That car is no way to bridge a relationship gap!

NHRIs can bridge a gap that frequently occurs between national ownership of human rights approaches and the universality of the human rights standards.

It was stressed that the elements needed to be considered carefully and reflected upon as an honest attempt to bridge a gap that had been insurmountable since 2000.

The text of the draft articles bridged a gap that had existed for a long time in the field of the codification of international law.

The Peacebuilding Commission was established to bridge a critical gap in the peacebuilding architecture.

Mr. Gallardo (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): The United Nations has taken an historic step by adopting this Convention and its Optional Protocol, which bridge a gap in the international legal framework.

• Bridging the Gap — a Support Strategy for Children Affected by Armed Conflict

We welcome the fact that UNMIT is already integrating peacebuilding aspects and thus helping to bridge a potential gap between peacekeeping and peacebuilding as the country moves forward.

At the time, most of us probably felt that this would be a longer-term exercise to bridge a gap that was becoming obvious as international leaders and academics were struggling to come to terms with a new set of paradigms for international relations in the post-cold-war period.

Today, the General Assembly faces the enormous responsibility and challenge of bridging a significant gap in the area of promoting and protecting human rights: the protection of indigenous peoples.