But the situation clearly remains fragile, because of the highly volatile security situation and the lack of a political solution to the crisis.

Indeed, the situation is all the more volatile in view of the political transition now underway in China.

The security situation remains volatile and unpredictable.

However, the political situation is still fragile and potentially volatile, and much of the technical process of unification has still to be completed.

Despite the measures taken, the security situation remains volatile and unpredictable.

However, it must also be noted that the current political process in Côte d'Ivoire remains at a stalemate and that the security situation is still volatile.

Beyond Iran, the volatile situation throughout the Middle East urgently demands solutions.

However, the volatile political climate gave the idea stronger backing.

In addition, the volatile political situation in Burundi and the subregion provokes alternating movements of Burundian, Rwandese or Congolese refugees departing from or returning to neighbouring countries.

The volatile security situation there has kept kids out of school since October.

Ultimately, however, such initiatives cannot substitute for a wider political settlement to end the continuing generally volatile situation and the severe insecurity in certain areas, especially in south Darfur.

This is helping to promote further instability in already volatile political contexts.

With the situation threatening to escalate further, both sides need to contain the conflict quickly and restore the status quo. Indeed, the situation is all the more volatile in view of the political transition now underway in China.

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I remain concerned, however, about the volatile security and political situation in Sierra Leone's immediate neighbourhood, which can be expected to continue to present serious security challenges for the country.

Calming a volatile situation may mean not publicly denouncing behavior that cries out for condemnation.

In Somalia, despite political progress, the situation remains volatile in the centre and south of the country, where the humanitarian community faces major constraints to access populations in need of assistance.

The volatile security situation during September also took a toll on international personnel working in Darfur.

The security situation is still volatile, and the fight against terrorism has not been won yet.

With the elections now less than three months away, the situation in Côte d'Ivoire remains volatile.

Lack of rain in the region and volatile global food prices have made a bad situation worse.

Recurring incidents of violence remind us of the urgent need to stabilize the still volatile security situation.

I cannot emphasize enough the grave and volatile nature of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

The security situation in the western part of the country, in particular, remains volatile and requires close monitoring.

In North Kivu, MONUC teams continue to monitor the volatile security situation in the Rutshuru and Masisi territories.

As I have already indicated, the current security situation in Darfur remains volatile, with ongoing violence and attacks.

Should we neglect to address this responsibility fairly and properly, the situation in this volatile region will remain bleak.

A series of ill planned military operations in the tribal areas further complicated the situation in the volatile border region.

The overall situation remained volatile, particularly in Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Guinea Bissau and Guinea, and contingency plans are regularly updated.

Political and Socioeconomic Situation

The Assistant Secretary General stated that the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire remained fragile and the security situation continued to be volatile, with criminality increasing and the economic situation deteriorating.

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 situation every day is incredibly volatile as there are more people trying to leave than their are seats on the busses.

The security situation in the region, particularly in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also remains extremely volatile.

Only oil prices remain high (though volatile), no doubt influenced by the complex political events in the Middle East.

Both are volatile democracies where any political question can provoke not just intense debate, but also the threat of violence.

The security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remained volatile and dangerous, as was confirmed by the recent killing of nine peacekeepers.

Implementation has been further complicated by the volatile security situation and by delays in determining the legal framework within which the elections will be conducted.

Domestic politics remained volatile.

1.1 GEOGRAPHICAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SITUATION

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The security situation in Port au Prince remained volatile, and there was an increased number of violent acts by various illegal armed groups beginning in February.

Some argue that the more constraining political systems work well in stable times, but perform poorly under volatile conditions like those prevailing today.

Financial flows are excessively volatile.

The subregional context remains volatile.