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The strengthening of the dollar relative to European currencies and pricing pressures associated with the industry transition from analog to digital also contributed to weaker sales.Net income declined to $ 9.7 million from $ 13.5 million in the first quarter of the prior year , reflecting the revenue decline as well as pricing pressures . Among the points raised in their statements , representatives highlighted what each considered to be the main challenges faced by the new Executive Director ; those included the need to consider the geographical distribution of appointments to senior management posts in UNEP , the need in general for a clear personnel policy , more dialogue and interactive debate with regional groupings , the need to proceed to the implementation stage of the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building , and the strengthening of the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi and its regional offices to achieve further decentralization . With the exception of the staffing recommendations , the recommendations of the Council discussed so far have emphasized the development of community resources and the strengthening of the linkages between the centers and the communities they serve . A major outcome of this focus is the strengthening of the client 's self-esteem , and the affirmation of their cultural and personal contexts . At the same time , they stressed the importance of cooperation to enable the strengthening of the productive capacity and competitiveness of countries with different levels of development and size of the economies , especially the smaller economies .