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(e) Potential conflict of interest issues and consolidated or main type of proceedings and

Most Sub Commission members commented positively on the document, some referring to its potential to bring concrete issues to light.

Noting that the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants has the potential to address serious issues of concern, especially for developing countries,

The Working Group and the Secretariat are looking at several other issues that require more discussion and potential action in the coming year.

But we do have the potential to overcome disease and poverty, and I'm going to talk about those issues, if we have the will.

Given their potential to export via MNP, questions relating to where and how effectively visa issues are dealt with are particularly important for developing countries.

Of course, this is by no means a complete list, but each of those issues includes elements with the potential for causing a major disaster.

Direct interventions include capacity building initiatives with partner communities groups to develop their organizational and technical potential and to address their most pressing developmental issues.

So we think synthetic cells are going to have tremendous potential, not only for understanding the basis of biology but for hopefully environmental and society issues.

For those reasons, I strongly hope that the Commission will be able to commence meaningful deliberations on substantive issues this year so as to demonstrate its continuing potential as an important and vital forum for the discussion of disarmament issues.

And that potential, that powerful potential, is also our potential, of you and me.

Given Europe s fiscal deficits and the economic impact of reducing them, that is a huge potential prize. But, first, the issues depressing the carbon price must be addressed.

The process of globalization has raised some concerns with respect to its potential linkage to emerging social issues including the possible spread of HIV AIDS and road safety.

There was little information about concrete steps to address the issues requiring attention or any assessment of the potential impact of implementation of the recommendations on programme delivery.

Thus, self protection has assumed increased importance, which carries with it the potential to undermine cooperation on such critical issues as human rights, gender equality and health care.

Alongside the traditional causes of mass exodus, the Secretary General identified a number of specific environmental issues that had the potential to provoke mass exoduses in the future.

The review identified a potential to further improve this support through clearer and more tailored advice, written material, and more training of secretariat staff, for example on procedural issues.

The second questionnaire, sent out in 2003, raised a number of conceptual issues with potential impact on the scope of the CPC revision and its relation to other classifications.

An experts' retreat was sponsored by the Ministry of Planning in April 2004 to discuss potential population issues and policy implications for the Palestinian Authority vis à vis development needs.

Her delegation called upon Member States to take full advantage of the unique potential of COPUOS to give comprehensive consideration to issues associated with maintaining outer space exclusively for peaceful purposes.

The creation of a transparent and fair process, the adoption of clear guidelines (e.g. concerning issues legal issues), the negotiation of standby agreements with companies and improved information sharing among agencies are ways in which the humanitarian community can better leverage business potential in disaster response.

Given the high priority attached to the issues of organized crime and corruption by an increasing number of Governments and international organizations, the instruments will ultimately have a potential for universal adherence.

Geothermal potential amounts to 990 MW and wind potential to 600 MW.

Potential options

This compares with their major alternatives, HCFC 22 (global warming potential 1,780), HFC 134a (global warming potential 1,410), and HFC 141b (global warming potential 713).

There is the potential to establish linkages between FAO regional and subregional offices with Stockholm Convention regional and subregional centres on persistent organic pollutant pesticide issues, particularly where they may relate to agricultural production.

Potential funding sources

A better approach would include strengthening the IMF s multilateral surveillance role. Doing so would broaden discussions of macroeconomic policy to include employment issues specifically, the potential impact of large foreign trade surpluses on domestic jobs.

Calls upon the Secretary General to make available, at the request of Governments concerned, qualified expertise on minority issues, including the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities

Potential Republican presidential candidates are arguing among themselves about almost everything, from economics to social issues it is hard to say which ideas and arguments will end up on top. The Democrats, by contrast, are in agreement on most issues, with one major exception financial reform and the power of very large banks.

The Korean peninsula, Taiwan, and the South China Sea s islands and sea lanes are all issues of potential dispute between the US and China. But, while these issues are important, both sides should pursue diplomatic efforts to minimize Sino American rivalry over them and thus avoid embarking on a new cold war.

9. Calls upon the Secretary General to make available, at the request of Governments concerned, qualified expertise on minority issues, including the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities

8. Calls upon the Secretary General to make available, at the request of Governments concerned, qualified expertise on minority issues, including the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities

9. Calls upon the Secretary General to make available, at the request of Governments concerned, qualified expertise on minority issues, including the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities

China s Untapped Growth Potential

Transatlantic Trade s Transformative Potential

He has enormous potential.

He has enormous potential.

Colombia has hydropower potential amounting to 25,000 MW and potential from other renewables amounting to 1,200 MW.

Moreover, Iran has managed to separate the nuclear negotiations from broader, related issues like its ballistic missile program, its support for groups like Hezbollah, and its domestic human rights record. With the US loath to introduce potential spoilers into the mix, there is no chance that any of these issues will be up for discussion.

The Head of the Investment Issues Analysis Branch of the Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development (DITE), in introducing item 3, entitled Policy issues related to investment and development , said that UNCTAD had continued during 2004 to analyse new trends, paying special attention to those emerging trends that had potential consequences for developing countries.