It also underestimated the devastating impact of HIV AIDS on the growth process.

We should not overlook the devastating costs for countries in conflict or the impact on their neighbours.

Recognizing that developing human resources is an important element in countering the devastating impact of drug abuse,

In its written and oral representations, Somalia referred to the devastating impact of the 15 year civil war.

The impact of HIV and AIDS on children and adolescents (10 18 years) is devastating and liable to get worse.

The degradation of more than a billion hectares of land has had a devastating impact on development in many parts of the world.

We note with deep regret and concern the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, causing thousands of deaths and extensive damage.

These allocation decisions are understandable, given the paltry yields available in fixed income investments, but the resulting second order impact could ultimately prove devastating.

That programme will assist Indonesia to recover from the devastating impact of the tsunami and is the biggest single aid package in Australia's history.

Expressing grave concern at the prevalent drought and its devastating impact on the socio economic situation of some States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization,

Stresses with deep concern that the HIV AIDS emergency, with its devastating scale and impact, requires urgent actions in all fields and at all levels

The socio political crisis, which grew worse in 2002, is affecting various sectors of the economy and is having a devastating impact on social indicators.

The tsunami in Asia had a devastating impact on people in the region, but the effects were also felt in different ways around the world.

Stresses with deep concern that the HIV AIDS emergency, with its devastating scale and impact, requires urgent actions in all fields and at all levels

Colombia was all too familiar with the evil workings of illicit drugs and the devastating impact of the drug traffic on society and its institutions.

3. Stresses with deep concern that the HIV AIDS emergency, with its devastating scale and impact, requires urgent actions in all fields and at all levels

Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials.

Judge Lord Kinclaven told the men the quantity of drugs was 'not only significant but massive' and drugs trafficking had a 'devastating impact' on people and communities.

Expressing grave concern over the human casualties caused by natural disasters and their devastating impact on the socio economic situation of some States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization,

In the emerging world, Brazil's government has faced multiple corruption scandals. And Russia's leadership remains committed to its disruptive regional adventures, regardless of their devastating impact on its economy.

As the report notes, the frequency with which natural disasters are occurring and their increasingly devastating impact on nations is one area of concern that needs our serious attention.

The impact of recent environmental calamities had shown that even the richest and most powerful country in the world was not immune to the devastating effects of climate change.

Clearly, a policy of reducing CO2 emissions would have had zero consequence on Katrina s devastating impact on New Orleans, where such a disaster was long expected. Over the next half century, even large reductions in CO2 emissions would have only a negligible impact.

Expressing deep concern at the devastating impact of the HIV AIDS pandemic, malaria, tuberculosis and other major infectious diseases on human resources development in developing countries, especially in sub Saharan Africa,

Aware of the devastating impact of crime on the national economies of African States and of the fact that crime is a major obstacle to harmonious and sustainable development in Africa,

Second, we need to harness the creativity and commitment of young students, so that they understand the devastating impact of bad pharmaceuticals and become motivated to make a difference in people s lives.

The devastating impact of the Indian Ocean tsunami has reminded us all of the vulnerability of human life to natural disasters, and also of the disproportionate effect they have on poor people.

Disasters like the South Asian earthquake teach us some hard lessons, the primary one being that though we cannot prevent natural disasters, we can certainly work together to mitigate their devastating impact.

Priority was being given to malaria which was having a devastating impact and was a far more pressing issue in the Gambia than HIV AIDS, and to sensitizing communities to malaria prevention.

The devastating impact of the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean region and the United States had further impressed on the international community the urgency and importance of the issue of climate change.

This is a devastating situation with real and lingering impact that continues to undermine international efforts to establish peaceful and secure environments where humanitarian and development initiatives can take root and yield results.

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,

It is even more devastating to look beyond the statistics of death and injuries to the traumatic and emotional impact of disabilities and the loss of life on family members of the victims.

Recognizing that the devastating impact of HIV AIDS and other endemic diseases is undoing decades of economic and social development and contributing to food insecurity and the increased vulnerability of the population in Mozambique,

And prolonged conflict has had a devastating impact on Iraq s economy. Three decades ago, after Iraq initiated hostilities with Iran, its per capita annual GDP plummeted, from 5,374 in 1980 to 1,253 in 1991.

There also was a call for targeted, rather than blanket sanctions, and for fair and transparent procedures for applying and lifting sanctions, with clear recognition of their devastating impact on the lives of civilians.

Similarly, in view of the devastating impact of HIV AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis on the socio economic development of the continent, substantial resources are needed to support efforts to respond effectively to those pandemics.

When the data are correctly disaggregated a devastating panorama emerges indicators for indigenous people are invariably below the national average and their living conditions have a strong impact on the social and economic inequality curve.

Noting with concern that, although there are unprecedented opportunities to tackle the country's problems and achieve international and national development goals, recovery will take years as the war has had a devastating economic and social impact,

Polio is still a devastating, explosive disease.

A devastating earthquake hit the state capital.

Expressing deep concern at the devastating impact of the human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV AIDS) pandemic, especially in sub Saharan Africa, and of other major diseases on human resources development, in particular in developing countries,

The scale and the impact of that devastating disaster clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of the countries of the Indian Ocean region and their limited capacity to respond effectively and in a timely fashion to unforeseen natural disasters.

And the most devastating injury is obstetric fistula.

This is the most devastating epidemic of our time.