C. Staff training needs improvement

There has been no significant improvement in the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It still needs improvement, but at least it sounds like me and not like HAL 9000.

There, and in the volatile Caucasus, a significant improvement in Europe s relations with Russia is crucial to defusing tensions. For its part, Europe needs to mount a charm offensive to persuade Putin and Medvedev that Russia s real interest is in improving bilateral relations.

Target 11 By 2020 to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

However, it has since strengthened its procedures, and the response rate for the period ending December 2004 showed significant improvement.

The capacity of developing countries to manage the maturity structure and currency composition of debt needs further improvement.

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

In general, legislation before 2000 imposed on employers enormous firing costs, while new legislation in both Entities represents a significant improvement.

There is a high correlation between those countries with significant economic improvement and those that have made substantial investment in R D.

Underlining the need for further improvement in information and analyses available regarding needs, responses and funding related to natural disasters,

Underlining the need for further improvement in information and analyses available regarding needs, responses and funding related to natural disasters,

Customs and border enforcement of arms flows needs further improvement to implement effectively the United Nations arms embargo on Somalia.

The improvement in the quality of data reported since 1989 and later again in 1994 partly explained the significant increase in OFDI flows.

As in April, May did not witness a significant improvement in the protection situation in Darfur. Reports of sexual violence against girls continue.

(b) The needs of members who establish and manage significant conservation programmes in timber producing forests.

Noting the significant improvement of relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia following the elections held in Croatia in January 2000,

This approach should lead to a significant improvement in the quality of the Office's assistance programmes, especially for refugee women, children and the elderly.

The maintaining and improvement of the health of the population is one of the most important needs posed before every social community.

The Secretariat needs to urgently address eroding public confidence through timely implementation of the proposals for improvement in its management and oversight.

The text finally submitted by the Commission was a significant improvement on previous drafts and a good point of departure for negotiating a treaty instrument.

By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers as proposed in the Cities Without Slums initiative.

We've found statistically significant improvement with children using this software in a mathematics class in comparison with a control group that did not have the software.

The Global Fund needs significant increases in their funding to meet the requirements of current and future grants.

Significant allocations were made to meet the needs of chronically and newly vulnerable Palestinians during the reporting period.

I hope that together they demonstrate my commitment to continuous improvement and to strengthening the Organization to meet the needs of the twenty first century.

This requires significant institutional strengthening to integrate economic and social policies more explicitly and to evaluate the distributive impact of economic policies on the improvement of people's livelihoods.

With a significant improvement in the people's life over the past years and the implementation of Ordinance on the Elderly, healthcare services for old women have been upgraded.

Although this represents a notable improvement, it is still not sufficient because it means that a significant proportion of students (35 per cent) are not completing primary schooling.

Wind energy can make a significant contribution to Canada's electricity needs while providing a broad range of economic and environmental benefits.

Emphasizing the goal contained in the United Nations Millennium DeclarationSee resolution 55 2. of achieving a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020,

His Government also hoped that the significant improvement in the Philippine economy over the first half of 2004 would enable it to step up its financial contributions to the Organization.

In 2005 a report on the Five Commitments indicated that between 2003 and 2005 there was a gradual but significant improvement in female representation in camp management and leadership positions.

A significant improvement in local conditions had also allowed mine action in the Sudan, in the Temporary Security Zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea, in Lebanon, in Iraq and in Burundi.

Although the financial situation is expected to show further improvement by the end of 2005, this is very much dependent on the receipt of significant payments by the end of the year.

The new system has proven to be a significant improvement on the previous system that was found to be complex, discouraged dialogue and could not be used effectively as a management tool.

The interviews held during the preparation of this report confirmed that the actual level of coordination and information shared by the United Nations system organizations is still low, with significant room for improvement.

For instance, the reduction of poverty can have significant positive effects on the increase of educational attainment and the improvement of health, and achievement of the latter two would reinforce the reduction of poverty.

These documents stressed that significant additional financial assistance over an extended period of time will be needed to meet Africa's human needs and development goals.

In order to achieve a significant improvement in the effectiveness of the global partnerships with regard to the realization of the right to development, the area of foreign direct investment (FDI) is of critical importance.

women's health improvement.

Areas for improvement

Improvement of health

Significant inter agency efforts were undertaken to ensure stronger needs assessments as the basis of the CAP process and subsequent agency activities under the CAP umbrella.

Noting that, despite the conclusion of the peace process and significant progress in the security environment, the humanitarian situation has not improved, owing to the severe economic deterioration and the prevailing drought, and that significant humanitarian needs continue to exist throughout Tajikistan,