For example, the city of Moscow (which, with St Petersburg, has the status of a region) has flagrantly flouted a federal ruling that its residency rules are illegal.
Beginning in 1999, the renowned conservationist and explorer spent more than a year hiking 2, 000 miles across Africa's Congo Basin to explore the ecology and environmental status of the region.
At the regional level, UNESCO Rabat Office supported a regional study in 2009, developing benchmarking for Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, and comparing the status in the region to internationally-recognized FOI principles.
The Catalans, for instance, seem set to stay in Spain, but hope to use their vaunted status as a European region to play Madrid off against Brussels.
Progress in the talks had slowed sharply, but the four-year effort had nonetheless yielded outlines to the solutions for many of the countries' disputes, including the thorniest, the status of the divided region of Kashmir.
He was also instrumental in strengthening alliances with the Bolivarian countries and in raising the status of Venezuela in the region, including its inclusion in the South American common market (MERCOSUR).
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Moreover, it has largely been unexplored, likely the result of the region's longstanding status as an inconsequential piece of the global security architecture.
The Forum has been established by UNESCO as part of its programme in favour of promoting the human rights and the status of women living in the region.
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Yet they could not reach a deal on the status of Abyei, a disputed region claimed by both countries, which has been a contentious issue since the South declared independence on July 9 of last year.
Standing up for Chinese sovereignty is a test of China's revived status as the major power in the region.
"Up until now, there has been complete uncertainty on the numbers and area of glaciers and the present status of their environmental conditions in the region, " said Basanta Shrestha from Icimod.
Until now, Bush has been prevented from taking action in Iran by those who insist that the status quo in Iran and throughout the region is preferable to every other alternative.
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Then, too, it is important to consider how these achievements are weathering the US's new commitment to engage Damascus as a strategic partner, and what their current status bodes for the future of the region.
And their findings about teen births, women's status and innovation depend on Scandinavia, a region with a mild and sensible culture that is equally evident among people of Scandinavian stock who live in America.
President Lula is currently debating whether to ratify a bill that would grant legal status to illegal settlers and loggers in the Amazon region.
Located in north-east Japan, the 12th-century site, representing the Buddhist Pure Land gained its world heritage status three months after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the surrounding region.
The UK has observer status on the Arctic Council, comprising the states that fringe the region.
"We want to ensure that farmers and growers in the region have access to a fair share of water resources and enjoy equal status with other users, given their vital role as producers, " he said.
Of half a dozen territorial disputes in the region, the biggest is probably between the United States and Canada, over the status of the north-west passage.
Obama's first foreign trip of his second term also was his first visit to Israel as president, and aides said he wants to assess the status of the stalled peace process and signal his administration's support for a crucial partner in the volatile region.
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