And the most devastating injury is obstetric fistula.

This is the most devastating epidemic of our time.

The twentieth century has witnessed some of the deadliest and most devastating conflicts.

Their deliberate dispossession is among the most visible and devastating symptoms of conflict today.

First, the crisis had had its most devastating effect on the marginalization of society.

A lack of compassion is arguably the cause of many of humankind s most devastating failures.

However, the most serious exception remains that of nuclear weapons, which are unquestionably the most devastating and destructive of all weapons.

This is certainly the most devastating trend in view of a long term economic recovery of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The effects of HIV AIDS can be devastating to women, who are the most vulnerable group in the poorest countries.

A greater effort should be made to reach rural communities, where the impact of the genocide was the most devastating.

...With devastating precision.

48. Mr. Lozano (Mexico) said that the two devastating hurricanes which had struck his country in rapid succession in 1997 had affected the most vulnerable sectors of the population most severely.

Today, 60 years after the end of the most devastating armed conflict in history, humanity has a chance to break that deplorable cycle.

In recent times, the world has witnessed outbreaks of the most devastating natural disasters, unprecedented in the 60 year history of our Organization.

The cluster approach was field tested for the first time during the inter agency response to the devastating earthquake in South Asia, most notably in Pakistan.

Polio is still a devastating, explosive disease.

A devastating earthquake hit the state capital.

The conflict had devastating consequences on children.

The South Asian earthquake is the most recent in a string of severe and devastating natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean tsunami and numerous hurricanes and cyclones.

The floods, the most devastating in the past 36 years, completely ravaged the food production capacity of important agricultural areas in Bay, lower Shabelle, and lower Juba.

Dear little Conrad certainly has a devastating impact.

We are living through one of the most profound human, social, environmental and economic tragedies in our history, as a result of the devastating effects of Hurricane Mitch.

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.

It is this weapon of devastating accuracy and precision.

Noting also that the Caribbean region is the second most hazard prone region in the world and is frequently exposed to devastating hazards including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions,

It was 30 years since one of the most pointless conflicts of modern times had been unleashed and its devastating effects, in particular, instability and deep despair were well known.

And in Aad. We unleashed against them the devastating wind.

And in Aad. We unleashed against them the devastating wind.

Africa, for instance, has witnessed a number of devastating conflicts.

However, Kosovo is a political problem, with devastating humanitarian consequences.

The increased frequency of hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the swarm of locusts in Africa and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean were among the most devastating.

And the scene inside of this building was devastating and surreal.

Years of conflict have had a devastating impact on the economy.

The toll of conflict and infectious disease continues to be devastating.

39. All that had had a devastating effect on African children.

I, like most of you, was sitting down, the day after Christmas in 2004, when I was watching the devastating news of the Asian tsunami as it rolled in, playing out on TV.

Moreover, combating climate change must again become a moral crusade, which entails appealing to people s emotions. After all, crossing that two degree threshold implies condemning future generations to global warming s most devastating consequences.

It is believed that Myanmar continues to produce landmines, with devastating effects.

And it is because they did not understand this point that the former ruling class imposed on the peaceful citizens of my country two civil wars in the space of five years, the latest of which that of 1997 was the most deadly and the most devastating.

Noting with concern the devastating effects of the HIV AIDS pandemic on family life, as well as the devastating effects on family life of other infectious diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis,

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

Families have been struck by devastating grief, losing loved ones, homes and livelihoods.

The impact of HIV AIDS is devastating and is likely to get worse.

We will continue to work in common cause to defeat these devastating diseases.

30. Liberia outlined the devastating effects of the civil war experienced since 1989.