The situation on the ground in Shlomi is also dire.

For survivors, the situation was increasingly dire.

The situation on the ground is dire in the Israeli village of Nativ Ha'asara.

Let me share with the Council the situation on the ground, which is truly dire.

The situation on the ground in the Israeli community of Beit Hagai is also dire.

Brazil is deeply alarmed at the dire humanitarian and economic situation in the occupied territories.

The economy of those regions, especially as related to agriculture and forestry, is in a dire situation.

The situation of women detainees was described as dire by several witnesses.

The situation that has seen more than 25,400 terrorist attacks against Israelis in less than five years is indeed dire.

The situation on the ground for those who died, their families, neighbours and friends is gruesome, cruel and, indeed, dire.

However, with the devastation caused by the tsunami, our situation has become very dire.

In the Sudan, the dire situation in Darfur had been the subject of much attention.

Thus, in Iraq, foreign occupation has merely exacerbated the dire situation and lack of security.

Noting with serious concern the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impact,

Also noting with serious concern the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impacts,

Noting with serious concern also the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impacts,

Noting also with serious concern the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impacts,

More than ever, Palestinians rely on the Special Committee to report to the General Assembly on their dire situation.

However, the already dire humanitarian situation, coupled with the tsunami, poses considerable new challenges for the incipient Government of Somalia.

This situation is not normal and could have dire consequences for international peace and security if the international community does not deal with it responsibly and seriously.

Even in today's world, their situation would be really dire, but think about how much worse it would have been then.

Noting with grave concern the dire humanitarian situation that the Somali people face and the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and relief,

That dire financial situation is regrettably also making it unfeasible for the United Nations to meet its obligation to reimburse troop contributing countries and to return credits to Member States.

Although projects are being implemented, such as the Small Arms Transparency and Control Regime, it is clear that the Regional Centre's dire financial situation ought to be addressed more vigorously.

The current world situation is not nearly so dire, but there are parallels, particularly to 1937. Now, as then, people have been disappointed for a long time, and many are despairing.

They're also a country that is in dire danger.

Nevertheless, the Special Committee was able to collect sufficient material and evidence regarding the dire human rights situation in OPT affecting Palestinians and other Arabs.

Zimbabwe is not the only country facing that dire prospect.

Much remains to be done, though, given the dire economic situation of Kosovo, which has still to deal with an unemployment rate higher than 60 per cent.

We also join others in welcoming the efforts of the Quartet's special envoy, James Wolfensohn, to address the dire economic and humanitarian situation in the occupied territories.

It is of great concern that as at 6 September, only 92 million, or 48 per cent of the 193 million requested through the 2005 Consolidated Appeal, had been provided, while the country is facing a dire humanitarian situation.

Despite the relative calm and the slight improvement in terms of closure conditions over the past two months, there has been little improvement in the dire Palestinian economic situation.

The international community, for its part, should respond to that dire humanitarian situation by stepping up its assistance and engaging with the Government with a view to promoting dialogue.

The situation in the Middle East is also dire, given that on the other side of our northern border the only force that is in control of the territory is a terrorist organization helped, sponsored and guided by two States Members of the Organization.

Despite the Bush campaign's efforts at spin control, the situation in Iraq is dire. Much of the western part of the country has been ceded to insurgents, the prospect of holding free and fair elections in January is fast receding, civil war looms.

But lost among the hype is the unexciting fact that this report is actually no more dire than the IPCC s last report, issued in 2001. In two important ways, this year s effort was actually less dire.

Elections by early 2014 have been promised, and all parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, could take part. Or Egypt could become paralyzed and unable to rectify its dire economic situation and restore order, without which no progress is possible.

While domestic output had grown in 2004 following four years of recession in the Palestinian economy, there was little improvement in the dire Palestinian economic situation in the period under review.

However, I feel a certain degree of gratitude for the opportunity given to us today by this Palestinian initiative to discuss the situation in the Middle East, or as the initiators of this meeting have chosen to call it, the dire situation on the ground .

What is likely to happen when a large and heterogeneous coalition with barely a parliamentary majority must govern in an increasingly dire economic situation? The answer is almost obvious either the government will collapse, or it will seek to poach supporters from opposition parties.

Gravely concerned at the increased suffering and casualties on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides, the loss of confidence on both sides and the dire situation facing the Middle East peace process,

Gravely concerned over the increased suffering and casualties on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides, the loss of confidence on both sides and the dire situation facing the Middle East peace process,

For many others, however, circumstances remained dire.

8. Urges Member States to continue to provide emergency assistance to the Palestinian people to alleviate the financial crisis and the dire socio economic and humanitarian situation being faced by the Palestinian people

Another year has now passed with little progress in bridging the divide between Palestinians and Israelis. The current air strikes on Gaza, and continuing rocket attacks on Askelon, Sderot and other towns in southern Israel, only prove how dire the situation is becoming.