Commitment
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The OBOR and International Production Cooperation strategies have a
commitment
to long-term partnerships at their core, and investments that presuppose many years of engagement will complement both frameworks.
Recognizing these risks, 23 global companies – including Nestlé, McDonald’s, Tesco, and Unilever – recently signed a
commitment
to halt deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna.
Of course, there was often a disturbing incongruity between Diana’s
commitment
to the poor and sick, and the extravagant lifestyle she led.
And yet, after so many years of frustrating under-performance, there is recognition in Cairo of what is needed to turn things around – namely a combination of vision, leadership, commitment, and a more conducive environment.
The incomplete victory over Britain rankled in the predominantly Catholic Republic of Ireland; until 1999, the Irish constitution included a
commitment
to the “reintegration” of the whole island.
In capital markets, the
commitment
to fight inflation, to not be even remotely experimental, was welcomed with a lower long-term rate.
Governments should not only avoid protecting bondholders after the fact, when the details of a bailout are worked out; but should also make their
commitment
to this approach clear in advance.
True, history teaches that no
commitment
is irrevocable: according to Jens Nordvig of Nomura Securities, there have been 67 currency-union breakups since the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Third, the allure of rejoining Europe after years of isolation, together with the European Union’s
commitment
to enlargement, provided a gravitational pull – and a legislative template – that helped policymakers justify and implement difficult reforms.
A renewed
commitment
to macroeconomic and financial stability allows governments to rein in persistent deficits and growing debts and address their economies’ increasing volume of bad loans.
Obama’s
commitment
to substantial nuclear disarmament bodes well for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Renewal Conference in 2010.
But what happens if this brings either no Iranian
commitment
to refrain from weaponizing nuclear power, or no acceptance of tough monitoring of such a pledge?
Soon after the election, Trump assured the leaders of Japan and South Korea of America’s
commitment
to their countries’ security, despite a campaign vow to demand more payment for US protection.
Many believe that Congress – with its
commitment
to secular values, economic growth, and helping the poor – now has a mandate to transform India into a great power.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a broader strategy - called DOTS - that calls for government
commitment
to TB control, including adequate diagnostic testing, continuous drug supply, and a proper system for recording, reporting, and assessing results.
In any case, we can now only hope that Brazil’s newfound
commitment
to upholding the rule of law will not end up subverting it – and taking democracy down with it.
As their gaze settled on Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first cracks emerged in their
commitment
to putting ideas and values above expediency.
Underwriting the Future of Climate ScienceLONDON – As the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meets for its plenary session in Busan, South Korea, governments will have a valuable opportunity to demonstrate their
commitment
to climate science.
States should make a political
commitment
to a framework that includes overall objectives, an institutional framework, and specific pledges of early action and financing.
In particular,
commitment
to an early-start fund – at least $20 billion to immediately assist the least developed countries – is critical.
Alongside targets like eliminating poverty and measures to protect the environment is a
commitment
to reducing mortality caused by NCDs – the first time the UN’s official development agenda has taken direct aim at the problem.
The second key to success in the fight against NCDs is a
commitment
to tapping the resources of the private sector.
One way to maintain a
commitment
to openness when addressing the vexing question of national borders is to recognize that cosmopolitanism is a two-way street.
Islam, for example, has historically permitted certain forms of polygamy, but no liberal society is obliged to extend religious freedom in ways that undermine its
commitment
to gender equality.
Our
commitment
to bring peace to the Middle East, or Darfur, or Congo, or Kosovo, or Haiti, is not measured by our words but by our wallets.
But a sufficiently bold climate strategy demands courage and political
commitment
from leaders.
Needless to say, the active-retirement condition would apply only to those who are physically and mentally fit to contribute, and the
commitment
to work would decline with age.
The more likely explanation for Trump’s betrayal of Putin is that his warm rhetoric was, like everything else that comes out of his mouth, driven by his desire for ratings, not any actual interest in – let alone
commitment
to – helping the Kremlin.
Fidel Castro knows this, and will take advantage of the democracies’ diluted
commitment
to human rights and democracy.
But the knowledge that the euro is not a binding
commitment
among its members will make it far less likely to work the next time.
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