Against that backdrop, I have two questions for the Minister.

Against such a backdrop we can wait no longer.

These developments, albeit positive, should be considered against the backdrop of lesser accomplishments.

Against that backdrop, the least developed countries are prepared to make their contribution.

All of this is happening against the backdrop of increasing experimentation with drugs.

Against that backdrop, I should like to focus here on three issues.

President Urusemal We gather this year against the backdrop of many recent natural disasters.

A pattern of ill tratment and arbitrary arrest occurs against a backdrop of systematic discrimination against Aborigines.

Bitawi s sermon was held against the backdrop of heavy border police and police force deployment.

Against this backdrop, the full, immediate and unconditional implementation of article VI of the Treaty is fundamental.

1. With a firm national commitment against a backdrop of powerful worldwide trends towards globalization.

Against a backdrop of generally tighter migration regulation during the reporting period, more encouraging developments were noted.

26. Against the backdrop of increasing globalization, economic success was closely linked to industrial and technological competitiveness.

A backdrop!

This fifty second session of the General Assembly takes place against the backdrop of transition and transformation in the world.

The dialogue started in a climate of mistrust and scepticism among the participants, against a backdrop of protests in the streets.

Industry insiders believe that against the general backdrop of consumption upgrading, more Hema type stores will be opened in 2018.

And all of this is played out against the backdrop of transient pack ice that moves with wind and tide.

This progressive trend has been taking place against the backdrop of explosive growth in world trade and private investment flows.

Against that backdrop, we in the Gambia are unreservedly committed to the realization of a peaceful, stable and conflict free Africa.

Against this dismal backdrop, the urgency of consolidating the requisite conditions for durable peace and development throughout Africa cannot be overemphasized.

Against such a horrifying backdrop, apprehending and trying those three senior level accused is the very least that we can do.

The Doha negotiations have been taking place against the backdrop of trade's increasing role in and contribution to economic growth and development.

These case studies will examine country specific productivity experience and provide an interpretation against the backdrop of these countries' overall growth performance.

He said that there was an urgent need to promote respect for cultural diversity and different religions against the backdrop of globalization.

Our debates are unfolding against a backdrop of escalating oil prices, whose worst fallout we may have yet to see.

Against the backdrop of recent economic and financial developments in Africa, the report analyses the trends in resource flows, as well as the prospects.

This ability of nomads to adapt to nature's whims has a heightened validity today against the backdrop of current environmental threats and challenges.

84. Against that backdrop, the international community needed to assess the role it expected the United Nations to play under the prevailing international economic conditions.

Against this backdrop, the issue of promoting longer term development in countries emerging from conflict, particularly in Africa, needs to be given serious consideration.

Against this backdrop we need to forge strategic partnerships within the United Nations system that build on complementarities while reducing overlaps between the different actors.

Against that backdrop, my delegation considers it nothing short of preposterous for the North Korean delegation to question the human rights situation of another State.

We are discussing the issue of nuclear weapons today against the backdrop of our successive failures over the past couple of years, and particularly in 2005.

A constant backdrop has been the situation in Iraq.

Wouldn't a wellcrafted backdrop have been better?

Against the backdrop of the challenges and difficulties in obtaining information in the field, the Monitoring Group adapted its standards of evidence to suit the Somali context.

This year, the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People takes place against an encouraging backdrop for the establishment of the Palestinian State.

It is against that grim backdrop, therefore, that we must consider the recommendations contained in the Secretary General's report and undertake a vigorous process of assessment.

So they're either just truly monster El Ninos, or they're just very strong El Ninos that occurred against a backdrop of global warming.

9. Against a backdrop of increasingly accessible and destructive conventional weapons, many of these conflicts pit compatriot against compatriot, neighbour against neighbour. They are often characterized by the demonization of the enemy community and the orchestration of vicious hate campaigns.

The sustained economic growth experienced during the immediate post conflict recovery period must be appraised against the backdrop of the depth and severity of poverty in Sierra Leone.

Solomon Islands is making this statement against the backdrop of its experience with the Security Council and as a beneficiary of the regional assistance mission to Solomon Islands.

Against the backdrop of better growth and export prospects in developing countries in general, the recent trends revealed a smaller accumulation of debt and lower debt service burden.

Clearly, Mr. Hariri's assassination took place against the backdrop of his power struggle with the Syrian Arab Republic, regardless of who carried out the assassination and with what aim.

The Officer in Charge noted that the Montreal conference, the largest in the history of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, was convened against a backdrop of rising GHG emissions.