The Price of Inaction

Misusing the Inaction Argument

Passive tolerance to evil through inaction or indifference.

The dangers of both action and inaction are very high.

So there is no excuse for continued inaction.

Because the North possesses the capacity, but not the political will, to implement the CPA, and the South has the will but not the capacity, continued disengagement by the international community might doom the prospects for peace.

The cost of inaction would be considerably higher than the required investment.

Besides, is inaction a real alternative?

Turning its back in the face of such challenges is no longer a viable American option.

But we have to understand the consequences of wringing our hands instead of putting them to work.

In commemoration of the Nakba, and the displacement that continues today, we are releasing 'An Ongoing Displacement'.

I am sorry for the ongoing history

I am sorry for the ongoing injustice

Nor is the global financial crisis a justification for the world s leaders failing to keep their word.

The scale of the violence in Syria underscores the risk implied by inaction.

Inaction in other areas will be bad news for many.

In this crisis, intention takes a back seat to action (or lack thereof).

Failure to make that effort could expose all of our countries and populations to this disease.

But the long term nature of this challenge must not lull us into inaction.

Failure to do so contributed to the toll.

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There is nothing we can do now to compensate for failures to manage risks in the past.

This is not an argument for drift. Neglect in the Middle East is rarely benign.

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We continue to monitor ongoing violence.

But even the most reluctant policymakers recognize that the cost of inaction is too great.

The risk of inaction or inappropriate action has reached enormous proportions.

This lack of action reflects the increased complexity and linkages of the global financial system, and the absence of an effective anchor for financial stability.

He therefore regretted to say that, in the case of Gibraltar, the Committee's inactivity was self imposed.

The international community's continued financial support of UNRWA was as vital as its continued political support.

4. Notes that the failure to abide by that provision also connotes failure to abide by the six week rule for the availability of documents as well as General Assembly resolution 50 11 on multilingualism, in which the Assembly recalled the need to ensure the simultaneous distribution of documents in the six official languages of the United Nations

The NICE era is well and truly over.

Afghanistan requires ongoing international support.

Where appropriate, adjustments have been made to account for the loss that is attributable to the failure to mitigate.

But failure to act now will only raise the price of delayed action at some moment in the future.

The better question is how can we afford not to?

In fact, he forecasted that the price of doing nothing could even approach 20 of GDP.

But the costs and risks of its alternatives never get the attention they deserve.

The Council has to ensure that disgraceful inaction, such as in the case of the genocide in Rwanda, cannot ever occur again.

We know that in many cases the non inclusion of gender aspects is a result of inadequate capacity rather than reluctance.

In that regard, we are disappointed by the relative inaction by Member States in seeking progress on Security Council reform.

Another crucial factor is continued violence.

Libraries recognize the need for ongoing learning.

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But, despite deep divisions among the rebels, the cost of Western indifference is probably higher than the risk of intervention.