The U. S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) mission is focused on improving access of underserved populations to quality health care and combating HIV / AIDS and tuberculosis ; promoting economic growth through policy reform, support for CAFTA-DR implementation, and technical assistance to small producers and tourism groups ; environmental protection and policy reform initiatives ; improved access to quality primary, public education and assistance to at-risk youth ; a model rural electrification program ; and improving participation in democratic processes, while strengthening the judiciary and combating corruption across all sectors.

* Macquarie Manly Campus: In association with Macquarie University, the International College of Management, Sydney, offers a two-year Diploma programme ( only in Hospitality, Event and International tourism ), an Associate Degree Programme and a three-year Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees specialised in Hospitality, Event, International tourism, Retail, Property, and Sports Management as well as graduate certificates and master programmes.

In 2011, there were over 983 million international tourist arrivals worldwide, representing a growth of 4. 6 % when compared to 940 million in 2010. International tourism receipts ( the travel item of the balance of payments ) grew to trillion ( billion ) in 2011, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3. 8 % from 2010.

" In 1981, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism defined tourism in terms of particular activities selected by choice and undertaken outside the home.

* Space tourism / Private spaceflight begins with American Dennis Tito, paying Russia US $ 20 million for a week long stay to the International Space Station.

In 1987, the government implemented an International Monetary Fund structural adjustment program, and invited greater private participation in management of the parastatals, as well as in the agricultural, commercial, banking, and tourism sectors.

Russia halted orbital space tourism in 2010 due to the increase in the International Space Station crew size, using the seats for expedition crews that would be sold to paying spaceflight participants.

International tourism has boomed, and new efforts have resulted in Bruges being designated ' European Capital of Culture ' in 2002.

International tourism is becoming more evident largely as a result of the international flights from other European states, Great Britain, and North America which enter Pescara not far to the north in Abruzzo.

International tourism to Angkor has increased significantly in recent years, with visitor numbers reaching 900, 000 in 2006 ; this poses additional conservation problems but has also provided financial assistance to the restoration effort.

In addition, the amendments made in Montreal to the Convention on International Civil Aviation on 14 June 1954 were liberal to Spain, allowing mass tourism using charter planes.

Laughlin Bullhead International Airport is the largest airport in Mohave County and supports the tourism industry in Laughlin, Nevada.

It is worth noting that UNWTO measures tourism income differently and in its Tourism Highlights report, 2010 edition, places Spain ($ 53 billion ) second only to US ($ 93. 9 billion ) in 2009 for " International Tourism Receipts ".

International events such as the 2004 Summer Olympic Games and the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, both held in Athens, greatly helped to boost tourism in the country, while large-scale nationally-funded cultural infrastructure such as the New Acropolis Museum also contributed to the flow of tourists in the country.

In July 2001, the LTTE carried out a devastating suicide attack on Bandaranaike International Airport, destroying eight of the air force's planes ( 2 IAI Kfirs, 1 Mil-17, 1 Mil-24, 3 K-8 trainers, 1 MiG-27 ) and four Sri Lankan Airlines planes ( 2 Airbus A330s, 1 A340 and 1 A320 ), dampening the economy and causing tourism, a vital foreign exchange earner for the government, to plummet.

International tourism awards were given to Borobudur archaeological park such as PATA Grand Pacific Award 2004, PATA Gold Award Winner 2011, and PATA Gold Award Winner 2012.

In 2003, Melbourne received the International Air Transport Association Eagle Award for service and two National Tourism Awards for tourism services.

Besides, the School was the recipient of 2003 Institutional Achievement Award from International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators for enhancing tourism education in Asia and innovativeness in student admission, curriculum design and industry partnerships.

Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Juan Álvarez International Airport has long been important in the development of tourism in southern Mexico.

If your principal place of abode for the tax year is outside the United States ( including Alaska and Hawaii ), Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands and you have no legal residence or principal place of business in any Internal Revenue district in the United States, you should file your return with the Office of International Operations, Internal Revenue Service, Washington 25, D.C..

With loud huzzahs for the artistic success of the Presbyterian-St. Luke's Fashion show still ringing in her ears, its director, Helen Tieken Geraghty ( Mrs. Maurice P. Geraghty ) is taking off tomorrow on a 56 day world trip which should earn her even greater acclaim as director of entertainment for next summer's International Trade fair.

Dave Trager, who is quite a showman and boss of Chicago's new pro basketball Packers, is debuting a new International club, for the exclusive use of season ticket holders, in the Stock Yards Inn.

From International Airport in Los Angeles to International Airport in Houston, as the great four-jet Boeing 707 flies, is a routine five hours and 25 minutes, including stopovers at Phoenix, El Paso, and San Antonio.

International Atomic Time ( TAI, from the French name Temps atomique international ) is a high-precision atomic coordinate time standard based on the notional passage of proper time on Earth's geoid.

A standard for this is the International Phonetic Alphabet.

To avoid confusion, the annual scientific research conference dedicated to the study of MND is called the International ALS / MND Symposium.

Its triple point temperature of 83. 8058 K is a defining fixed point in the International Temperature Scale of 1990.

The International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale ( ICARS ) is one of the most widely used and has been proven to have very high reliability and validity.

* International Jazz Day, organized by UNESCO, first observed in 2012, " is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people.

Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, Euro-Atlantic Partnership ; World Health Organization, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ; the Council of Europe, CFE Treaty, the Community of Democracies ; the International Monetary Fund ; and the World Bank.

Armenia is a member of more than 40 different international organizations including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Trade Organization and La Francophonie.

The main airport is Pago Pago International Airport.

In the International System of Units ( SI ), the standard unit of area is the square metre ( written as m < sup > 2 </ sup >), which is the area of a square whose sides are one metre long.

The symbol ua is recommended by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and the international standard ISO 80000, while au is recommended by the International Astronomical Union, and is more common in Anglosphere countries.

As the speed of light in meters per second ( c < sub > 0 </ sub >) is fixed in the International System of Units, this measurement of the speed of light in AU / d ( c < sub > AU </ sub >) also determines the value of the astronomical unit in meters ( A ):

Other multilateral organizations — including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations agencies, European Union, and the African Development Bank -- and bilateral donors — including Germany, Japan, the European Union, and the United States — are significant development partners for the C. A. R.

French forces and the Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d ' Ivoire are a significant military factor in the country as of late 2011 ( see International Forces below ).

The international community has disbursed significant amounts of aid, including financial help under the International Monetary Fund's emergency assistance policy for natural disasters and assistance from the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank.

In London, where the family was reduced to poverty, Marx continued writing and formulating his theories about the nature of society and how he believed it could be improved, and also campaigned for socialism — he became a significant figure in the International Workingmen's Association.

According to the International Monetary Fund, " despite efforts to simplify licensing and business registration, there has been no significant improvement in the business climate.

International investment was spurred by the significant progress Peru made during the 1990s toward economic, social, and political stability, but it slowed again after the government delayed privatizations and as political uncertainty increased in 2000.

A significant milestone in the history of Fisher ’ s business programs has been their accreditation by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (" AACSB International "), which is recognized as the hallmark of excellence in management education.

The adoption of the Universal Declaration is a significant international commemoration marked each year on 10 December and is known as Human Rights Day or International Human Rights Day.

During the 32nd International Public ICANN Meeting in Paris in 2008, ICANN started a new process of TLD naming policy to take a " significant step forward on the introduction of new generic top-level domains.

Later the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) legally found that Serbia " use violence and terror to force a significant number of Kosovo Albanians from their homes and across the borders, in order for the state authorities to maintain control over Kosovo.

International students studying at various higher education institutions around the United States account for a significant percentage of the international student body.

The most important one is the Tunis-Carthage International Airport but other significant airports serve Sfax, Djerba, Enfidha, Monastir, Tozeur and Tabarka.

Local, state, and federal governments have a large presence in the city, and trade, transportation, and utilities also take up a significant portion of employment, with the major employer being the western North America Delta Air Lines hub at Salt Lake City International Airport.

In 1956, members of the Letterist International made contact with several different artistic collectives at the First World Congress of Free Artists in Alba, Italy, finding significant common ground politically and philosophically.

Mobutu was able to successfully capitalize on Cold War tensions and gain significant support from Western countries like the United States and international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund.

1913 saw the beginning of the International Map of the World initiative endeavoring to map all of Earth's significant land areas at 1: 1 million scale on about one thousand sheets covering four degrees latitude by six or more degrees longitude.

* André Marty, a leading French Communist and political officer in the International Brigades, makes a brief but significant appearance in Chapter 42.

The university venues include the Nuffield Theatre, one of the largest professional studio theatres in Europe ; the Peter Scott Gallery, holding the most significant collection of Royal Lancastrian ceramics in Britain and finally the Lancaster International Concerts series attracting nationally and internationally renowned classical and world-music artists.

In addition, Shaw Industries, Beaulieu International Group, LG Chem, and Kobelco Construction Machinery America-a division of Kobe Steel-have significant presences in Gordon, County.

The park is part of the 366 km < sup > 2 </ sup > Gibraltar Range Important Bird Area ( IBA ), identified as such by BirdLife International because it is a block of highland forest that supports one of only five remaining populations of the vulnerable Rufous Scrub-bird, as well as significant populations of Green Catbirds, Australian Logrunners, Paradise Riflebirds and Pale-yellow Robins.

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of Albert's Lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.

The park lies within the Southern NSW Mallee Important Bird Area, identified by BirdLife International as supporting a significant population of the vulnerable Malleefowl.

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of Albert's Lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of vulnerable Albert's Lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.