Примеры использования Nordic delegations на Английском языке и их переводы на Русский язык
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The efforts of the Nordic delegations in that sphere were a source of inspiration.
Ms. Kaukoranta(Finland), speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), said,with reference to the topic of protection of persons in the event of disasters, that the Nordic delegations endorsed the language of draft articles 1(Scope) and 3(Definition of disaster) as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee A/CN.4/L.758.
The Nordic delegations remained opposed to the practice of internal borrowing.
With regard to the implementation of the recommendations made by the Board in 1992, the Nordic delegations would like to limit their remarks to the issue of purchasing policy.
The Nordic delegations noted with concern the Board's findings regarding the publishing services in the United Nations.
Peace and security and economic andsocial development were indivisibly linked, and the Nordic delegations supported efforts to strengthen the Organization in the economic and social sectors.
The Nordic delegations supported the retention of split sessions of the Commission, which allowed for proper preparation of its work.
On the issue of independent audits and management reviews of activities of the United Nations system(A/48/587), the Nordic delegations supported, in principle, the views and recommendations of the Panel of External Auditors.
The Nordic delegations felt that flexibility should be exercised in resorting, on a case-by-case basis, to the services of regional organizations.
In that connection, the Nordic delegations welcomed the ICRC initiative to hold discussions on the improvement of protection for victims of armed conflict.
The Nordic delegations were pleased that CCISUA had decided to resume its participation in the Commission's work and urged FICSA to do likewise.
On delivering assistance. The Nordic delegations supported the proposals to strengthen the Department and noted the possibility of funding a larger proportion of core functions through the regular budget.
The Nordic delegations looked forward to the contributions of the Study Groups dealing with the topics"Most-favoured-nation clause" and"Treaties over time.
With regard to the second part of the topic, the Nordic delegations agreed with the Commission's conclusion that in the absence of positive comments from States, the Commission's time and resources could more usefully be devoted to other issues.
The Nordic delegations wished to encourage the Special Rapporteur to focus his further work, as he had proposed, on the operational aspects of disaster relief and assistance.
As to the topic"Shared natural resources", the Nordic delegations continued to believe that the management challenges relating to transboundary oil and gas reserves were very different from those relating to transboundary aquifers.
The Nordic delegations looked forward to more substantial discussion of the topic in the Committee during the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, based on input from the Commission.
Turning to UNHCR, the Nordic delegations fully understood that projects were sometimes implemented under very difficult circumstances in which delays were difficult to avoid.
The Nordic delegations did not believe that the organization would be entitled to invoke the responsibility of the State in question in those circumstances unless its own rules enabled it to do so.
Without wishing to initiate a discussion on the correctness of that argument, the Nordic delegations firmly believed that the best means of ensuring the optimal utilization of funds was to observe the basic principle established in regulation 10.5, and wondered whether the exceptions provided for in financial rule 110.19 were truly in the interest of the Organization, as required by the rule in question.
The Nordic delegations called on all States and entities to respect the existing body of international humanitarian law, particularly with regard to the obligations of belligerents to ensure the protection of civilians.
The Nordic delegations were concerned at the suggestion, in the commentary to draft article 16, that recommendations by international organizations might give rise to the international responsibility of the organization concerned.
The Nordic delegations also agreed that situations of armed conflict should be excluded from the scope by way of reference to the rules of international humanitarian law in draft article 4 as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee.
The Nordic delegations noted the Committee's comment in paragraph 50 of its report(A/49/11) regarding the ambiguities concerning the multiple sources and types of exchange rate available and the significant effect of different exchange rates on the scale of assessments.
Although the Nordic delegations appreciated the validity of a rights-based approach to the topic, they could also support the wording of draft article 2 as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, which took into account not only the rights but also the needs of the affected persons.
While the Nordic delegations generally endorsed the recommendations of the Board and the related comments in the Advisory Committee's report, they were concerned about some of the findings and conclusions regarding financial matters and, in particular, deficiencies in budgetary control.
Of particular interest to the Nordic delegations were the findings and recommendations of the Board concerning programme and project management, which had more far-reaching implications than observations on such activities as cash management, the use of consultants, and inventory control.
The Nordic delegations were not fully convinced that there was need for any real growth in resources, but the rate of growth in the regular budget was not a matter of principle for them, since they recognized that intergovernmental decisions must, in certain circumstances, result in the provision of additional resources.
In that connection, the Nordic delegations fully supported the recommendation by the Board in paragraph 65 of its report that UNHCR should develop its plan for the computerization of its financial and personnel management system, in close coordination with the United Nations Integrated Management Information Systems Committee. Ms. Eriksson Fogh.
The Nordic delegations also supported the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, as important mechanisms in that regard, although they also recognized that solutions to the impunity gap must be found at the domestic level.