The worst case scenario that I am willing to envisage would be political deadlock at the time of the October deadline.

Deadlock in Durban

Breaking the Climate Deadlock

But the deadlock has been broken.

When there is a serious deadlock at the political level, active delegations start wondering if there is something wrong with the procedures or the methods of work.

We must try to break the deadlock.

However, political deadlock over the final status of Kosovo and lack of political will among the various governing structures in the province have prevented this issue from being satisfactorily resolved for the benefit of the whole region.

While frustration stemming from the continuing political deadlock could be a factor in the deterioration of compliance that has been observed, it does not exonerate the parties of their responsibilities.

Still, the CD remains in its ninth year of deadlock.

It is therefore my sincere hope that all concerned will show the necessary political will to break the current deadlock, thus enabling the resumption of the efforts of the United Nations to assist the parties in reaching a mutually acceptable political solution.

Focusing political attention on the Conference on Disarmament's deadlock and its negative consequences for our individual and collective security interests is one way to get us out of the rut we are in.

It called on all parties concerned to show greater political will and flexibility to overcome the deadlock which the Committee had been in for the past two years on three remaining articles of the draft conventions.

I regret that no progress was made in overcoming the deadlock in Western Sahara.

The reasons for the deadlock in the CD over a fissile material treaty are known.

In New York the European Union deplored the deadlock that the CD currently finds itself in.

CARICOM reaffirmed its support for the early achievement of self determination by the people of Western Sahara it reiterated its call for the full implementation of the Peace Plan and expressed concern at the continued political deadlock which could cause increased instability in the region.

The First Committee is an ideal forum in which to discuss possible solutions to the Conference on Disarmament deadlock.

While much had changed in the 18 years since he had first addressed the United Nations, the deadlock continued.

The possible solutions to the deadlock in international discussions over PAROS that has prevailed since the mid 1990s were examined.

But addressing Italy s myriad institutional weaknesses which have led to ungovernability, endemic fragmentation, disfattismo (defeatism), and widespread public frustration with the establishment will require an overhaul of the country s political system. Given that France overcame similar weaknesses and political deadlock with the creation of the Fifth Republic, which includes a robust executive led by a powerful president, the French model seems like an effective one to follow.

It expressed its conviction that, given the new threats to peace and security, this deadlock should be broken as soon as possible.

Otherwise, how will we be able to put an end to a deadlock from which the Conference has been suffering since 1996?

On the contrary, we think the deadlock reached in negotiations about starting negotiations has occurred because an FMCT is all too relevant.

There is increasing concern that the continuing deadlock is undermining prospects for the timely holding of presidential and parliamentary elections in Côte d'Ivoire.

This, I might add, is particularly relevant in view of the deadlock that the Conference has experienced during the last number of years.

In Western Sahara, efforts continue to be made to overcome the deadlock so that the people can exercise their right to self determination.

If accepted, it promises Ukraine, which aspires to EU membership and is currently negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the Union, the stable, effective, and democratic government that it needs. Europe s leaders, who helped broker a peaceful and democratic end to the Orange Revolution, should once again help Ukraine avoid political deadlock.

Notwithstanding a certain improvement in the political climate in the region, I regret to report once again that there remains lack of agreement, as described in my two previous reports, on how to overcome the deadlock between the parties and enable the people of Western Sahara to exercise their right to self determination.

There will be no possibility of removing the deadlock if a minimum of concessions which are mutually acceptable to all parties are not generated.

In addition, we have recently seen deadlock at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Although the internally displaced persons and their leaders have not resorted to violence since the riots of July, the registration process remains in a deadlock.

Nonetheless, steps can be taken to prevent political deadlock in budget negotiations, while increasing the budget s flexibility so that it can be used to stimulate growth. For example, some leveraging of the budget could be allowed, although this would spark controversy, given that EU treaties require that the budget remains balanced at all times.

Given the numerous efforts to break the deadlock, the increasing impatience of most of its members and current threats to security, its continued inaction was unsustainable.

We continue to urge other Conference members to display equal flexibility in our collective efforts to break the deadlock that has persisted for far too long.

It would therefore and furthermore also create a situation where we can avoid the apparently endless disputes and deadlock in the Conference on its programme of work.

We should be inspired by the Secretary General's words in his recent article on breaking the nuclear deadlock solutions are within our reach we must grasp them .

This item of our agenda has been a key component of the respective initiatives aimed at breaking our working deadlock including, latterly, the food for thought paper.

The deadlock prompted the White House in April to shift 589 million in Ebola funding to the Zika effort, about two thirds of it designated for domestic use.

As I stand here before you, the process is practically at a deadlock and the presidential election planned for 30 October will not be held on that date.

So pessimism appears to be settling in, and the deadlock over Yasukuni appears to be deepening. But the past can bring us more than just troubles of this kind.

At the same time, it is necessary to solve the Constitutional deadlock. As already proposed by the Convention, this would mean separating constitutional matters per se from Union policy.

Originally scheduled for October 2007, the election was brought forward to break a deadlock between the parliament and the government over the number of electoral districts in the country. Currently, there are 25 constituencies nationwide, but reformers have long argued that a smaller number each with a larger number of voters would be less susceptible to manipulation by the political elite.

Apparently, the specter of government deadlock causing a humiliating default suddenly made the US resemble the European countries that really are teetering on the brink. Europe s story became America s story.

A few weeks ago, here in the First Committee, another six countries, my own among them, took an initiative to try to break the deadlock in the Conference on Disarmament.

His delegation called on both the Government of Morocco and the Saharan people, represented by the Frente POLISARIO, to redouble their efforts to find a way out of the deadlock.