He joined the Congress Party in 2002 as a nonelected senior official to assist party leaders in setting their political agenda concerning national defense and security matters.
This mission was to assist parties in implementing the Lusaka Protocol by clearing land mines, providing humanitarian and election assistance, promoting human rights, and reintegrating rebel forces into society.
"The six-point plan initially provided a mechanism to assist parties in de-escalating the conflict.
This can be done by "preventing the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict, addressing root causes, assisting parties to conflict to end hostilities, ensuring national reconciliation and moving towards recovery, reconstruction and development".
The availability of legal aid and free mediation services aid litigants who may not be able to afford legal fees, and the use of video links and establishment of regional offices of small claims tribunals in various parts of Singapore assist parties who have difficulty coming to court.
Model agreements have been developed to assist parties and these could be a useful starting point [ 36, 37].
The Biosafety Clearing-House is intended to facilitate the exchange of information on, and experience with, LMOs and to assist parties in implementation of the Protocol.
Defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, the Clean Development Mechanism is intended to meet two objectives: (1) to assist Parties not included in Annex I in achieving sustainable development and in contributing to the ultimate objective of the convention; and (2) to assist Parties included in Annex I in achieving compliance with their quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments.
In March Joyce assisted the party that made the first successful ascent of Mount Erebus, although he did not make the climb himself.
Its language calls for member-states to "assist the party or parties so attacked by taking forthwith… such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force".
