Since independence, her Government had undertaken extensive reforms to build a democratic society and promote respect for human rights.

Democratic reforms and significant improvements in systems of governance are taking root in more and more of our countries.

Reports frequently refer to the institutional reforms that countries should undertake with respect to strengthening democracy, managing conflict and promoting democratic governance.

Democratic international relations are the underpinning of democratic national policies that means that the United Nations must have a leadership role in democratic practice among nations, which requires support for the proposed reforms, as contained in the outcome document and stressed by the Secretary General.

Within democratic settings, performance improvements are perceived as an appealing goal and have been the underlying objective of government reforms in most nations.

Second, a change of government through elections prompted reforms and gave them democratic legitimacy. Reform does not require a state of emergency, as is often argued.

Strengthening the structure of democratic governance in Nigeria , speech by President Obasanjo of Nigeria at the inauguration of the National Political Reforms Conference, 21 February 21, 2005.

The draft calls for wider consultation and for a fuller assessment of the reforms realistically required to make the Council's working methods more transparent, democratic and effective.

But the pro democratic policies of glasnost and perestroika that I unveiled in the mid 1980's did not appear out of thin air. They arose from Nikita Khrushchev's reforms of the 1950's and 1960's, and from Alexei Kosygin's reforms later on.

Greek Turkish rapprochement has created the framework for closer relations between Turkey and the EU. As a progressive party, PASOK has every interest in Turkey s progress on democratic reforms.

(k) Invite the Special Rapporteur and other mechanisms, as appropriate, to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to take stock of the human rights situation and recommend reforms

At its recent summit, ASEAN leaders asked Myanmar for more clarification about the country s internal situation. In doing so, ASEAN showed its continued influence on Myanmar s progress towards democratic reforms.

GRAP proposes a set of key reforms and another set of supporting reforms including Institutional reforms. Reforms in policies, budgeting and public expenditure mechanisms. Reforms to increase and improve women's employment in public sector organizations.

Reforms

12. Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to pursue the implementation of economic reforms aimed at stabilizing the macroeconomic framework so that conditions for sustainable growth can be created

The parties intend to develop their relations with the European Union, as European States which respect European values and standards, and confirm their commitment to the consistent implementation of democratic and market oriented reforms.

Legislative reforms

Management reforms

Successive governments, not companies, are responsible for the most damaging outsourcing in France that of responsibility. Instead of proposing reforms to the electorate and then implementing them on the strength of a clear democratic mandate, the few serious reforms in the past 20 years have been presented as being externally imposed mainly to comply with European Union requirements.

(d) Democracy, which is spreading everywhere, has raised development expectations everywhere, that their non fulfilment risks rekindling non democratic forces, and that structural reforms that do not take social realities into account could destabilize democratization processes

Recognizing the contribution of the Republic of China to international development and noting its economic and democratic reforms, we support its inclusion as a partner in our joint collaborative efforts and as a United Nations Member.

C. Legal reforms

Secretary General's reforms

Partnership building reforms

As a progressive party, PASOK has every interest in Turkey s progress on democratic reforms. That is why we have always supported a real rather than virtual European candidacy for Turkey with full rights, but also with full responsibilities for completing the domestic reforms that have so far been implemented as a result of Turkey s enhanced Accession Partnership with the EU.

If legal reforms in the area of indigenous people's human rights are not accompanied by institutional, social and political reforms that open up new opportunities for broad democratic participation by indigenous people in the management of institutions, mechanisms and procedures whose effective operation is essential for the full enjoyment of their human rights, such legal measures will fall short of their objectives.

Mexico s Powerful Energy Reforms

Dengism s greatest intellectual failure is its inability to account for the potential of unchecked power to nurture greed and corruption among ruling elites. Its greatest political failure is its resistance to the democratic reforms needed to constrain that power.

2 The importance of pursuing the reforms started by the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in the economic, social and cultural fields and of democratic and transparent participation and the role of the civil society.

Recognizing the role of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and the stabilization and association process for the western Balkans in assisting Serbia and Montenegro in its efforts in further promoting democratic and economic reforms and in intensifying regional cooperation,

Sustainable recovery requires synergistic reforms that unleash the country s considerable potential by removing bottlenecks in several areas productive investment, credit provision, innovation, competition, social security, public administration, the judiciary, the labor market, cultural production, and, last but not least, democratic governance.

But protesters in Cairo, Tunis, and Sana want much more. They also seek efficient governance, economic reforms to stimulate growth, the ouster of collaborators, democratic rights, freedom of religion (and perhaps also from religion) in short, a comprehensive social transformation.

Kazakhstan has consistently been implementing large scale political, economic and social reforms in order to establish a modern, democratic State based on the rule of law, and it has made a tangible contribution to regional and global stability and security.

In the area of demilitarization, MINUGUA verified some of the most important institutional reforms of the peace accords, contained in the Agreement on the Strengthening of Civilian Power and on the Role of the Armed Forces in a Democratic Society.

While several States in the subregion have resolutely embarked on the path to economic and democratic reforms, and although the intensity of conflicts has lessened, with fewer people killed in combat than in the previous year, the subregion remains acutely vulnerable.

Support for security sector reforms

These are reforms that are within reach reforms that are actionable if we can garner the necessary political will.

While Latvia had undertaken far reaching legal reforms, there still remained many problems relating to the implementation of those reforms.

These reforms are across the board.

The reforms must also strengthen multilateralism.

Institutional reforms to promote global cooperation

6. Stresses the link between the peace process and the economic recovery of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, welcomes economic reforms undertaken by its Government, and encourages it to carry on with this process for the benefit of the entire Congolese people

Recognizing the role of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and the stabilization and association process for the western Balkans in assisting the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in its efforts in further promoting democratic and economic reforms and in intensifying regional cooperation,

Recognizing the role of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and the stabilization and association process for the western Balkans in assisting the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in its efforts in further promoting democratic and economic reforms and in intensifying regional cooperation,

China s New Reforms in Theory and Practice