This led to a significant exodus of people from the area.

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Abandoned buildings became a security risk, which further accelerated the exodus from the city.

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That exodus of qualified persons was very costly.

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Ironically, many countries of origin took advantage of that exodus of human capital in the form of migrants' remittances from abroad.

Reintegration could provide a material incentive for repatriation and should address the complex problems arising from the mass exodus of peoples.

The second element, resulting from the first, is the massive exodus of refugees towards inhospitable regions with no access for humanitarian organizations.

121. Unfortunately, the possibility of a mass exodus of Croatian Serbs from the Region continues to be a major cause for concern.

At each of these stages, persons in mass exodus have specific human rights entitlements under international law, arising from a variety of sources.

In his statement, Foreign Minister Granic makes no mention of the ongoing exodus of the Serbs from Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium.

Globalization is creating urgent demands for the new century. One of these arises from the pain that is giving rise to a new exodus.

The internally displaced constitute a specific category of people affected by mass exodus.

Recent examples of mass exodus, both as a result of armed conflict and as a consequence of massive natural disasters, have highlighted the need to address comprehensively the human rights of victims of mass exodus.

The continuing exodus of young people has been a concern to the Islanders for many years.

Human rights violations are most often the root as well as immediate cause of mass exodus.

The Government considered that chronic underdevelopment was ultimately the basic cause of the mass exodus phenomenon.

Host populations in those areas were in a desperate condition at the time of the exodus.

It was concerned, however, about the continued exodus of well trained staff during the critical drawdown phase.

A wide range of causes of mass exodus were cited in the report of the Secretary General.

The sovereign debt crisis is eating its way from the periphery to the core, and the exodus of capital is accelerating. Since the summer, 300 billion, in net terms, may well have fled from Italy and France.

To be fully understood, the phenomena of mass exodus and displacement must also be viewed within this framework.

Problems in inter ethnic relations arose, and there was a mass exodus of national minorities, especially Russian speakers.

It would appear that the Wall was designed not only to achieve security, but also, as was clear from its routing, to seize land for settlers and cause an exodus of Palestinians.

Economically, the country suffered from the exodus of the large majority of its Portuguese inhabitants, who frequently destroyed their properties upon leaving. In 1978, only 20,000 remained of the previous 260,000 settlers.

Bumped into Eurasia around 16 million years ago, and then we had the first African exodus, as we call it.

As a consequence of the rural exodus and the transformation of rural areas into small cities and villages, the rural population has decreased from 24 in 1991 to 18 in 2000 (IBGE, Demographic Census).

For example, South Africa has witnessed an exodus of medical personnel to the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, and also a migration from the public to the private sector within the country.

The Office noted that, following the reintroduction of granting British citizenship for Saints in 2002, the island had experienced an exodus.

This three way interrelationship was most apparent in situations of exodus and displacement of large numbers of people around the world.

The exodus of those persons was due to the war that had been forced on the Sudan for over 13 years.

In the United Republic of Tanzania, the repatriation of over 500,000 Rwandan refugees in December 1996 and January 1997 followed the sudden exodus of the refugees from the camps towards the interior of the country.

If it is not applied, the argument goes, there will be a massive exodus of Muslims to other faiths. The immediate goal is to keep the courts from allowing Lina Joy or Kamariah Ali to convert.

31. According to a United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) study, the situation of street children is a direct result of the increasing poverty of rural dwellers, the exodus from rural areas and the resulting overpopulation of urban centres.

Information concerning the respect for and the promotion of human rights is thus an indispensable element in examining all phases of mass exoduses, ranging from early warning, prevention of and protection from violations of human rights during mass exodus, to post conflict peace building and reconciliation.

In other words, the exodus of human capital, while providing a source of currency in the short term hampers our countries' long term development.

National human rights institutions also play an important role in promoting national responsibility and reinforcing protection of the rights of persons in mass exodus.

In countries such as the Philippines, the exodus of the rural population to urban areas has been exacerbated by natural and man made disasters.

Further, the situation of children in Haiti was critical because of poor economic and social conditions, poverty, rural exodus, anarchic urbanization and family disintegration.

Rural development strategies that include multigenerational cooperatives and enterprises could help stem the rural exodus and restore a better age balance to rural areas.

191. UNU, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan organized an international seminar on the Indo Chinese Exodus and the International Response in October at UNU headquarters in Tokyo, for the purpose of increasing understanding of the exodus and its immediate and long term effects.

Human rights treaty bodies have also advanced their understanding of the situation of persons in mass exodus and displacement as being one of particular vulnerability, with corresponding needs and sensitivities that may often differ from those of other rights holders.

The Special Rapporteur presented as fact his allegations that Israel intended to confiscate Palestinian land, encourage an exodus of Palestinians and incorporate settlers into Israel.