The commencement of the comprehensive review will be a significant milestone for the standards before status policy.

Michael Martin, Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors project director said The first closure on any bridge project is always a significant milestone.

Building on the success of the 2004 presidential elections, the 18 September parliamentary and provincial elections represent a significant achievement and important milestone for Afghanistan.

The reporting period saw the return home of the 1 millionth refugee in Bosnia and Herzegovina a significant milestone in the return process since the Dayton Paris Peace Accords.

Another milestone has been passed.

The creation in 2004 of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union marks a significant milestone in Africa's commitment to the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in the continent.

For us, a major and exciting milestone.

The anxiety over Jacob Zuma s election as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone for the first time in decades, a sub Saharan nation has at its helm a champion of ordinary people.

We have reached an important milestone in Kosovo.

I have a corresponding milestone to robust human rejuvenation.

That is an important milestone in the Court's development.

Frankie Dettori celebrated the milestone with a trademark flying dismount

Iraq is quickly approaching another major milestone in its transition.

Judge Kirsch today accurately characterized Mexico's accession as a historic milestone.

Japan deeply appreciates the EU's role in the achievement of this milestone.

The successful national elections are an important milestone in the Liberian peace process.

With these achievements, Bougainville has reached a major milestone in its peace process.

The elections yesterday in Afghanistan are a further welcome milestone in its transition.

While still a very small team compared to the size of the geographic area and enormity of the crisis, the deployment of OHCHR monitors in a displacement crisis is a significant milestone and might serve as a model for comparable situations in the future.

Mr. Rock (Canada) As many of my colleagues have observed, just a few days ago, Mexico became the 100th State party to the Rome Statute, marking a significant milestone in the campaign for universal ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

This year marks an important milestone in the African continent's efforts to combat malaria.

I am encouraged by this development and congratulate the parties on achieving this milestone.

PARIS France s military intervention in Mali is proceeding apace, with the recent fall of Timbuktu representing a significant milestone in the effort to rout the Islamist rebels who took control of the north of the country. More broadly, the intervention s apparent success underscores three key points.

In Guinea Bissau, another milestone has been reached with the election of President Nino Vieira.

That 100th ratification marks an important milestone towards universal support of the International Criminal Court.

51Talk English Training is considered to be a milestone in building an online education industry ecosystem.

Mr. Mustafa (Sudan) said Sudan considered the adoption of Security Council resolution 1590 (2005) a milestone.

This document has become an important milestone in joint efforts to strengthen the non proliferation regime.

Most notably, the Iraqi people met another critical milestone by submitting a draft Constitution for referendum.

That was a milestone. It heralds the definitive end of nearly four decades of brutal conflict.

Their case is an important milestone in the ongoing effort to tackle sexual harassment in Pakistan.

Among the Committee's milestone outputs in the past year had been its work under the Optional Protocol.

I welcome this milestone in the involvement of civil society in the global governance of development issues.

If that happens, this year will indeed mark a milestone in the history of the United Nations.

The 100th ratification submitted by Mexico is indeed a milestone towards achieving the universality of the Court.

The month of October also marked a terrible milestone for the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS).

A third milestone that we must reach is to make the money work for people on the ground.

It is a logical continuation of the comprehensive preparatory process for the upcoming milestone event, the September summit.

The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the northern West Bank does, indeed, constitute an important milestone.

It's another milestone in more than three decades' worth of progress in tackling one of humanity's major health challenges.'

The second essential milestone that we must reach is ensuring universal access to both HIV prevention and HIV treatment.

This High level Meeting of the General Assembly is a milestone in the history of international public private dialogue.

The plan is another milestone with regard to the issue of women and peace and security, and the journey continues.

The United Nations will reach the milestone of 60 years of existence this year, five years after the Millennium Summit.

Valdez was a legend in Mexico and abroad, and his killing is seen as a milestone in Mexican violence against journalists.