This is at the core of the crisis confronting the CD, using the lack of consensus as the alibi or convenient escape mechanism.

And then Bill, who had lately improved his engineering skills to an astonishing degree had, by way of his first design implemented a kind of escape prevention mechanism

In the ESCAP region, the mechanism has been meeting more frequently with both regular and ad hoc meetings.

Illegal movements escape from the control mechanisms and therefore are not reported unless discovered.

The ECO is a part of the consultative mechanism of ESCAP consultative meetings.

By and large, due to the highly unequal power relations of the work situation and the fact that women concentrate in sectors which escape regulatory mechanisms, migrant women find themselves in abusive environments based on multiple oppressions of gender, class, nationality and ethnicity.

At ESCAP, the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) has been formulated and made functional in the form of quarterly Heads of Agency Meetings (HoAM)/RCM with 10 thematic working groups.

But there is too little aid, debt relief, trade and investment, and this, together with asymmetry in international economic relations, is reducing the effectiveness of international flows as a mechanism for escaping the poverty trap.

The subprogramme would focus on filling gaps in disaster preparedness, particularly in the promotion of regional multi-hazard early warning systems, by building on the comparative advantage of ESCAP within existing subregional mechanisms for tropical cyclone-related disasters in ongoing efforts for the development of mechanisms on tsunami and multi-hazard early warning and regional cooperative mechanisms for easy access to and effective use of space-based technical tools.

Other examples of initiatives to improve human resource management include: (a) the Department of Political Affairs has initiated an induction and mentoring programme to facilitate the integration of new staff into the department, which provides for on-the-job training and mentoring; (b) the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has developed a programme to promote rotation and mobility of staff across functions and duty stations, in order to improve career development opportunities; (c) OHCHR has implemented a staff survey designed to capture perceptions and opinions about quality of services by offices, along with a 360-degree feedback mechanism; similarly ESCAP has conducted a client satisfaction survey to assess the level of staff satisfaction with the services provided by the administration — the feedback is being incorporated under managers' work plans for the next PAS cycle; (d) UNESCO has embarked on the implementation of a new Human Resources Policy Framework, including annual recruitment plans with electronic management of candidates, streamlined promotion and rotation policies, enhanced family benefits and appropriate staff management consultation mechanisms; (e) the United Nations Office at Geneva has restructured its recruitment and personnel functions in order to streamline work distribution and workflow, including the establishment of a rapid response team to provide human resource services for humanitarian and emergency field activities; (f) the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has implemented a new performance appraisal programme based on objectives and competencies, and has introduced a system of additional within-grade salary increments for staff who are laterally transferred between posts, with the objective of promoting career mobility; (g) the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) new staff placement and promotion system has eliminated the time-consuming annual promotion review of all staff.