Water's adverse impact

Several practices have also had an adverse impact on nationals of other States.

Our global world demands concerted global action to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change.

The proliferation of ballistic missiles in our region has had an adverse impact on India's security.

Concerned at the adverse impact of drug use on women's health, including the effects of fetal exposure,

Also, proactively engage other sectors from which forests could benefit or those having adverse impact on forests.

Those decisions have had an adverse impact on humanitarian activities and have exacerbated the situation of vulnerable Eritrean communities.

These measures have an adverse impact on the lives of innocent people, who lack any means of recourse or redress.

My delegation is convinced that strengthening early warning mechanisms could help reduce the adverse impact of serious violations of children's rights.

Imposing any specific initiative might have an adverse impact on the effectiveness of the painstakingly built and well balanced Monterrey process.

The loss of oil revenue and the disruption of trade with Iraq had had a very adverse impact on the Jordanian economy.

Expressing concern about the financial instability of the Office of the Special Representative and its adverse impact on the implementation of the mandate,

As a landlocked country, Tajikistan also faced higher import costs, and instability in neighbouring areas had had an adverse impact on its situation.

Expressing its concern about the adverse impact on the realization of the right to food caused by many humanitarian emergencies, including plagues and natural disasters,

Subsequently, the planning of all infrastructural rehabilitation, community reconstruction and reintegration projects must integrate measures to mitigate the adverse environmental impact resulting from those activities.

13. Requests the Secretary General to ensure that, in the implementation of approved reform proposals, there is no adverse impact on the fulfilment of legislative mandates

Requests the Administrator to take all necessary measures to ensure that the extension of the second global cooperation framework would not have an adverse impact on programme countries

The Advisory Committee has previously stated its concern about the issue of unpaid assessments, which have an adverse impact on the Organization's ability to meet its financial obligations.

The best approach might be to selectively eliminate General Service posts wherever possible while avoiding any adverse impact on the technical functions so effectively performed by support staff.

On the other hand, the abundance of fossil fuel energy in some member countries has encouraged unsustainable production and consumption patterns that have an adverse impact on the environment.

He was concerned about the adverse impact of dwindling resources on the delivery of UNRWA services and appealed to donor States to increase their contributions to the Agency's budget.

Mr. Kabtani (Tunisia) emphasizing the extreme importance of the services provided by UNRWA, noted with concern the Agency's financial difficulties, which were having an adverse impact on its work.

7. Deplores the environmental degradation caused by Israeli air strikes against power plants in Lebanon and their adverse impact on the health and well being of children and other civilians

During this period several villages were forcibly relocated, burnt or abandoned, allegedly as a result of the military strategy of Government forces and its adverse impact upon the civilian population.

3. States shall provide effective mechanisms for just and fair redress for any such activities, and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiritual impact.

It does not take a great deal of wisdom to realize that, as a small island developing State, my country is vulnerable to the extremely adverse impact of global climate change.

He warned against the risk of overestimating the magnitude of preference erosion for LDCs and noted that the adverse impact of erosion was being felt equally severely by several non LDCs.

Expressing concern at the recent economic slowdown, particularly its adverse impact on the economies of developing countries, which could hinder the realization of agreed development goals, in particular the eradication of poverty,

In the long term, such a situation would have an adverse impact on the universalization of any international instrument based on technological improvements and not on efforts to genuinely address humanitarian concerns.

Other participants were of the view that more emphasis should be placed on establishing thematic rather than country mandates, which raised questions about selectivity and might have an adverse impact on cooperation.

Fiji also understands the importance of the interaction between fishing activities and ecosystems, particularly as concerns its long term impact, including the adverse effects of removing numerous species from the marine environment.

where a qualified audit report, a disclaimer or a audit report with adverse opinion is received, special verification by the certified accountants shall be needed to confirm that the major impact of the events related to the qualified opinion, the adverse opinion or the disclaimer have been eliminated and will be eliminated through the transaction

Each Party shall take the necessary legal, administrative or other measures to implement the provisions of this Convention, including, with respect to proposed activities listed in Appendix I that are likely to cause significant adverse transboundary impact, the establishment of an environmental impact assessment procedure that permits public participation and preparation of the environmental impact assessment documentation described in Appendix II.

(b) A weapon or device that is designed, or has the capability, to cause death, serious bodily injury or substantial material damage through the release, dissemination or impact of toxic chemicals, biological agents or toxins or similar substances or radiation or radioactive material.

17. We emphasize the adverse impact on development of pandemics, such as HIV AIDS, and other communicable diseases, particularly the significant economic and social costs and thus slow down the rate reduction of poverty.

For example, 60 per cent of the Palestinian population was living below the poverty line, which had an adverse impact on the work of the Agency, particularly in areas such as health and education.

For the 15 years we have been a Member of the United Nations, we have been vocal here and elsewhere on the issue of climate change and its adverse impact on small island developing States.

On the financial situation of UNIDO, Kenya wished to register concern at the adverse impact on technical cooperation delivery resulting from the fact that one third of Member States were not paying their assessed contributions.

He expressed appreciation for the theme of the upcoming Least Developed Countries Report (productive capacity and poverty reduction) and described productive capacity building as a paramount condition for overcoming the adverse impact of preference erosion.

We call on the Council to use monitoring mechanisms and fact finding missions and to end the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons, given the adverse impact of such weapons on civilian populations.

The international community should endeavour to highlight the issue of deserts and land degradation by addressing the root causes of desertification and its adverse impact on development, poverty, deforestation, health, environmental sustainability, agriculture and migration.

These guidelines address inter agency capacity building in the health arena, exchanges of information, and coordination of actions at the regional level to cope with the impact of adverse events on member and associated States.

As a result, globalization s tendency to produce macroeconomic imbalances and financial fragility, its adverse impact on equality and social peace in many countries, and its weak political legitimacy will continue to generate tension and periodic crises.

The frequency of attacks on Iraq's infrastructure, such as electricity generation and oil facilities, has decreased since the election, but they continue to have an adverse impact on the availability of electricity and on oil revenues.

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