The devastation wrought by the increased intensity of hurricanes can set back our development efforts by decades, and has indeed done so.

And in general, I got this sort of idea that the poor in the world lived lives that were wrought with suffering and sadness, devastation, hopelessness.

There can be no underestimating the scale of the human devastation wrought by Asia s horrific tsunamis. Family members have been lost, homes destroyed, and livelihoods ruined.

Our hearts go out to those unfortunate Americans and citizens of other countries who lost everything, including loved ones, in the devastation that Hurricane Katrina has wrought.

It was, of course, nice that world leaders could agree that it would be bad to risk the devastation that could be wrought by an increase in global temperatures of more than two degrees Celsius.

They don't have to do global devastation.

The symbolism of that treaty promises much, not least the idea that civil wars and US interventions may be things of the past. But the details of the treaty offer little comfort to a region that is still recovering from the economic devastation wrought by those wars.

Dominica has had its share of hurricane devastation.

upon close wrought couches

upon close wrought couches

wrought up and weary

wrought up and weary

Japan is the only country to have suffered nuclear devastation.

On couches wrought of gold,

On couches wrought of gold,

Convinced that every effort should be made to avoid nuclear devastation,

Fear and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.

Fear and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.

It is time for policies making ecological integrity supplant environmental devastation.

They have also wreaked devastation on the economies of affected States.

On couches in wrought with gold.

On couches in wrought with gold.

The courageous soldiers from numerous States represented in this Hall who risked, and too often gave, their lives for goodness and compassion came face to face with the devastation wrought by man's potential for cruelty. They came face to face with darkness incarnate. And they came face to face with the ultimate depths of suffering and misery.

The devastation caused by natural disasters affects all countries, rich and poor alike.

Noting the enormous efforts required to alleviate the devastation caused by this natural disaster,

Noting the enormous efforts required to alleviate the devastation caused by this natural disaster,

However, with the devastation caused by the tsunami, our situation has become very dire.

Sixty summers have passed since Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the indescribable horrors of nuclear devastation.

The devastation was of great magnitude and resulted in unprecedented loss of life and destruction.

And everything they have wrought is in the Writs.

And everything they have wrought is in the Writs.

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

The recent Indian Ocean tsunami brought great devastation in human and economic terms to the region.

The event has also reminded us of how poverty compounds the devastation caused by natural events.

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul

This unprecedented devastation needs unprecedented global response in assisting the national Governments to cope with such disaster.

We remain concerned about the potential devastation that Hurricane Rita is likely to unleash in coming days.

Mr. Martin (Canada) The international response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina reminds us once again that there are connections between people that have nothing to do with a common language, race or creed and everything to do with the most fundamental considerations of what it means to be a human being, what it means to be a person with rights, needs and responsibilities towards others.

who created thee and shaped thee and wrought thee in symmetry

who created thee and shaped thee and wrought thee in symmetry

Seated on couches wrought in gold and encrusted with precious stones,

Seated on couches wrought in gold and encrusted with precious stones,

Unfortunately, their actions so far have not prevented the LRA from causing the devastation I have just described.