Severe external pressures, such the eurozone debt crisis, weak US growth and rising oil prices, had led to a "dramatic change" in the international situation in the past six months, he acknowledged.
The United Nations General Assembly always provides an opportunity for the President to put the international situation in context and to put forward a vision of U.S. leadership, and that's what he will do tomorrow.
Mr Robertson said the increase in security costs was due to a change in the international security situation and not being able to complete final planning until the competition schedule and design of the venues was known.
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The stated reason was the pressure of the tense international situation - a German U-boat's torpedoing of the RMS Lusitania in May of that year cost 139 American lives - but many reporters suspected Wilson had simply got tired of them.
It will have to bear some of the burdens of the current crisis in order to stabilize the international financial situation.
Given the international nature of the situation, what are the chances that any government authority would ever track down someone like that?
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"We, the international community, cannot accept the situation to continue as it is, " he said.
However, last week, Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir accused the international media of "exaggerating" the situation in Darfur to detract from atrocities in Iraq, the Palestinian territories and Somalia.
Speaking at a UN Security Council debate in New York on Tuesday, Ms Pillay called on the Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court.
He pledged the EU would continue to work with the African Union and international bodies to try to resolve the situation.
The Icelandic authorities do not seem to have appreciated the seriousness of the situation, not communicated appropriately with their international counterparts, leading to an atmosphere of mistrust.
So that's an example of where supposedly the international community has addressed a situation.
There has never been a situation where the international community, with leadership by the United States, has acted as quickly as it has to respond to this kind of situation.
Over the last few days, my national security team has been working around the clock to monitor the situation there and to coordinate with our international partners about a way forward.
The World Health Organization calls the situation a "public health emergency of international concern, " and the United States has declared a "public health emergency, " likened by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to preparations for a potential hurricane.
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Uncertainty within the international community over how to handle this politically charged situation was exposed in the publicised row between UN envoy Kai Eide, and his deputy Peter Galbraith.
Mr Dieng welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open investigations into the situation in Mali.
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Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says both men understand the complexity of the situation in Iraq and are trying to tamp down expectations for the report.
In view of the seriousness of the situation which happened this morning, I would like, with the understanding of the President of the International Criminal Court and the President of this Conference, if I make a statement on that situation.
They are, we judge, trying to co-operate with international community in stabilising the situation.
This becomes even more relevant in the current unstable international political and financial situation.
Do you see any impact at all on the situation there from the international court warrant today?
The situation in Iraq under international law is that the coalition are occupying powers in occupied territory.
And we had a chance to talk about a wide range of international issues, including the situation in Syria.
On the international scene, however, the situation is not nearly so clear-cut.
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