Acknowledging the importance of ensuring that anthropogenic emissions are not underestimated and that anthropogenic removals by sinks and anthropogenic base year emissions are not overestimated
We certainly do not underestimate the problems involved and the many challenges that lie ahead, but we are confident that with a little help from outside, these challenges are not insurmountable
Similarly, since it can take a long time for persistent and bioaccumulative substances to reach maximum steady state concentrations in the tissues of laboratory organisms, ENEVs based on standard toxicity tests may underestimate effect thresholds if test durations are insufficient to achieve maximum internal organism concentrations.
The real lesson, however, is that bedrock support for the poor who live in and near forests often comes from non-cash income, and its invisibility makes it very easy to underestimate its importance.
We do not underestimate the difficulties, and we have the confidence, determination and capability to tackle these problems on the path to development.
We emphasize “at the international level” because we believe that there is still a tendency to underestimate the international nature of the problem, as well as the need for legally binding international instruments to complement national and regional efforts
Nevertheless, we must not underestimate the current problems in areas such as reconstruction and the administration of justice, nor should we underestimate the magnitude of the challenges that will arise pending the full independence of the territory
The magnitude of the challenges should not be underestimated: the country is still divided, military hostilities continue in the east, the population is traumatized by years of conflict, the country is poverty stricken and State services and infrastructure are non-existent.
Finally, we do not underestimate the challenges that remain for the Government of Afghanistan, for the United Nations and for the wider international community.
Partly as a consequence of the formal divisions between the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, there has been a tendency to underestimate the similarities and differences between rights
Since the amount of interest income is finalized only late in the following year, receivables are underestimated in the financial statements, accrual principles not being fully implemented, contrary to what is implied in note 2 (c).
However, the lack of availability of preferential tariff data for some countries might underestimate the actual extent of tariff liberalization undertaken so far
After benefiting considerably from the peace dividends following the cold war, the Conference must now face up to the new strategic constellations, the scope of which is still greatly underestimated.
The Report was based on a new set of poverty estimates, and these suggested that the proportion of the population living on less than a dollar a day had been underestimated in the very poorest countries, and in particular in Africa
In our efforts, we should include all of society, not only young people, although their role in crossing traditional borders and in being willing to accept the value of differences cannot be underestimated
As we have stated since the beginning of the year, we must not underestimate the importance of ensuring a broad basis of support for Council-approved mandates, especially if we take into account the nature of the new tasks being integrated into those mandates.