The result is the stable region that the world sees today.

It is the only world region where military expenditures are decreasing.

Despite this The World Factbook makes no difference between Amazon region of Colombia (predominantly jungle) and the Orinoquia region of Colombia (predominantly plains).

Africa is undoubtedly the region most affected by the contrasts of the contemporary world.

The world was shocked by the undersea earthquake that struck the Indian Ocean region.

The Russia Georgia war showed just how much this region matters to the wider world.

Either of these traumatic outcomes would spell disaster, for both the region and the world.

But there are other problems in the region that Israel and the world must face.

The World Food Programme reports that at least 80,000 people are displaced in the region

Most of the newcomers to the region, suddenly left and resettled different parts of world.

Our country, our region and the world are all affected by the prospects for peace.

The post crisis scenario finds the region with much better macroeconomic fundamentals than the industrial world.

A democratic and prosperous Arab world will make Turkey s standing in the region stronger, not weaker.

With Turkey as a member, the EU would gain legitimacy as a more normal world region.

During those days, Kosovo showed the region and the world commendable respect for the judicial process.

Africa remains a region of great concern, but other areas of the world lag behind, too.

In The Descent of Man, he wrote, In each great region of the world, the living mammals are closely related to the extinct species of the same region.

The region has more people with inadequate nutrition, more living in slum conditions and more without access to water and sanitation than any other region of the world.

Well, a good guide is to think, What did we do last time the rich world got serious about developing another region of the world?

In that regard, the Middle East region, to which Lebanon belongs, remains a prime example of a region suffering from the endemic failure to implement resolutions of world legitimacy.

Further geo political implications for the region and the world follow from three key changes in China.

In Afghanistan, war continued under different circumstances, with serious ramifications for the region and, indeed, the world.

Currently, information and communication technology indicators for the region as a whole are lower than world averages.

Noting also that the Caribbean region is the second most hazard prone region in the world and is frequently exposed to devastating hazards including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions,

Human rights organizations in the region and around the world have condemned the government's actions towards Ben Gharbia

UNICEF collaborated with the World Bank in the Great Lakes region of Africa on activities for child reintegration.

Their understanding of the world is different from that of a country of another region with different dynamics.

The Middle East retains the infamous distinction of being the only region in the world to have used such weapons since the end of World War II.

Nor can Israel ignore the Middle East s infamy as the only region in the world where chemical and biological weapons have been used since World War II.

It ceased to exist during World War I after the German Empire took control of the region in 1915.

The consequences of failure were too great, not only for Iraqis, but for the region and, indeed, the world.

No other developing region of the world has been more successful in creating economic growth and alleviating absolute poverty.

Today s globalized markets need rules that take into account the public good in every country and region of the world.

So, a region that is essentially pursuing a mercantilist strategy now wants the rest of the world to finance it.

The region as a whole continues to lose weight in world politics, largely because it lacks a coherent, common project.

So, too, the renminbi s stability has helped the region maintain strong growth, from which the world as a whole benefits.

In the coming months, nearly every region in the world will experience economic deceleration, with exports declining and unemployment increasing.

According to the World Bank, the poorest countries in the region were (as of 2008) Haiti, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Honduras.

After decades of emigration from the region, the main feature of the 1980s is the immigration from third world countries.

Indeed, each region of the world has its own characteristics, and each zone must be tailored to suit those characteristics.

Preparations have begun to conduct a World Health Organization commissioned mortality survey throughout the region following clearance from the Government.

Moreover, Africa will experience by far the largest growth in energy requirements of any world region in the next 50 years.

Until then, the region will remain very dangerous, not only internally, but also for its neighbors (including Europe) and the world.

Lebanese bloggers have been anything but idle as the Arab world witnesses a momentous event that could change the region forever.

The situation in the Great Lakes region is a silent catastrophe that is taking place outside the view of the world.