Some are to be found within our countries the lack of peace, poor governance, the AIDS pandemic and other diseases.

The lack of specific commitments by specific countries is a shocking display of governance at its poorest.

Barriers lack of resources

What is often presumed to indicate lack of commitment happens to be lack of capacity.

But the lack of transparency in this type of autocracy has also led to massive corruption and huge blunders, not to mention the growing signs of ecological ruin.

Lack of public recognition of that situation

The problem was one of lack of communication.

Regardless of whether that was the result of a lack of knowledge or a lack of will, events have proven us right.

It starts with strong preconceptions about the nature of the problem too much (or too little) government regulation, too poor governance, too little public spending on health and education, and so on.

This isn t for lack of structural reforms.

Was this due to a lack of openness or imagination on our part, or a lack of interest or goodwill on Russia s part?

Changing the rules of the game to prop up personal rule would help perpetuate weaknesses such as a lack of accountability, and prevent important government policies from becoming entrenched as state policies.

This is not because of a lack of fiscal consolidation.

Ordinarily, lack of interoperability is an irritating inconvenience.

The second problem is the lack of global financing.

Lack of transparency got the US financial system into this trouble. Lack of transparency will not get it out.

The absence of a single coordinating body resulted in an inefficient system.

The majority of shortcomings resulted from organizational ineptitude.

Lack of confidence is reflected in low and volatile asset values.

This lack of clarity must be resolved.

But nationalism suggests the lack of a coherent conception of Georgia s interests.

Yet, in the end, credibility collapsed because of the lack of flexibility.

This lack of transparency is not surprising.

Repeatedly, a fragile peace has broken down because of the lack of economic follow up.

Lack of adequate funding for the existing mechanisms is a case in point.

The State ensures that justice is not denied due to lack of resources.

Lack of capacity may also be a factor.

At the same time, the Saudi leadership is facing significant domestic challenges, including vast economic disparities, inadequate services, growing frustration with the lack of political freedom, and a difficult succession process within the royal family.

Admittedly, part of the problem with the G 8 is not simply lack of good faith or political will, but basic competence.

Non reporting, regardless of motivation lack of willingness or lack of capacity on the part of the States concerned is a highly worrisome situation that must be addressed on a priority basis.

Lack of transparency is driving fears that Hamid Karzai s government is brokering a power sharing deal with the Taliban that will do little to foster stability or better governance.

Finally, apart from good national governance, we also need good global governance.

But there is another reason for the lack of interest in the EU elections.

The continued lack of adequate funding for preparedness is troubling.

Regrettably, the implementation of the programme had been hampered by the lack of a local UNIDO Representative, as well as by a shortage of funds.

The situation was made worse by the lack of measures to attenuate such variations.

The lack of supply capacity continued to limit the fuller utilization of preferences.

The majority of the people of Sierra Leone continue to be marginalized with regard to basic economic and social rights, including lack of adequate education, health care and potable water caused by a number of factors, such as illiteracy, poverty, corruption and deficiencies in good governance.

The current situation is due not to a deliberate plan, but to the lack of one.

Unfortunately, the IMF is paralyzed by the need to confront some internal governance problems, the biggest of which is the lack of a sensible way to recalculate the voting shares of countries as their relative influence in the global economy evolves.

The lack of such interaction inevitably heightens existing ethnic division.

But much of what was said in and around the meetings reflected a deep lack of solidarity.

The disadvantages included the lack of a clean break between Poland s authoritarian past and its democratic present.

By denying the problem, the authorities have aggravated the lack of confidence.

When the economy starts recovering, and banks start lending, will they be able to drain the liquidity smoothly out of the system? Will America face a bout of inflation?