The situation on the ground in Shlomi is also dire.

For survivors, the situation was increasingly dire.

The situation on the ground is dire in the Israeli village of Nativ Ha'asara.

Let me share with the Council the situation on the ground, which is truly dire.

The situation on the ground in the Israeli community of Beit Hagai is also dire.

Brazil is deeply alarmed at the dire humanitarian and economic situation in the occupied territories.

The Organization must intensify its efforts to resolve that dire situation.

The economy of those regions, especially as related to agriculture and forestry, is in a dire situation.

The situation of women detainees was described as dire by several witnesses.

The situation that has seen more than 25,400 terrorist attacks against Israelis in less than five years is indeed dire.

The situation on the ground for those who died, their families, neighbours and friends is gruesome, cruel and, indeed, dire.

However, with the devastation caused by the tsunami, our situation has become very dire.

The situation has been dire for the majority of the population for many years.

In the Sudan, the dire situation in Darfur had been the subject of much attention.

Thus, in Iraq, foreign occupation has merely exacerbated the dire situation and lack of security.

In this context, we are gravely concerned at the dire human rights situation in North Korea.

Noting with serious concern the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impact,

Also noting with serious concern the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impacts,

Noting with serious concern also the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impacts,

Noting also with serious concern the dire humanitarian situation and its long term socio economic and environmental impacts,

Recognizing the dire situation, the refugees themselves had borne some of the Agency s expenses through innovative financing methods.

More than ever, Palestinians rely on the Special Committee to report to the General Assembly on their dire situation.

The situation of women was dire, according to several witnesses, and the condition of minors was no less appalling.

They're also a country that is in dire danger.

This situation is not normal and could have dire consequences for international peace and security if the international community does not deal with it responsibly and seriously.

These dire

However, the already dire humanitarian situation, coupled with the tsunami, poses considerable new challenges for the incipient Government of Somalia.

Zimbabwe is not the only country facing that dire prospect.

The health and sanitation sector is also in dire straits.

Even in today's world, their situation would be really dire, but think about how much worse it would have been then.

Deeply disturbed by reports about the climate of oppression and the dire economic and social situation in the south of Iraq,

Noting with grave concern the dire humanitarian situation that the Somali people face and the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and relief,

That dire financial situation is regrettably also making it unfeasible for the United Nations to meet its obligation to reimburse troop contributing countries and to return credits to Member States.

Although projects are being implemented, such as the Small Arms Transparency and Control Regime, it is clear that the Regional Centre's dire financial situation ought to be addressed more vigorously.

The current world situation is not nearly so dire, but there are parallels, particularly to 1937. Now, as then, people have been disappointed for a long time, and many are despairing.

The world must stop the Israeli Government of Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu before it plunges the region into an even more dire and unstable situation.

There is a dire need for training of teachers to detect child abuse

Nevertheless, the Special Committee was able to collect sufficient material and evidence regarding the dire human rights situation in OPT affecting Palestinians and other Arabs.

But lost among the hype is the unexciting fact that this report is actually no more dire than the IPCC s last report, issued in 2001. In two important ways, this year s effort was actually less dire.

It is of great concern that as at 6 September, only 92 million, or 48 per cent of the 193 million requested through the 2005 Consolidated Appeal, had been provided, while the country is facing a dire humanitarian situation.

Much remains to be done, though, given the dire economic situation of Kosovo, which has still to deal with an unemployment rate higher than 60 per cent.

We also join others in welcoming the efforts of the Quartet's special envoy, James Wolfensohn, to address the dire economic and humanitarian situation in the occupied territories.

Despite the dire situation I have just outlined, the Palestinian Authority insists on looking ahead and on working for a brighter tomorrow one that is marked by freedom and prosperity rather than by occupation and poverty.

For many others, however, circumstances remained dire.

Germany's in dire need of brave men.