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CTED revealed disturbing gaps in its recent global survey on the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005) (see S/2012/16).

Although the Government endeavours to improve the population's living conditions, the social indicators remain at alarming levels.

[...] training in helping anxious children feel [...] [...]

Equally of concern was that the efforts of the international community to fight terrorism were being undermined by support, protection and shelter that these forces of destabilization continue to receive.

We are deeply alarmed by the growing number of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian facilities as a result of the actions by opposing Libyan parties, in particular as a result of the use of indiscriminate weapons.

The decrease of regular resources in 2009, which is projected to continue in 2010, sends an alarming signal that the positive trend of the past several years could be reversed.

Especially worrying is the loss of [...] [...]

[...] business ethics and compliance concerns.

The Committee expresses its deep concern about the culture of violence and impunity prevalent in the State party and the repression of human rights activists defending economic, social and cultural rights, particularly those defending housing and land rights.

The Committee is concerned that the low salary level means that a majority of teachers have to engage in other economic activities such as a second job, resulting in frequent absences from classes thereby affecting the quality of teaching and learning.

While the U.S. Department of Education recently offered a repayment plan based on the graduate’s income, the concern still remains that many graduate students cannot afford to add to the loan debt acquired as part of their undergraduate degree attainment in order to pursue graduate school.

[...] unemployment and a worrying level of underemployment, [...] [...]

[...] comparable and it is worrying that, since the [...] [...]

It psychologically boosts the motivation to walk with fewer worries of stumbling or fear of failure and pain.

Concern was expressed at the over-programming, but it was recognized that [...] [...]

In the face of this concern, the central government made efforts to rein in the military.

[...] [...] from unnecessary anxiety, while preventing [...]

Of course, some developing countries have long standing concerns that copyright protection for books and learning materials, for example, may make it harder for them to achieve their goals in education and research.

Children, however, value these play expressions differently; they are far from unimportant and trivial.

Lebanon possesses no weapons that have an impact on or are detrimental to the environment and supports the agreements on disarmament, arms control and the observance of environmental norms, taking into consideration the concern caused by Israel on account of its possession and retention of an enormous arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, which could be detrimental to the environment even if not used.

Due to increased concerns about global security, countries are becoming more careful about exposing their IT systems to the outside world, considerably impeding progress with the IODE Ocean Data Portal, which aims at data sharing.

The Preparatory Committee and the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons have the urgent tasks of addressing the concerns of the non-nuclear-weapon States emanating from the development and deployment of new nuclear weapons and their means of delivery and alleviating these concerns by considering a decision on the prohibition of the development, the modernization and the production of any new nuclear weapons, particularly mini-nukes, as well as a ban on the construction of any new facility for the development, deployment and production of nuclear weapons and their means of delivery in home and foreign countries.

Those changes were not sufficient, however, to dispel concerns about the electoral process and the political climate in general, particularly with regard to the continued detention of political prisoners, the absence of foreign observers and the cancellation or suspension of the electoral process in some areas.

In 2008, there were continuing concerns about incidents of abduction in Southern Sudan, but the lack of access to the remote areas where such abductions take place has made it difficult to identify trends at this stage.

In decision XVII/14 (see Annex I for full text), the Parties expressed their concern that Article 5 Parties which manufacture CFC-MDIs might find it difficult to phase out these substances without incurring economic losses to their countries.

Given the prevailing insecurity and the continuing fear of retaliation, the return of refugees and internally displaced persons remains slow, and there could be a protracted situation caused by displacement.

[...] [...] recession in the US; worries about a slowdown [...] [...]

In response to concerns about the risk of bonds associated with guaranteed commitments, the representative of the Bank indicated that there would be no risk for Multilateral Fund resources, because the risk would be absorbed through the proposed mechanism.