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

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

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

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

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(g) the severe insecurity, which minimizes the ability of humanitarian organizations to secure access to affected populations

However, in the case of Haiti, the insecurity arising from the persistence of illegal armed groups requires a special political and inclusive effort.

The Security Council expresses its growing concern over the situation of one million Somalis in a state of humanitarian emergency or suffering from severe livelihood distress and the rising civil and food insecurity in parts of Southern Somalia, where malnutrition levels have increased.

Inequality was also reflected in the global unemployment situation.

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.

Yet greater short term insecurity seems inevitable as geographic diversity of supply is reduced and reliance on vulnerable supply routes grows.

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.

Insecurity grew in Central Asia, where there was political upheaval in Kyrgyzstan in March and an outbreak of violence in Uzbekistan in May.

The overall humanitarian situation in Darfur continues to improve, despite continuous insecurity and new population displacements in September.

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

However, the international community was faced with the same challenges as before, including efforts to halt human rights violations, reduce insecurity, and end armed conflicts.

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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.

After the Dutch no, there is fear that distrust of the European project will spread.

Any alternative may run the risk of prolonging the state of lack of full empowerment.

While acknowledging the various serious crises in other parts of the world, I would like to focus on the drought induced food insecurity situation in a number of SADC countries.

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.

Experiments carried out under microgravity conditions were an important component of scientific development.

And Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s new strategy to seek a non interference agreement with the Pakistani Taliban will probably lead to even more domestic insecurity.

The setting of many incidents of abuse since the beginning of the conflict, the west of the country is going through a situation of great insecurity, with grave consequences such as the displacement of the civilian population.

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.

Mistrust is compounded by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s incendiary pronouncements, particularly about Israel.

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

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.

Expresses its concern at the ongoing food insecurity in Ethiopia and Eritrea and its potential to create greater instability and calls on Member States to continue to provide generous support for both humanitarian and development activities to improve food security in Ethiopia and Eritrea,

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.

Recognizing that the devastating impact of HIV AIDS and other endemic diseases is undoing decades of economic and social development and contributing to food insecurity and the increased vulnerability of the population in Mozambique,

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.

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.