The document says the security situation continue. in Iraq continued to improve during the reporting period, from December to February.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

The United Nations says it is closing its offices in Pakistan temporarily, while it assesses the security situation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

"The deteriorating security situation and prolonged drought in Somalia are forcing more people to flee further a-field into the neighboring countries and beyond."

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

Bomb attacks victims . in two northern Iraqi towns have caused more deaths and injuries Saturday, while the security situation across the country remains tense.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Admiral Mullen said the longer it takes the international community to address the security situation in Afghanistan, the longer foreign troops will have to be there.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

European Union foreign ministers expressed concern not only about the security situation in Afghanistan, but also about the lack of sufficient progress in political reform there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"The security situation has not improved in the country over recent weeks,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

ECOWAS says Guinea's military is responsible for the country's "worsening security situation" where "indiscipline and infighting within the fractured army" are holding back efforts to "establish the rule of law."

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

"Investment is very,very limited because of the security situation."

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

They have nothing. They are just hoping for something,". Asked about the security situation in Port-au-Prince, U.S.General Ken Keen noted that gang activity and lawlessness existed in Haiti before the earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18

Palestinian shopkeeper Nadia Hazboun said the security situation in the West Bank is much better than a few years ago, when there was fighting with Israel and militants ruled the streets.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Given what she calls a "volatile security situation,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

He said that combined with strong international support from donor countries, supportive non-governmental organizations and an improved security situation should all contribute to a better future for the country's nine million citizens.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

A majority of those surveyed expect the security situation in their local area to improve in the next year, although in regions where there is major conflict, respondents are less optimistic about future improvements.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

He says both countries have armies that are developing well, police forces that are hampered by corruption but have potential, and both have economic capabilities that can be unleashed if the security situation improves.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

And he also says the dire assessment of the security situation by General Stanley McChrystal, the new U.S.and NATO commander in Afghanistan, has presented senior officials with an issue they did not expect.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

U.S.Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Michele Flournoy, says President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more U.S.troops to Afghanistan in the next six months and then begin withdrawing them by July 2011 was made only after a lengthy district by district evaluation of the security situation in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Independent Russian military expert Alexander Golts says the situation suggests that security in the North Caucasus cannot be tightened further.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

The situation along the southern border is being called a national security threat.

VOA: special.2009.03.14

But now the law (is) with the police. We have security,we have calm, we have now the best situation in Bethlehem,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The situation in Afghanistan is sure to dominate the NATO summit as alliance members grapple with the evolving security demands of the 21st century.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

President Obama and 18 members of his national security team spent about three hours in the White House Situation Room Wednesday, assessing their Afghanistan policy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The African Union said its Peace and Security council would review Madagascar's situation this week.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

President Obama said Sebelius is watching the situation carefully, along with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Dr.Richard Besser, the acting Director of the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01

"In both cases, if within the six month period there are no good faith investigations conforming to international standards, the Security Council should refer the situation or situations to the International Criminal Court prosecutor,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.29