450. Note is taken of the fragility of the State party apos s process of democratization.

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4. The protracted crisis has taken a toll on the stability of the political institutions that underpin the democratic process and has exacerbated the fragility of State structures.

The second Achilles' heel is complexity a growing fragility, a growing brittleness.

Their fragility is very clear in the areas of law enforcement and administration.

However, we are seeing on the ground indicators of the fragility of the current situation.

They underlined the fragility of the Lebanese polity and its limited ability to sustain pressure.

The fragility and inadequacy of United Nations development resources are, therefore, a matter of concern.

The increasing fragility of the range, overgrazing, lack of investment and inappropriate herding practices illustrate growing constraints.

Those factors are well known the internal nature of today's conflicts and the increasing fragility of international law.

In view of the continuing fragility of the tribunals' finances, he urges other Member States to follow their example.

According to the French High Commissioner, the inter ethnic tensions revealed the fragility of the Nouméa process, and he urged the communities concerned to work with State and local institutions towards redressing the social and economic imbalance in the Territory.

He noted the continuing insecurity, the political and military volatility, mounting ethnic intolerance and the fragility of the transition process.

However, the Government is aware of the fragility of that issue and intends to manage it the most rational way.

Long marginalized in world decision making, our countries of the South continue to suffer the consequences of our economic fragility.

So, how can we translate our commitments and priorities into better lives for people who are affected by conflict and fragility?

A strike by police agents dissatisfied with the extension of their daily duty period underlined the potential fragility of the institution.

So, illusions are often used, especially in art, in the words of a more contemporary artist, to demonstrate the fragility of our senses.

And I asked myself, in a way, looking back, When did that kind of awareness of the planet and its fragility first appear?

On the overall question of resources, we share the Secretary General's concern over the fragility of the financial situation of the United Nations.

104. The 1997 crises revealed and, in some cases, exacerbated the extreme fragility of the financial sector in many economies in the region.

Recognizing the link between political stability and economic and social development in Guinea Bissau, as well as the persistent fragility of its democratic institutions,

Recognizing the link between political stability and economic and social development in the country as well as the persistent fragility of its democratic institutions,

A number of factors, including climate change and poverty, had increased the risk of natural disasters and the fragility of the countries facing them.

Many people credit a lot of the birth of the environmental movement to our seeing the planet like this for the first time its smallness, its fragility.

However, this rendezvous with history seems to have been missed when one examines at the current situation on the ground and the fragility of the peace process.

11. Asian demand has also been adversely affected by financial factors, especially the lack of ready trade credit because of the fragility of the regions banking systems.

There is a trade off between competition and stability. Indeed, greater competitive pressure may increase the fragility of banks balance sheets and make investors more prone to panics.

20. The evaluations point to a sense of instability and fragility permeating much of the public sector, which was often no longer the principal deliverer of social services.

Now, we, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity despite the second law, and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility.

The 25 February suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, which left five Israelis dead and which injured more than 50, was a tragic reminder of the fragility of the process.

In our view, recent developments are a further indication of the extreme fragility of the situation in the Middle East, in particular in relation to the Israeli Palestinian track.

It is clear that, regardless of the things that separate us, there exists a deep sense of our shared humanity and fragility in the face of such terrible events.

Fortunately, China s relatively strong fiscal and foreign exchange positions can cushion the economy against short term shocks. And, notwithstanding corruption induced fragility, the bureaucracy s capacity to implement policy is sound.

At the same time, the Board stressed the continued fragility of the financial situation of INSTRAW and expressed concern regarding the financing of the workplan and operational budget for 2006.

In such situations in particular, international policy advisers act on behalf of the broadest interests of the international community and need to be particularly sensitive to social and structural fragility.

China, for example, blocked media coverage of the Egyptian protests. The Arab Spring, however, reveals the fragility of repressive political regimes that try to maintain their legitimacy by limiting information flows.

Unsustainable processes of development had exerted tremendous pressure on natural resources and unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, especially in the industrialized countries, were threatening the fragility of the natural environment.

The international community was invited to continue its involvement in the reconstruction and development of Haiti, having regard to the fragility of the political, social and economic situation of the country.

We must start planning return and reintegration early, so that when peace becomes a reality, the return of the displaced does not increase its fragility but is rather a consolidating factor.

We must start planning return and reintegration early, so that when peace becomes a reality, the return of the displaced does not increase its fragility, but is rather a consolidating factor.

At the subregional level, a meeting held in early 1996 in the Dominican Republic concentrated on the fragility of island ecosystems in the Caribbean region and underlined the need for subregional coordination.

So what big history can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power with collective learning.

As we ponder the second choice, between stability and fragility, we must consider how we can make our increasingly interconnected world a safer place. Financial integration has risen tenfold since World War II.