56. Special hardship programme.

145. Special hardship programme.

165. Special hardship programme.

180. Special hardship programme.

199. Special hardship programme.

219. Special hardship programme.

As has happened in many other countries elsewhere in the world, in conditions of relative economic hardship, xenophobic tensions arise.

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.

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

SHC Special hardship case

Because of the difficult economic situation in the country, it has not been possible to ensure equipment and services in order to expedite the disposal of cases.

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

36. Paragraph 34 refers to the difficult economic situation prevailing in Iraq.

We are offering this option amidst the energy crunch.

g The number of participants in apprenticeship includes both special hardship cases and non special hardship cases.

514. It is recognized that the State party has experienced considerable economic difficulties, partly resulting from hostilities in the Balkan region, which have had a negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, including those protected by the Convention.

In most cases, poverty, socio economic and gender inequalities and underdevelopment are its root causes.

But the definition of recurrent outputs presents difficulties and is not applied consistently.

In some cases political, economic or security concerns in countries of refuge have jeopardized asylum.

However, the economic difficulties of the transitional period were depriving women of the many advantages that they had enjoyed under a planned economy.

34. Tajikistan made reference to the continuing difficult economic and humanitarian situation resulting from five years of civil conflict.

But with enlargement come challenges. At a time of slow growth, lingering high unemployment, and difficult fiscal situations in some countries, it is understandable that longer standing members of the EU sometimes focus more on the potentially disruptive difficulties than the opportunities.

I should also like to pay tribute to the Force itself, whose commanders and troops are discharging a difficult task under the most difficult and most trying circumstances.

After Lebanon, Gaza continued to have the second highest proportion of refugees enrolled in the SHC programme of any field (8.6 per cent), reflecting the difficult socio economic conditions, including lack of employment opportunities, which could have enabled workers to support weaker members of the extended family.

398. A significant number of households reported encountering financial problems.

Against all odds, mortality rates are now one third of what they were in the beginning of 2004.

Benin indeed had economic difficulties and diseases, but it was certainly not outdone.

The budgetary difficulties were also caused by a deterioration in the socio economic situation of the Palestinians in the occupied territories as a consequence of Israel's policy of closure and destruction of the economic infrastructure.

3. Encourages the Government of Djibouti, despite difficult economic and regional situations, to continue its serious efforts towards the consolidation of democracy

There was, moreover, no reason to suppose that that concept would give rise to difficulties in the present context.

Another of the plan's objectives was to improve living conditions for women, whose life expectancy had dropped on account of the economic difficulties facing the country, which meant that food and medical supplies were in short supply.

The sustained growth in South Asia up to 1998 had an encouraging impact on the region s poverty levels.

In such circumstances the hardest problem is to unearth evidence of such conduct on the Government apos s part.

However, a distinction should be made between non payment by a developing country experiencing serious economic difficulties and non payment for political reasons.

This situation had compounded economic difficulties relating to crop production and prices and the Government had been unable to meet many of its financial obligations.

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Mr. Atoki (Democratic Republic of the Congo) said that the goals of the rehabilitation, reconstruction and reunification of the Democratic Republic of Congo were being pursued in an extremely difficult economic and social context.

For example, the traditional import substitution strategies that permitted a number of emerging economies to develop industrial capacity may encounter difficulties if implemented in the current context.

2. Factors and difficulties affecting the implementation of the Covenant

B. Factors and difficulties affecting the implementation of the Covenant

The following indicators give an overview of the economic situation in 2003.

The World Health Organization can play an extremely important role in these very difficult circumstances.

34. The security situation has exacerbated already difficult conditions for the rural population, in particular in the north west.

The situation in practice, however, points to a number of difficulties.

41. The initial report of Azerbaijan was prepared one year after its accession to the Convention during a period of economic difficulties, the occupation of 20 per cent of the territory of Azerbaijan and the existence of more than a million refugees and displaced persons.