Over 250 million people are directly affected by desertification.

The Palestinian tragedy is directly affected by this European affliction.

Neighboring Lebanon, with its fierce Sunni Shia divide, is already being directly affected.

Of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), seven directly affected the rights of children.

The ethnographic reports show that interclass crises directly affected therapeutic criteria and care of the ill.

The more difficult problem will arise where the treaty is not directly but only indirectly affected by the revolution.

That is also the present situation in Côte d'Ivoire, where a large Niger community is directly affected by the conflict.

Their contribution acknowledges the immediate response of our volunteers and trained staff in the countries directly affected following the disaster.

The economic crisis that Brazil suffered in the 1980s and 1990s directly affected these families, dependent on the income from trade.

Like many of those directly affected by the 2008 tragedy, blogger Matangi Mawley (who lost an uncle during the attack) wrote

Moreover, stakeholders find they have little leverage in participating in policy setting process, even though their products may be directly affected.

The principles seek to ensure that large scale land investments result in win win situations, benefiting investors and directly affected communities alike.

I was never directly affected. But I read and watched the news as it was happening. So it was a close experience.

By this date, over 300 houses were completely destroyed with more than 150 villages and towns being directly affected by the floods.

Hence it would be advisable to consider sites in areas not directly affected by the oil spills from the invasion and occupation.

Europe, as Tunisia s northern neighbor, will be directly affected either way, and should therefore become seriously involved in terms of promoting democracy and aiding economic progress.

Meeting people in the Middle East who were directly or indirectly affected by the American foreign policy made me understand the sometimes terrible human cost of those policies.

The view was also expressed that countries directly concerned and or affected by a peacekeeping operation should, in specific circumstances and where appropriate, be invited to those meetings.

Whatever the images that linger longest in the minds of those not directly affected, each attack has brought with it the same tragedy for the victims and their families.

It was now necessary to strengthen international cooperation to find a solution to the problems which directly affected indigenous peoples and redress the violations of their rights which persisted.

(b) A Party that has concerns or is affected by a failure to comply with the Convention's obligations by another Party with which it is directly involved under the Convention .

Failure to afford adequate protection against hate speech is of itself a violation of the individual rights of those who are directly affected by the State's failure to fulfil its obligations.

The Secretariat should also take immediate action in response to the External Auditor's observations on field offices, since the performance of those offices directly affected the projects undertaken in various countries.

Some security strategists and just war theorists argue that there may be nothing morally objectionable about deterrence in cases where the lives and welfare of a civilian population are not directly affected.

The Committee notes the scale of opposition to the legislation among the group most directly affected by its provisions, the Maori, and their very strong perception that the legislation discriminates against them.

Since October 2000 and the beginning of the second Intifada (the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation), women as well as men have been frequently affected by the conflict either directly or indirectly.

In addition, the petitioners that are organizations are directly affected, as it is said that they will no longer be able to rely on the protection of the law in conducting their work.

Forests affect, and are directly and indirectly affected by, a considerable number of binding and non binding instruments, each having a particular focus and mandate that determines its scope in respect of forests.

Access by affected country Parties, particularly affected developing country

Access by affected country Parties, particularly affected developing country

Neither the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change nor its Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement on climate change, includes any provisions concerning specific assistance or protection for those who will be directly affected by climate change.

Despite the fact that the war directly affected the health state of the population, the expected life span in 2000 was between 71 and 75 years of age, which is equal to the state in 1990.

In that connection, the view was expressed that the countries especially affected by sanctions regimes, including target countries, should be given access to sanctions committees to explain their situation directly related to the implementation of sanctions.

While the communities directly affected by the report's conclusion have done their best to contain a difficult situation, national politics seem to have intruded and contributed to a hardening of positions as well as heightened tension.

Two types of projects were identified that required the application of free, prior and informed consent those that were specifically addressed to indigenous peoples and those that affected indigenous peoples, but were not directly addressed to them.

Mr. Gidor (Israel), explaining his delegation's position on the draft resolution just adopted, expressed strong support for the efforts of the General Assembly and Member States to strengthen mine action, especially with regard to countries directly affected.

The ECB s decisions lead to a massive redistribution of wealth and risk among the eurozone s member states, as well as from stable countries taxpayers, who have little stake in the crisis, to global investors directly affected by it.

In determining the eligibility to receive compensation for business losses, the E2 Panels have defined what is considered to be a compensable area in the Middle East that was directly affected by Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

Affected sectors

(g) The production of a new document with the above adjustments, both at 2004 2005 and 2006 2007 cost levels, resulted in immaterial variations of a technical nature in items that were not directly affected by the above adjustments.

The main reason for the postponement is the fact that many countries of the region, particularly those that have been directly affected by the tsunami of 26 December 2004, have given top priority to relief efforts for the populations concerned.

All were affected.

This is appropriate, because, even as the US retains a strong interest in and responsibility for Northeast Africa (owing to the region s relationship to the Middle East), Europe is more directly affected by events in the rest of Africa than is the US.

How can we overcome the role that vested interests may be playing in setting a global health agenda that fails to address key drivers of disease? Perhaps one answer lies in listening more to the communities directly affected by major health conditions.

Ms. Adjalova (Azerbaijan) said that, because gender equality and the empowerment of women directly affected implementation of all aspects of the Millennium Declaration, including development, security and human rights, Azerbaijan had integrated those concerns as a cross cutting issue into its development policy.