The growing importance of electronic commerce was also highlighted.

Declining confidence in the institution is matched by a growing belief in the importance of effective multilateralism.

Stressing the growing importance of the symbiotic relationship between disarmament and development in current international relations,

Noting the growing socio economic importance of tourism all over the world, especially in developing countries,

Noting the growing socio economic importance of tourism all over the world, especially in developing countries,

Migration and remittances constituted another area of growing importance on the global agenda.

Outer space was of growing importance to improvement of the quality of life.

Shared values have a growing importance in the shaping of policies, attitudes and an enabling environment for social development.

The Council reiterates the importance of curbing the growing risks of instability along some border areas.

3. The background to the discussion of the Expert Meeting was the growing importance of FDI.

The growing importance of the regional dimension of humanitarian crises has also affected the Security Council in its conduct of work.

This issue is of growing importance for the region, particularly through its effects in relation to outsourcing and global supply chains.

These ideas, in which there is a growing interest, show the importance of citizens' participation at all levels of public activity.

27. The 1990s were marked also by the growing importance of the non economic aspects of development.

Given the growing importance of the European Commission, a specific office (UITP EuroTeam) for dealing with European matters was established in 1991.

Attention was also drawn to the growing importance of cross border trade and of commercial presence in the delivery of health services.

There is clearly a growing awareness among Singapore enterprises of the importance of competing in the global economy through direct presence in host countries.

There is a growing international consensus on the importance of post conflict peacebuilding and the need for its consolidation.

The Commission stressed the importance of a multilateral law enforcement response to the growing threat of global drug trafficking.

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Over the last two decades, the services economy in all countries has gained in importance and contributed a growing share to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment.

In the light of the growing risks to the personnel concerned, Japan attached great importance to the expanded legal protection that a protocol would offer.

The above analysis shows a wide range of dynamic sectors, the growing market potential in developing countries and the continuing importance of developed country markets.

Agro based industries are of prime importance to developing countries in general, and LDCs in particular, as a means of providing their fast growing populations with sustainable livelihoods.

Changes in the geographical patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI) show the growing importance of developing countries as both host countries and home countries for FDI.

The growing number of States wishing to participate in the work of this Conference testifies to the great importance attached to our work by the international community.

They pointed out that a clear illustration of the growing importance of civil society in the international arena had been the Ottawa process on anti personnel landmines.

The recent UNCTAD trade and development report had drawn attention to the growing gap between developed and developing countries, the slow growth of employment, growing wage inequality between skilled and unskilled labour, the hollowing out of the middle class and the growing importance of finance over industry.

This issue is assuming growing importance within the UNCCD process, especially since several countries have reached the stage of implementing their NAPs.

It was noted that South South trade had been growing at a rapid pace, and that regional integration was assuming increasing importance.

New technologies and techniques, including e commerce, and new ways of trading that take into account the growing importance of international logistics chains all point in that direction.

Mr. TAPIA (Chile) said that the growing importance of peacekeeping operations in the work of the United Nations during the past few years had both advantages and disadvantages.

Cat bonds have been growing in importance in recent years. According to estimates by Lane Financial, there were 1.8 billion worth of cat bonds issued in the year April 2004 March 2005.

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But this is, at best, a partial view that obscures as much as it reveals. In particular, it misses the crucial and growing importance of regional politics and institutions.

It is also an encouraging indication of a growing recognition of the importance of youth participation in the implementation and evaluation of the World Programme of Action for Youth.

Our main reasons are the following firstly, outer space is the common heritage of mankind, and its importance is growing with every passing day.

IFOR continues to promote the importance of the United Nations Decade for International Law (1989 1999), with particular stress on the growing body of human rights laws and the importance of the International Court of Justice.

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With the growing importance of businesses as the principal agents of trade and investment, their role in demonstrating corporate social responsibility is only just beginning to emerge within the region.

The global reach of the Internet, the growing sophistication of the banking sector and other advances in technology have dramatically reduced the importance to organized criminal groups of physical boundaries.

In the light of the growing threat posed by terrorists, the efforts to curb the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of their delivery systems have acquired particular importance.

277. In the current restructuring of the State apparatus, it is interesting to note the growing importance of professional qualifications in the ranks of public adminstrators, and the corresponding recruitment of women professionals.

The recognition of this field as one of growing importance in international relations in foreign ministries is slowly permeating development assistance agencies as well, whether multilateral ones such as UNDP or national ones.