We encouraged him to improvise.

We were also encouraged by the recent agreement on the Rafah border crossing between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority.

Women were being encouraged to take entrance exams for government positions and exams were currently being used to provide objective criteria for promotion for government employees women were encouraged to take such exams.

So we are very encouraged by these results.

We were encouraged by the way the Israeli Government showed great courage in implementing the withdrawal from Gaza and the northern West Bank this summer.

Development aid agencies were encouraged to support the alternative development programmes of UNODC.

So, encouraged by this, naturally we went to flu viruses.

Moreover, we are encouraged by a number of initiatives on innovative sources of financing for development that were raised at the separate meeting on financing for development.

We are encouraged by the positive international reaction to that proposal.

As this unique summit ends, we are encouraged by its outcome.

Africa needed greater stability, and peace must be encouraged in areas where there were conflicts.

Young people were encouraged to examine priorities of greatest concern in their national or local contexts.

We were and are encouraged by the support received, although it was not enough to bridge the still too divergent positions and priorities of the entire United Nations membership.

In the occupied Syrian Golan, half of the Israeli settlements were scheduled for expansion, and new settlers were being encouraged to move in.

Lastly, she wondered whether men as well as women were encouraged to take responsibility for family planning.

In the interim, aggrieved parties were being encouraged to seek redress directly through the courts where possible.

Girls were being encouraged to pursue technical and vocational training and to enter other traditionally male fields.

Girls were encouraged to attend school through awareness raising campaigns which involved the participation of many NGOs.

We can be encouraged by the broader understanding of the determinants of women's health.

In the Middle East, we are encouraged by the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

The wealthy Prussians, to help in the war against the French, were encouraged to give in all their jewelry.

Enhancement and support of regional and subregional peacekeeping operations were crucial, and regional organizations should be encouraged and supported.

Governments were also encouraged to promote public public and public private partnerships for financing and developing infrastructure and affordable housing.

The mass media were being encouraged to combat existing stereotypes under the project entitled Mass Media (re) Distribution of Power .

We feel encouraged and modestly certain that, this time, action and results are on the way.

Parties were also encouraged to ensure good linkages between the WSSD follow up, in particular the CSD process, and the UNCCD.

A child to child awareness raising programme was developed for use with schoolchildren, and educational authorities were encouraged to implement it.

Following an investigation, they were charged with engaging in acts which, inter alia, justified terrorism, encouraged violence and incited civil disturbance.

States were encouraged to enact national legislation, as necessary, that would enable the Convention and the draft optional protocol to be implemented.

In that regard, we are encouraged by the political courage shown by the leaders of the two sides.

We would be still more encouraged if our Organization were to become more effective through the indispensable reforms that are expected from our High level Meeting and reflected in a new world order  a world we hope to see that will be more equal and more democratic.

Under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, parties were encouraged to resolve their differences out of court in order to avoid the costly legal process.

That trend should be encouraged.

We encouraged research based policies, even when that research was critical of policies being pushed by certain advanced industrial countries and by some in the Bank. When our research showed that certain policies (like agricultural subsidies) were hurting developing countries, we publicized the findings, helping to redefine the debate.

We are encouraged by the fact that the Security Council has been more consistently addressing the regional dimension of civilian protection.

We believe that frequent recourse to the Court, as an effective mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes, should be encouraged.

She also encouraged the entities of the United Nations system that were active in the 16 reporting countries to support the efforts of governments and NGOs.

Following the outcome of the April referendums in Cyprus, my good offices were dormant, and I encouraged all parties to engage in a period of reflection.

There was no gainsaying that in some conflict theatres, some troublesome elements could be encouraged to engage in irregular activities, particularly where personnel were spread thinly.

The recent steps taken by the Office to involve UNCTs in the work of special procedures were welcomed and more interaction of that nature was encouraged.

Agencies were also encouraged to ensure that key aspects of the Policy Package are incorporated into relevant policy documents, training materials and activities of their organizations.

Accordingly, efforts were under way to implement programmes that encouraged women to find ways of balancing paid employment with domestic tasks and to provide technical training.

We also recognized that good progress has been made towards results based management and we encouraged him to pursue this further in the interest of transparency and accountability.

They said that the government had not encouraged them to settle in the area, but decided that we could do better here .

But we are encouraged that this meeting helps to reaffirm the international community's commitment to the protection of civilians in armed conflict.