Illegal forest related activity and related governance issues have received more international attention in recent years.

298. Environmental pollution arising from various sources is a growing concern of the health sector.

Over the last five years, there has been increased attention to the relationship between violence against women and HIV AIDS.

Thus all economic offences likely to be used to launder money are increasingly becoming a subject of concern to the Government of Benin.

Taking into account the increase in the profound interest and concern of many Member States in the work of the Committee,

OECD Principle IV concerns itself with ensuring that the rights of stakeholders protected by law are respected.

The Committee notes that sexual exploitation of children should be a particular and growing concern for the State party, given its heavy reliance on commercial tourism.

The number of stakeholder groups has increased over time owing to an increased focus on the multiple values of forests.

4. As the millennium draws to a close, the fate of the oceans has become the subject of growing international interest.

Seriously concerned at the growing number of civilian victims of the ongoing conflict since the breakdown of the ceasefire on 27 August 2003,

Notes that the Member States are to benefit from the special services offered by the subsidiary organs, above and beyond the tasks assigned to them in their work programmes, on a contractual basis.

The devastating social consequences of the current financial crisis including massive unemployment, loss of health and education services and increasing poverty in the affected countries, were of deep concern.

13. The security and safety of local staff is an issue of ever greater concern.

The Special Rapporteur notes with concern a growing polarization of the community of journalists along political lines.

It is with growing alarm and deep concern that the entire international community has observed the recent events in northern Afghanistan.

The African Group took note with concern of the deepening financial crises faced by the two International Tribunals, in respect of which unpaid assessments remained at unacceptable levels.

Expressing concern that the occurrence of attacks and threats against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel is a factor that increasingly restricts the provision of assistance and protection to populations in need,

Deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Nigeria and the suffering caused thereby to the people of Nigeria,

Current arrangements for the central management of the Endowment Fund have been working well and take into account the delicate balance between recognizing the interests of donor countries and those of recipient entities.

Noting with concern the increasingly frequent attacks on their independence suffered by judges, lawyers and court officers, and aware of the close link between the weakening of safeguards for judges, lawyers and court officers and the frequency and gravity of violations of human rights,

The Committee notes that discrimination against women is on the rise, which is apparent from the adult illiteracy rate, access to education and the school drop out rate among girls.

In recent years, small arms and light weapons have increasingly become the focus of international attention.

The ongoing stalemate in the Conference on Disarmament is a matter of increasing concern.

(c) Ensuring that the views or concerns of these victims shall be brought to the attention of the court, where their personal interests are affected, without prejudice to the accused and consistent with the relevant national criminal justice system

Although the effect of armed conflict on human rights treaties is now receiving increasing scholarly interest, no binding human rights treaty had entered into force at the time of the Korean conflict.

Expressing deep concern that the occurrence of attacks and threats against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel is a factor that increasingly restricts the provision of assistance and protection to populations in need,

C. Benefits and concerns

With the prominence of services activities in national economies, services statistics have received increased attention.

3. Notes with deep concern the intensification of the campaign of defamation of religions and the ethnic and religious profiling of Muslim minorities in the aftermath of the tragic events of 11 September 2001

Notes with deep concern the intensification of the campaign of defamation of religions and the ethnic and religious profiling of Muslim minorities in the aftermath of the tragic events of 11 September 2001

I felt a sense of relaxation tempered with anticipation.

The needs of ageing populations are of growing concern.

Encouraged by the increasing interest of the international community in the effective and full protection of the human rights of all migrants, and underlining the need to make further efforts to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants,

Concerned also by the increase in the diversion of chemical precursors used in the illicit manufacture of drugs,

Taking note with concern of the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on the declining trend of most commodity prices,See A 55 332.

Mindful of the need for addressing, within the United Nations framework and through international cooperation, this rising concern for international security,

Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on a cost benefit analysis on the use of existing conference facilities at the Palais Wilson in Geneva A 53 302.

There was a growing interest in cooperation between countries of origin and destination.

It would also be affected by space debris and light pollution to an increasing extent.

Noting with concern the increasingly frequent attacks on their independence suffered by judges, lawyers and court officers, and aware of the close link between the weakening of safeguards for judges, lawyers and court officers and the frequency and gravity of violations of human rights,

It was also noted that the markets for knowledge workers and technology are becoming increasingly international as well.

Participants discussed the need for economic drivers to make the case for forest landscape restoration and to ensure that benefits flow to the poorest.

Taking note of the increasing number of public private partnerships worldwide,

And you'll notice that there's a very heavy bias towards North America and Western Europe.

An estimated 20 million persons have benefited from these services.