Sentences with phrase «borne by developing countries»

In 2012 the total cost amounted to US$ 1436 billion, with nearly 40 per cent of this sum borne by developing countries, the calculations show.

«Smoking gobbles up almost 6 percent of global health spend and nearly 2 percent of world's GDP: In 2012 this amounted to US$ 1436 billion, nearly 40 percent of which was borne by developing countries.»

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We are part of a culture that stands by and watches as famine, disease and corrupt governments kill off millions of children who had the misfortune to be born into developing countries.

In 2012, that impact amounted to # 1.15 trillion, with nearly 40 per cent of it borne by less - developed nations, according to data from 152 countries (Tobacco Control, doi.org/bx25).

Reimers noted that he sees an opportunity to develop students» global competencies by creating a positive disposition toward cultural differences; an ability to speak, understand, and think in languages outside of the country in which they are born; and a deep knowledge and understanding of world history, geography, and global dimensions such as health, climate, and economics.

If developing countries insist that developed countries should bear most of the economic burden of emissions reductions, they might well hurt themselves above all, simply by making an effective agreement less likely.

Determined to protect the ozone layer by taking precautionary measures to control equitably total global emissions of substances that deplete it, with the ultimate objective of their elimination on the basis of developments in scientific knowledge, taking into account technical and economic considerations and bearing in mind the developmental needs of developing countries,