But progress can be achieved only if countries themselves take the lead for their own development.

In the final match between Thailand and Indonesia, Thailand took a 2 0 lead against hosts Indonesia by the end of the first half.

Once again, Turkey has taken the lead in both Egypt and Pakistan, the men in uniform have returned to their barracks, but they have not lost influence over public policy.

You will recall that Egypt took the initiative in 1999 to draw the attention of the international community to the seriousness of the danger posed by terrorism and to the need of formulating a collective response through the United Nations system.

Basing cooperation projects on user requirements, promoting full participation of the main stakeholders, and taking account of local circumstances and the stage of statistical development

The role of the military in politics also needs to be resolved. Once again, Turkey has taken the lead in both Egypt and Pakistan, the men in uniform have returned to their barracks, but they have not lost influence over public policy.

In doing so, they are passing up an historic opportunity to take the lead on nuclear disarmament.

Europe needs to take the lead, as it did in Mali and Libya.

At the same time, he was careful to let Kohl and others take the lead.

The Department of Public Information agreed to take the lead in drafting these guidelines.

Obama needs to make the US a leader in reducing emissions.

President Bill Clinton s administration ignored the overtures and allowed the US Congress to take the initiative.

A focus on these processes would ensure that fragile states take the lead and the responsibility.

As in Libya, France had to take the initiative in Mali.

Equally, it has been our active foreign policy that has placed us in the lead with regard to Iran, especially on the nuclear dossier.

It is thus time to make real use of the UN, to call upon the General Assembly to take the lead.

The counts and large monasteries took the lead in these efforts, building the first heavy emergency dikes to bolster critical points.

Bosnia and Herzegovina law enforcement agencies increasingly are taking the lead in proposing and planning such operations.

The Government needed to be proactive, conduct research into the problem and ask women and NGOs about their experience and awareness.

We should take the initiative by helping these areas solve energy problems with methane production technology and a more distributed infrastructure.

Although Gorbachev took the initiative, Reagan was well prepared by the State Department to adopt a policy of negotiations.

Indeed, he took the lead in adding a growth pact to the stability pact that had been negotiated under Merkel s leadership.

Israel had taken the initiative to withdraw from Gaza and evacuate Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

It is admirable, therefore, that South Korea s government has taken the lead in discussions about reforming the IMF s mandate.

Is the Italian government really so eager to take the lead on EU foreign policy? If so, where is the plan?

Caputo and the UN team then convinced Chilean President Ricardo Lagos to take up the initiative and to promote it with several of his colleagues.

Third, in a post American world, those who took the lead on intervention were aware of the need to act multilaterally.

Already, the African Union has taken the lead in Burundi and in Darfur, in the Sudan, where deployments of peacekeeping missions have preceded international action by the United Nations.

The new Government must take the lead, with the help of the international community, in starting to restore confidence and reconciliation in an all inclusive national process.

The countries with stronger fiscal positions should take the lead in a major pan European skill upgrading program.

Irish and EU politicians should take the lead in making these tough decisions, but the current leadership will not.

In pumping up football induced hysteria, Russian politicians headed by then President Vladimir Putin took the lead.

Later that year, the 18th Army became part of the 1st Ukrainian Front, as the Red Army regained the initiative and advanced westward through Ukraine.

5. Recognizes that rural energy services, including their financing, should be designed to maximize local ownership, as appropriate

The Statistics Division should take the lead in developing the framework and standards for such data, including the systems and protocols to capture the data.

In addition, it would help if the US could take a strong lead by ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

It is now obvious that overwhelming numbers don't provide an advantage in fighting terrorism, because it is the terrorists who have the initiative.

Moderators would be expected to make introductory remarks setting the framework for the discussion, to proactively guide the discussion and to provide a summary of key points at the end of the discussion.

In the meantime, the Fed should take the initiative by re establishing swap lines with advanced and emerging economies alike.

Spain, which has been more successful in dealing with its Roma problem than other countries, can take the lead this month as it assumes the European Union presidency.

By 20 July, the Germans had retreated across the Marne to their starting lines, having achieved little, and the German Army never regained the initiative.

EUFOR has also been proactive in conducting a series of coordinated operations to support the mission implementation plan as well as the domestic authorities and law enforcement agencies.

11. Urges the Government of Angola to take the lead in mobilizing funding for the expansion of programmes for humanitarian mine action activities, and encourages international donors to contribute to these efforts

If Beijing is serious about building strategic partnerships with the West, it should back up its charm offensive with deeds and take the initiative in fostering more effective cooperation.

If Obama were to take the lead in reshaping the setting and the process by which the US and others talk with Iran, progress could become easier.