The high level of unemployment among young people is of particular concern.

It is also worrying to note that targeted killings have recently increased in Mogadishu.

Of particular concern were emerging alliances between members of those groups some associated with the former military and others with urban gangs also of concern were alleged connections between elements of the national police and illegal armed groups.

Equally worrying are the recent political and military developments in Chad, including the mounting tension with the Sudan over Darfur.

There is increasing concern that the continuing deadlock is undermining prospects for the timely holding of presidential and parliamentary elections in Côte d'Ivoire.

Of equal concern is the fact that the prevention programme required by the Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations and the Special Representative of the Secretary General for MONUC has not been put in place in the Mission.

The government has also been concerned about situation of imprisoned women.

Unsurprisingly, the young are the most estranged.

Equally of concern is the information regarding the increase in tension between the Government parties and the opposition in the framework of questions that are decisive to the future of Kosovo, as well as the persistence of elements that are prepared to resort to violence.

The continued lack of adequate funding for preparedness is troubling.

But the route decided upon for the security barrier is now giving rise to many concerns.

Suspiciously, the country s central bank refuses to publish that figure for 2005.

In this, surprisingly, there have been marked improvements in recent years.

The absence of an independent Constitutional Court and Supreme Court was extremely worrying.

Nevertheless, high levels of violent crime in some cities and regions are of concern.

It was of particular concern that restrictions on the movement of humanitarian personnel and goods continued to disrupt the provision of much needed assistance, including the delivery of food, water and medical supplies.

Also of great concern is the deteriorating human rights situation, to which the report again calls your attention.

Also troubling is the increased reliance on diplomatic assurances sought by the sending State from the receiving State that transferred terrorist suspects will not face torture or other ill treatment following their arrival.

Another area of concern was the reliability test contained in draft paragraph 3 (b).

High crime rates are a matter of concern in the United States Virgin Islands.

Of particular concern were new, emerging forms of violence against women.

Especially disturbing are reports, from some countries, of murders and extrajudicial executions, death threats against community authorities and the persecution of indigenous representatives and leaders under new counter terrorism measures.

Of particular concern are cases of forced recruitment of indigenous children and youths by armed groups, and in some cases by organized crime. The continuing practice of child labour by indigenous children, especially girls, as a response to poverty is a matter of considerable gravity.

Even more worrying is the erosion of trust in democratic institutions.

Likewise, there are concerns regarding Guinea, and recruitment there with a view to destabilizing the current regime.

However, during recent weeks an increase in such language has again been noted and is of great concern.

More strikingly, some of our hopes for a new social order also crashed against the rocks of the new rules of the game.

And, alarmingly, only one in six patients with drug resistant tuberculosis currently receives proper treatment.

Not surprisingly, accession untied politicians' hands, and conflicts came to the fore.

The feature of the proposed pact that elicits the most excitement its focus on regulatory barriers like mandatory product standards should actually incite the greatest concern.

No specific time is allowed for such procedures because, as the JFBA pointed out a person cannot be informed of the date when he she will be executed it seems that the Government rejects the request for an amnesty just before the execution without any notice to the legal adviser.

This number raises some concern, as there are other Parties to the Convention that are known to use DDT.

There is also concern that emergency safeguard measures would be abused with respect to mode 4.

The increase in HIV infection rates, especially among young women, remains a serious concern.

Even more worrisome was the inability of the international community to ensure respect for the law and to protect the fundamental rights of the Saharan people.

Not surprisingly, Bush s new rhetoric stresses that he has a strategy for victory.

Also of concern since the 11 September attacks has been the detention of children who are suspected of terrorist activities.

Another subject of concern is the issue of noise pollution and its effects on marine biological resources  a phenomenon that is new to many of us.

This is a worrying trend, suggesting that the drought could seriously affect the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people.

And, unsurprisingly, the lack of solidarity among water haves and have nots was openly on display at the Forum.

Mexico is concerned about the effect of information and telecommunications security on defence systems, in particular where nuclear weapons and their vector systems are involved.

We are also concerned that only 65 States have accepted the Court's compulsory jurisdiction in accordance with Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute.

Of particular concern is the environmental cost of China s development model, and the many internal and social problems that China has to tackle.

That is a source of concern for my delegation, since most of those States are developing countries, particularly African countries.

Perhaps more worrisome than the rise in terrorism, is the lengths to which terrorist organizations are willing to go to murder innocent Israelis.