The meeting focused on the follow up of two studies conducted by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs on economic vulnerabilities and human security and by UNDP on ecological vulnerabilities and human security, respectively.

Israel apos s national security doctrine and capabilities are designed to offset these strategic vulnerabilities and disadvantageous disparities.

But as we continue to build a global nuclear security framework, it is important that we develop a clearer overall picture of remaining security vulnerabilities.

This would also enable the Mission to provide adequate security for United Nations personnel and facilities, and mitigate some UNOCI vulnerabilities.

Our assessment recommends that appropriate adjustments be made to the Security Council's previous strategy, taking into account the progress achieved and the existing vulnerabilities.

We pay the price for each others' vulnerabilities.

The development of a comprehensive plan was delayed pending the conclusion in December 2004 of the security risk assessment undertaken to identify network and system vulnerabilities.

Food security Parties pointed out that many measures addressing vulnerabilities in one sector also had co benefits in other sectors that are vulnerable to climate change.

(i) Reassessment. Participants should review and reassess the security of information systems and networks and should make appropriate modifications to security policies, practices, measures and procedures that include addressing new and changing threats and vulnerabilities.

Yet each of the region s states has important security concerns and vulnerabilities. Iran, a multiethnic state whose rulers have struggled to advance national cohesion, is no different.

Thus, structural vulnerabilities should be compensated for by offsetting capabilities.

1. Have emergency warning networks regarding cyber vulnerabilities, threats and incidents.

Figure 3. Percentage of Parties reporting on key vulnerabilities by sector

Wu Haisang said that if the device itself has security holes, or the protection mechanism is not perfect, hackers can control personal devices remotely through vulnerabilities, backdoors, and so on.

Poverty, gender inequality and exploitation are at the root of these vulnerabilities.

Poverty, gender inequality and exploitation are at the root of those vulnerabilities.

Small island developing States have special vulnerabilities which threaten their very existence.

Noting that, as a result of increasing interconnectivity, critical information infrastructures are now exposed to a growing number and a wider variety of threats and vulnerabilities that raise new security concerns,

As I mentioned earlier, the Agency's nuclear security assistance efforts to date have been focused, by necessity, on helping States identify and address vulnerabilities, upgrading physical protection, and securing high priority radioactive sources.

Noting that, as a result of increasing interconnectivity, information systems and networks are now exposed to a growing number and a wider variety of threats and vulnerabilities which raise new security issues for all,

Its future work will take into account existing vulnerabilities of groups, communities and other stakeholders.

Targets regarding adolescents' protection needs and special vulnerabilities are contained in focus areas 3 and 4.

International terrorism requires an international response otherwise, we all pay the price for each other's vulnerabilities.

A large coalition of technology companies and civil society organizations recently sent a letter to President Barack Obama arguing against backdoors. In addition to undermining every American s cyber security and the nation s economic security, the signers argued, introducing new vulnerabilities to weaken encrypted products in the US would also undermine human rights and information security around the globe.

Not surprisingly, the US government s national security officials oppose full encryption by American technology companies, arguing that the country will be less safe if the proper authorities have no backdoor a piece of code that lets them in. Software engineers call backdoors vulnerabilities, deliberate efforts to weaken security.

Cyber threats and potential cyber warfare illustrate the increased vulnerabilities and loss of control in modern societies. Governments have mainly been concerned about hacker attacks on their own bureaucracy s information technology infrastructure, but there are social vulnerabilities well beyond government computers.

Action is also required to address the special needs and vulnerabilities of women and children in such situations.

The key vulnerabilities included sectors areas, such as agriculture and food security, water resources, coastal zones and marine ecosystems, terrestrial ecosystems (forests, rangelands, etc.), human health and human settlements, fisheries, and others such as biodiversity, infrastructure, coral reefs, tourism and energy.

Expressing dismay at the ability of criminal networks to avoid punishment while preying on the vulnerabilities of their victims,

Second, it was vital to reach a common understanding as to the Organization's vulnerabilities and the threats it faced.

Information provided by Parties on current and future key vulnerabilities was dependent on the relative importance to their economy.

The purpose was to launch a platform from which to assess vulnerabilities and initiate and establish future common CPDs.

We are heartened, too, by the reaffirmation of the Member States' commitment to address these special needs and vulnerabilities.

The Mauritius Strategy advocated specific action to strengthen the capacity of small island developing States to address their vulnerabilities.

(c) Response. Participants should act in a timely and cooperative manner to prevent, detect and respond to security incidents. They should share information about threats and vulnerabilities, as appropriate, and implement procedures for rapid and effective cooperation to prevent, detect and respond to security incidents. This may involve cross border information sharing and cooperation

The Review Conference offered an opportunity to acknowledge the vulnerabilities of all and focus on shared goals, to put in place a paradigm of a new collective security system to achieve those goals and enable all to live in freedom and dignity.

Noting that the global environment continues to suffer degradation, adding to economic and social vulnerabilities, in particular in developing countries,

12. Stresses the need to address risk reduction of and vulnerabilities to all natural hazards including geological and hydrometeorological hazards

Ensure that the rule based multilateral trading system properly takes into consideration the economic vulnerabilities of small island developing States.

Due to their vulnerabilities, those countries are in very difficult and special situations compared to the rest of the world.

Also underlines the need to give special attention to the vulnerabilities and capacities of marginalized groups of women and girls

Noting that the global environment continues to suffer degradation, adding to economic and social vulnerabilities, in particular in developing countries,

Noting that the global environment continues to suffer degradation, adding to economic and social vulnerabilities, in particular in developing countries,

The same vulnerabilities may also come to be exploited by terrorist organizations, with potentially even greater and more unpredictable negative consequences.

The Indian Ocean tsunami has yet again demonstrated the extent of the vulnerabilities faced by small island States like the Maldives.