Recent initiatives to further enhance cooperation between the zones were also welcome.

In recent months the situation had deteriorated still further.

In recent months, Timor Leste has made further progress towards self sufficiency.

Recent events in eastern Zaire further underscored the extent of the problem.

Ukraine's recent ratification of the Kyoto Protocol provided further evidence of its contribution to addressing environmental threats.

Several recent developments shed light on the need for further institutional and political development.

Several recent rulings of Labor Courts have further reinforced the protection granted by law to women in the workforce.

It could request further study of any number of issues related to weaponry that have had inadequate recent attention.

Further, many enterprises of LDCs have suffered from the negative impact of SAPs in recent years.

The recent French Presidential statement cannot be read as a firm, explicit and binding undertaking to refrain from further atmospheric tests.

Despite the considerable progress achieved in recent years, further efforts were needed to meet the challenges that the country was facing.

In recent years, China has earnestly implemented the Programme of Action and further improved its relevant legislations.

Further adjustments and supplementary benefits which had been incorporated in the most recent budget were also outlined.

Recent developments have further tested the multilateral disarmament machinery, whose effectiveness has been a matter of great concern to all of us.

To strengthen further the Economic and Social Council, building on its recent achievements, to help it fulfil the role ascribed to it in the Charter.

While the security situation has remained stable in recent months, the safety of minorities still needs further improvement.

Reports of experiences in engaged governance in some countries further testify to the importance accorded by recent revitalization programmes to issues of concern to the people.

This was demonstrated by the recent joint security operations and the willingness of both sides to further improve their existing level of cooperation.

The seriousness of this predicament has been further underscored by the recent nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan.

The seriousness of this predicament has been further underscored by the recent nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan.

For instance, in Kalma camp recent clashes between the police and internally displaced persons led the former to withdraw from the camp to avoid further confrontation.

The multiplicity of choice has been further strengthened by a significant recent development of the non academic higher education system within the field of further commercial and technical education.

It also welcomed the series of debt relief initiatives launched in recent years by the Paris Club to reduce the bilateral debt burden and hoped to see further measures, as stated in the recent communiqué of the Group of Seven.

The recent killings in the Duékoué area further underscore the need to reinforce UNOCI urgently so that it can effectively assist the Ivorian authorities in preventing a further deterioration of the situation in the west.

The recent dramatic incident in Logoualé shows how volatile the security situation is and how easily violence could escalate further.

(a) Recent efforts of the Secretary General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to further mainstream human rights throughout the United Nations

It is further believed that his arrest might be related to recent articles he had written reporting on corruption and embezzlement by Iraqi government officials.

Recent experience had shown that harmonization often led not to simplification but to further complication of rules and procedures, and the emphasis now had to be put on simplification.

34. To further the protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Government has in recent years taken a number of legislative and policy measures.

11. Further welcomes Tokelau's associate membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and its recent accession to membership in the Forum Fisheries Agency

Recent developments have clearly demonstrated the necessity to make concerted efforts for the further enforcement of compliance with safeguards and addressing new proliferation risks and challenges.

The European Union takes note of the recent reduction in troop numbers and encourages the Indonesian Government to further reduce its military presence in East Timor.

The European Union unreservedly condemned the recent terrorist attacks on Israel, as well as the further violence perpetrated by Palestinian militants.

The report of the Special Committee stated that the conditions of detention of Palestinian prisoners had further deteriorated in recent years.

It is further noted that the policy of tolerance and openness towards minorities is relatively recent and is being implemented progressively.

The recent nuclear tests carried out by India and subsequently Pakistan have, unfortunately, moved the world further away from this goal.

The recent sharp increase in the prices of rice, fish and vegetables has caused a further deterioration in the food situation.

During the recent consultations on the draft resolution, we made a further effort to try to introduce a small change that we felt would have made it more balanced.

Recent steps had been taken to ensure that agencies provided assistance to such groups within their respective areas of competence, on a collaborative basis, though further efforts were needed.

16. Further welcomes Tokelau's associate membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and its recent accession to associate membership in the Forum Fisheries Agency

16. Further welcomes Tokelau's associate membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and its recent accession to associate membership in the Forum Fisheries Agency

The responsibility to protect against genocide, as an important and promising outcome of the recent world summit, should, in our view, be practically implemented and further developed.

Recent events of international terrorism, while sparing United Nations facilities, presage a further widening of risks that spares no country or activity.

The gradual loss of control by Palestinians over their territory and national identity was further illustrated by recent developments concerning Jewish settlements.

The Commission and the Lebanese judicial and security authorities have further enhanced their cooperation in recent weeks in the pursuit of their common objective to uncover the truth.