Despite the constitutional guarantee, its implementation still is precarious.

And Ground Zero, despite all its difficulties, it's moving forward.

The League of Arab States remains one obvious choice despite its limitations.

Lebanon s experience supports this assessment. Despite its long history of political violence, its creative industries are expanding.

Despite its financial difficulties, he hoped that UNRWA would continue to deliver its services to the refugees.

Despite its determination to become self sufficient by adopting plans for restructuring and upgrading, despite its progress on settling conflicts that have long stood in the way of development in numerous countries, and despite its high priority on the world agenda, Africa is lagging far behind in the timetable for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Despite these problems, Tajikistan had continued to make payments under its multi year payment plan.

Despite its imperfections, the United Nations embodies humanity's hope for a peaceful and equitable world order.

With its assistance the Government would continue, despite all constraints, to strive towards the common objective.

We know that despite its great wealth and its groundbreaking medical research America s health care system is awful. It is hugely expensive.

Despite those findings, WFP had recently announced that it would substantially reduce its assistance to the Saharan people.

Unfortunately, this issue was not included in the 2000 outcome documents, despite its overwhelming importance to Indigenous women.

This report may serve as a basis for progress in our work on the topic, despite its complexity.

My own country, despite its many and varied constraints, joined the relief operations at a very early stage.

Despite its considerable efforts, the Institute had been unable to win over major donors, who perhaps mistakenly believed that its services were not a priority.

The Committee regretted that, despite its repeated requests, Papua New Guinea had not yet fulfilled its obligations under article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

Despite its shortcomings, it has functioned and has managed to bring 191 States together around common goals and principles.

Despite its shortcomings, this week's agreement presents us all with an opportunity to breathe new life into our United Nations.

Despite the improved climate for peace, I continued to express grave concern about the Israeli barrier and its humanitarian impact.

Despite its shortcomings, NPT remained the cornerstone of the global non proliferation regime, which must be consolidated through multilateral action.

Despite its horrendous nature and its consequences on victims, human trafficking in the Greater Mekong subregion remains by and large a profitable and almost risk free business.

Israel drew one quarter of its water from the Jordan River, despite the fact that only 3 per cent of the river flows inside its pre 1967 borders.

Japan, too, can finance its deficits, despite astronomical public debt, because it borrows in yen and overwhelmingly from Japanese institutional investors.

Despite consultations with neighbouring countries, UNOTIL has not been able to secure contingency arrangements to ensure the safety of its personnel.

For example, the Serb volunteer army earned its income from looting, despite the fact that it had some vague, higher objectives.

Despite the clear language contained in its resolutions, however, the United States had not acted upon any of the Committee's recommendations.

Consequently, despite the saving measures, the secretariat has not been able to operate at its full capacity in the period 2005.

Indeed, despite the difficulties they face, farmers are doing much to adapt to climate change and also to mitigate its effects.

As noted in my previous reports, despite numerous appeals, the Fund has had a decreasing level of resources since its inception.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite some progress by the Transitional Government in extending its authority, power sharing was complicated by the fragile relations among its members.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite some progress by the Transitional Government in extending its authority, power sharing was complicated by the fragile relations between its members.

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

Despite its modest resources, Slovenia could play a role as a donor country and would be an active member of the Organization.

Despite funding shortfalls, the performance of the Office of National Security has continued to improve, as has, in particular, its coordination capacity.

Despite the progress achieved by MINUSTAH in fulfilling its mandate, security challenges are expected to increase in the months leading to elections.

Despite these errors, in the past few years, the IAEA has demonstrated its worth as an effective nuclear sleuth. In 2002, its inspectors revealed North Korea s cheating, prompting UN sanctions.

But China s bark was louder than its bite. China s increased financial power may have increased its ability to resist American entreaties, but despite dire predictions, its creditor role has not been sufficient to compel the US to change its policies.

We must do what is required to strengthen and reform this Organization, for, despite its imperfections, the world does need the United Nations.

Despite its relatively small size (108,889 square kilometres), Guatemala is ranked 22nd among the 25 countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world.

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

All of this to say, that despite the horror, and despite the death, women are never really counted.

Despite a significant increase in its own resources, my country will have to rely on ODA for some time in its efforts to realize the MDGs as well as for overall development.

Despite being faced with the major task of rebuilding our country and its economy, Grenada continues to remain committed and dedicated to its obligations in support of the work of this Organization.

Even one like, say, Tickle Me Elmo which, despite its ingenuity, really only does one thing, whereas boxes offer an infinite number of choices.