The security situation has remained stable.

Notwithstanding, he said, the security situation continued to be unstable.

Despite this relative stability, the overall security situation remains very fragile.

However, the extremely unstable security situation remained an obstacle that could undermine the transition process.

Stabilization is not complete, but it is well under way.

That occupation has led to instability and in security, not only in the Middle East, but throughout the world.

But the situation clearly remains fragile, because of the highly volatile security situation and the lack of a political solution to the crisis.

The situation remained precarious.

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was meant to provide stabilization and assistance.

As was the case in September, the security situation in western Darfur remained very precarious in October.

During the period under review, the security situation throughout the country remained generally stable.

Despite the substantive improvement in the security situation, the environment in Haiti still remains volatile.

The northern area of ISAF operations has been calm but unstable.

The unstable situation in Iraq is causing undesirable ripples all over the world.

The situation in Iraq is very unstable.

Since development is intrinsically linked to security, however, an improvement in the internal security situation and in the border areas is necessary for stability in the Central African Republic.

He updated the Council on the security situation, which he characterized as extremely fragile, and underlined the political instability and the slow progress in the preparations for the electoral process.

While the security situation has remained stable in recent months, the safety of minorities still needs further improvement.

The situation in the Temporary Security Zone and in the adjacent areas remains generally calm and stable.

Stabilizing Ukraine

(e) The efforts of the African Union Mission in the Sudan in Darfur to stabilize the security situation on the ground

The Prime Minister described the internal situation in his country and underlined the importance of the efforts of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to maintain stability and internal security.

Periodic assessment of the security situation along the borders.

The African Union mission in Darfur has helped to stabilize the security situation in the area where it is stationed.

However, unless real progress can be achieved in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, the security situation will remain uncertain.

Recurring incidents of violence remind us of the urgent need to stabilize the still volatile security situation.

As the political and security situation remained unstable in Côte d'Ivoire, the Regional Office remains in Senegal.

Progress in the Mission's efforts to stabilize Liberia is linked, to a great extent, to the security situation in the subregion.

The success of the DDR process seems highly dependent on the overall situation in the country, which is still unstable a large number of small arms in the possession of civilians and the demobilized, armed banditry and social insecurity.

While the parties agreed to arrive at an agreement by the end of 2004, the situation remains unstable as insecurity is again on the rise.

The Security Council may not necessarily be the organ in the most critical situation.

Homage is due to the peacekeepers who died while participating in security operations to help stabilize Haiti.

The security situation in the region, particularly in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also remains extremely volatile.

We also see a very strong insurgency embedded there.

Notwithstanding a few incidents, the situation in the Temporary Security Zone and the adjacent areas remained generally calm and stable.

During the month of August, the situation remained broadly stable.

We deem it important that the domestic political situation in the country as a whole has remained stable.

The fragile security situation still poses a threat to stability and development.

That has enabled the Council to get a first hand view of the situation in that country and of the work being carried out by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) under the mandate of the Security Council.

In the meantime, the security situation in Côte d'Ivoire remains precarious.

What is the reason for the unstable situation in the Middle East and the continued tension and spiral into violence there?

At the same time, the general situation on the continent is still far from stable.

General security situation

We are encouraged by the reported improvement of the security situation at the end of 2004, and would like to see further action by MINUSTAH and the Haitian National Police to stabilize the situation in all parts of the country.

The Secretary General had recently informed the Security Council that the security situation in Haiti would remain uncertain unless real progress could be achieved in the DDR programme, yet there was a funding gap for the programme in the amount of 15 million.