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

The observation of the Office of Internal Oversight Services that there was a pattern of sexual exploitation by uniformed personnel involving women and girls is a source of major concern, which is now being addressed in a comprehensive manner by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and MONUC.

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.

Security for the electoral process remains a key concern, as demonstrated by attacks on the headquarters of the Electoral Council on 24 and 29 March 2005.

The region is a major exporter of hydroelectric power.

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

Child malnutrition was a major concern for some of them.

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

Meat is a major source of protein, as well as iron, zinc, and vitamin B12.

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.

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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.

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.

Energy dependence was a major source of economic vulnerability.

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.

Security issues continue to be a primary concern for refugees and for those involved in their protection including UNHCR staff, other humanitarian personnel especially NGO staff and States seeking to deliver protection and assistance.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Another main source of international standards in this area is the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering.

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

The President noted that Puntland had been relatively safe in the past year and that peace and security was not their primary worry at this stage.

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.