The conditions of women and children had worsened owing to the wall, which prevented them from accessing health facilities.

Owing to strong GDP growth, the debt to GDP ratio decreased from 100.2 per cent to 95.1 per cent.

From that date onwards, the Central African Republic was to go through several constitutions and constitutional acts, owing to political instability.

Especially for women from rural areas, the drive to a hospital could take several hours owing to closures and road impediments.

An increase of 16 posts is proposed under earmarked contributions owing to additional programme requirements arising from increased levels of contribution.

A request for technical assistance from the Democratic Republic of Congo has not been responded to owing to lack of funding.

Many flights were canceled, owing to the typhoon.

His own son allegedly lost a whole academic year owing to a motor vehicle fine which prevented him from returning on time to Damascus.

Owing to cash flow constraints faced by the Tribunals, a recruitment freeze came into effect from 1 May through the end of December 2004.

Note Totals may not add up owing to rounding.

For the last 10 years, UNRWA has also suffered from a persistent financial shortfall owing to the failure of Member States to commit sufficient funds.

Mr. Wali (Nigeria) noted that the Convention, valuable though it was, had from the outset lacked universality, largely owing to serious concerns regarding its scope.

The number of conflict affected persons increased slightly from 2.4 million in February to 2.45 million in March, owing mostly to new registrations and assessments.

The lower requirements resulted mainly from the delayed deployment of troops and their contingent owned equipment, owing to delays in the transfer of authority from the Multinational Interim Force to the Mission.

Nonetheless, the Territory generally runs at a trade deficit, owing to its heavy reliance on imported goods, most of which come from the United States mainland.

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries will be able to absorb only limited numbers of surplus workers from labour exporting countries owing to current work nationalization policies.

Owing to the congested situation in Rafah on both sides of the border, five witnesses from the Gaza Strip who had confirmed that they would attend were prevented from leaving the occupied territory.

Owing to its geographic location, Turkey had been affected by the trafficking of heroin from south western Asia to Europe and of chemical precursors and synthetic drugs from Europe to the Middle East.

The submission date was delayed owing to additional substantive consultations.

Young women are especially at risk owing to their physiology.

These declined owing to the crisis of the mid 1990s.

By 2003, owing largely to the increase in outreach and communications efforts with staff outside Headquarters, cases were distributed more evenly, with 35 per cent coming from Headquarters, 38 per cent from offices away from Headquarters and 27 per cent from peacekeeping missions.

BUENOS AIRES Latin America is experiencing an exceptional boom, owing to soaring income from exports of natural resources. But is the region making the most this opportunity?

In the Federation, nationalists and moderates held their positions, but all three parties whose support mainly comes from the Bosniak community lost votes owing to low turnout.

Owing to a lack of funds, she did not attend school.

But this depiction could not be further from reality. In fact, sharks are extremely vulnerable, and their dwindling populations largely owing to human behavior urgently need global protection.

There is one obvious and important caveat Poor Sino Japanese relations, owing to unresolved historical grievances, could prevent Japan from realizing the economic benefits implied by China s economic rebalancing.

The flood waters did not recede for months owing to drainage problems.

This document was submitted on the above date owing to technical delays.

Payments fail upon execution owing to faulty, incorrect or incomplete payment instructions.

The present report was submitted late owing to the need for consultations.

Russia is probably in recession, owing largely to Western sanctions imposed in response to its intervention in Ukraine. India has been suffering from a depreciating currency and soaring public debts.

For example, El Salvador was currently experiencing a national emergency, owing to the strong rains resulting from a recent tropical storm and the eruption of one of its 23 volcanoes.

LONDON It is generally agreed that the crisis of 2008 2009 was caused by excessive bank lending, and that the failure to recover adequately from it stems from banks refusal to lend, owing to their broken balance sheets.

This concentration is necessary owing to limited resources, both in funding and personnel.

Rates of HIV AIDS infection increase, inter alia, owing to increased sexual assault.

Romania has always viewed nuclear disarmament from a pragmatic perspective, owing to the gradual nature of the process and to its numerous political and strategic implications, particularly at the global level.

However, that may change, owing to the emergence of AE onto the political scene.

Croatia needed to adjust its policy planning owing to population displacement towards urban areas.

This situation perpetuates discrimination against women owing to the discriminatory nature of certain customs.

The Mission was considered a priority owing to the complexity of its legal issues.

The Commission advocated increased imports of cement, notably from Zimbabwe (owing to lower logistical costs compared with South Africa), in order to curb this likely abuse of market power by Chilanga Cement.

During the fifty ninth session, the Committee had lost approximately 20 hours owing to meetings starting late and ending early and its conference service utilization rate had declined from the previous year.

Meanwhile, Indonesia requested that plans for further joint surveys of the border be postponed from early January, as previously planned, to early March, owing to the new Government's decision to review expenditures.

Further, studies suggest that owing to concentration in the structure of international commodity markets, commodity producers are less likely to benefit from increases in international commodity prices at the wholesale and retail levels.