Protracted situations

A particular focus of the search for durable solutions during the reporting period was on comprehensive approaches to situations of sometimes prolonged displacement.

A key focus of the search for durable solutions during the reporting period was on comprehensive approaches to situations of sometimes prolonged displacement.

A prolonged dispute might result in a further influx of refugees.

In view of the protracted recruitment process, the Committee is of the opinion that consideration should be given to the best way of managing the roster, including the time period that candidates remain on it.

The problem was compounded by the often prolonged trade negotiations among States, with the result that any consensus reached was mostly irrelevant.

Moreover, the extensive discussion of basic texts (census, referendum and elections) is out of all proportion with the length of the transition period.

This is likely to be a long drawn out and expensive process with an uncertain outcome.

Internal displacement is often protracted in 2004, the average length of displacement was 14 years, with the overwhelming majority of internally displaced persons being displaced for more than a year.

Although the number of conflicts has decreased during the last 10 years, today's conflicts tend to be protracted.

Moreover, the protracted negotiations on the draft decision had delayed the adoption of a number of important draft resolutions.

Benin was making an impressive effort, but it was a very difficult process which took time.

Often protracted, such conflicts expose successive generations of children to horrendous violence.

When considering the options of soft or hard law, it must be remembered that the development of hard law was extremely time consuming.

Protracted conflicts in the Black Sea South Caucasus region and their implications for international peace, security and development

The protracted nature of the conflicts has caused the emergence of territories that are beyond the control of the central legitimate authorities.

Protracted conflicts in the Black Sea South Caucasus region and their implications for international peace, security and development

26. With cash down, with cross borrowing becoming increasingly difficult and with significant and ageing debt, the question arises as to how much longer the situation can continue.

Unfortunately, over the same period a number of protracted conflicts have continued to keep millions of people displaced and in conditions of great insecurity.

16. At the national level, the embargo imposed on his country, which had already lasted a long time, should be condemned by the international community.

Such talks, to put it mildly, could take time. Norway and Russia negotiated over a far smaller territorial delimitation for four decades.

Of course, the mandates of peacekeeping operations need to be more ambitious. They should include more peacebuilding activities, particularly during protracted conflicts.

Such drawn out situations are all too frequent, and situations of transition today are the rule, rather than the exception.

Although the listing of such entities has value in facilitating the subsequent listing of their leaders, the Monitoring Team has noted considerable delays in this process, during which the assets freeze orders have had no real target.

As I observed in my last report, however, the protracted stalemate is inherently destabilizing.

20. Admittedly, the process of harmonizing these various laws with constitutional requirements is complex and time consuming.

It was shown that, despite the ongoing conflict during so many years, remarkably much had been achieved in the field of youth care and guidance.

For instance, in Afghanistan, a country afflicted by the protracted internal conflicts, the implementation of DDR is imperative to attain sustainable peace and security.

Investors were originally worried that the protracted legal battle would only further hit the electric car company, which was still losing money.

(b) The protracted humanitarian crisis in Darfur and recent upsurge in violence perpetrated by all parties to the conflict

Having lived with the long war in Afghanistan, we are fully cognisant of the toll taken by anti personnel landmines.

I urge the Council to exert that pressure in the context of OSCE mediation efforts to help resolve those long standing conflicts.

These actions must be taken now if we are to resolve protracted protection crises and to prevent emerging situations from becoming entrenched.

28. Increasingly, however, especially during periods of protracted conflict, we are witnessing a breakdown of traditional norms and social codes of behaviour, with horrendous consequences for the civilian population.

Our young democracy is struggling with the difficulties of transition and suffers as it has for more than 13 years from a protracted, unsolved conflict inspired and supported from abroad.

Much of this relates to the cessation of hostilities and successful peace processes following some of the world's most protracted wars.

The Government of Sweden is concerned that efforts to reach a consensus on a definition would be extremely time consuming and risk undermining relevant provisions in the Convention.

Many pointed to the long and tragic civil war as an example of external powers struggling for power through Lebanese actors.

Many societies exposed to protracted conflicts have seen their community values radically undermined if not shattered altogether.

Drug consumption is the stimulus for drug production and trafficking, and the reduction of demand is therefore a radical although long term solution to the problem (Mexico).

In October 1973, Syria and Egypt waged war for recovery of the occupied territories from Israel, which was followed by the eight year war of attrition.

With regard to Western Sahara, we urge the parties concerned to work together with the Secretary General with a view to finding a political solution to the long standing conflict in that country.

In situations where, because of the protracted experience of war, national institutions have been weakened, the rejuvenation of those institutions should be a priority for all international partners.

However, in order to prevent some proposals from languishing on the Committee s agenda for several years, it was suggested that a decision making mechanism, possibly a time frame, could be established so as to avoid protracted discussion of a proposal lacking sufficient support.

The United Republic of Tanzania and other countries of the Great Lakes region were concerned that the protracted nature of the conflict in Burundi was detrimental to the enjoyment of human rights in that country.