First, we have noted the increase in the Court's workload since 1990, and particularly since 1997.

We are aware that there has been increased global awareness about this phenomenon, particularly since 1996.

Therefore, it is particularly painful to note that 38 years have passed since Israel first occupied Arab territories.

The food shortage is particularly disturbing since only a few years ago Zimbabwe was a net exporter of food supplies.

That is a source of concern for my delegation, since most of those States are developing countries, particularly African countries.

This raises a fundamental concern for Iceland, particularly since the wider approach suggested implies mixing together scientific and management issues.

She stressed the importance of addressing that issue, particularly since the letter of the law should reflect the spirit of the law.

This is particularly the case with ASFEGMASSI, the Fondation Espoir Guinée, SIDALERTE and, since May 2001, the network of NGOs against AIDS (ROSIGUI).

Since Hinche is likely to continue to be a particularly sensitive area, this seventh unit should be deployed there on a permanent basis.

Since 1989 and particularly since 2004, when they joined the EU they have benefited from massive financial transfers in the form of European structural and cohesion funds. Today, they are unwilling to contribute anything to resolve the greatest refugee crisis facing Europe since World War II.

The main obstacle to women's participation in the foreign service was the domestic burden they faced, particularly since the country was still developing economically.

This increase in familiarity and experience is particularly important for SMEs since they tend to have limited experience of different business cultures and practices.

Moreover, since Beijing, there had been a significant increase in the trafficking of women and girls, particularly for the purpose of commercial and sexual exploitation.

Examination of the ratification rate in the last four years shows that progress has been made, particularly with regard to the agreements developed since 1971.

Since April 2005 UNHCR has been working with AIHRC on monitoring the human rights situation, particularly in areas with significant levels of refugee and IDP returns.

Iraq notes that Saudi Arabia has not provided details on how it calculated the costs of land acquisition, particularly since the land is probably government owned.

Stressing that international funding for humanitarian operations is particularly important since such operations remain the principal means by which hundreds of thousands of Tajiks meet their basic needs,

The effects of consigning women to a lower status have been particularly perverse ever since the conflict unleashed a widespread wave of violence in a climate of total impunity.

Since their independence, the five Central Asian countries have faced a particularly difficult set of socio economic circumstances that affect their ability to routinely produce the required statistical information.

The report states that Afghanistan is suffering from a level of insecurity, particularly in the south and parts of the east, not seen since the departure of the Taliban.

This was particularly pertinent, since the Convention did not exclude the application of the Convention in respect of operations authorized under Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations.

It particularly wanted to avoid a separation of adjudicatory and investigatory functions, since that led to a situation where the Commissioners were totally divorced from investigations and met very infrequently.

More must be done to address the issues of teenage pregnancy, abortion and contraceptive use in Samoa, particularly since the school curriculum did not cover reproductive and sexual health issues.

Improving educational attainment, particularly of girls, would also have an impact on population dynamics, since education is known to influence demographic behaviour with respect to nuptiality, fertility, health and migration.

Since the Commission appreciated the views and information it received from Governments on the topics on its agenda, he particularly drew attention to paragraphs 3 and 4 on that subject.

Several thousand civilians have reportedly been displaced since the beginning of the year, particularly as a result of the counter insurgency operations of the Government forces and or their proxies.

Income inequalities in most countries had widened in recent decades, particularly since the 1990s, and the richest 10 per cent of the world's population received half of total world income.

However, the decision did not go far enough since WFP could probably well have absorbed all of UNHCR limited procurement activities, particularly as they both operate in the humanitarian sector.

It was therefore not clear to the Group why the Advisory Committee had recommended against the proposal, particularly since the General Assembly had already approved such conversions in other peacekeeping missions.

We regret, however, the specific focus on that issue, since safety and security measures in general should be strengthened for the maritime transportation of all hazardous materials and pollutants, particularly hydrocarbons.

Since the end of the cold war, countries with economies in transition have also become particularly vulnerable to the growth of organized crime, struggling against it with varying degrees of success.

Those years have been fraught with painful memories and distress for those who have suffered under Israeli occupation, particularly since they have passed without the attainment of the ultimate objective, peace.

We do not accept the logic, promoted by a few, according to which these items should be reviewed and some of them dropped, particularly since Israel continues to occupy Arab territories.

Enhanced partnerships with academic institutions would also provide strategic opportunities, particularly since the constraints on gender sensitive policy formulation and programme implementation include lack of sex disaggregated data and gender analysis.

Since the adoption of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, in 1971, the situation in the world, particularly in the Indian Ocean area, has undergone major changes.

Since 2000, the international community has increasingly come to recognize not only how much conflict particularly affects women and girls, but also how often women hold the key to its peaceful resolution.

However, since steel trade consists of trade in a large number of different steel products, the global figure may considerably understate the impact of Chinese exports and, particularly, imports on individual markets.

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons continues to be of serious concern to the international community, and particularly to developing countries, since it contributes to conflicts and political instability.

A number of major developments had taken place in Turkey, particularly in the legal field, since it had submitted its combined fourth and fifth periodic reports to the Committee in July 2003.

My delegation notes with satisfaction much of the progress made since their last reports, particularly the changes and new procedures implemented to increase the efficiency of the working methods of the two Tribunals.

Since fewer than 10 per cent of judges were women, the Government was contemplating the introduction of a quota system to remedy that situation, particularly in the civil courts, which handled divorce cases.

This IASC process has accelerated since June 2005 and UNHCR has been further engaged in exchanges on how to strengthen sectoral capacity gaps in the overall humanitarian response, particularly in relation to IDPs.

The State party maintains that since the document was used in support of acquittal, it is illogical to reject it in the case of a conviction, particularly bearing in mind the author's subsequent conduct.

Since my last report, UNMEE continued to monitor cross border incidents, particularly cases of reported abductions and missing persons from both Ethiopia and Eritrea, and to seek to promote a peaceful resolution of incidents.

The national police force has gained considerable experience since it assumed responsibility for internal security in May 2004, but still lacks critical skills and proficiency, particularly in the areas of investigations, forensics and logistics.