Conflict diamond affected countries

Support for practical measures for demobilization and reintegration continued in conflict affected countries and post conflict transitions.

Political commitments can make a critical difference in conflict affected countries and regions.

About half of them are conflict affected countries, and many of them have substantial external arrears.

We strongly call for more targeted and focused activities for children, especially in countries seriously affected by conflict.

Children affected by armed conflict

The World Bank has addressed the unique needs of conflict affected countries in several of its country assistance strategies.

Additionally, the World Bank's Low Income Countries under Stress Trust Fund and Post Conflict Fund provide flexible sources of grant funding for many conflict affected areas in Africa.

Protection of children affected by armed conflict

The number of people affected by the conflict has stabilized.

Improving the situation of children affected by armed conflict was vital.

Expressing its concern over the problem of conflict diamonds fuelling conflicts in a number of countries and the devastating impact of these conflicts on peace, safety and security for people in affected countries,

In Azerbaijan, the situation of children affected by armed conflict remained a challenge.

It is no coincidence that many of the countries furthest from reaching the Millennium Development Goals are those most affected by conflict and by the abuse of human rights.

Thus, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) conflict presents the unique case in which an armed conflict causes a State to argue that another armed conflict affected a treaty.

The Certification Scheme now encompasses all the significant diamond producing countries, accounting for more than 99.8 per cent of global production, and is helping channel more diamonds into official government mechanisms in countries affected by conflict diamonds.

International norms and principles for the protection of children affected by armed conflict exist.

Special attention should be paid to children affected by armed conflict, including child soldiers.

Women are one of the groups most affected by the conflict and the growing poverty.

Children affected by natural disasters, conflict and instability have the same rights as children everywhere.

Today, women and children account for the majority of civilians adversely affected by armed conflict.

Assistance is reaching an increasing number of conflict affected persons in camps for the displaced.

We welcome the economic and technical assistance provided and promised by the neighbors of Afghanistan and countries of the region to Afghanistan, a country affected by a quarter century of armed conflict.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has worked with a number of countries currently or formerly affected by armed conflict to find common approaches to creating more secure environments for civilians.

It has contributed its experience in disaster mitigation and post conflict assistance in Afghanistan, Iraq, Timor Leste, Liberia, the West Bank and Gaza, countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami and the Sudan.

The Security Council, in its resolution 1539 (2004), expressed particular concern about the situation of children affected by armed conflict in several countries, including the West African States of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.

Most affected by this modern scourge are developing countries.

The epidemic affected 13 previously polio free African countries.

Institutions are weakest in countries affected by complex emergencies.

First, we have instituted a system of reporting by European Union heads of mission in affected countries, drawing on the list of countries where parties to armed conflict have been censured by the Security Council for their recruitment and use of children.

Recalling the role of the General Assembly in promoting the protection of children affected by armed conflict,

Women in general formed one of the groups most affected by the conflict and the growing poverty.

In that year, there were 34 countries affected with smallpox.

The partners of the affected countries play a vital role.

This risk is especially high when the affected areas have pre existing patterns of discrimination or ethnic conflict.

To be sure, it is widely agreed that aid for disaster relief and assistance to conflict affected countries are effective. Moreover, almost 10 of total ODA is allotted for humanitarian relief, which should be similarly uncontroversial.

Convinced that ending impunity is essential if a society in conflict or recovering from conflict is to come to terms with past abuses committed against civilians affected by armed conflict and to prevent future such abuses,

Role of the Governments of affected countries in coordinating relief assistance

That unprecedented natural disaster affected millions of lives in many countries.

16. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to ensure that children affected by armed conflict receive timely, effective and unhindered humanitarian assistance, in accordance with international humanitarian law

By April 2005, the number of conflict affected persons had risen to 2,450,000, of whom 1,860,000 were internally displaced.

We remain concerned about the humanitarian situation and, obviously, about the vulnerable population that is affected by this conflict.

Let me conclude by saying that this issue of children affected by armed conflict must remain an international priority.

Humanitarian workers have also gained access to several remote areas of Darfur to assist drought and conflict affected persons.

Activities are also being encouraged and funded through Dutch embassies in conflict and post conflict countries.