However, such operations take place in environments of insecurity and political uncertainty.

However, a climate of political uncertainty and insecurity still lingers in certain parts of the country.

He noted the continuing insecurity, the political and military volatility, mounting ethnic intolerance and the fragility of the transition process.

Cyber Insecurity

The combination of these factors is behind the grave crises which have afflicted the country, generating political instability and leading to insecurity.

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Insecurity grew in Central Asia, where there was political upheaval in Kyrgyzstan in March and an outbreak of violence in Uzbekistan in May.

However, in the case of Haiti, the insecurity arising from the persistence of illegal armed groups requires a special political and inclusive effort.

However, the political and socio economic landscape still poses many challenges, and insecurity continues to prevail in parts of south and central Somalia.

Similarly, she noted that desertification contributed to food insecurity, famine, poverty and political and social tensions, and was thus a serious obstacle to sustainable development.

Political operatives may also judge that an increased sense of danger and insecurity will tilt votes to the Republicans in the US congressional elections in November.

Insecurity had its roots in poverty therefore, with no real possibilities of development, there was a continuous risk of economic and political instability throughout the world.

Make no mistake China s territorial creep is contributing to Asian insecurity, fueling political tension, and turning the world s economically most vibrant continent into a potentially global hot spot.

Without them, political talks will continue to be frustrated by developments in the field, by manipulated insecurity and by violence that undermines the credibility of the negotiating parties.

American families also face increasing job insecurity.

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.

These economic and social challenges are made, as the Secretary General's report reminds us, all the greater by the political insecurity that is the defining reality of today's world.

Chronic food insecurity refers to less affordable food and growing urban poverty, while emergency food insecurity relates to breakdowns in the chain of food distribution.

There is also a widespread sense of economic insecurity.

Desertification contributed to poverty, hunger, disease and food insecurity.

It creates political insecurity, discourages returns, feeds extremist designs, scares off foreign direct investment and maintains the inhabitants of Kosovo, irrespective of ethnicity, in the grip of massive unemployment and economic misery.

Many young people live in insecurity and fear the future.

Rampant insecurity seems to be the order of the day.

The State of Food Insecurity in the World. FAO, Rome.

Insecurity remains a major challenge to Afghanistan's stabilization and reconstruction.

Violations of civil, political, economic and social rights abound, while impunity and the inefficiency of the justice system contribute to the already widespread feeling of insecurity, making the progress achieved so far appear fragile.

He stressed that desertification was a serious impediment to sustainable development because it led to famine, food insecurity and poverty, which frequently exacerbated social, economic and political tensions, the source of many armed conflicts.

Feelings of intense insecurity are not related to bombs and sirens.

False gods have always profited from a widespread sense of insecurity.

Repeated crises of political insecurity in turn have deepened the pauperization of the population, particularly in rural areas, the rate of deforestation for the production of charcoal, and the failure to maintain previously existing infrastructure.

Job insecurity back then was mostly unknown and mass poverty had disappeared.

This not only impaired long term growth, but also increased food insecurity.

Growing worker insecurity is seen as the basis for a healthy economy.

Russia is, in fact, the main provider of energy insecurity in Europe.

But we must not forget that the cost of insecurity is unacceptable.

In Eritrea, widespread food insecurity continues to be the main humanitarian challenge.

The proliferation of armaments, including nuclear arms, is a consequence of insecurity.

Palestinian women live in a permanent state of insecurity, tension and fear.

One incident in southern Somalia vividly demonstrated how insecurity can hamper humanitarian work.

At the very least, such changes must reckon with individual fears and insecurity.

Kosovo Serbs' feelings of insecurity have increased 5 per cent since July 2004.

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

Unfortunately, all of this requires substantial international political consensus, cooperation, and goodwill all of which are in short supply today. Until we find the collective will, the drive for national economic security will continue to lead to collective insecurity.

A failure to help the bottom billion could fuel mass migration and global insecurity.

The Davos World Economic Forum ranks food insecurity as a major risk to humanity.