31.   U.N. authorities will wait for security to improve before sending their unarmed observers to the area to check the reports, Toure said.

32.   While pilots and analysts say security has improved over the past few months, an air embargo between the United States and Nigeria remains in effect.

33.   While the overall security has improved, attacks and protests against NATO forces have increased in recent weeks.

34.   Within hours after disclosure of the latest incident, some members of Congress questioned whether security had improved.

35.   Israel has refused to redeploy until security improves.

36.   Israel is fearful of moving on to the next stage of the peace process with the Palestinians, and the army is pressing for lengthy delays until security improves.

37.   Israel has blocked negotiations on the spread of autonomy across the West Bank, refusing to redeploy outside built-up Palestinian areas until security improves.

38.   Israel has refused to redeploy until security improves, in the face of deadly bombings by Islamic militants.

39.   Brahimi has already complained to Karzai about attacks on foreign relief workers in the north, warning that aid programs were at risk of suspension unless security improved.

40.   But Israel has refused to do so until security improves.