Despite our continuing efforts to build up our security forces, those forces cannot as yet assume full responsibility for maintaining our national security and defending our borders.

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

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.

When I was in Somalia as Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs in 1992, I saw for myself the dangers faced by our staff in their day to day work, despite our best efforts to protect them.

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

But despite our verbal assurances, they wanted some proof.

And despite all of our best efforts and intentions, kids are always going to figure out how to do the most dangerous thing they can, in whatever environment they can.

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

Despite all such efforts, we, like many developing countries, know that much remains to be done in order to honour all the national commitments that have been made to our youth.

In September 2001 despite the destruction of the New York World Trade Center, the location of our headquarters, the WTCA persisted in its efforts to foster peace and stability through trade.

No, we may hang on, despite the huge burdens of debt that we've accumulated, despite the evidence that we've lost our work ethic and other parts of our historical mojo.

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.

Despite the increased public awareness today, we cannot rest on our laurels.

My delegation is greatly concerned about the unstable security situation in the Middle East region, despite our considerable efforts to create an environment conducive to security and stability in the region by supporting all worthwhile efforts to eliminate all types of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).

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.

We must redouble our efforts and refocus our approaches.

It's increased our dependence on foreign oil despite the gains in fuel efficiency.

In ways that, despite our resources, they can do it better than us.

Despite the bravery of our own fledgling forces, we cannot do it alone.

The reason why despite all the efforts to cut it down, to constrain it, to hold it back why these open models will still start emerging with tremendous force, is that they multiply our productive resources.

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

Despite the smallness of our country and its severe economic difficulties, I am happy that we were able to make a modest contribution to the efforts to alleviate the suffering of the people affected by the hurricane.

But despite our sharing the same destiny, her tragedy is far greater than mine.

All our efforts were in vain.

We must, therefore, enhance our efforts.

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 many sacrifices we are making, our economies continue to be marginalized, and our trade balances are increasingly in deficit.

But I think that actually, despite our gaps, we really have a lot in common.

Despite our limited resources, we were successful in locating fugitives on a number of occasions.

Despite the advances made, the report of the Secretary General also clearly outlines our failures.

That was despite the floods and other natural disasters that so frequently visit our country.

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