Instances of torture have always occurred despite efforts to eliminate them.

But despite the attention paid to these efforts, they remain emphatically extracurricular.

Despite those encouraging figures, it is clear that more efforts are needed.

Despite Kazakhstan's best efforts, more help was needed from the country's development partners.

Despite the New York Times' and Vanity Fair's best efforts recently, they're not brothers.

Despite their best efforts, genetically engineered crops are the most rapidly successful agricultural innovation in history.

Despite special fund raising efforts, funding to finance training activities in Nairobi could not be secured.

Despite the Chairman's efforts, it was not possible to reach an overall agreement on those issues.

Questions about Iran's nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Despite their tireless efforts, African countries, especially in the sub Saharan region, faced numerous development difficulties.

However, we encourage those efforts to continue, despite the apparent lack of progress at the present time.

Moreover, corruption is reportedly still prevalent in some police units, despite the ongoing efforts to tackle it.

This is an issue on which, despite ongoing efforts, we were unable to reach a balanced agreement.

It is regrettable to note that, despite the great efforts exerted, fewer tangible results have been achieved.

Despite those efforts, much remained to be done in order to provide children with a better future.

Unfortunately, despite those efforts the share of African and least developed countries in international trade continued to decline.

However, despite the efforts it had undertaken, the international community had not prevented the production of heroin in Afghanistan.

The problem of missing persons remained unresolved, despite the efforts of the Government and the families of those missing.

Despite all efforts, however, the previous year had not seen a substantial reduction of conflict induced internally displaced persons.

Despite efforts to improve governance and combat corruption, the situation regarding economic, social and cultural rights had not improved.

Despite the efforts of the international forestry community, total forest area continues to decline in most regions of the world.

Yet, the international community, despite the consistent efforts it has made, has always encountered enormous difficulties in tackling this problem.

Despite the efforts of the Government of Cyprus and recent positive developments, the fate of many missing persons remained unresolved.

Despite efforts to diversify, most households in rural areas still depend on land and natural resources for their basic subsistence.

Despite many efforts, there is a lack of sustainable and adequate funding, as well as a need for improved coordination.

We observe that despite the efforts of the President of the seventh NPT Review Conference and his bureau, and despite the efforts of the Union and most of the other States parties, the NPT Review Conference was unable to arrive at a document by consensus dealing with matters of substance.

Despite the high level of mobilization of those involved, the efforts made in relation to NAP preparation have not always helped to lend new impetus to efforts to combat land degradation.

Despite efforts made internationally, regionally, nationally and many times locally, there are indications that the marine litter problem keeps growing worse.

Despite the considerable progress achieved in recent years, further efforts were needed to meet the challenges that the country was facing.

Despite these valiant international efforts, there should be no illusion as to how long it will take to rebuild affected communities.

4. Encourages the Government of Djibouti, despite difficult economic and regional situations, to continue its serious efforts towards the consolidation of democracy

3. Encourages the Government of Djibouti, despite difficult economic and regional situations, to continue its serious efforts towards the consolidation of democracy

The Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, despite recent disappointing developments, still remains the cornerstone in our efforts to strengthen the non proliferation regime.

Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing for toothfish in the Southern Ocean still exceeds reported catches despite major efforts to address such activities.

Despite these efforts, in early 2004 media reports began to circulate alleging widespread sexual exploitation and abuse by MONUC personnel in Bunia.

Despite these efforts, statistics pertaining to Maori students continue to show a wide disparity between these students and the rest of the population.

Despite that, however, their efforts to improve the living conditions of young people through sustainable development have been very limited for many years.

Despite all these efforts, the Democratic Republic of the Congo still has a huge backlog of reports to submit to the relevant bodies.

Despite the country's great accomplishments in its efforts to ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and men, it still faced serious challenges.

It was regrettable that a number of the desired outcomes had not been achieved, despite the efforts of the Quartet and all concerned parties.

Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing for toothfish in the Southern Ocean, for example, still exceeds reported catches despite major efforts to control such activities.

Despite those efforts, in February 2005, there were still 45 States that had become parties to no more than six of the international instruments.

Despite those efforts, little progress has been achieved to date in the substantive negotiations and in meeting the development objectives of the Doha round.

Alarmed that acts of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations aimed at the destruction of human rights have continued despite national and international efforts,

Alarmed that acts of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations aimed at the destruction of human rights have continued despite national and international efforts,