For Europe, this situation is worrying on two counts.

The situation is equally worrisome in Yemen and Libya.

The weak judicial sector remains of serious concern.

The rising trend of extra budgetary funding was becoming a worry.

The recent erosion of confidence in the Treaty was a matter of concern.

The situation on the Korean peninsula continued to be a cause of concern.

To both Israel and the West, the regional context of Turkey s rise is especially disturbing.

The Secretary General's reports showed that discrimination and intolerance were on the rise, and that was a cause for concern.

There is also concern that emergency safeguard measures would be abused with respect to mode 4.

Syria is a special concern. For six months we have seen escalating violence and repression.

Particularly worrying were a number of bombings that have caused great anxiety among the population. Since my last briefing of the Council, there have been a further two explosions.

The persistent underfunding of some emergencies, particularly in Africa, is especially concerning.

I express my personal hope that that country, where the present situation is of concern, will again enjoy peace and calm within the framework of its own constitutional laws.

The under representation of women in the United Nations Secretariat, in particular at the senior level, is, therefore, a serious cause for concern.

Serbia and Montenegro's cooperation has improved, but the failure to turn over the remaining fugitives is a serious concern.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference found that trend to be most disturbing, as 23 of its 57 member States were LDCs.

By recognizing that concern, the international community acknowledged its responsibility to protect the marine space of coastal countries from the risks inherent in the transport of such materials.

It is also cause for grave concern that the Israeli security forces reported intercepting a number of would be suicide bombers in the West Bank.

Of concern are a slight increase in police brutality, an alarming trend in juvenile suicides and the forced return of refugees to Somaliland .

For the Party, this development is clearly worrying. It is now ceding the commanding heights of Chinese politics to autonomous representatives of social forces that it cannot control.

However, this use of aircraft is deplorable.

The international community is now facing a similarly worrying situation in the face of increasing terrorism and greater possibilities for the illegitimate proliferation of WMDs.

South Africa has already in various international forums expressed its concern over the worrisome pursuit of the weaponization of outer space.

The findings of the Chernobyl Forum provide ideal raw material for dissemination, helping people lead healthier lives and overcome a paralysing legacy of worry and fear.

But that is not necessarily reassuring news for the rest of the economy.

The continued unwillingness of the Kosovo Serbs to do that is worrying, counterproductive for themselves and unhelpful for the process.

If these trends continue, by 2015 forested areas will account for approximately 33 per cent of the national territory, which is a worrying prospect.

The situation is far from hopeless.

Some encouraging progress is being made in this respect.

That is a worrying trend, and not only for Japan South Korea can hardly stand alone as the lone Asian democracy.

It was extremely disturbing that the Israeli authorities should constantly obstruct the Agency's humanitarian work, in violation of international agreements which it should instead respect.

It is a matter of great concern for us that deliberations in the Conference on Disarmament the sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations have been stalled for years on end.

President Bush's statement to the General Assembly this morning was encouraging.

Moreover, the inability of the international community to take effective measures to prevent and root out causes of conflicts and crises, as well as the current confrontations and differences in our world, are of growing concern.

The completion of that mission, however, is still a cause for concern, in particular since it is becoming increasingly difficult, as the two recent Security Council reports make clear, to foresee a completion date for the accomplishment of the Tribunal's mandate.

Some organizations attempt to respond to this privacy related concern.

The African countries' determination to maintain a positive momentum, despite the many and complex challenges, is truly admirable.

This was particularly worrying for those mandates concerned with economic, social or cultural rights, and the United Nations should consider how to apply a unified approach to such issues.

The European Union welcomes the recent positive developments on the ground but notes that further action is required to improve the overall security situation in the country, which remains of concern.

It remains of very serious concern, however, that HIV AIDS has now exceeded the benchmark of a generalized epidemic, with a doubling of the prevalence rate among the adult population over the past two years.

One year later, we have seen some significant changes, and, while much remains that is of concern, we nevertheless feel there is cause for at least guarded optimism.

Although several members of the opposition movement, the Movement June 23 (M23), have called for peaceful and non violent demonstrations, the excesses clearly give cause for grave concern, according to the conversation online.

The negatively charged atmosphere that Azerbaijan was creating in detriment to confidence building between the two peoples was extremely worrying, and there was a real danger that those verbal expressions of hatred against Armenia would endanger the ceasefire.

Lastly it was concerned about the increasing use of extra budgetary funds to finance activities that logically ought to have been financed through the ordinary budget.

The conclusions included in the final report of a special mission of the National Police are evidence of this situation, which indicate that the large number of internal investigations for links with criminal structures, in particular the paramilitaries is worrying .