Secondly, predictability.

Second, predictability.

Give me predictability, give me surprise.

(b) Longevity and predictability of policy support

(b) Breadth, stability, predictability and collectability of revenue

It is expected that if other donors were to adopt this approach, it would bring more stability and predictability to funding of priority areas.

So simplicity and predictability are characteristics of simple things.

The Uruguay Round was felt to have provided multilateral trade rules which would create more transparency and ensure more stability and predictability in world trade, which would be beneficial for long term investments.

A number of countries have followed up on the call in the Monterrey Consensus to investigate innovative financing mechanisms to guarantee more and greater predictability of development financing.

They aim to give consistency and predictability to the relationship between organizations.

They confirmed the need for more resources and, in that context, the need for new and additional resources and for new approaches to development finance, with greater stability and predictability.

We still need to improve the predictability and the coordination of international support.

Now, they differ a great deal in terms of the predictability of time frames.

It would also contribute to balance, predictability and equity in the multilateral trading system.

The predictability and availability of extra budgetary resources were closely linked to that balance.

That requires better targeted, timely and coordinated financial support and the predictability of assistance.

Encourage responsible behaviour on the part of all parties by enhancing predictability and transparency

That means improving the speed, equity and predictability of humanitarian responses on the ground.

The adequacy, predictability and timely disbursement of funds for activities in developing country Parties

Recognizes the significance of increasing and achieving stability and predictability in contributions to regular resources

Thirdly, the new architecture must enhance predictability, transparency and accountability in United Nations peacebuilding activities.

(g) Encourage responsible behaviour on the part of all parties by enhancing predictability and transparency

We must therefore continue our efforts to improve the effectiveness and the predictability of humanitarian response.

The resulting uncertainty would run counter to the objective of stability and predictability in international relations.

As well as its scale, the quality and predictability of ODA remain critical factors for Africa.

However, d ue to highly politizised budgetary processes, the level of predictability of resources for programme planning at United Nations organizations is generally low, making the need to link resources to results even more urgent .

(c) To promote the predictability and the multi year pledging of funding for operational activities for development

In terms of legal trade the measures also help to improve predictability and effective clearance of goods.

New technologies, particularly in data gathering and communication, have advanced the predictability of potentially destructive natural phenomena.

The present report has examined various options, some more practical, others more theoretical in the current circumstances, for funding the operational activities of the United Nations system in order to increase its predictability, long term stability and adequacy, while preserving the advantages of present funding modalities.

In accordance with the Committee's constant jurisprudence, arbitrariness is not to be equated with against the law , but must be interpreted more broadly to include elements of inappropriateness, injustice, lack of predictability and due process of law.

Notice of formal declarations and rules on when their terms apply to transactions is important for commercial predictability.

Finally, it calls for better predictability of humanitarian funding, notably by improving the current Central Emergency Revolving Fund.

Security of resource access and the stability or predictability of the legal environment are essential to successful decentralization.

Other measures were needed, especially measures to secure a significant increase in the predictability of United Nations funding.

They were largely the result of a lack of predictability in payments of assessed contributions by Member States.

These, in turn, are expected to improve the predictability, timeliness and effectiveness of the humanitarian response to crisis.

For many, the rule of law is synonymous with normality and predictability in their private and professional lives.

In a world with no systems, with chaos, everything becomes a guerilla struggle, and this predictability is not there.

Multi year commitments are crucial to UNICEF for improving income predictability and stability, effective cash management and programme planning.

The practical steps mentioned above, including the use of promissory notes, would create the necessary conditions for greater predictability.

The representative of the United Kingdom, speaking on behalf of the European Union, recognized that unpredictability in extra budgetary resources hindered programmes, particularly in the area of technical assistance, while predictability would enable UNCTAD to meet relevant commitments more efficiently.

In accordance with the Committee's constant jurisprudence, the notion of arbitrariness is not to be equated with against the law , but must be interpreted more broadly to include elements of inappropriateness, injustice, lack of predictability and due process of law.

We will continue to argue for measures regarding verification, transparency, predictability and irreversibility to form part of any ensuing agreement.

It was suggested that the predictability of UNICEF funding could be strengthened through increased commitment by donors to thematic funding.