The timetable for action is not subject to debate.

The timetable for action is not subject to debate. It must begin today.

But this competition was subject to a huge debate.

I turn now to the subject of our thematic debate.

Nowadays, human rights issues are the subject of heated debate.

8. For its part, the United Kingdom welcomes debate on this subject and intends to play a full and constructive part in such debate.

Now, this is subject to a lot of debate and controversy.

The army that Hannibal returned with is a subject of much debate.

The quasi unison statements and the virtual convergence on the subject in the general debate speak for themselves.

This issue has been the subject of ever more intense debate within the United Nations for a number of years.

The debate on that subject in the Fifth Committee will undoubtedly be very useful.

The outcomes of such a global effort could be a subject for debate during the next session of the General Assembly.

Noting the constructive debate which the Conference on Disarmament held on this subject in 2006,

Noting the constructive debate which the Conference on Disarmament held on this subject in 2007,

However, the consequences of the upward trend in immigration remain the subject of heated debate.

The terminology used is a subject of debate, as the Special Committee has pointed out.

The question of dual nationality was currently the subject of a lively debate in Germany.

The SDG framework has been the subject of a year of widespread consultation, lobbying, and debate.

Taking note of the Secretary General's most recent report on that subject (A 58 377), it considered that the proposals formulated there should be the point of departure for debate on that subject.

Mr. Oshima (Japan) (spoke in French) I join previous speakers in thanking you, Sir, for convening today's open debate on this important subject.

I do not believe that anybody would object to holding a discussion or debate on that subject.

Corporal punishment was the subject of a public debate, in which the country's children were also participating.

In the second example, the differences between the national and international estimates have been subject to public debate.

The Note by the President summarizing this debate has proved very useful in the elaboration of the subject.

It became a great emblem, a great subject of debate about what Iran is at home and abroad.

The relationship between age and the ability to learn languages has also been a subject of long standing debate.

And that is why the subject of today's debate is of direct relevance to the work of the Council.

The importance of the debate on the agenda for development, which opens today with the special plenary meetings on this subject, is well known to all.

Mr. Muñoz (Chile) (spoke in Spanish) I would like to thank the Danish presidency for having chosen the subject of post conflict peacebuilding for the Council's thematic debate this month.

Given the emerging consensus on the proposed establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission, the subject of today's debate is especially timely.

Many of these suggestions have been the subject of extensive debate in Canada, as they have in many other countries.

I welcome very warmly the contribution made by my Australian colleague, Senator Gareth Evans, to the debate on this subject.

In its statement during the debate on this subject at the forty eighth session the Malaysian delegation acknowledged and commended

We will not repeat our views in detail here as they were presented earlier in the debate on that subject.

As members know, this issue has been the subject of debate in the Disarmament Commission over the past several years.

Mr. RAMOUL (Algeria) said he wished to emphasize that holding the general debate should not be subject to any conditions.

Mr. Adekanye (Nigeria) I wish to thank the presidency for organizing this open debate on the subject of post conflict peacebuilding and the opportunity for the Nigerian delegation to participate therein.

The purpose of the questionnaire was to facilitate the debate on the subject and to investigate whether there was room for compromise regarding certain questions in the text.

Issues related to the development impact of TNC activities have been part of the development debate for decades and are the subject of various national and international policies.

In addition to the Hudood laws, another law, the Qisas (retribution) and Diyat (compensation) law is also the subject of debate.

This question will be the subject of a debate in the Assembly, as it is at each of our regular sessions.

We extend to you and to the other members of the Council our deep appreciation for selecting for public debate a subject that is closer to our heart than we can express.

This process of reflection and debate must necessarily affect the work of the Security Council, and the report could serve as a benchmark for the discussion on that subject.

The subject of today's debate is of huge importance five years after the last Council resolution on this issue, the situation for civilians caught up in armed conflict remains critical.

This is the background for today's debate.