The Escalating Arab Wars

And it's an escalating problem too.

The suffering it undergoes daily is escalating.

Escalating brutality and the actions of governments have put Arab citizens under immense pressure. Without a change of course, the outcome could easily be further conflict and a new wave of uprisings this time not peaceful.

The escalating conflict in recent months has resulted in the killing of numerous civilians, including pro governmental figures and progressive mullahs, as well as electoral candidates and workers, people involved in mine clearance and other humanitarian actors.

The escalating violence in Iraq gives a bleak impression of that country s prospects. Sectarian conflict seems to be increasing on a daily basis, with militias massacring hundreds of Sunnis and Shiites solely on the basis of their religious identities.

Women also suffered disproportionately from the effects of escalating civil and ethnic conflicts.

Elsewhere in the Middle East, tensions are either escalating or are brewing dangerously.

Unresolved boundary issues, squabbles over oil revenues, the ongoing conflict in Darfur, escalating tribal violence in the south and generally weak state capacity across all of Sudan complete a very depressing picture of the state of affairs in Africa's largest country.

This survey almost didn t show that the escalating global trade frictions shook the confidence of large manufacturers.

Given our good relations with all the key stakeholders in the crisis, Serbia can contribute to the process. Our chief objectives are preventing the crisis from escalating into a larger conflict, ensuring a sustainable political process, and preserving the inclusive and cooperative nature of the OSCE s work.

A dearth of water fuels ethnic strife, as communities begin to fear for their survival and seek to capture the resource. In Darfur, recurrent drought has poisoned relations between farmers and nomadic herdsmen, and the war we are helplessly witnessing today follows years of escalating conflict.

The news of the currently escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territories was therefore highly regrettable and distressing.

Ever since, disagreements within Hamas have been escalating, pitting the movement s Diaspora leadership against the Hamas led Gaza administration, which has openly rejected the unity deal. While personal ambitions certainly play a role in the tensions, what lies at the core is a fundamental conflict over Hamas s character.

That was the beginning of an escalating U.S. involvement there that we do not pay for at the pump.

My envoys used their good offices in seeking peace agreements or in trying to prevent disputes from violently escalating.

Second, markets have taken the view that the Russia Ukraine conflict will remain contained, rather than escalating into a full scale war. So, though sanctions and counter sanctions between the West and Russia have increased, they are not causing significant economic and financial damage to the European Union or the US.

Our debates are unfolding against a backdrop of escalating oil prices, whose worst fallout we may have yet to see.

United Nations staff members continue to face serious and often escalating threats in carrying out their duties in the field.

During the reporting period, progress was made by the Joint Verification Mechanism and the Tripartite Commission in de escalating regional tensions.

The forces conniving to oppose democracy responded by escalating the breakdown in the constitutional order and the legitimate exercise of power.

I think it's safe to say that all of us here are deeply concerned about the escalating violence in our daily lives.

Those requirements have ramifications for protecting the global climate, ensuring sustainability of energy resources and restraining the escalating spiral of fuel prices.

And that rate has been escalating at the same rate as children not walking to school anymore, again, because of our development patterns.

Those incidents clearly demonstrate that there is a real risk of escalating violence and reprisals that could have destabilizing repercussions throughout the region.

so that We may test them therein, and whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will let him into an escalating punishment.

so that We may test them therein, and whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will let him into an escalating punishment.

As a socio economic programme which aimed to address escalating poverty and the continued marginalization of Africa, NEPAD sought to guarantee Africa's renewal and industrialization.

NEW YORK The escalating conflict in Ukraine between the Western backed government and Russian backed separatists has focused attention on a fundamental question What are the Kremlin s long term objectives? Though Russian President Vladimir Putin s immediate goal may have been limited to regaining control of Crimea and retaining some influence in Ukrainian affairs, his longer term ambition is much bolder.

In East Asia, the world s most dynamic and dominant region in terms of future global economic development, confrontation is escalating between the key powers China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan over border issues, territorial claims, prestige, and unfinished historical business. Add to this the perennial crisis on the Korean peninsula and the Taiwan conflict, which could flare up again anytime.

Given the improvements in the security situations in Sierra Leone and Liberia, we would like to encourage the Council to remain fully engaged in finding a lasting solution to the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, which has in recent times seen escalating tensions that could potentially result in a relapse into full blown conflict, reversing the hard won gains made in the region.

Women's role in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post conflict reconstruction

Whatever happened, images found by open source analysts suggest that Russia has been escalating its military presence in Crimea since at least Saturday before the supposed attack occurred.

Political transitions were marred by violence in some African countries, prompting good offices efforts by the United Nations and others to prevent disputes from escalating into armed conflicts.

Israel s political system, through its complex mechanisms of rigged party selection and absolute proportionality, condemns the country to weak coalition governments and escalating corruption. It must be reformed urgently.

The problem abides, and the most conspicuous theme in the present report is the continuing trend of escalating potential violence in a pattern of protection of entrenched vested interests.

Excessive debt burdens continued to be a great hindrance to the growth potential of many such countries, especially in the light of escalating oil prices and declining commodity prices.

Conflict, post conflict reconstruction and the private sector

Or worse, we seek revenge, in all probability thereby triggering the next phase in an escalating cycle of counter revenge, which we see, of course, all over the world today.

The situation is characterized by the escalating confrontation between local armed groups and the security services, by the rising corruption, the deteriorating economic crisis, and the absence of fundamental freedoms.

Australia believes peacebuilding must be interpreted broadly to encompass the whole conflict cycle, such that the Protocol would cover pre conflict, conflict and post conflict operations.

12. Calls for the enhancement of the role of women in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post conflict peacebuilding

(a) delivering humanitarian, political or development assistance in peacebuilding, including in pre conflict, conflict and post conflict situations or

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Trump's accusation that Beijing was trying to meddle in U.S. elections marked what U.S. officials told Reuters was a new phase in an escalating campaign by Washington to put pressure on China.