Major challenges remain.

Nevertheless, challenges remain.

But practical challenges remain.

Of course, challenges remain.

However, serious challenges remain.

Yet many challenges remain.

However, many challenges still remain.

However, obstacles and challenges still remain.

But significant challenges and massive inequalities remain.

Longstanding conflicts remain unresolved and complex new challenges are emerging.

The challenges that remain for Afghanistan, however, are still considerable.

Tourism revenues, while resilient, are declining, and fiscal challenges remain considerable.

For many disadvantaged segments of the population, however, serious challenges remain.

But foreign investors remain aware of the challenges faced by certain countries.

Despite these achievements, the economic and developmental challenges facing Afghanistan remain daunting.

The HIV AIDS crisis and the prevailing violence against women also remain challenges.

The challenges of the alarming rate of deforestation and forest degradation remain serious.

We for our part stand ready to help meet the challenges that remain.

A great deal has been achieved in some areas, but many challenges remain.

Serious challenges in addressing issues related to violence against women in Afghanistan remain.

Despite the many challenges that remain, there has been much recent progress in Africa.

In some cases, funding challenges remain, and balance sheets have not been fully cleansed.

Noting that challenges remain in achieving the goals of the three pillars of sustainable development,

Challenges remain, but we are determined to continue to make progress and further strengthen our judiciary.

The 70 recommendations of the Nairobi Action Plan remain the guiding principles to overcome these challenges.

Despite the doubts and the difficult challenges ahead, the hope and optimism of the past months remain.

Despite all efforts, women's sex roles and stereotyping remain major challenges to the implementation of the Convention.

Nevertheless, women and girls in Afghanistan remain beset with formidable security, economic, social and human rights challenges.

While significant steps have indeed been taken this year and while we remain optimistic about the chances for lasting peace, we recognize the major challenges that remain.

But we must not lose sight of the longer term challenges that will remain after the storm abates.

The United States and Japan remain important drivers of the global economy but face major debt and deficit challenges.

However, challenges remain, due to our aging population and the increase in the number of vehicles on our roads.

The fact that not all of the forecast achievements for this year have been realized shows that challenges remain.

Despite progress towards physical reconstruction and social development since Timor Leste attained independence in May 2002, significant challenges remain.

Despite the fact that the final provision of the Bonn Agreement has been implemented, many challenges remain in Afghanistan.

In case of Ukraine, war with Russia and oligarchic control over the media and information still remain the biggest challenges.

However, the challenges of rebuilding communities and directing people particularly our young people away from deviant social behaviours remain daunting.

Technical challenges remain seamlessly managing an array of very different energy sources will require investment in better national and regional grids.

However, disadvantages and challenges facing women in rural areas as pointed out in the previous report remain unsolved in the main.

The Security Council recognizes that significant progress has been made in implementation of resolution 1308 (2000) but that many challenges remain.

We remain convinced that European integration is the only way to find permanent solutions to existing problems and challenges in the area.

Japan, however, acknowledges that many challenges remain to be addressed by the Provisional Institutions of Self Government on the implementation of the standards.

However, the continued existence of hundreds of millions of children exposed to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence demonstrates the grave challenges that remain.

Finally, in spite of the impressive progress, serious challenges remain before the goal of a stable, prosperous and fully democratic Iraq is achieved.

Stereotypic attitudes and discriminatory practices remain persistent challenges and continue to undermine important gains, including in the fields of education, health and work.