The island, which is an unincorporated territory of the US, is facing a severe financial crisis.

Today, the global economy is facing many known unknowns, most of which stem from policy uncertainty.

Tunisia, too, is facing profound polarization.

China is now facing inflationary pressures.

And yet Europe is facing a calamity.

The task facing the IMF is formidable.

Iran is facing an exceptionally cold winter.

Without doubt Beijing is facing a huge challenge.

This is a problem we are facing now.

Africa is facing huge political and humanitarian challenges.

One of the challenges facing women is education.

The world is facing serious, new challenges today.

That is the second major challenge facing Haiti.

We need to reframe the challenge that is facing Africa, from a challenge of despair, which is called poverty reduction, to a challenge of hope.

Israel, which is facing a surge of hostile sentiment among its neighbors in the wake of their democratic upheavals, is not the only interested party.

Côte d'Ivoire is at a crossroads and is facing grave dangers.

Striking that balance is the biggest challenge facing China.

The regime is now facing its moment of truth.

That is the challenge facing American public intellectuals today.

Being Palestinian in Jordan is about facing systematic discrimination.

Poverty is one of the major threats facing humanity.

However, the Secretariat is now facing an unprecedented series of organizational challenges which have exposed shortcomings in the way it conducts its business.

Moreover, we all agree that we can fully ensure the solidity of our multilateral architecture only by modernizing the way in which the Secretariat which is facing new, ever more difficult challenges is managed.

The ecological damage that the world is facing is no less important.

But the numbers of children escaping the violence are rising every day and we re facing a refugee crisis which is set to get worse.

Climate change is not the only problem facing the globe.

In Sub Saharan Africa, Nigeria is facing gruesome terror attacks.

The real crisis facing Europe is one of economic governance.

Zimbabwe is not the only country facing that dire prospect.

But we must recognize that it is now facing problems.

6. Expresses concern that the territorial Government is facing severe fiscal problems, which has resulted in an accumulated debt of more than one billion dollars

6. Expresses concern that the territorial Government is facing severe fiscal problems, which has resulted in an accumulated debt of more than 1 billion dollars

Doubts in financial markets lead to higher risk premia, which make it even more difficult to finance a government that is already facing financial problems.

The move is reported to be one of the many cost cutting measures taken by Air India, which is facing debt of around Rs 550 billion (US 8.5 billion).

Germany is facing a key wage negotiation with public sector unions.

Iran under Ahmadinejad is facing its worst economic crisis in decades.

Preventing WMD proliferation is a pressing task facing the international community.

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It is no secret that Britain s Ministry for Defense is facing a funding crisis.

Turkish Cypriots continue to live under difficult conditions, which they have been facing for the last 40 years.

By contrast, Cameron will face 27 distinct countries (including Croatia, which will join later this year), many of which are facing serious domestic challenges.

At stake is the relevance of NATO in a world in which the principal security challenges facing Europe are to be found outside the NATO treaty area.

Overcoming supply side constraints on capacity to trade is a major challenge facing developing countries, especially the least developed, which requires support targeted on aid for trade.

Together with others, this delegation called on the Conference on Disarmament, leaving preconceptions aside for a moment, to reflect on threats which the world is facing today.