Abandoning it would be tantamount to declaring the entire European integration project a failure.

To turn our backs on these countries would have serious economic ramifications.

Negligence, prevention of child labour and abandonment of children and internally displaced persons should also be covered.

But it may have signaled the death of a revolution which has already been betrayed and abandoned.

Deciding to do without cluster weapons would mean accepting a substantial reduction in States' terrestrial defence capabilities.

To back down now and abandon our plans would be the road to economic ruin.

It will also require a commitment to the collective will and a retreat from preoccupation with self interest and narrow national agendas.

Now, however, is not the time to freeze out Pakistan, despite the seeming chaos.

Rather, it prompts the Assembly to retreat into generalities, abandoning any serious effort to take action.

Israel refused even to negotiate with the Hamas led Palestinian government, trying to squeeze it financially and make it capitulate.

Rich and aging countries may finally become promoters, rather than opponents, of free trade in food.

Whatever balance of concessions has been achieved would unravel if we were to try to keep one set and let go of another.

Abandoning the habit involves not only the inconvenience of losing perks and a certain lifestyle, but also the loss of power.

Destruction, abandonment of education and health systems, dispersal of families, break up of traditional solidarity networks and psychological trauma had had a devastating effect on social and human capital.

Developed countries should do more to assist the developing countries by reducing and eliminating debt, expediting the transfer of technology and abandoning trade protectionism.

New environmental legislation has been introduced in several countries to address post consumer waste problems and to phase out hazardous substances that complicate recycling.

Wanting to avoid war, all sides solve disputes by compromise, end the conflict forever, and move onto other things.

By ceding the moral high ground we provoke tension, hatred and mistrust of Governments among precisely those parts of the population where terrorists find recruits.

To give up on diplomacy is to leave the international community with two ugly options living with a nuclear Iran or carrying out a preventive military strike against Iran s nuclear installations.

But it may have signaled the death of a revolution which has already been betrayed and abandoned. A free Aleppo embodies the aspirations of the continuing but increasingly marginalized popular struggle for freedom.

The programme requires former fighters to return openly, give up their arms and agree to respect the legitimacy of the Government, the rule of law and a community based monitoring mechanism, along with other measures depending on the individual involved.

The virtual abandonment of recovery efforts in most developed economies presumes that stronger Asian economic growth outside Japan can lift the world economy from its current trajectory.

His power building project was facilitated by high oil prices, but came at the cost of a steady deterioration in the quality of governance and abandonment of the goal of modernization.

The emergence of the new Middle East may present an opportunity to establish a regional order that reflects the legitimate interests of all the actors involved, provides secure borders, and replaces hegemonic aspirations with transparency and cooperation.

That is good news for farmers and consumers around the world. Rich and aging countries may finally become promoters, rather than opponents, of free trade in food.

The successful implementation of China s revised Bankruptcy Law hinges on its effective enforcement and abandonment of the mindset and practices shaped under the old version, especially in the era of policy based bankruptcy.

We want a new president who will aim to make a success of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Renewal Conference in 2010 by scrapping more weapons, abandoning research into them, and challenging others to do the same.

Many Europeans have decided that it is better to keep their robust social welfare programs and forgo a common foreign and defense policy, which would require massive changes in the European way of life.

This would not be enough for Bayrou in ordinary times, but today, on both sides of the political divide, opponents of the main candidates seem ready to join forces with him and betray their respective camps.

The attempt to reconstitute the pre World War I model of globalization collapsed in 1931, when domestic politics forced the British government to choose domestic reflation over the gold standard.

Public protests as part of the Arab Spring in February 2011 led King Mohammed VI to announce an early election, a process of constitutional reform granting new civil rights, and the relinquishing of some of his administrative powers.

With China s growing economic clout, rising standard of living, and increasingly respected place in the world, one would hope that the Chinese and their leaders would find a way to let go of the dead.

ONUB concluded that, in view of the additional costs related to the construction of facilities for staff officers and the anticipated limited duration of the mission, it might not be cost efficient and practical to construct staff officers' facilities only to abandon them shortly afterwards during mission liquidation.

They should begin by pursuing complete emancipation from France, abandoning the CFA franc, and building relations with China, and others, who want to pursue mutually beneficial trade and business with Africa.

If Syria in turn accepts Lebanon s sovereignty, and if it helps force Hezbollah into becoming a political force shorn of its military power, Israel and America ought to persuade Lebanon s government to accept that Syria and Lebanon need to consult each other in security matters.

The history of European integration suggests that regional cooperation, give and take, the pursuit of shared goals, and even in some areas the transfer of sovereignty are the best ways to overcome tensions and promote peaceful problem solving.

By agreeing to a divided Jerusalem, Netanyahu would be initiating the long overdue departure from the hubris and megalomania that has brought the city to its current state of stagnation and isolation.

The United States is seen as the culprit behind many of the regions ills, and yet it is accused of not being sufficiently engaged, of leading from behind, of failing to support democracy, of abandoning its friends, and so on.

In his inaugural address, he sounded the themes of smart power a willingness to extend an open hand to those who unclench their fists but also stressed themes of responsibility as Americans confront sobering economic problems.

Obama will be on African soil for a mere two days, during which time he is expected to emphasize America s role in promoting good governance and non violence in Africa goals long high on America s public agenda.

The festival was organized as part of the initiative the City of San Jose has begun to make the city free of discrimination, in this specific case, against people of diverse sexual orientation, as was stated in the press conference announcing the festival .

Jacques Delors, one of its architects, once called the single currency the jewel in Europe s crown. Abandoning it would be tantamount to declaring the entire European integration project a failure.

It is interesting that both sides consider themselves to have made the greatest sacrifices and to be struggling against the military, and that they both accuse each other of colluding with the authorities and giving up on the revolution. This is particularly interesting as it follows a rise in tensions between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood as previously tensions had been only been seen between the military and the secular revolutionary forces.

People could make even simpler changes to their lifestyles by properly inflating their tires, driving more slowly on the highway a car is most fuel efficient at about 55 miles (90 kilometers) per hour and abandoning their SUVs.

It is as if, paradoxically, Israelis had internalized the concept of temporary truce advocated by their Hamas adversary, and had given up the goal of peace through a two state solution that they once pursued with the Palestinian Authority.