Some municipalities have impeded returns.

SINPI National System for Wanted or Impeded Persons (interlinked to SINTI) includes a List of Wanted and Impeded Persons, Open Arrest Orders and lists of persons impeded from leaving Brazil, among others.

They impeded productive activities, particularly in rural areas.

75. Resource constraints have also impeded coordination efforts.

Humanitarian and development interventions are regularly impeded by armed violence.

Nor has high taxation in the Nordic countries impeded economic performance.

They have in some cases impeded humanitarian access to exposed populations.

Other major obstacles also impeded efforts to bridge the equality gap.

Those obstacles, among others, have impeded us from attaining the desired results.

They're surrounded by people, and their passage through the room is impeded.

Growth in agriculture and trade continues to be impeded by poor road networks.

However, insecurity in some areas of Darfur has impeded access by these observers.

The security situation has impeded access and thus assessments of the area's needs.

Willingness to tackle inflation is impeded by Asia s heavy reliance on exports and external demand.

What is imperative is that this should not be impeded by a return to protectionism.

In some companies, adapting and improving processes could actually be impeded by the quality system.

Negative consequences, such as isolation and resistance to ideas, occur when knowledge sharing is impeded.

The lack of a legal framework impeded the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants.

This fact impeded him in preparing an adequate defence against the accusations lodged against him.

321. The representative explained how historical and cultural factors had impeded the advancement of women.

Russian reform will be impeded, not nurtured, by turning a blind eye to political and economic aggression.

However, it was argued that LDCs themselves should strive to alleviate the domestic constraints that impeded competitiveness.

In contrast, FN failed to meet the Group and impeded its investigation on a number of occasions.

That policy in no way impeded the establishment of political parties, which now numbered 17 in Senegal.

89. The unfavourable security situation in Somalia seriously impeded international relief efforts and rendered emergency assistance perilous.

Since its birth at Arusha the Peace Agreement has suffered many vicissitudes that impeded its comprehensive implementation.

First, some argue that by interjecting itself into ongoing conflicts, the ICC has impeded efforts to secure peace.

211. Structural difficulties, customary traditions and cultural patterns had impeded efforts to improve women apos s situation quickly.

In reality, this transition has impeded Pakistan s evolution into a modern, functioning state underpinned by a coherent national identity.

Restrictions on movement severely impeded access by Palestinians to health care facilities by humanitarian organizations to the needy population.

These issues indicated that the retrieval of procurement related information that was necessary, useful and accurate might be impeded.

This continuing discrimination against women impeded their full and equal contribution to, and equal opportunity to benefit from, development.

However, as recent research by the WEF had shown, a number of obstacles impeded the scaling up of such partnerships.

The limited resources available to New Generation also seem to have impeded the development of coordinated ministerial action for children.

Third, the Wall greatly impeded the freedom of movement of Palestinians living on the West Bank side of the Wall.

Organized crime contributed to state weakness, impeded economic growth, fuelled many civil wars and provided financing mechanisms to terrorist groups.

Punitive economic measures have profoundly affected the living conditions of the people of Cuba and severely impeded their development efforts.

By this logic, if the transmission of standard measures is impeded in a significant way, non standard measures can offer support.

In particular, I am concerned that progress has been impeded in the areas of minorities' freedom of movement and sustainable returns.

In Sierra Leone, while human rights concerns remained, the Special Court had made progress, but was impeded by lack of funding.

The implementation of the Habitat Agenda, while it had progressed, was still impeded by poverty, whose scope should not be overestimated.

13. Mr. KALPAGE (Sri Lanka) said that the population explosion was a grave problem that impeded the achievement of sustainable development.

The authorities have impeded the short term visits by reportedly, at least initially, having military police accompany visitors throughout their stay.

The presence of the wall had also impeded the efforts of UNRWA, particularly efforts to provide emergency humanitarian services to those affected.

In addition, the provision by missions of information that was incomplete, inaccurate or needing revision impeded the work of the Advisory Committee.