However, poverty remained a major challenge.

However, poverty remains a major challenge for us.

Insecurity remains a major challenge to Afghanistan's stabilization and reconstruction.

The first major challenge is related to the upcoming NPT Review Conference.

The major challenge is how to make a transition from commitment to action.

The second major challenge comes with the changing global political and security environment.

Smooth on site coordination in the event of a major disaster involving both national and international responders is a major challenge.

The situation in the Middle East today remains a major challenge for us all.

Young people from around the world note that finding decent employment remains a major challenge.

In our humble but firm opinion, this is the major challenge the Organization faces internally.

The linkage between NAPs and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PSRPs) constitutes a major challenge.

A combination of these elements poses a major challenge to States, their stability and security.

With the transformation of the Irish economy, immigration had replaced emigration as a major challenge.

The tracking and apprehension of fugitives nonetheless continues to be a major challenge for the ICTR.

The Programme of Action recognizes that (w)idespread poverty remains the major challenge to development efforts.

The major challenge is to build on and sustain positive changes that resulted from the transition.

Maintaining stability in the increasingly fragile security environment has remained a major challenge for the Mission.

A first major challenge to the parties is posed by the findings of the Abyei Boundary Commission.

Environmental protection is a threat that is a major challenge in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.

Latin America and the Caribbean, with a combined population of 518.8 million, faces a major challenge in poverty eradication.

That state of affairs represents a major challenge not only for Africa, but for the international community as a whole.

Field reviews also highlighted the importance of support to livelihoods for such children, which will be a major challenge to partners.

The major challenge is to translate pledges to adhere to these values into concrete action through a variety of practical initiatives.

The major challenge faced by the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit is its limited staffing resources (1 Professional and 1 General Service).

Again, it is only through a major input of information and communication technology resources that OIOS envisions the challenge being tackled.

Currently, the effective functioning of the Parliament presents a major challenge, particularly in the performance of its legislative and oversight responsibilities.

Children are still viewed as passive recipients of charity and services, and children's participation in decision making remains a major challenge.

While the mid term review has helped to sharpen the focus of UNICEF, preventing and addressing paediatric AIDS remain a major challenge.

Lack of political education and political maturity proved to be a major challenge for the reform process towards a full fledged democracy.

The Committee notes that provision for registration of all children at birth is still a major challenge for many countries and regions.

30. We recognise that the continuing high oil prices pose a major economic challenge to many developing countries in reaching MDGs targets.

As indicated in previous reports, mounting this large and complex operation in a vast country like the Sudan is a major challenge.

Third, those developments, together with a weakening dollar, will pose a major challenge to maintaining growth and macroeconomic stability in the months ahead.

We stressed that adequate funding continues to be a major challenge, in the context of a projected shortfall for the current year's budget.

The last third of the nine week intensive summer session will be devoted to a group project to address some major challenge of humanity.

Another major challenge for the Department is to monitor and analyse the impact of its communications campaigns and press coverage of United Nations activities.

The need to implement nuclear disarmament and non proliferation measures, therefore, continues to be a major challenge in the maintenance of international peace and security.

The major challenge now is mainly to assist the African continent and, of course, other relevant low income countries, to accelerate progress towards the MDGs.

The protection of victims and witnesses is a major challenge in any conflict situation and a core responsibility shared by my Office and the Registry.

Understanding and reducing these health inequalities remains a major public policy challenge worldwide. It is not only a moral issue health inequalities carry significant economic costs.

This Major Programme responds to this challenge and will emphasize UNIDO support to those countries lagging behind in achieving the poverty goal of the Millennium Declaration.

It was further explained to the Group that the articulation of the work being done by ONUB and the United Nations agencies was a major challenge.

While quantitative restrictions have been banished, properly identifying, defining, classifying and disciplining a plethora of non tariff barriers and market entry barriers pose a major challenge.

The US economy is now on a favorable path of expansion. But keeping it there will be a major challenge for the Fed in the year ahead.

MILAN The global economy is experiencing a major growth challenge. Many advanced countries are attempting to revive sustainable growth in the face of a decelerating global economy.