The forces of globalization have aggravated that situation.

The embargo has therefore aggravated the already precarious situation in the country.

Budget limitations faced by UNHCR, and consequent restrictions on monthly financial assistance for refugees, had aggravated the situation.

The situation is further aggravated by the accelerated pace of demolition of Palestinian houses by the Israeli authorities.

The situation was aggravated even further by the adverse effects of the increased protectionist tendencies of the developed countries.

The Committee notes that the situation is aggravated by the persistent problem of wage arrears, especially in the construction sector.

Moreover, the use of medicines and food as a means of political pressure aggravated the situation of Iraqi women and children.

The policies and practices of the Israeli Government had further aggravated the already serious humanitarian and human rights situation of the Palestinians.

The situation is further aggravated by governmental lawlessness in the form of refusal by the military Government and its agencies to obey court orders.

The situation was aggravated by the war in the northern part of the country, which had triggered the exodus of thousands of Iraqis to neighbouring countries.

Secondly, the international community should demonstrate its solidarity with the host countries, whose precarious social and economic situation was usually aggravated by the arrival of refugees.

The delegation of Cuba wanted aggravated action.

213. A mentality of victors and vanquished has taken hold, aggravated by the widespread perception that the former include foreigners, a situation which causes a strong sense of humiliation.

The situation regarding the demolition of houses had recently been aggravated in East Jerusalem the demolitions appeared to be part of the process of eliminating the Palestinian presence there.

The situation in the former Sectors is aggravated by difficult economic circumstances for all residents but, in particular, for Croatian Serbs who are often the victims of discriminatory practices.

The situation was aggravated by the crisis of the mid 1990s, having an enormous impact on the provision of basic social services, related budgets and access by the general population.

Such losses could be aggravated by the erosion of preferences.

This is further aggravated by the spread of transnational crime.

That situation is aggravated by the fact that in Haitian society, women are very often the head of their household and carry out many responsibilities by themselves, including the education of children.

71. It also aggravated the housing situation the projects carried out came nowhere near covering the cumulative housing shortfall, let alone meeting the housing demand created by the formation of new households.

Unfortunately, however, it had also aggravated the marginalization of poor countries.

The problem has been aggravated by economic crisis of recent years.

Children s vulnerability to diseases is aggravated by their poor nutritional status.

The situation is aggravated by the market in credit default swaps, which is biased in favor of those who speculate on failure. Being long CDS, the risk automatically declines if they are wrong.

In rural areas about 70 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, and their situation has been aggravated by the fall in real incomes and the current increase in unemployment.

The Committee should refrain from considering reports such as that which showed a bias against one party to the conflict, chose information selectively and, as a result, merely exacerbated tensions and aggravated the situation.

The mass exodus of people had come up against restrictive, unjust and xenophobic policies in host countries which, instead of trying to find solutions to the problem and its causes, only aggravated the situation.

Deeply concerned that intermittent drought and heavy rains which caused river flooding and consequent severe devastation, coupled with the dire economic situation and persistent civil conflict, have seriously impaired the traditional coping mechanisms of the people in some parts of Somalia and have aggravated the increasingly fragile food security situation in the country, worsening the overall humanitarian situation,

173. The main cause is the colonial heritage, for frontiers were drawn between various colonies regardless of the borders recognized by the original ethnic groups, and this situation was aggravated by the transplantation of populations.

The external situation was then aggravated by a loss of competitiveness, due partly to high domestic inflation and partly to the appreciations of the United States dollar to which currencies in the region were pegged.

However, old structural adjustment problems, aggravated by the period of crisis, have surfaced.

Desertification and drought aggravated food insecurity, migratory flows, urban poverty and civil unrest.

quot These occupation practices have undoubtedly aggravated the already critical economic situation prevailing in the occupied Syrian Golan, particularly since the standard of living of the Syrian population under occupation was already below the threshold of poverty.

Approximately 7 million children still died every year from preventable diseases aggravated by malnutrition.

These wounds may be aggravated by physical injuries in cases of outright physical attacks.

The situation had been aggravated by a number of factors, including Israel apos s failure to meet its commitments under the Madrid and Oslo Agreements, particularly with regard to the redeployment of its troops in and from Hebron.

The problem had been aggravated by the increase in trafficking and use of synthetic drugs.

In the near term, the first issue with significant policy connotations for Governments in the region is that oil prices have aggravated the situation of already significant volatility and are likely to remain under upward pressure for some time.

This situation is further aggravated by problems that existed before the September 2002 crisis, such as a lack of independence of the judiciary from political forces, corruption and lack of will and processes to address serious human rights violations.

Developing countries also accounted for a small proportion of global and long term credits and loans, owing to their limited capacity for debt servicing, a situation that was aggravated by the increasing conditionality attached to the granting of loans.

Deeply concerned about the continuing critical humanitarian situation in African countries, in particular in the Horn of Africa and southern Africa, aggravated, among other things, by persistent natural disasters, including drought, floods and desertification, which can precipitate the displacement of people,

Deeply concerned about the continuing critical humanitarian situation in African countries, in particular in the Horn of Africa and southern Africa, aggravated, among other things, by persistent natural disasters, including drought, floods and desertification, which can precipitate the displacement of people,

The HIV pandemic, further aggravated by widespread and increasing prevalence of other communicable diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, undermines the economic situation in many countries of Africa and elsewhere, including the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe, China and South Asia.

They admitted that this shortcoming could be explained by the interminable administrative formalities connected with the construction or enlargement of mosques, and noted that it was basically due to red tape, demographic pressure and road traffic density which aggravated the situation.

Indeed, the situation has been aggravated by nuclear tests conducted by two non signatories of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), posing a grave challenge to the disarmament process.