Little wonder, then, that political leaders consistently personalize international conflicts.

The G 20 leaders should authorize the IMF to safeguard international financial stability.

But few international leaders face such a wide range of sworn domestic enemies.

So even in situations where outcomes are less than optimal, local leaders and international leaders have a choice, and they can make a difference for the better.

Finally, political leaders must consistently pursue this agenda at the international, regional, national, and local levels.

The United States developed and implemented training of women leaders as part of international assistance programmes.

Her case has garnered international attention, with political leaders and rights groups calling for her immediate release.

But the country s leaders have been stalling on the terms of a much needed International Monetary Fund loan.

These movements use pressure from below to convince political leaders that there is domestic support for international agreement.

Mr. De Rato (International Monetary Fund) I am very pleased to be here, on behalf of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with so many distinguished leaders.

While global leaders expand IMF resources and attempt to coordinate international financial regulation, trade and currency tensions are growing.

But Iran s program must be transparent, and its leaders must assure the international community of its non military nature.

In 2000, leaders of five international disability NGOs issued a declaration, calling on all governments to support a Convention.

The Group has held a series of meetings with Haitian leaders and key international development partners of the country.

There, the United Nations has encouraged local leaders to take charge, while respecting the initiatives of other international participants.

More importantly for the international community, this internal struggle keeps Iran s leaders from realistically appraising their foreign and nuclear policies.

While international leaders fill the airwaves with talk of peace, they have failed to address the conflict boldly and resolutely.

Moreover, Iran s leaders remember that the Shah was forced to flee the country in 1979, despite having strong international support.

Precisely because America remains indispensable to international security, one wishes that its leaders would act in a more discerning way.

As the People s Republic becomes a major power, its leaders will have to decide what kind of international system they want.

But the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, their leaders, and the international community must all respond to the challenges that will follow.

To make these religious authorities acknowledge their responsibility is a duty that all of international civil society, including religious leaders, must embrace.

Syria s opposition leaders do not need to sweep their political differences under the rug in order to gain the international community s support.

Although political leaders are not focused on climate change, a big international event can capture their attention, as the Copenhagen conference did.

The TICAD meetings had taken place every four years, with the leaders of African States and heads of relevant international organizations participating.

The revised component structure would facilitate the Mission's activities and enable it to work more effectively with transitional leaders and international partners.

Many female officials had the opportunity to accompany leaders of State, Party and Government in visits to foreign countries or international conferences.

As the two most important leaders responsible for the worst crimes are still at large, the international community must remain fully committed.

Fourthly, there has been increased political momentum behind the international fight against malaria, not least because of leadership shown by African leaders.

More recently, at the 2005 United Nations World Summit, world leaders had reiterated the importance of international efforts to combat climate change.

International support for such efforts would mean giving African leaders and stakeholders the opportunity and the responsibility to eliminate underdevelopment and boost prosperity.

But the magnitude of domestic challenges that Japan faces nowadays seems too great for its political leaders to play a proactive international role.

In addition to maintaining sound public finances, German leaders implemented difficult structural reforms aimed at improving international competitiveness, including painful labor market reforms.

NEW YORK As the annual World Bank International Monetary Fund meetings get underway in Tokyo, Japanese leaders must confront an unfolding demographic disaster.

More generally, the international community and African nations in particular must put the needs of Sudan s people before the interests of its leaders.

National leaders and international organizations do deserve substantial credit for what has been done to bring about signs of recovery since the spring.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doesn't mind sharing pictures from his daughter's wedding or from his various visits and meetings with international leaders.

In this regard it is not necessary to list the remarks made by leaders around the world or decisions adopted by international organizations.

As political leaders we must have the courage to choose a model for international partnership that does justice to the tasks confronting us.

Networked Leaders

This situation poses a great threat to international peace, security and stability and places the responsibility for bridging the wide gap among civilizations on the shoulders of all States, religious leaders and other leaders in the social, scientific, and cultural arenas.

Together with the leaders of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries and other international partners of Guinea Bissau, I appealed to the country's leaders to resolve their differences through dialogue.

The international community must fully rid itself of confrontational and bloc oriented thinking, the desire to monopolize and dominate in international affairs and attempts to divide States into the leaders and the led.

Lebanese political leaders across the board implored the Mission to call upon the international community not to use Lebanon as a tool of pressure.

They acknowledge that international bodies and leaders have clearly condemned the situation, most recently through the passage of a Security Council resolution on Rafah.