Despite progress towards physical reconstruction and social development since Timor Leste attained independence in May 2002, significant challenges remain.

While significant steps have indeed been taken this year and while we remain optimistic about the chances for lasting peace, we recognize the major challenges that remain.

The Security Council recognizes that significant progress has been made in implementation of resolution 1308 (2000) but that many challenges remain.

Nevertheless, challenges remain.

However, serious challenges remain.

Yet many challenges remain.

However, many challenges still remain.

Although the United Nations has made progress lately in strengthening its coherence in post conflict situations, significant challenges remain in the policy, institutional and financial fields.

However, obstacles and challenges still remain.

However, significant differences remain among developing regions.

However, a few significant restrictions still remain.

Significant problems remain in the case of local bodies.

This poses significant challenges for in country coordination and harmonization.

The challenges that remain for Afghanistan, however, are still considerable.

For many disadvantaged segments of the population, however, serious challenges remain.

Welcoming the progress made on the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative designed to provide deeper, broader and faster relief, while recognizing that significant challenges remain to ensure that countries achieve a lasting exit from unsustainable debt,

Despite these achievements, the economic and developmental challenges facing Afghanistan remain daunting.

Conflict and civil strife remain significant obstacles to development, especially in West Africa.

The HIV AIDS crisis and the prevailing violence against women also remain challenges.

The challenges of the alarming rate of deforestation and forest degradation remain serious.

We for our part stand ready to help meet the challenges that remain.

A great deal has been achieved in some areas, but many challenges remain.

Serious challenges in addressing issues related to violence against women in Afghanistan remain.

Those diseases remain serious challenges to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

All of the above mentioned challenges have a significant impact on access to justice.

Countries in post conflict situations face significant challenges to the establishment of lasting peace.

However, immunization coverage, universal salt iodization, safe water supply and environmental sanitation remain challenges.

However, significant challenges lie ahead as the focus now shifts to disarming illegal armed groups.

Noting that challenges remain in achieving the goals of the three pillars of sustainable development,

Welcoming the positive impact of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, while recognizing that significant challenges remain, and inviting all developed bilateral creditors to forgive on a unilateral basis up to 100 per cent of all remaining claims after HIPC debt relief,

While significant progress has been made towards the ICPD goals in many countries, serious problems remain.

Challenges remain, but we are determined to continue to make progress and further strengthen our judiciary.

In the face of serious challenges, the Iraqi people have reached significant milestones in achieving that goal.

Despite the doubts and the difficult challenges ahead, the hope and optimism of the past months remain.

Nevertheless, women and girls in Afghanistan remain beset with formidable security, economic, social and human rights challenges.

Ongoing decentralization and the attendant administrative reforms have created significant challenges to effective implementation of vector control programs.

The international community must maintain its commitment to Afghanistan, where President Karzai's Government continues to face significant challenges.

Although it is evident that progress on youth development has been made on many fronts, many challenges still remain.

However, challenges remain, due to our aging population and the increase in the number of vehicles on our roads.

The fact that not all of the forecast achievements for this year have been realized shows that challenges remain.

Despite the fact that the final provision of the Bonn Agreement has been implemented, many challenges remain in Afghanistan.

However, the challenges of rebuilding communities and directing people particularly our young people away from deviant social behaviours remain daunting.

Ms. Holguín Cuéllar (Colombia) said that, despite significant achievements, her country still faced many challenges in promoting the advancement of women.

ERW remain a significant problem in Iraq with their impact being significantly increased because of their intentional misuse by insurgent forces.

However, disadvantages and challenges facing women in rural areas as pointed out in the previous report remain unsolved in the main.