China s Shadow Menace

Such a definition will certainly facilitate the struggle against this global menace.

The international community must find ways and means to end this menace.

Humankind is now learning, to some extent, to cope with the menace of terrorism.

Combating terrorism as a multifaceted global menace requires a global, inclusive and comprehensive approach.

The threat of organized crime is no less pressing than the menace of terrorism.

It is imperative for the international community to act resolutely to root out this menace.

It believes that the need for international cooperation against this menace is as great as ever.

The situation presents a challenge to the international community, which must find effective means to combat that menace.

There is, sadly, every chance that Al Qaida will continue to menace the world for some time to come.

With the cooperation of Sudan and the region, soon the menace of Kony and his gang will be history.

The recent bombings in London and Egypt shocked us all. They have hardened our resolve to face this menace unitedly.

It is a menace affecting all of us, and the international community must continue to work together to confront and defeat it.

We further believe that the countries with the widest military presence in Afghanistan have a special responsibility to prevent and counter this menace.

However the recent initiatives by the Government and the civil society hold promise of being able to combat this menace to some extent.

The measure was considered long due and provides the law enforcement personnel with a powerful instrument to combat the menace of human smuggling.

We pledge our cooperation with other members of the international community, through bilateral and multilateral efforts, to combat this menace in all its forms.

We share the view that this menace must be brought under control in order to protect the fragile democratization and the success of State building in Afghanistan.

Similarly, the international community must collectively banish the scourge of war by addressing the issues of disarmament, nuclear non proliferation and the menace of illicit small arms and light weapons.

It is our hope that the justice rendered by the ICC will usher in stability and sustainable peace and that it will permanently address the menace of impunity on the continent.

Nevertheless, we concur with the Secretary General that combating this menace will require long term planning and a multifaceted strategy, developed by Afghanistan and implemented in close cooperation with the international community.

While the OPCW is not an anti terrorist agency, full implementation of the Convention is recognized as constituting one effective means of addressing the menace of terrorism in the chemical weapons field.

Following Moldova s example, all countries should also ensure that law enforcement officers are properly trained to respond to the menace of nuclear terrorism. Countries must invest in equipment and infrastructure and share information across borders.

With respect to the Al Qaida and Taliban sanctions Committee, the sanctions regime has been greatly enhanced since the adoption of resolution 1267 (1999) in order to adapt it to the evolution of the menace.

The Nairobi Summit will no doubt go down in the annals of history as a landmark Conference on the path towards the total elimination of the menace of landmines and unparalleled assistance to mine victims.

Calling for international cooperation to defeat terrorism, he stresses that this menace is not the product of any particular religion or ideology, nor is it directed only at certain countries or people (A 60 1, para.

Mr. Ajonye (Nigeria) said that his Government unequivocally condemned acts of terrorism in all their forms and manifestations, and remained committed to all efforts to eliminate that menace to national, regional and international peace and security.

On the other hand, the world has also witnessed the unfortunate saga created by disruptive and divisive forces in the form of war, civil strife, ethnic and religious intolerance, hatred, violence and, lately, the threatening menace of terrorism.

Although he acknowledged Israel's legitimate security concerns , the Special Rapporteur regarded the measures taken by Israel as disproportionate, failing to consider the menace of Palestinian terrorism, with its multitude of victims and its refusal to distinguish between civilian population and combatants.

And, fourthly and most importantly, interaction with Member States is advancing and deepening, mainly through country reports, which have served as the most important mode of dialogue between States and the CTC in the fight against the menace of terrorism.

For example, the biggest threat to the stability of the world in the next ten years comes from the risk of international conflict. And the menace of war is followed by a raft of social, environmental, geopolitical, technological, and economic risks and trends.

Others saw the US as the primary enemy. Some were concerned with more abstract, ideological enemies, such as Communism and Americanism, while there were also voices highlighting the menace of the white race (including Japan s allies, Germany and Italy) against the yellow race.

We are of the view that the best way out of the situation created by this menace lies mostly in accelerating the pace of the Afghanistan's reconstruction in all fields, since opium cultivation has become a major source of income for many Afghan farmers.

The Madrid Agenda and the highly important statement made by the Secretary General at the Summit, on the subject of the comprehensive United Nations strategy against international terrorism, are currently two major points of reference in the fight against the menace of terrorism from a worldwide perspective.

Such misallocation of resources was not just a menace of the interwar period. The big pre 2008 construction boom in Spain did as much harm as subsequent high unemployment, because it encouraged a generation of young people to take high paying, low skill jobs in the building industry.

Puerto Ricans were among the first to be sent to war, deprived of representation in the United States Congress and Senate, spied upon if the administering Power considered them a menace to the colonial status quo and denied the right to control their own land and pursue economic development.

Ironically, those who are caught often blame their misconduct on competition, pressure to publish, and recognition and prizes the very practices and incentives that the scientific community introduced and fostered. Indeed, while the menace of misconduct has been exaggerated, we have to rethink how we conduct science its values, virtues, and shortcomings.

Indeed, his speeches are studded with references to arrogant elites who are out of touch with the feelings of the common man. Tolerance is seen as weak and elitist, typical of people who live far removed from the harsh realities of the street, where violent and unruly foreigners menace upstanding Dutch folks.

Snow lived near there, heard about the outbreak, and in this amazing act of courage went directly into the belly of the beast because he thought an outbreak that concentrated could actually potentially end up convincing people that, in fact, the real menace of cholera was in the water supply and not in the air.

Given the global menace posed by Europe s sovereign debt and banking crises, measures to strengthen the European banking system and encourage fiscal integration gained some momentum at the recent G 20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. The summit s concluding statement declared that countries with ample finances are prepared to provide economic stimulus if growth weakens.

An even more dramatic example of neglect of low probability high cost risks is the danger of an asteroid strike, which is analytically similar to the menace of tsunamis. Indeed, in part because tsunamis are one of the risks of an asteroid collision, the Indian Ocean disaster has stimulated new interest in asteroid defense.

We must of course protect ourselves in the most serious and determined manner from the threat that terrorism may pose should, say, extremists acquire nuclear or biological weapons. Intelligence, diplomacy, security forces, and educating people to the requirements of life lived under the shadow of an invisible menace must all be brought to bear.

Mr. Abebe (Ethiopia) said that his Government unequivocally condemned all terrorist acts, regardless of their motivation, form or manifestation the United Nations must continue to play a central role in fighting that global menace in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Charter and the norms of international law, including human rights law.

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán is Putin s staunchest friend in Europe (though Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seems to want to change that), while Poland s leaders have consistently warned that Russia could become a menace to the continent again. As a result, whereas Hungary pays Gazprom 260 per thousand cubic meters of gas, Poland pays 526 the highest price in the EU.

But one little noticed, yet likely, aspirant has been sneaking up on the world economy the growing tendency to limit the free circulation of people, to fence in the rich world. We see the menace of this tendency constantly nowadays, but we perceive it in such a seemingly unthreatening way that we may well become accustomed to it rather than arresting it.