This is a top priority issue for another 17 regions.

At the national level, the Chinese Government regarded the issue of human settlements as a top priority.

Combating overfishing is a top priority for Canada and for our Prime Minister, who has spoken about the issue repeatedly at international conferences and bilateral meetings.

Elections are a top priority but not a panacea.

The Sudan remains a top priority for the United States.

Combating the illegal drug economy should be a top priority for us all.

Improving safety on our roads became a top priority for the Government of Oman.

Building the Iraqi security force remains a work in progress and a top priority.

The issue was therefore an ongoing priority for his Government.

This issue is a matter of priority for the government.

When we address issues in which moderation is given top priority, we achieve positive results.

Water resources management is a priority issue for all of us.

Both parties must continue to make efforts to ensure that agricultural exports remain a top priority.

Cuba is cooperating with Haiti in various sectors, placing top priority on the health care sector.

Economic empowerment of women, especially those in rural areas, remained a top priority for her Government.

Unsustainable use of freshwater is the top priority transboundary concern for the largest number of regions.

Unsustainable exploitation of fish and other living resources is a top priority concern in 17 regions.

Maintaining those socio economic achievements was a top priority for the people of the Cayman Islands.

She noted that the top priority area of the SCCF is adaptation, followed by technology transfer.

One of the things we asked them recently was what's their top issue.

It was the common interest of all to ensure that development was at the top of multilateral efforts and that economic collective security was a top priority of multilateralism.

Like in every other country where this has been done, jobs is the top issue.

The promotion of human rights continued to be a priority issue for the Department.

The GIWA regional teams determined that transboundary pollution was a top priority concern in 20 of the 66 subregions.

Preventing an arms race in outer space is a priority issue for the Russian Federation.

The resulting Nairobi Action Plan for 2005 2009 set as its top priority meeting the deadlines for clearing mined areas.

Secondly, we really must make counter terrorism the top priority it is not enough to pay lip service to it.

Among the priority areas, HIV AIDS is no longer treated as just a health issue, but as a most serious socio economic development issue.

Presenting those concerns within a security framework has served to underline security as the priority issue.

Access to quality health care services must be a top priority in order to improve the global situation of young people.

Table 1 Listing of top three priority needs provided by countries for each region to satisfy obligations under the Stockholm Convention.

Further promotion and implementation of the Convention and all other international normative instruments that promote women's human rights remain a top priority.

INSTRAW stated that it considers coordination with the United Nations system on gender equality and the empowerment of women a top priority.

A disarmament matter of high priority for us is the issue of small arms and light weapons.

The promotion of dialogue among civilizations and cultures of peace was another priority issue for the Department.

The Chief of Police announced that a top priority for the year of 2004 would be combating organized crime including trafficking in persons.

Everyone in this Chamber knows that making counter terrorism the top priority is an unpleasant necessity, but they know it is a necessity.

Let me conclude by saying that this issue of children affected by armed conflict must remain an international priority.

We were pleased to hear from the Committee's Chair that that issue is a high priority for the CTC.

Two years ago, the CEO, Lee Scott, believed that green is the next big thing, and so Wal Mart made going green a top priority.

since security in Europe is linked to security in the Mediterranean, giving top priority to implementation of the nuclear non proliferation regime in that region

The new Coalition Government formed following the parliamentary elections held in June 2004 had attached top priority to its fight against poverty, hunger and malnutrition.

Lithuania believes that the issue of non strategic nuclear weapons, among others, should be addressed as a matter of priority.

They feel that because hard core cartels cause the greatest harm to consumers, finding and prosecuting these agreements should be a top priority of competition officials.

4 (b)), UNDP management will give top priority to ensuring the performance of monthly bank reconciliations at the country offices and headquarters in the new biennium.