B. Worsening of the human rights situation

Poverty statistics were alarming and showed that the situation was worsening.

My Government is concerned over the worsening situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

This definitely contributed to the worsening of an already grave, emergency situation.

The worsening economic and social situation in Gaza is cause for grave concern.

The situation in education, health, agriculture and environment was worsening in the occupied territories.

26. Africa continues to be characterized by a worsening drug abuse and illicit trafficking situation.

What, then, have we missed? We may simply blame the multilateral systems for the worsening situation.

There has, moreover, been a dramatic worsening of the human rights situation in the occupied territories.

This makes it most difficult to assess with accuracy whether any given situation is improving or worsening.

At the same time, the Secretary General's report indicates a worsening of the situation in the field.

Deeply concerned about the worsening situation of women in developing countries, particularly in the least developed countries,

We remain seriously concerned at the situation in Darfur, where humanitarian conditions appear to be worsening, not improving.

Her delegation was concerned about the worsening situation in the field, as indicated by the Secretary General's report.

The reality was that the security situation of such personnel was steadily worsening and casualties among them were mounting.

They may however be challenged by multiple outbreaks of widespread civil unrest, resulting from a worsening socio economic situation.

On 15 October 2005, Brazil called for more troops to be sent due to the worsening situation in the country.

He was unable to pay a planned visit to the prison in Bukavu because of the worsening security situation there.

These factors have also contributed to the slowness of progress towards economic stabilization and the worsening of the economic situation.

However, in order to prevent the situation from worsening, more appropriate measures were needed and that called for political will.

The worsening of the security situation has been exacerbated by the aborted coup d apos etat on 2 July 1994.

Worsening impact of AIDS

Journalists, political activists and human rights defenders in Sudan are particularly endangered by the worsening human rights situation in the country.

The Regional Director said that UNICEF had similar concerns on the development indicators, particularly the worsening nutritional situation in the south.

Unfortunately, the two International Tribunals remained in a negative cash position of 80 million and the situation was worsening every year.

The overall situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is worsening and calls for imminent action by the international community.

29. The Committee also noted with the greatest concern the rapid worsening of the environmental situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

We are concerned, however, by the Secretary General apos s report that the socio economic situation in the occupied areas is worsening.

As the current report (S 2005 186) of the Secretary General underscores, the security situation is volatile and the human rights situation continues to be a source of great concern, while the economic situation is daily worsening.

The Special Representative expressed serious concern about the worsening security situation in Afghanistan and its negative effect on preparations for the upcoming elections.

International law does not permit a State to take measures leading to a worsening of a situation in the field of human rights.

378. I have also been seriously alarmed by the reports of the rapid worsening of the socio economic situation in the occupied territories.

The European Council is concerned at the worsening situation of the refugees on Rwanda apos s borders and the associated risk of regional destabilization.

Rising oil prices, borrowing to finance reconstruction, and tourism revenue shortfalls were worsening an already critical situation, and IMF was warning of a financial crisis.

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the worsening environmental situation led to a situation in which the accident at the nuclear power plant constituted a catastrophe for millions of people living in contaminated areas.

The most recent entry points to a worsening of the situation, and wonders what the fate of the mountain gorillas will be with the continuing war.

The health condition of the population drastically deteriorated as a result of the worsening standards of living and long standing exposure to a situation of stress.

It was the members of the European Community who, going against the current, managed to persuade the whole Security Council to react to the worsening situation.

Child labor exploitation is worsening in the Philippines.

By contrast, Israeli or American military action against Iran would risk worsening the situation, prolonging and intensifying the suffering in this very sensitive region of the world.

Some political prisoners were able to hang a banner outside their cell. They urged the Pope to look into the worsening human rights situation in the country.

Government officials, including the Governor of Quneitra, and the witnesses attested before the Special Committee to the ever worsening human rights situation in the occupied Syrian Golan.

The humanitarian response seems critical to that country, with the situation steadily worsening, the food shortage becoming chronic and the number of people in need of assistance increasing.

1.28 UNRWA operates in a turbulent region buffeted by the Arab Israeli conflict and its consequences in terms of episodes of violence and a worsening socio economic situation.

Other countries, in particular those with long standing ties with Angola or those with nationals and property in the country, are also increasingly anxious over the worsening situation.