If left unmitigated, these stresses will further exacerbate desertification.

Those arms fuel underlying tensions, exacerbate conflicts and hamper peacebuilding efforts.

(e) The experiment shall not exacerbate high vacancy rates in any budget sections

The most developed countries pursue agricultural policies that seriously exacerbate poverty in developing countries.

Poor hygiene, sanitation and water exacerbate poverty by reducing productivity and elevating health care costs.

Social ills such as unemployment, criminality, immorality and drug abuse help to exacerbate this social unrest.

Deeply concerned also that gender inequality, violence and discrimination exacerbate extreme poverty, disproportionally impacting women and girls,

Furthermore, we urge the immediate cessation of any action that may exacerbate the political crisis in Nicaragua.

Maternal mortality and the mortality of parents due to HIV AIDS often lead to or exacerbate poverty.

Tests of space weapons in near earth orbits will exacerbate the already serious problem of space debris.

The more vegetation we lose, the more that's likely to exacerbate climate change and lead to further desertification.

In sum, disasters associated with natural hazards are best viewed as human induced phenomena that exacerbate human vulnerability.

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

There are in fact already too many differences between permanent and non permanent Council membership to further exacerbate that imbalance.

Various Government projects targeting local and national media were aimed at eliminating attitudes and approaches that might exacerbate gender inequalities.

There was a need to ensure that peacekeeping operations did not exacerbate the situation or perpetuate an unjust status quo.

Such practices prejudice fair process, as they can diminish access to legal assistance and interpretation services, and may exacerbate prior trauma.

The arrival of large scale investment in agriculture will alter the relationship between these worlds of farming. It will exacerbate highly unequal competition.

Moreover, since some of the regions devastated by the tsunami suffer from internal conflict, it is imperative that assistance not exacerbate those tensions.

That contravenes the relevant United Nations resolutions and the principle of land for peace, and it is bound to exacerbate Israeli Palestinian discord.

Many Parties also reported that future changes in their socio economic situation would most likely exacerbate vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change.

International terrorism, transnational organized crime and local conflicts all exacerbate the negative impact on victims of the use of small arms and light weapons.

Now, all that, that Apollonian, Platonic model, is what the building industry is predicated on, and there are a number of things that exacerbate that.

Secondly, in many instances, it is the politics of poverty that lead to and exacerbate conflicts, involving competition between groups, including civilians, for scarce resources.

Also recognizes that inequitable political, economic, cultural and social conditions can breed and foster racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which in turn exacerbate inequity

Nonetheless, the report has not only ignored this burning challenge, but has also recommended entrusting the Council with new mandates, which would further exacerbate the situation.

Grossly biased versions of historical events in school textbooks and other educational materials as well as celebration of historical events that exacerbate tensions between groups and peoples.

Or do you believe the people who tell you that aid is not going to help, on the contrary it might hurt, it might exacerbate corruption, dependence, etc.?

For its part, Israel must show restraint and, in particular, must put an end to its policy of targeted killings, which can only exacerbate the spiral of violence.

The fact that such purchases are potentially unlimited would exacerbate the problem of moral hazard. It would also increase the risk of inflation, along with other negative economic consequences.

However, the recent proliferation of such partnerships, often in parallel with existing donor activities at the country level, may create or exacerbate poor coordination and duplication and reduce national ownership.

Banks magnify the boom by making credit too easily available, and they exacerbate the bust by withdrawing it too abruptly. But the legacy is a more efficient stock of capital equipment.

The Mission had experienced high attrition rates and difficulties in attracting staff, and the recruitment of staff on temporary contracts, as recommended by the Advisory Committee, would only exacerbate that situation.

As a result, annual growth in the 18 country eurozone slipped to just 0.4 in the first half of 2014. This poor performance can only exacerbate the European Central Bank s deflationary concerns.

Unrealistic expectations exacerbate these psychological impediments to progress. In an era of instant access, people often expect immediate relief from symptoms, which is difficult to achieve when it comes to chronic pain.

Diarrhoea morbidity rates are increasing children in developing countries average four to five debilitating bouts of diarrhoea per year, which can cause and exacerbate malnutrition and result in long term growth stunting.

The authors argue that the impact of logging operations are long term, practically permanent, and that the measures employed create new damage, exacerbate existing damage, and extent the area affected by logging.

The Council remained concerned that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement had not been implemented universally, and the linkage between natural resources and the proliferation of arms continued to exacerbate conflict in West Africa.

Recognizing that inadequate flag State control over fishing vessels, including those fishing for straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, and insufficient monitoring, control and surveillance measures exacerbate the problem of overfishing,

I fear that, in addition to changing the demographic composition of the region, such secondary occupation will complicate the return process and exacerbate the challenges concerning land and property rights that lie ahead.

In promoting Goal 8, however, the emphasis needed to shift from market based approaches, which have served to exacerbate poverty, to a human rights based approach that places people at the centre of development.

Those weapons continue to interfere with conflict prevention measures, undermine the provision of humanitarian assistance, exacerbate armed conflict and insecurity, threaten security in refugee camps, and frustrate the sustainability of peace processes and peacebuilding efforts.

Economic planning based on simple extrapolations of recent growth will exacerbate the discrepancy. Instead, African political leaders may have to manage expectations downward, while working to increase the rate of structural transformation and social inclusion.

The economy remains the one area of Iranian life where Ahmedinejad retains considerable power. But here, his record is weak, and his pronouncements only exacerbate the problem by increasing Iran s isolation from the global economy.

Moreover, the experiment should not be carried out on the basis of General Assembly resolutions calling for the implementation of decisions within existing resources, nor should it exacerbate high vacancy rates in any budget section.