That event has become another important step towards restoring statehood to Afghanistan.

And this week, we have taken a very important step towards that end.

This is an important step towards normalization of relations between the two sides.

Obviously, the universalization of the BTWC would be an important step towards preventing the spread of biological weapons.

One step forward is a step towards civility.

I encourage all Haitian citizens to participate fully in both processes as an important step towards consolidating democracy in Haiti.

The General Assembly has taken an important step towards greater transparency by making internal audits available to Member States upon request.

The path towards nuclear disarmament step by step, comprehensive or incremental comprehensive

In conclusion, I should like to express the hope that this forum will be an important step towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Last September, the Council took an important step towards bringing justice to the people of Darfur by requesting the establishment of an international commission of inquiry.

He referred to the Nouméa Accord currently being implemented, which had created three provinces of New Caledonia, and was seen as an important step towards self governance.

This declaration was an important and responsible step.

Rejecting the culture of violence and discord and replacing it with the culture of peace and harmony would constitute an important step towards the achievement of those noble objectives.

They include the creation of a Peacebuilding Commission, proposed by the Secretary General and broadly welcomed as an important step towards conflict resolution in many areas of the world.

The adoption of that resolution sent a clear message from the international community to Iran, and Japan values it as an important step towards resolving the issue through negotiations.

With its endorsement of the Quartet's road map, that resolution was an important step towards the beginning of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and from parts of the northern West Bank.

The report should be seen as a first step towards action.

With the adoption of those decisions, the international community had made an important step towards addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues by implementing an effective mechanism to curb emissions.

The Israeli withdrawal was an important step towards ending the Israeli occupation and establishing a two State solution, in accordance with the road map for peace and relevant United Nations resolutions.

We welcome the presidential elections in Afghanistan as one of the key elements of the Bonn process and the first most important step towards establishing new state institutions based on democratic principles.

The summit of the leaders of the Mano River Union countries held in Koindu in February was a further important step towards strengthening dialogue and cooperation between Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

But it would be an important step in the right direction. More important, actively blocking that step forces the political system toward a precipice from which democracy cannot return.

One critical step is to ensure zero tolerance towards those who promote extremism.

For Cuba, it is only one step on the path towards nuclear disarmament.

Advance planning is the first crucial step towards effective management of conference services.

6. Recognizes that regional integration initiatives between developing countries constitute an important and valuable form of South South cooperation and that regional integration is a step towards beneficial integration into the world economy

5. Recognizes that regional integration initiatives between developing countries constitute an important and valuable form of South South cooperation and that regional integration is a step towards beneficial integration into the world economy

Emphasizing that further reductions of non strategic nuclear weapons should be accorded a higher priority, as an important step towards the elimination of nuclear weapons, and be carried out in a comprehensive manner,

Emphasis was placed on a full and complete withdrawal consistent with the road map, marking an important step towards realizing the vision of two States living side by side in peace and security.

The first step, a step by step approach, entails negotiations on a limited number of initial steps towards nuclear disarmament, with additional steps being considered once the first steps are achieved.

An important step towards reducing existing inequalities had been the adoption, in 2002, of the Social and Population Development Policy, which set out strategic objectives for improving the living standards of the indigenous population.

We hope that its adoption will represent a first step towards making the Council more representative of the international community as a whole and will thereby enhance the legitimacy required of that important body.

On the issue of Gaza, the Palestinian Authority considered the dismantling of illegal settlements and the withdrawal of Israeli occupying forces to be an important step towards reversing the Israeli colonization of Palestinian territory.

The establishment of new integrated guidelines on the tools for rationalization and harmonization of operational activities for development was an important step towards national ownership and the coordination of the implementation of country programmes.

It's also a step towards taking responsibility for my own burden on the planet.

This enhanced role in aid management constitutes an important step towards the assumption of some recipient State functions by the Palestinian Authority, in accordance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Paris principles.

Mechanisms such as the treaty bodies provide an important first step towards implementing the rights contained in the treaties by working with States parties to identify shortcomings in implementation and proposing remedial courses of action.

An important feature of new governance and public administration is taking a major step away from the traditional unilateral action in delivery and problem solving and towards getting things done through partnership based organizational arrangements.

Stressing that an international convention on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons would be an important step in a phased programme towards the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, with a specified framework of time,

10. Agrees that the further reduction of non strategic nuclear weapons should be accorded a higher priority as an important step towards the elimination of nuclear weapons and be carried out in a comprehensive manner, including

The entry into force in February 2005 of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol10 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change11 is an important step towards dealing with global warming, but it only extends until 2012.

In April 2005, a Special Envoy of the Secretary General was appointed for Guinea Bissau to facilitate peaceful and credible presidential elections as an important transitional step towards the full restoration of constitutional order and stability.

The Bonn process mapped a step by step transition towards increasingly legitimate power structures, culminating in the establishment of a fully representative and freely elected government.

The international community, including the Quartet, considered the dismantling of settlements and the pull out an important step towards achieving the vision of two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.

Croatia has now taken a major step forward towards addressing the injustices of its recent past.