(d) Conducting the investigation of an offence from its outset.

In short, the United Nations and its partners need a strategy and sense of direction from the outset.

The project encountered severe delays from the outset.

NEPAD has had Canada's enthusiastic support from the outset.

Your attitude from the outset has been most unpleasant.

Poland has been active in the Initiative's development since its very outset.

Mr. Wali (Nigeria) noted that the Convention, valuable though it was, had from the outset lacked universality, largely owing to serious concerns regarding its scope.

Slovakia had supported the establishment of the court from the outset and believed that the court would not fulfil its purpose unless it was universal.

In mass influx situations, military elements must be disarmed and separated from the outset.

But, from the outset, it was obvious that there was something horribly wrong with it.

At the outset, I would like to convey Bhutan's sympathy and solidarity with the United States in its efforts to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina.

Unfortunately, almost from the outset, that important endeavour was hijacked by a small group of nations

Any such initiative would depend from the outset on a policy of transparency among Member States.

Secondly, any negotiations on a ban on anti personnel landmines must be comprehensive from the outset.

Indonesia had from the outset, time and again expressed its readiness to cooperate with the then colonial Power towards the peaceful and orderly process of decolonization of East Timor.

The Special Committee recalls its request in previous reports urging the Secretariat to involve the contributing countries concerned from the outset in an investigation into any case of alleged misconduct.

We stand defeated at the outset.

The arrogant tactics of exerting undue pressure on sovereign Governments thwarted any engagement with them from the outset.

They should be involved from the outset of the planning process and have full access to environmental information.

From the outset, it was apparent that Professor Muntarbhorn's study would be an integral part of the Workshop.

From the outset, the Government of Italy has been a consistently generous host and provided rent free premises.

At the outset, the Federation and its member national societies, and our colleagues from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), quickly reached agreement on our cooperation in the region.

I should like at the outset to stress that, far from being reactive, Africa, in formally submitting its draft resolution, is staking its claim as a powerhouse of ideas with its vision of a renewed, more democratic and more representative Security Council.

161. In this connection, some delegations felt that no proposal should be discarded from the outset because of its contents and that all proposals should be the subject of an initial discussion.

It is important that, from the outset, the goal is to reduce risk while simultaneously creating sustainable livelihood options.

From the outset of the SAICM development process, the linkage between chemical safety and sustainable development has been emphasized.

Finally, the Special Court is the first international criminal court to be funded from the outset by voluntary contributions.

In order to obtain an effective ban, all the relevant countries should, from the outset, participate in the negotiations.

31. Despite the support of the authorities from the outset, several attempts to get the project document signed failed.

Grants from the two Commissions supported community based recovery and strengthened civil society, allowing relief activities to support long term recovery from the outset.

By making it clear from the outset that it did not trust its own policy, the ECB practically guaranteed its failure. If it so evidently lacked confidence in the very bonds that it was buying, why should investors feel any differently?

The Section informed the broker from the outset that the project was felt to involve virtually no third party risks .

The work would from the outset involve a broad spectrum of international organizations interested in the international carriage of goods.

There remains the task of finding this consensual solution, starting from positions which are at the outset quite far apart.

In the course of the review, it appeared to the Inspectors that from the outset there has been a lack of common understanding and recognition of the Convention in its true and proper perspective.

While such a matter would call for the utmost caution, UNHCR did not establish from the outset a separate ledger account.

If teachers are ignorant of the indigenous culture they cannot communicate well with indigenous pupils, who are stigmatized from the outset.

At the outset, we wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

For its part, ECOWAS endeavoured from the outset to take steps to reverse the political situation. After its attempts to promote negotiations with representatives of the junta failed, ECOWAS took practical measures to put pressure on the military junta on 29 August.

In this context, the Council welcomes the recognition by the World Bank of the need for its entry into an early dialogue with humanitarian agencies and to participate from the outset in effective coordination mechanisms in relation to countries emerging from crisis.

From the outset, we have led the efforts to increase this assistance to 0.7 per cent of gross national income by 2015.

Mr. Butagira (Uganda) From the outset, Uganda aligns itself with the statement of the African Group delivered by the representative of Nigeria.

As I said at the outset, Israel's disengagement from Gaza dominates the agenda less than one month before the announced starting date.

At the outset of this session my delegation wishes to make its contribution in order to dispel any ambiguity about this important matter.

We have a golden opportunity to ensure that, from the outset, the Commission's work incorporates the knowledge and the lessons learned from the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).