The security situation remains volatile and unpredictable.

Despite the measures taken, the security situation remains volatile and unpredictable.

The volatile security situation during September also took a toll on international personnel working in Darfur.

The security situation is still volatile, and the fight against terrorism has not been won yet.

Recurring incidents of violence remind us of the urgent need to stabilize the still volatile security situation.

But the situation clearly remains fragile, because of the highly volatile security situation and the lack of a political solution to the crisis.

The security situation in the western part of the country, in particular, remains volatile and requires close monitoring.

In North Kivu, MONUC teams continue to monitor the volatile security situation in the Rutshuru and Masisi territories.

As I have already indicated, the current security situation in Darfur remains volatile, with ongoing violence and attacks.

The recent dramatic incident in Logoualé shows how volatile the security situation is and how easily violence could escalate further.

The security situation in the region, particularly in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also remains extremely volatile.

The Assistant Secretary General stated that the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire remained fragile and the security situation continued to be volatile, with criminality increasing and the economic situation deteriorating.

The security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remained volatile and dangerous, as was confirmed by the recent killing of nine peacekeepers.

I remain concerned, however, about the volatile security and political situation in Sierra Leone's immediate neighbourhood, which can be expected to continue to present serious security challenges for the country.

As the current report (S 2005 186) of the Secretary General underscores, the security situation is volatile and the human rights situation continues to be a source of great concern, while the economic situation is daily worsening.

Implementation has been further complicated by the volatile security situation and by delays in determining the legal framework within which the elections will be conducted.

However, it must also be noted that the current political process in Côte d'Ivoire remains at a stalemate and that the security situation is still volatile.

The security situation in Port au Prince remained volatile, and there was an increased number of violent acts by various illegal armed groups beginning in February.

These advances notwithstanding, the security situation continues to be volatile in Ituri for a number of reasons, of which the following are of particular concern to the Group.

This creates a potentially volatile situation, with the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo taking their frustrations to the streets and the Government's security apparatus remaining weak.

Given the continuing volatile security situation, prospects of redeploying these companies to their original areas of responsibility remain dim, leaving UNOCI capacity significantly weakened in the zone of confidence.

With the elections now less than three months away, the situation in Côte d'Ivoire remains volatile.

Should we neglect to address this responsibility fairly and properly, the situation in this volatile region will remain bleak.

The overall situation remained volatile, particularly in Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Guinea Bissau and Guinea, and contingency plans are regularly updated.

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The mission highlighted a number of issues requiring the urgent attention of the humanitarian community, including the need to improve the security and protection of populations living in the zone of confidence and to address the volatile situation in the west.

However, the political situation is still fragile and potentially volatile, and much of the technical process of unification has still to be completed.

Enhancing the security situation

In addition, the volatile political situation in Burundi and the subregion provokes alternating movements of Burundian, Rwandese or Congolese refugees departing from or returning to neighbouring countries.

With the situation threatening to escalate further, both sides need to contain the conflict quickly and restore the status quo. Indeed, the situation is all the more volatile in view of the political transition now underway in China.

Domestic politics remained volatile.

The security situation has remained stable.

Ultimately, however, such initiatives cannot substitute for a wider political settlement to end the continuing generally volatile situation and the severe insecurity in certain areas, especially in south Darfur.

The subregional context remains volatile.

The subregional context remains volatile.

Overview of the humanitarian and security situation

Beyond Iran, the volatile situation throughout the Middle East urgently demands solutions. The latest eruption of violent conflict between Hamas and Israel underscores the importance of reviving the peace process.

Let me now turn to the security situation.

Improvement in the security situation must be consolidated.

In summary, the overall security situation remains tense.

Calming a volatile situation may mean not publicly denouncing behavior that cries out for condemnation. Making the right call is more difficult in the real world than in a philosophy classroom.

In Somalia, despite political progress, the situation remains volatile in the centre and south of the country, where the humanitarian community faces major constraints to access populations in need of assistance.