Nevertheless, this undoubtedly shows the existence of pluralization of family forms, which is confirmed by the data on the slight decrease in the number of new marriages.
Although there had been a slight decrease in the number of female members of parliament, the situation with regard to the participation of women in public life was constantly improving as a result of the quota system and because women were increasingly inclined to stand for office at the local government level.
When considering the group of 70 countries that responded in both the second and third reporting periods, there appears to have been a slight decrease in the number of countries encountering difficulties.
During the period under review, 59 complaints involving 109 alleged violations of the right to life were admitted and the existence of 77 violations was verified; this represents a slight decrease in the number of violations confirmed compared to the previous period.
Compared with the total number of hospital beds as at March 2002 as reported in paragraph 12.22 of the previous report, the slight decrease in the number of hospital beds was due to the gradual shift of the focus in healthcare services delivery from inpatient to ambulatory and community care, which is in line with international trend.
In recent months, OHCHR has recorded a slight decrease in the number of deaths and injuries as a result of action by IDF in the access-restricted areas on land.
With reference to the population displaced by violence, it was noted that in spite of a slight decrease in the number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2004 as compared to 2003, the total number of IDPs in Colombia increased in 2004.
However, a slight decrease in the number of resolutions adopted by the General Assembly over the last three regular sessions, from 328 at the forty-ninth session to 311 at the fifty-first session, has not translated into a corresponding reduction in the number of reports requested of the Secretary-General: 283 reports of the Secretary-General were issued at the forty-ninth session, 288 at the fiftieth session and 286 at the fifty-first session.
In 2000, the Census and Statistics Department adopted a new approach to statistical enumeration that has resulted in a slight decrease in the number of salaried employees and wage earners.
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