Cyber Insecurity

The extremes of shortage and excess of water result in different forms of socio economic insecurity.

Children burdened by significant economic insecurity, discrimination, or maltreatment benefit most from effective interventions.

The State of Food Insecurity in the World. FAO, Rome.

Mr. Cović spoke about the lack of basic security.

Industries have closed because of lack of security and raw material supply.

Rampant insecurity seems to be the order of the day.

Chronic food insecurity refers to less affordable food and growing urban poverty, while emergency food insecurity relates to breakdowns in the chain of food distribution.

There are too many Africans whose lives are blighted by poverty, insecurity or a lack of human dignity.

Half of the governorates of the West Bank and Gaza has remained at the same levels of food insecurity, a quarter has become more food insecure while a quarter has improved.

On the social front, the preceding ten years of crisis and conflict had caused the collapse of the transportation system and the insecurity in certain provinces had shattered the social framework.

We have several harrowing stories from the coups of 1992 and the protests of 2014, which really brought home the similarities between the two and the continued insecurity Venezuelans face. Economic insecurity, scarcity, polarized politics, and crime are common themes, but so are memories and nostalgia, and familiar relations.

The proliferation of armaments, including nuclear arms, is a consequence of insecurity.

The cards provide financial assistance, on a monthly basis, to families facing food insecurity.

Palestinian women live in a permanent state of insecurity, tension and fear.

The Davos World Economic Forum ranks food insecurity as a major risk to humanity.

However, insecurity in some areas of Darfur has impeded access by these observers.

Insecurity in camps for internally displaced persons in Western Darfur is a major concern.

Policies and institutions must respond to these insecurities in stronger and more integrated ways.

But we must not forget that the cost of insecurity is unacceptable.

There is a clear danger that continued insecurity will undermine the reconstruction and development process.

The European Union welcomes African resolve to tackle the problems of insecurity and instability on the continent.

It is the Mission's view that the Lebanese security services and the Syrian Military Intelligence bear the primary responsibility for the lack of security, protection, and law and order in Lebanon.

It is reported that this widespread insecurity is exacerbated by large scale violations of the arms embargo.

In Eritrea, widespread food insecurity continues to be the main humanitarian challenge.

Years of chronic insecurity and violence have had a deep psychological impact on the population.

However, the continuing insecurity in Darfur does not allow for an effective system for the protection of victims and witnesses.

We therefore commit to promote human security as a means to empower people and address effectively those insecurities.

The failure of police forces to cope with crime, for example, had led to the privatization of security and the proliferation of security companies, a trend which thrived on insecurity and fear.

There is now a growing recognition of the link between inequality and economic instability and weakness.

This not only impaired long term growth, but also increased food insecurity.

We therefore commit to promote human security as a means to empower people and address effectively those insecurities.

In other locations, insecurity, land access and allocation, and procurement problems have caused delays.

No Government tolerates the insecurity which threatens the very existence of Governments, States and communities.

Insecurity and lack of female doctors still prevent many women from seeking health care.

Desertification contributed to poverty, hunger, disease and food insecurity.

This lack of international security further complicates the work of national security forces which are already dealing with a national security situation that is equally unsettled.

One incident in southern Somalia vividly demonstrated how insecurity can hamper humanitarian work.

MONUC actions in this regard will pay particular attention to any element responsible for insecurity in this region.

Food insecurity is brought about by the population's inability to access their farmlands because of fear of attacks from the militia.

Continuing insecurity in the Kivus, however, has led UNHCR to caution against premature returns.

In particular, factional clashes a prominent feature of insecurity three years ago have become a localized issue and are no longer a threat to national security.

An example of the current fragility of the economic and social situation in Burundi is the recent food insecurity in the northern provinces of the country, which caused new displacements of populations and led to an appeal by the authorities of Burundi for international emergency support.

In an information based world of cyber insecurity, power diffusion may be a greater threat than power transition.

This post was commissioned as part of a Pulitzer Center Global Voices Online series on Food Insecurity.