Institutional capacity building is of critical importance to small island developing States.

Another matter of particular importance for my country is the need to regulate the possession by civilians of small arms and light weapons.

He stressed the importance of the work programme on small economies, which were prevented by their size from taking advantage of world trade.

And there's one thing, one small challenge that I have for you, and should make us reflect on the importance of storytelling.

The South African Government has since identified the importance of this approach in addressing the problem of proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

My delegation attaches great importance to the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and calls for the early implementation of that instrument.

It is of particular importance that resolution 59 245, of 22 December 2004, called for the Doha work programme to consider including landlocked developing countries as part of the group of small and vulnerable economies under the category of small economies.

Welcoming the establishment of the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, and emphasizing the importance of issues related to small island developing States within the United Nations system,

The importance of regional infrastructure and policy cooperation for supporting economic development, particularly for landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, is also stressed.

Several speakers emphasized that the current rule for graduation from least developed country status, an issue of critical importance to small island developing States, requires re examination.

Convinced of the importance of national, regional and international measures to combat trafficking and illicit trade in small arms, including those measures that could be adapted to regional approaches,

Thirdly, Switzerland is convinced that close cooperation between the United Nations and Interpol is of crucial importance for the efficient identification and tracing of illicit small arms and light weapons.

Convinced of the importance of national, regional and international measures to combat illicit trafficking in and illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons, including those suited to indigenous regional approaches,

The foreign ministers of Peru, Finland, Ukraine and Kazakhstan drew our attention to an issue of great importance, namely the problem of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

The strengthening of international and regional cooperation in the area of space research was of vital importance such cooperation could be neither privatized nor restricted to a small group of developed States.

Reiterating the importance of the vulnerability index as a tool for assessing, and thereby addressing, the vulnerability of small island developing States, as well as identifying the challenges to their sustainable development,

In spite of the growing importance of foreign private flows to the developing countries, official development assistance continues to retain critical importance as a source of development finance for many of them, especially the countries of sub Saharan Africa, the least developed countries, the landlocked developing countries and the small island developing States.

While recognizing the vital importance of international cooperation, we believe that States bear the primary responsibility to solve the problems associated with the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

In recent years, the Security Council has often held special deliberations on the issue of small arms and light weapons, and emphasized the importance of that issue in seeking solutions to regional conflicts.

Emphasizing the importance of the early and full implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects,

However, the view was also expressed that this paragraph was of great importance in some jurisdictions, where small shippers were virtually economically compelled to conclude volume contracts, and often on standard terms.

1. Reaffirms the importance of measures to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, including ongoing efforts at the regional and subregional levels

The Strategy is of extreme importance to the peoples of small island developing States as they strive to ensure their sustainable development, security and the protection of their fundamental human right to survive in their islands.

They focused on the importance of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects adopted by the United Nations in 2001.

Subsequently, in its report of 2 July 2004 (S 2004 525), the Security Council mission to West Africa stressed the importance of enhancing efforts by individual countries and regional leaders to curb the proliferation of small arms.

We attach great importance to the second meeting of States planned for July 2005 to consider the national, regional and global implementation of the United Nations Programme on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons.

In that regard, I would like to echo what the Permanent Representative of Samoa said on the importance of the Mauritius Strategy as a comprehensive plan for small island developing States to meet their Millennium Development Goals.

10. Urges all States to take effective measures against illicit traffic in and circulation of small arms and to help programmes and projects aimed at the safe destruction of surplus stocks of small arms and light weapons, and stresses the importance of closer cooperation among States, inter alia, in crime prevention, combating illicit trade of people, drug trafficking and money laundering

Emphasizing the importance of regional efforts in South Eastern Europe on arms control, demining, disarmament and confidence building measures, and concerned that, in spite of ongoing efforts, the illicit traffic in and circulation of small arms continue to persist,

This is the history of the marines small wars, small arms.

At the time of the Boxer Rebellion, Japan fully understood that to contribute to the world for the emergency protection of foreign residents was a matter of national importance. During World War I, on the other hand, Japan was blinded by its eagerness to protect small but immediate benefits, and failed to appreciate what a true matter of national importance was.

The Caribbean Community places special importance on the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation, adopted at the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, held in January this year.

a) The creation of small scale business groups, focusing on small shops

Reiterating the importance of the Declaration and stressing the importance of its wide dissemination,

Reiterating the importance of the Declaration, and stressing the importance of its wide dissemination,

In recognition of the importance of this trend for international cooperation in outer space, the International Academy of Astronautics, at its meeting in August 1992, elevated the status of its subcommittee on small satellite programmes to the status of a full committee.

14. Underlines the importance for sustainable development in mountains of exploring a wide range of funding sources, such as public private partnerships, increased opportunities for microfinance, including microinsurance, small housing loans, savings, education and health accounts, and support for entrepreneurs seeking to develop small and medium sized businesses and, where appropriate, on a case by case basis, debt for sustainable development swaps

Underlines the importance for sustainable development in mountains of exploring a wide range of funding sources, such as public private partnerships, increased opportunities for microfinance, including microinsurance, small housing loans, savings, education and health accounts, and support for entrepreneurs seeking to develop small and medium sized businesses and, where appropriate, on a case by case basis, debt for sustainable development swaps

Importance of Coastal Watersheds.

Importance of human rights

Its bond markets remain small, and trading volume is low, because the majority of bonds are held to maturity by domestic investors. This is a matter of considerable importance to central banks, which value liquidity when deciding which currencies to hold as reserve.

The more the eurozone s ineffective governance is criticized, the greater becomes the euro s importance as a non political currency that represents a secure store of value. In a stable world of confident markets, small countries can rest easy with their own monetary regimes.

We recognize the Group's importance and acknowledge the strenuous efforts it made to arrive at a draft international political instrument that will definitely help both to diminish sources of illicit small arms and light weapons, and to trace and identify them.

1. Emphasizes the importance of the full implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, New York, 9 20 July 2001 (A CONF.192 15), chap. IV, para. 24.

Emphasizing the importance of the early and full implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects,See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, New York, 9 20 July 2001 (A CONF.192 15), chap. IV, para. 24.