In stark terms, they brought the realities of the problems of the world into this historic Hall.

We have no option but to share the Secretary General's view that, given such stark and startling realities, the case for renewing our commitment to the goals of the World Programme of Action could not be clearer.

The current situation and stark realities in the region demand greater attention and support from the international community in order to assist countries in the region in pursuing the various initiatives toward achieving peace, security and stability.

MADRID The arrival of hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children seeking refuge from conflict has confronted the European Union with two stark realities. First, its member states are not all meeting their obligations, both to one another and according to international law.

He got his name from fighting stark naked.

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Disparities in enrolment between urban and rural areas remain stark.

There is a stark contrast between northern Somalia and southern Somalia.

I want you to know the room you're looking at is stark white.

They still reflect the realities of 1945.

The realities of our world demand it.

The EU faces a stark choice a renewed Eastern Partnership or a renewed division of Europe.

These realities are experienced separately by each individual.

Iraq is now dealing with various new realities.

They may represent social, religious, political, economic, military realities.

But we break it down to some basic realities.

Our capacity to do so must confront certain realities.

That stark, ongoing reality affects young people, who are so vital for the continued development of our societies.

We just haven't caught up with the actual realities of this.

Those are considerable achievements, given the realities of the recent past.

Hurricane Katrina is a stark reminder of the increasing vulnerability of today's global environment, in which nature respects no boundaries.

The American political world not only Republicans, but also Democrats (albeit to a lesser extent) had fenced out huge, ominous realities. But those realities, as if listening and responding, entered the fray.

In stark contrast, Donald Trump is hiding behind fake excuses and backtracking on his previous promises to release his tax returns.

Another important idea is this notion of persistence of character across realities.

They are also bringing realities that we need to be aware of.

Those strategies have to be well designed and correspond to local realities.

This recent disaster is a stark reminder of the extreme vulnerability of all mankind, regardless of nationality, to the forces of nature.

Although this reduction was in line with the regulations, it still constituted stark negligence in respect of the special circumstances at hand.

We invaded Iraq with a military oblivious to the cultural and psychological realities.

I am sure that participants here will bring those realities into this Hall.

Consequently, new realities now encompass the globe, including both developed and developing countries.

The need to align the Security Council with today's realities is widely acknowledged.

And this is a spread from the local newspaper of the recent graduating class, and you can see the difference is pretty stark.

But he cannot conceal realities, or mask the intransigence of the Greek Cypriot side.

We must accept that the world Organization is not now representative of current realities.

To deal with all these realities, we must reform the way this Organization functions.

Fiji is fully dedicated to a Security Council membership which reflects current geopolitical realities.

All those realities need to come in here, too, and those present represent that.

No country has devised a comprehensive solution to the drug problem. But a solution need not require a stark choice between prohibition and legalization.

In several countries, access to leisure time activities is limited by stark inequalities based on gender, religious affiliation, social and economic conditions and disabilities.

We're incredibly used to not having to face life's hard realities, in a certain sense.

The Security Council must be broadly representative of the realities of power in today's world.

We recognize that, in its composition, the Security Council does not reflect current geopolitical realities.

The United Nations cannot exist if we in this Hall do not introduce two realities.

Nowhere is the gap between rhetoric and reality between declarations and deeds so stark and so deadly as in the field of international humanitarian law.