Chemical safety as a cross cutting sustainable development issue

Potential of SAICM to advance the integration of chemical safety in national planning

Road safety remains a neglected and growing public health and development issue.

Although safety is a national responsibility, international cooperation on this issue is indispensable.

In 2004, the Government placed the issue of road safety on the national agenda.

The most important nuclear safety issue for CARICOM remained the transboundary movement of radioactive material.

The scientists plan further study to understand the origin of the flashes and their potential impact on aircraft safety.

The goal of these events was to plan how to tackle the issue of road safety.

Improving road safety is undoubtedly a crucial and urgent issue that requires immediate and decisive action.

A three day joint technical workshop was to be held with IAEA in 2006 to discuss potential new safety standards.

Under that initiative and in order to give specific attention to road safety, a separate department for road safety was established in September 2004 to address the issue.

Member States had emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to the issue of safety and security.

However, they believed that the most important nuclear safety issue was still the transboundary movement of radioactive materials.

(g) To ensure that young talents can develop their athletic potential without any threat to their safety and physical and moral integrity

The first issue Imagine a potential enemy announcing they're building a cyberwar unit, but only for their country's defense.

The issue of boundary disputes between several chieftaincies is also a potential source of tension that needs to be addressed.

The Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (Forum IV) considered the issue of the widening gap between developed countries and developing countries in their ability to pursue chemical safety policies.

The Commission considered the issue of how to unleash the potential of entrepreneurship in developing countries, including through the EMPRETEC programme.

Discussions with IAEA are ongoing on the possible benefits of holding a joint workshop to discuss a potential safety framework for nuclear power source applications.

Road safety is a very important issue that continues to affect each and every one of us in one way or another.

We support the involvement of the regional commissions, as well as other international agencies, to address the issue of road safety and assist national Governments in instituting measures aimed at enhancing road safety in their respective countries.

Any United Nations bond issue would be evaluated by market participants and potential investors by its credit rating, which is a formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of the bond issue by an independent credit rating agency.

The balance between the credibility and accuracy of the information yielded and potential proliferation and national security risks is a central issue for evaluation.

The resolution on road safety and health also called upon Member States to prioritize road safety as a public health issue and to take steps to implement measures that are known to be effective in reducing road traffic injuries.

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.

Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration said that before the holiday, strict potential safety hazard investigations were carried out to the key vessels such as the water sightseeing tour boat, the Qiongzhou Strait passenger ferries, the Pearl River Estuary high speed passenger crafts and the ferries to ensure the stability of the water transportation safety during the long holiday.

Given the commonality of detecting and analysing potential money laundering activities and potential terrorist financing activities, it is more effective for major organizations that have been leading efforts to combat money laundering also to address the issue of terrorist financing.

Malaysia wishes to reiterate that the United Nations should continue to play a major role in addressing this highly preventable but deadly public safety issue.

Recalling the positive discussions with the Under Secretary General for Safety and Security regarding the Nairobi site, he asked why security had become such an issue.

Furthermore, the implementation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety measures in Israel's unsafeguarded nuclear facilities would prevent the potential occurrence of nuclear accidents and the risks of radiological contamination.

Workers rights are also a significant issue. Indications are that the TPP negotiations are making little progress though, again, key details and potential agreements remain highly confidential.

The issue of small arms is a complex problem, given its dimensions of public safety, armed conflict and humanitarian issues, depending on the region or subregion concerned.

But, everywhere around the world, energy is a woman s issue. It can mean the difference between safety and fear, freedom and servitude, and even life and death.

Safety safety first?

Projections of the future contributions of nuclear energy are highly uncertain, due to the concerns that exist about safety, radioactive waste management, potential proliferation of nuclear weapons and vulnerability to terrorists.

It also assessed the feasibility of substitution of chrysotile materials and voluntary and or legislative action for reducing potential health and safety risks arising from manufacture and import of chrysotile products.

The issue of the physical safety of returnees and displaced persons was being incorporated in the mandates of peacekeeping missions and that practice would be expanded in 2005.

A coordination mechanism2 under the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has been put in place to facilitate regional capacities for the detection of potential tsunamigenic events and to issue warnings.

A recent study found that 20 percent of consumers are extremely or very concerned about mercury in seafood, the third highest food safety issue of concern in the U.S.

On the issue of security and safety at sea, the European Union would like to highlight the adoption, on 14 October 2005, of the two protocols amending the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf.

That continues to be an issue of high priority, because the safety of United Nations personnel is the primary factor in the success of the Organization's political and humanitarian operations.

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

In our opinion, the pivotal issue with regard to the stabilization of the Western Balkans is the future status of Kosovo, which remains a potential element of instability in the region.

Despite progress in addressing the issue of road safety collectively within and beyond the United Nations system, the actions described above are only preliminary steps and much remains to be done.

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