If left unmitigated, these stresses will further exacerbate desertification.

Those arms fuel underlying tensions, exacerbate conflicts and hamper peacebuilding efforts.

Continued illegal actions exacerbate the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

(e) The experiment shall not exacerbate high vacancy rates in any budget sections

The most developed countries pursue agricultural policies that seriously exacerbate poverty in developing countries.

Unfulfilled promises have the potential to destabilize the situation and exacerbate frustrations and alienation.

Poor hygiene, sanitation and water exacerbate poverty by reducing productivity and elevating health care costs.

The use of any kind of force can only exacerbate the confrontation in the territory.

Social ills such as unemployment, criminality, immorality and drug abuse help to exacerbate this social unrest.

Such a situation could further exacerbate the imbalance between urban and rural areas in developing countries.

205. The frequency and intensity of internal conflicts continue to exacerbate the problem of landmine use.

Deeply concerned also that gender inequality, violence and discrimination exacerbate extreme poverty, disproportionally impacting women and girls,

Furthermore, we urge the immediate cessation of any action that may exacerbate the political crisis in Nicaragua.

Maternal mortality and the mortality of parents due to HIV AIDS often lead to or exacerbate poverty.

Tests of space weapons in near earth orbits will exacerbate the already serious problem of space debris.

The more vegetation we lose, the more that's likely to exacerbate climate change and lead to further desertification.

In sum, disasters associated with natural hazards are best viewed as human induced phenomena that exacerbate human vulnerability.

These restrictions will further exacerbate the difficult socio economic conditions and humanitarian hardships being faced by the population.

59. The main consequences of such practices are to multiply and exacerbate the problems of the developing countries.

Torture, house demolitions, the confiscation of land, assassinations and detentions without trial all serve only to exacerbate the situation.

Today, there is ample evidence that inadequate shelter and related services can cause and exacerbate ill health and morbidity.

There are in fact already too many differences between permanent and non permanent Council membership to further exacerbate that imbalance.

Various Government projects targeting local and national media were aimed at eliminating attitudes and approaches that might exacerbate gender inequalities.

There was a need to ensure that peacekeeping operations did not exacerbate the situation or perpetuate an unjust status quo.

Such practices prejudice fair process, as they can diminish access to legal assistance and interpretation services, and may exacerbate prior trauma.

The presence or suspected presence of mined areas can exacerbate poverty and efforts to clear these mines can help reduce poverty.

Unfortunately, the media were all too often used to exacerbate conflict when tensions between minorities and between minorities and Governments escalate.

Conscious that unprovoked violations by Indian armed forces along the line of control further exacerbate tensions and instability in the region,

Aware as we are of our common responsibilities towards the least developed countries, we should not exacerbate the imbalances of our planet.

Poor and inadequate housing conditions, characterized by overcrowding and lack of privacy, sanitation and basic services exacerbate women's vulnerability to domestic violence.

It also noted that the cultural glorification of women s family roles could exacerbate the negative impact of economic rationalization policies on women.

The arrival of large scale investment in agriculture will alter the relationship between these worlds of farming. It will exacerbate highly unequal competition.

Moreover, since some of the regions devastated by the tsunami suffer from internal conflict, it is imperative that assistance not exacerbate those tensions.

That contravenes the relevant United Nations resolutions and the principle of land for peace, and it is bound to exacerbate Israeli Palestinian discord.

If not, market access liberalization might exacerbate the duality of the health system, further depriving poorer people of access to adequate medical care.

Moreover, it contravenes various Security Council resolutions calling upon the parties to refrain from any action which would exacerbate the situation. English Page

Many Parties also reported that future changes in their socio economic situation would most likely exacerbate vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change.

International terrorism, transnational organized crime and local conflicts all exacerbate the negative impact on victims of the use of small arms and light weapons.

Sea level rise, coupled with increased storminess, will exacerbate the rate and intensity of erosion of the coastal areas, affecting human activity and infrastructure.

Now, all that, that Apollonian, Platonic model, is what the building industry is predicated on, and there are a number of things that exacerbate that.

Secondly, in many instances, it is the politics of poverty that lead to and exacerbate conflicts, involving competition between groups, including civilians, for scarce resources.

Also recognizes that inequitable political, economic, cultural and social conditions can breed and foster racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which in turn exacerbate inequity

Nonetheless, the report has not only ignored this burning challenge, but has also recommended entrusting the Council with new mandates, which would further exacerbate the situation.

Indiscriminate violence and improper detention procedures can only exacerbate the perception of a climate of impunity and breed resentment against those in charge of providing security.

It must also be ensured that the conditions at the hearings involving child victims respect the dignity of the children and do not exacerbate their trauma.