Women, children and the elderly are continuing to suffer from the devastating effects of armed conflict.

It is crumbling because of the devastating effects of successive natural disasters and the ecological damage to its deteriorated environment.

I wanted the whole world to see these facts, to understand the devastation of what was happening.

The devastating effects of these natural disasters are directly related to the manner in which humankind interacts with nature.

Noting with concern the devastating effects of the HIV AIDS pandemic on family life, as well as the devastating effects on family life of other infectious diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis,

Apart from their direct destructive effects, new types of weapons of mass destruction could pose new and very serious risks.

Speaking on behalf of the Joint Secretariat of the International Coral Reef Initiative, he drew attention to the destructive effects of marine debris on coral reefs.

Noting with concern also the devastating effects of difficult social and economic conditions, armed conflicts and natural disasters on family life,

Hundreds of thousands of persons, including a very large number of Hondurans, are now trying to find a way to overcome the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Mr. Mohd. Radzi (Malaysia) It is regrettable that the Middle East region continues to experience the damaging consequences of war, conflict and foreign occupation.

Nothing could be more relevant given that we have witnessed in recent months the devastating effects of these phenomena, which are increasingly difficult to mitigate.

The impact of recent environmental calamities had shown that even the richest and most powerful country in the world was not immune to the devastating effects of climate change.

Yet the international community had not sufficiently recognized that danger, even though the devastating effects of a nuclear catastrophe were well known.

My country, which has been the site of nuclear tests, whose effects on the local population and environment persist to this day, is well aware of the devastating effects of this sort of weapon.

18. Stresses the need to continuously improve standards of corporate and public sector governance, including accounting, auditing and measures to ensure transparency, noting the disruptive effects of inadequate policies

Therefore, we should focus more closely on promoting measures that increase countries' resilience after natural disasters and reduce the devastating consequences of those disasters.

Meteorological observation from satellites mitigation was contributing to improved weather forecasting and the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters such as hurricanes, as well as efforts to address the devastating effects of climate change.

The Queen was devastated.

24. Stresses the need to continuously improve standards of corporate and public sector governance, including accounting, auditing and measures to ensure transparency, noting the disruptive effects of inadequate policies

20. Stresses the need to continuously improve standards of corporate and public sector governance, including accounting, auditing and measures to ensure transparency, noting the disruptive effects of inadequate policies

21. Stresses the need to continuously improve standards of corporate and public sector governance, including accounting, auditing and measures to ensure transparency, noting the disruptive effects of inadequate policies

Bulgaria, which in the past suffered at length from the damaging effects of totalitarianism on human rights, warmly welcomes the idea of creating a new Human Rights Council whose members would be elected by a two thirds majority in the General Assembly.

China s Self Destructive Maritime Strategy

But the poorer countries pay much of the costs losing up to 8 of their GDP per year due to environmental degradation, as well as suffering devastating effects on health and human welfare.

In closing, Sir, let me recall as a member of the Human Security Network the urgent need to take concerted action to combat the devastating humanitarian effects of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

Destructive strategies may not be far behind.

Noting with concern the devastating effects of difficult social and economic conditions, armed conflicts, natural disasters and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria and of the human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV AIDS) pandemic on family life,

Improving the protection of civilians from the devastating effects of armed conflict depends largely not on what we say or do here, but on what Governments do to protect their own people and on how they allow others to assist.

The destructive forces of natural disasters have also affected our lives.

The attack has also had a noticeable effect on Gaza's economy, with hardly any civilian infrastructure left untouched over 18,000 homes destroyed, as well as over 100 schools, 50 health care centers and 17 hospitals damaged or 20 destroyed.

Clearly, a policy of reducing CO2 emissions would have had zero consequence on Katrina s devastating impact on New Orleans, where such a disaster was long expected.

Lastly, measures to prevent the spread of HIV are crucial in forestalling the potentially devastating effects that the HIV AIDS epidemic, by debilitating or reducing the agricultural labour force, can have on agricultural productivity.

US troops rendering honors to the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer (ROKS).

The international community will need to make a collective effort to establish an integrated early warning system in order to predict and to protect against such natural disasters, in terms of both preparing for and mitigating their destructive effects.

But a group of volunteers, known as the White Helmets, continue to rush toward the destruction.

The Gulf Times broke the story with details of the devastating impact of the fire on the labourers.

Because of their destructive power, nuclear weapons in themselves represent a threat to international peace and security.

FAO supported the rehabilitation of destroyed and damaged greenhouses.

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Recognizing that the devastating impact of HIV AIDS and other endemic diseases is undoing decades of economic and social development and contributing to food insecurity and the increased vulnerability of the population in Mozambique,

Legal implications of the situation

Power especially destructive power implies the need for transparency.

This politically devastating sentiment fuels resentment against markets and financiers.

Weak national unity has underpinned an even more damaging pattern.

Alex Ulko on NewEurasia.net shares images of some of the destroyed objects.