(a) The ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture in November 2004

The problems facing Tajikistan are serious economic and social difficulties.

Lebanon continued to have the highest proportion of refugees enrolled in the SHC programme of any field (10.3 per cent), reflecting the extreme socio economic difficulties facing the refugee community.

Standing in the way of further progress are a number of difficulties confronting the international community.

However, these difficulties are not encountered only by journalists they affect all Iraqis in all sectors.

Representatives of civil society had been encouraged to participate in those difficult tasks.

The refugees often feared that the Agency's financial difficulties indicated that the international community's commitment to the refugee issue was waning.

It was becoming increasingly more difficult to provide adequate social, health and economic services.

It'll be rough.

1.1. What are the most serious national and international constraints on social development, and how can they be most effectively eliminated or reduced? 1.2.

When they leave the institution, they find it really difficult to cope and to integrate into society.

That'll be a little difficult, Gretchen.

It will be difficult, that's for sure.

The explanation seems to be less the willingness of the refugees to return than a decline in aid levels and the consequent additional difficulties of reintegration experienced by returnees or anticipated by refugees.

9. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary General for his continued efforts to make the international community aware of the difficulties faced by Djibouti

The difficulties of the social programmes for women include

These issues show that there are still difficulties and risks endangering the transition process in Timor Leste, and they are a challenge to the international community.

These restrictions will further exacerbate the difficult socio economic conditions and humanitarian hardships being faced by the population.

Lebanon continued to have the highest proportion of refugees enrolled in the special hardship programme of any field 10.2 per cent reflecting the extreme socio economic difficulties facing the refugee community which, inter alia, reduced the income earning potential of extended families.

In sum, the international community must assist the developing countries in their efforts to meet the challenges arising from globalization.

The international community must do its utmost to resolve the Agency apos s enormous financial difficulties as rapidly as possible.

Food aid is now being provided to only targeted groups comprising the most vulnerable section of society.

Why difficult, Reverend Mother?

193. With regard to the economic and social situation, the Committee observes that the living conditions of Guineans are extremely difficult.

We will appreciate the international community's continued solidarity with us as we move into that difficult phase.

It is particularly difficult to use the indicators in analysing violations of economic, social and cultural rights.

Asking for help can be incredibly difficult.

Social need is considered the state in which a citizen or family needs aid to overcome social difficulties and meet their living needs.

Lack of resources for social assistance caused the number of persons and families receiving social assistance to be limited to those in the most difficult situation.

Now, what stands in the way of this?

Well, that shouldn't be too difficult.

There may be a little problem.

The economic difficulties encountered by the State party, the high degree of poverty throughout the country and the constraints imposed by foreign debt repayment are further obstacles to the full realization of the economic, social and cultural rights embodied in the Covenant.

The Ministry for the Family, Social Protection and Solidarity was seeking solutions to the difficulties women experienced in employment.

Developing crime prevention partnerships and working collaboratively with the community can be difficult.

That is why the support of the international community in this difficult period is of supreme importance.

The difficulties in the application of this article have to do with the poorly developed legal and social culture of affirmative action.

The people's hardships are our hardships.

That was probably difficult.

It won't be so difficult this time, I guess.

You know that needn't be difficult, Boris.

138. The Committee is concerned about the difficulties encountered by refugee and displaced children in securing access to basic education, health and social services.

1067. The Committee is concerned about the difficulties encountered by refugee and displaced children in securing access to basic education, health and social services.

The structural adjustment programmes which many countries were implementing had also caused severe economic, social and political distortions.

Such a move would inevitably contribute to hardship among the refugee population, resulting in an outcry from refugee communities with potentially destabilizing consequences.