More people, smaller spaces, less stuff.

The war situation that prevailed in Namibia has increased the number of disabled people in the country.

28. The number of persons held in Burundi apos s various prisons is constantly on the increase.

For several decades now, the number of young people in Haiti has been growing.

The trend throughout the country is that the number of women graduating from colleges and universities is increasing.

children whose fathers had left in search of work

This figure is rising steadily, both during times of peace and times of war.

Each day swells their numbers.

Internationally, the number of poor people has increased and the living conditions of hundreds of millions of people have worsened.

The number of women infected grew steadily from 1983 to 1993.

One example is the increasing number of young, successful information technology entrepreneurs in Pakistan.

The number of suppliers and contractors qualified to participate in electronic bidding has gradually increased.

Socio economic conditions continued their downward spiral as a result of malnutrition and disease.

Despite those efforts, drug abuse continued to rise among both young people and adults.

In view of historical trends and projections based on personnel data, the enrolment figures are expected to increase further as an increasing number of staff reach retirement age.

These requests were based on continuing growth in both the number of participants and periodic benefits in payment.

Beginning in 1999, the increase in enrolment has become steady and has demonstrated a tendency to accelerate due to the ageing population of subscribers.

However, the known and assessed population of debris is growing, and the probabilities of potentially damaging collisions will consequently increase.

The housing supply meets only 10 per cent of the needs and the deficit has been widening.

Another significant development is the growing number of boys involved in prostitution and pornography in most parts of the world.

An increase in the number of violent crimes committed by young people had also been observed.

The overall cost of living has seen a steady increase.

He has also noted that, in a scenario where the volume of cases continues to rise, an adjustment will have to be made in the amount of resources provided.

The working female population has been showing a continuous, though slight, increase, from 32.5 per cent of the total working population in 1991 to 34.77 per cent in 1995.

Notwithstanding the commitments made and the strategies adopted, the ranks of the poor continued to swell in the face of widespread indifference.

(b) Increasing number of periodic benefits paid under the two track pension adjustment system.

The growing numbers of internally displaced persons reflects both the nature of more recent conflicts, and the growing obstacles to obtaining asylum.

The paradoxical result was that, in an era of continuously growing need, official development assistance was plummeting.

347. The Committee reiterates its deep concern at the growing number of split families in Hong Kong.

In this connection, the Committee points out that the number of reports it has issued increased from 93 in the biennium 1994 1995 to 137 in the biennium 2002 2003 and is continuing to increase, despite a concerted effort to limit the number by consolidating reports on related subjects.

The trend in recent years has been for an increasing number of dwellings to be heated by district heating.

The world s population has tripled since the United Nations was created in 1945. And our numbers keep growing, with corresponding pressures on land, energy, food, and water. The global economy is generating pressures as well rising joblessness, widening social inequalities, and the emergence of new economic powers.

The world s population has tripled since the United Nations was created in 1945. And our numbers keep growing, with corresponding pressures on land, energy, food, and water. The global economy is generating pressures as well  rising joblessness, widening social inequalities, and the emergence of new economic powers.

Since the expenses and fees did not increase by the same amount, judgement was required in the final determination of the level of the grant.

However, while the performance of the students remained good, the quality of the educational environment was deteriorating the average classroom size was now 41 students, and many schools were operating on a double shift system.

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The growing number of regional free trade agreements, particularly between economies in Northeast and South East Asia, is also increasing investor interest in the region.

However, the growing number of legal cases has increased the institution's workload.

The progressive increase in the range and accuracy of ballistic missiles make the proliferation threat all the more worrying.

The number of people and assets affected by disasters is also on the rise, with dramatic consequences for lives, livelihoods and hard won development gains.

Literacy in the 15 24 age group has increased, but progress has been uneven.

And we know that levels of greenhouse gases are rising too.

He added that it was important to address the issue of statelessness, as that phenomenon was on the increase and disproportionally affected persons belonging to minorities.

She stressed that the number of refugees and displaced persons continued to grow in spite of the figure of 1 million provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in his report.

Rising demand for oil in particular heightens concerns over whether additions to reserves are keeping pace with rising production.