This is of particular concern considering 23 of marine mammal species are currently threatened.

Odious fishing practices are of particular concern to the small island States of the Pacific Ocean.

The significant number of States that are late in submitting their national reports to the CTC remains of particular concern.

The situation in Darfur remains of gravest concern.

Many protracted situations remain, with little prospect of early solutions.

The nuclear programme of the Islamic Republic of Iran remained a source of concern.

The importation of explosives and heavy weapons is of serious concern.

That freedom of movement has remained delicate is a source of concern that requires urgent attention.

The number of impunity cases is a concern for journalists and rights groups.

That is a favourite method of bypassing embargoes and a source of particular concern for the Security Council.

The outbreak of bubonic plague in 1894 became a concern to the Hong Kong Government.

Security is a major concern while concerning the mobile computing standards on the fleet.

The internal political situation in Kosovo remains a real concern.

The number of accused still at large, however, is cause for concern.

The human rights of women and children, although improved, remain a matter of great concern.

Press coverage of the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire continues to be of concern.

The issue of the treatment of small economies was of particular concern to Jamaica.

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is causing a great deal of concern to the shipping world.

The situation in the occupied Syrian Golan is also a matter of grave concern for the international community.

The lack of progress on the Israeli Syrian front is of great concern to all of us.

The issue of healthy eating has long been an important concern to individuals and cultures.

He demonstrated, at least initially, a genuine concern for the welfare of the people.

On the other hand, the situation in Côte d'Ivoire continues to concern us.

Physical security of refugees remained a central concern during the reporting period.

The Palestinian Authority's inability to exercise control over its territory remains a source of great concern.

Communication between international agencies and countries, and within countries, seems to be a major source of concern.

Another major source of concern, in addition to the level of poverty, is the degradation of the environment in Haiti.

The human rights situation in Côte d'Ivoire has seen no notable improvement and remains a cause of grave concern.

O'FLAHERTY said that human trafficking had been identified as a matter of grave concern in the State party.

First, with respect to youth and its relationship to the global economy, the disparities and difficulties of integration were of widespread concern.

Campaigns also addressed the scope and scale of forced evictions of the poor, which have raised widespread concern.

As with continued settlement activity, Israel's ongoing construction of the barrier remains a source of deep concern.

It stipulated that Lebanon would not be made a threat to Syria's security and that Syria was responsible for protecting Lebanon from external threats.

The absence of judicial authority in the zone of confidence is of concern to the impartial forces, which do not have the mandate of supporting the judicial system.

The climatic factors of concern include droughts and projected reductions in freshwater availability due to global warming.

Current threats of attack on nuclear facilities under full scope safeguards of the IAEA are a source of grave concern.

This is chiefly a concern for people with diabetes, but could also be dangerous to the health of non diabetics.

Over exploitation of living marine resources through excessive fishing continues to be of grave concern to the international community.

Moreover, this has often resulted in foreign firms integrating vertically, giving rise to potential concerns in the area of competition.

In South Asia, the nuclear capabilities of India and Pakistan were a source of legitimate concern to all the non nuclear weapon States of the region.

Unannounced launches of missiles, as we have seen in recent years, can provoke major concerns for international and regional security.

His Government was particularly concerned at the restrictions on access by humanitarian organizations to the civilian population of the occupied territories.

The adoption of a participative and iterative approach in the context of the assessment of the level of achievement of the commitments set out in the Declaration is an important concern.

Their links with transnational organized crime, terrorism and narcotics trafficking exacerbates their danger, making them a matter of concern for all countries and regions.

The threat posed by the possible weaponization of outer space and the risk of a subsequent arms race are of great concern to my Government.