption of the World Summit Outcome document of the High level Plenary Meeting and that is good reason for us to be pleased.

These efforts have culminated in an important new initiative which will enable the Department and audio visual producers throughout the United Nations system to distribute video material promptly from Headquarters and from the field to broadcasters.

In that sense, security surveillance can benefit both the US and other countries. After all, part of the plot that culminated in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was hatched by an Egyptian living in Hamburg.

Over the next two decades, the state increasingly impeded Harvard s functioning by, for example, refusing to release funds and obstructing the appointment of professors. This behavior culminated in 1862, when the legislature blocked a university president s appointment.

This strategy of pre emptive political decapitation has produced enormous dividends for the Party. In the 1980 s, its principal adversaries were the urban intelligentsia, who constituted the backbone of the pro democracy movement that culminated in Tiananmen Square.

Additionally, the Intergovernmental Agency of La Francophonie organized a consultative process through its own network of francophone youth organizations, which culminated in a meeting of youth representatives from 23 francophone countries in Cairo from 27 to 29 May 2005.

In order to curb the violent activities of martial arts groups, a series of initiatives was undertaken, with the support of President Xanana Gusmão, which culminated in the signing of a joint declaration by 14 groups on 30 June.

First, the eurozone authorities misread the real causes of the debt crisis, which stemmed mainly from a growing competitiveness gap between the core and periphery countries. The resulting private sector imbalances culminated in banking problems that were eventually transferred to sovereigns.

Matsakis may also be trying to weather his own troubles by diverting attention from charges he is facing regarding blackmail and illicit trade of historical artefacts, which recently culminated in the waiving of his diplomatic immunity by the European Parliament.

2. Commends the Commission for the work on privately financed infrastructure projects, which culminated in the adoption of the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects,Ibid., para. 372. as well as the important progress made in its work on receivables financing

There is a steady pattern of converging circumstantial evidence related to motive for the crime which bears directly on the increasingly tense atmosphere which culminated in Mr. Hariri's decision to step down as Prime Minister in late 2004 (see S 2005 662, para.

This cooperation culminated with the publication in 2001 of the book Changing Times, Changing Attitudes Alternative portrayals of men and women , which was widely distributed among member States, national commissions, non governmental organizations, research institutes, universities and other partners around the world.

A major peace effort in the subregion, initiated by the United Nations and supported by the African Union, culminated in the International Conference on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region in November 2004 in the United Republic of Tanzania.

Anwar s bizarre trial and sentencing on charges of sodomy and abuse of power invigorated the reformasi movement, as growing anti UMNO and anti Mahathir sentiments took hold among Islamic minded Malays. This culminated in poor electoral results for the ruling coalition in November 1999.

I am delighted that it was during Namibia's presidency of the Security Council in October 2000 that an open debate and discussions were initiated which culminated in the adoption of this landmark resolution resolution 1325 (2000) which we have the honour of reviewing today.

To be sure, European economic integration a process that, one might say, culminated with the eurozone s establishment also brought clear political benefits. As Robert Schuman promised when he conceived the idea of a European Community, integration has prevented the recurrence of war between Germany and France.

The NKVD, the precursor to the KGB, orchestrated the assassination on Stalin's order, but the inquiry gave the Soviet dictator a pretext for eliminating other opponents. The search for Kirov's murderers eventually culminated in the Great Terror, a massive purge of Party leaders, military commanders, and intellectuals.

However, according to the administering Power, uneasiness about one party dominating the party system grew and culminated just months prior to the Caledonian general elections in May 2004, with the emergence of a new party, Avenir Ensemble (AE).8 AE is opposed to complete independence from France.

During the 15 years that it has broadcast from Qatar, Al Jazeera has served as far more than a traditional television station. With its fearless involvement in Arab politics, it has created a new venue for political freedom, which has culminated in its unreserved support for Arab revolutions.

Undertook preliminary studies and consultations with all interested parties, with a view to establishing a legislative and legal framework to safeguard human rights in Malawi, which culminated in the repeal of the old Constitution and other laws to prepare Malawi for the holding of multi party democratic elections.

A wide ranging global Gallup study that culminated in the book Who Speaks for Islam What a Billion Muslims Really Think , by John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed, includes detailed and sophisticated analysis of European Muslims attitudes. The results suggest that religious and national identities are complementary, not competing, concepts.

For AOSIS, the preparatory process started more than two years ago and culminated in the January 2004 inter regional ministerial meeting of small island developing States, held in the Bahamas, from which the small island developing States' draft strategy for the further implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action emanated.

Mr. Gandhi (India) We would like to congratulate the Sixth Committee for its efforts to expand the scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, which culminated in the Optional Protocol contained in the annex to the draft resolution contained in A 60 518.

And my mother, brave lady, was partly to blame, taking me to the New York Natural History Museum, buying me books on snakes, and then starting this infamous career of mine, which has culminated in of course, arriving in India 60 years ago, brought by my mother, Doris Norden, and my stepfather, Rama Chattopadhyaya.

China s recent intervention in the currency market also sent mixed signals. For years, the authorities tended to support the renminbi, as they pursued renminbi internationalization an effort that culminated in the International Monetary Fund s recent decision to add the renminbi to the basket of currencies that compose its reserve asset, so called Special Drawing Rights.

This phase culminated with the collapse of communism in 1989, but the chance to overcome the Continent s historical divisions now required a redefinition of the European project. The treaties of Maastricht (1992) and Amsterdam (1997) created a new organizational structure for the EU and laid the foundations for political institutions equal to Europe s economic power.

The Special Rapporteur also found that actions that undermine justice have repercussions that spread beyond the judicial branch and extend to the institutional framework as a whole, potentially leading to political consequences, such as those observed in Ecuador in April 2005, which culminated in the removal of the President of the Republic, Lucio Gutiérrez.