(c) Intensify country-level collaboration by pooling resources and sharing capacities and skills of field offices;

Nevertheless, the period also witnessed the realignment of political and military alliances of armed rebel groups, resulting in an intensified level of fighting in the north-eastern part of the country (see paras.

We look forward to the coming reports of Ambassador Arias to the CTC and the Council, as he works to take the Committee to an intensified level of action and effectiveness.

In view of the very high and in some cases intensifying levels of violence in certain parts of Iraq, staff security remains the overriding constraint for all United Nations activities throughout the country.

We are seriously concerned that this new Israeli military and political escalation might be in preparation to take the Israeli campaign against our people to a new intensified level.

In that context, we have intensified high-level political dialogue with all the countries of the region.

We are encouraged by intensified high-level bilateral contacts and support continued engagement by UNAMI in promoting bilateral cooperation initiatives as well as regional engagement.

First of all, in an effort to intensify high-level contacts with the movements, we are now refocusing much of our work on Darfur and Juba.

In the second half of 2007, NEPAD intensified country-level engagement through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme country round-table processes.

Progress is being made, but these actions need to be intensified at all levels and by all players.