The lack of access to electricity is even greater.

The housing shortage was particularly acute in East Jerusalem.

The reintegration programme for ex combatants still faces a significant funding shortfall.

(i) Guyana was severely affected by drought, while its gold mining industry was severely affected by water shortages

The critical funding situation for 1998 General Programmes was the focus of the Director apos s opening remarks.

And 40 states already have an acute nursing shortage.

The courts were also experiencing serious shortages in terms of human and technical resources.

A significant food gap is anticipated in the coming months.

Huge shortage of organs, God forbid, if you need one.

We still are badly underfunded in some of the worst protection crises.

The demining process has been too slow and is hampered by serious shortages of funding.

Schools also continue struggling with high drop out rates and serious shortages of teachers, especially female teachers.

Witnesses spoke of severe housing shortages in the cities and towns of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

31. Power shortages in New Zealand have caused serious supply problems for Pitcairn.

This situation must be reassessed in view of serious funding shortfalls for Liberia's reconstruction and rehabilitation process.

If there are significant shortfalls or delays in payments, the actual outcome could involve even more cross borrowing.

Finally, provinces such as Bubanza, Cibitoke and Karuzi are being hit by serious shortages as a direct result of the conflict.

There were, however, serious political obstacles preventing this, particularly due to the lack of freedom of movement and security problems, in addition to continuing housing shortages and significant unemployment.

In the northern city of Korhogo, the supply reservoir is nearly dry, causing an acute water shortage.

One unfortunate side effect of this has been that there is now often significant duplication of mandates and actions between different bodies within the system.

My country is facing severe food shortages owing to the drought that we have had since January this year.

However, a significant number of the proposed reintegration projects could not be implemented, due to budget cuts imposed by a severe funding shortfall.

There is a general increase in food insecurity and a severe shortage of drinking water, as well as a decline in food consumption and nutritional levels.

A few exceptions were subsequently made in the medical field but hospitals continued to be seriously short staffed.

In addition, crippling shortages of jet fuel and persistent funding shortfalls for air operations have severely constrained air support for food and non food deliveries.

Serious problems remain, and the Organization's capacity to weather significant shortfalls is very limited, since the resources available for cross borrowing are not substantial.

In the case of UNMIS, OIOS noted a critical shortage of information in its set up and deployment phases.

Alternative development programmes aimed at restoring a secure income source for the local population have remained grossly underfunded (see below).

The economic and social situation remained grave, with food shortages and inadequate health and education services and a serious problem with HIV AIDS.

The Committee is concerned about the lack of sufficient and suitable housing in the State party as well as the acute shortage of social housing.

At the same time, an estimated 10 million people are facing drought and severe food shortages in Southern Africa.

Expressing its concern at the severe shortage of drinkable water and the severe food crisis, as reflected in the report of the Secretary General,

The conflict in the north west has led to the displacement of several thousands of civilians and an increase in food shortages.

Concurrently, repeated deficits depleted the Agency s working capital reserves, severely limiting its ability to withstand significant funding shortfalls except through further reductions in expenditure.

However, because refugee feeding programmes remained seriously underfunded, donors must commit to doing more.

Health conditions in Iraq have deteriorated catastrophically as a result of the war and the embargo, and because of lack of medicines and the collapse of medical services.

Internally displaced persons face severe food shortages and inadequate access to safe drinking water, health and education services.

Because of the severe shortage of foreign exchange and the possibility of default, some of the funds were disbursed immediately upon agreement of the package.

The situation in the area of the clean development mechanism (CDM) and registries has been particularly critical due to considerable shortfalls in supplementary fund contributions and delays in the availability of resources from the interim allocation of the Kyoto Protocol.

While this important gesture will alleviate to some extent the shortage of accommodation for the armed forces, the overall shortage of accommodation remains a serious problem, which negatively affects the morale of the armed forces.

Expressing its concern at the severe shortage of drinkable water and the severe food crisis, as reflected in the report of the Secretary General,A 60 302.

The issue of most serious concern is the logistical shortfalls of the Sierra Leone police and the armed forces, particularly with regard to communications equipment and accommodation, which hamper further deployment of the police throughout the country and undermine the operational capability of the armed forces.

The shortage of judges 13 superior court judges, 56 Court of Appeals judges, 101 first instance and trial judges, 251 justices of the peace is just as much of a problem.

As a result, our capacity is severely stretched.

Rising oil prices, unforeseen tsunami related expenditures and revenue shortfalls from the tourism sector are creating significant, alarmingly intense fiscal pressures.