Nonetheless, growth and development were progressing slowly.

However, despite progress, there was a need to guard against complacency.

I note, nonetheless, that some advances have been made.

Despite the progress achieved, a lot remains to be done.

Nevertheless, it was hoped that some progress would be achieved.

Nevertheless, a review of the indicators shows that progress has been achieved, as will be seen below.

Despite the progress made, the task of institutional consolidation is not yet complete.

Despite the progress made in the past two years, much remains to be done.

However, we encourage those efforts to continue, despite the apparent lack of progress at the present time.

Despite the establishment of bilateral commissions, little progress has been achieved.

Despite pledges by Governments to promote the rights of those minorities, very little progress, if any, was being made.

Although it is evident that progress on youth development has been made on many fronts, many challenges still remain.

Despite some progress, some critical financial problems remained.

Despite the relatively slow progress in the negotiation of the draft comprehensive convention, what has been achieved so far should not be underestimated.

Moreover, although strides had been made in development since the early 1990s, there was no guarantee such progress would prove to be sustainable.

Noting that, despite the progress achieved, difficulties remain in the implementation of the settlement plan,

The implementation of the Peace Agreement had yielded some moderate results, although the pace of progress was slow.

Despite all of this groundwork, progress so far has not been possible.

While all regions were making progress, several speakers noted that progress within regions had been far from uniform.

Despite enormous constraints, we have made good progress to advance democracy, development and human rights.

Despite progress in the area around Pristina, problems remained in the rural areas.

The overall literacy rate in Pakistan has been improving although at a slow pace.

It must nonetheless be acknowledged that this young institution has made considerable progress.

Despite the advances made, the report of the Secretary General also clearly outlines our failures.

Yet despite all that progress we still have a long way to go.

Despite progress made, the diamond sector continues to face many serious challenges.

Despite the overall progress made, there had been slippages in the electoral calendar.

Despite the progress made in recent years, problems persisted in the area of field procurement.

But I think that the conclusion was that we did make some progress, although the views concerning that progress varied from one delegation to another.

Despite progress made in promoting the urban agenda, a lot still remained to be done to lift the game and ensure that decision makers give adequate attention to urban management and development issues.

Nonetheless, major progress is still required in the political, legal and economic fields.

Despite that progress, the challenges associated with protecting civilians remain numerous and complex.

Despite those advances, the representative indicated that the national machinery still required consolidation.

Despite its determination to become self sufficient by adopting plans for restructuring and upgrading, despite its progress on settling conflicts that have long stood in the way of development in numerous countries, and despite its high priority on the world agenda, Africa is lagging far behind in the timetable for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

While progress accomplished by developing countries in recent years deserves to be emphasized, that progress must be pursued through the set of principles of the Monterrey Consensus.

In spite of these initiatives, there are still areas that need further attention.

Despite some progress in the implementation of the Parking Programme, it was still not fully operational.

While progress has been made through the work of ISO apos s Programme for Developing Countries (DEVCO), much more may be needed.

Unification of the city of Mostar has proceeded relatively well, given the complexity of the process and the efforts of some hardliners to block progress.

Despite numerous constraints, we have made substantive progress in six key socio economic development areas.

However, despite the passage of several years since the adoption of resolution 1379 (2001), there seems to be little progress.

Despite these positive developments, the situation remained fragile and the international community was providing support and assistance.

Ms. Coker Appiah said that, while much progress had been made, much still remained to be done.

Although some progress had been achieved in the improvement of the status of children, many problems persisted.

Further headway must also be made with unilateral acts of States, notwithstanding the complexity of the subject matter.