But instead we see a landscape of widespread poverty set against a backdrop of endemic corruption and official mismanagement.

Set against the backdrop of the Indian Army in Kashmir, the film tells the story of an agent and his fight against terrorism.

It is set in Bamyan, a province in central Afghanistan, against the backdrop of the sixth century monumental statues of standing buddhas that the Taliban destroyed in 2001.

A constant backdrop has been the situation in Iraq.

Against that backdrop, I have two questions for the Minister.

Against such a backdrop we can wait no longer.

Against this backdrop, the US government shutdown looks a little different.

This is the backdrop of the challenges we as an organization face.

Against this backdrop, Israel and the Palestinian territories are relatively stable places.

These developments, albeit positive, should be considered against the backdrop of lesser accomplishments.

Against that backdrop, the least developed countries are prepared to make their contribution.

All of this is happening against the backdrop of increasing experimentation with drugs.

Against that backdrop, I should like to focus here on three issues.

President Urusemal We gather this year against the backdrop of many recent natural disasters.

It is against this backdrop that the latest contest between India and China must be assessed.

Against this backdrop, the full, immediate and unconditional implementation of article VI of the Treaty is fundamental.

In December 2003 she released a novel, Ticket to Paradise , based on the backdrop of 9 11.

Against a backdrop of generally tighter migration regulation during the reporting period, more encouraging developments were noted.

Against this backdrop, the time has come to reconsider the basic sources of happiness in our economic life.

Against the backdrop of rapid globalization, the individual risks and costs of moving internationally will continue to fall.

For Obama, Africa so far chiefly remains a backdrop against which he defines his American identity.

Restorative justice generally operates against the backdrop and as a complement to a capable, fair and efficient justice system.

Against this backdrop, institutional investors self insured quite rationally against a eurozone breakup by withdrawing behind safer borders.

Rising regional tensions also provided the backdrop to US President Barack Obama s trip to Southeast Asia shortly after his re election.

The agreement will be hotly debated in large measure because it comes against a backdrop of unprecedented partisan tension in Washington.

It would also provide a backdrop against which wages in Germany could rise without necessarily having to fall in the periphery.

It is against this bitter backdrop that a new Afghan president will be elected and the withdrawal of forces carried out.

The Doha negotiations have been taking place against the backdrop of trade's increasing role in and contribution to economic growth and development.

Without prejudice to the results of the investigation, it is obvious that this atmosphere provided the backdrop for the assassination of Mr. Hariri.

Without prejudice to the results of the investigation, it is obvious that this atmosphere provided the backdrop for the assassination of Mr. Hariri.

The air strike also occurred against the backdrop of negotiations between the FARC and Colombian government that have been ongoing since September 2012.

These case studies will examine country specific productivity experience and provide an interpretation against the backdrop of these countries' overall growth performance.

He said that there was an urgent need to promote respect for cultural diversity and different religions against the backdrop of globalization.

Our debates are unfolding against a backdrop of escalating oil prices, whose worst fallout we may have yet to see.

Japan s unilateral revision of Article 9, viewed against the backdrop of its new nationalism, would isolate Japan from virtually the whole of Asia.

Against this backdrop and with a view to bring the refugee and the egyptian communities together, the idea of a film festival took birth.

It is hard to imagine that a free and fair election can take place against the backdrop of such intense and systemic violence.

Current initiativesAgainst a backdrop of conventional interventions through the state or markets, alternative initiatives have been pioneered to address the problem of food security.

Sixth is the critical backdrop of the crisis that affected the country in the mid 1990s with manifold consequences which are still being felt today.

Against this backdrop, the issue of promoting longer term development in countries emerging from conflict, particularly in Africa, needs to be given serious consideration.

Against the backdrop of Russia's completely ambiguous policy in the Caucasus, this will give Rogozin an opportunity to remain at the top of public opinion polls.

We are discussing the issue of nuclear weapons today against the backdrop of our successive failures over the past couple of years, and particularly in 2005.

The backdrop was a modern glass façade that alternated between a bank headquarters (with the word Profit in flashing lights) and a temple of consumer fashion.

It is against that grim backdrop, therefore, that we must consider the recommendations contained in the Secretary General's report and undertake a vigorous process of assessment.

Against the backdrop of the challenges and difficulties in obtaining information in the field, the Monitoring Group adapted its standards of evidence to suit the Somali context.