Sentences with phrase «wealthiest nations when»

It was one of the world's wealthiest nations when it moved to protect its resources after the Second World War.

Why is it that Nigeria's money have to be spent on such project, what would be the contribution of the other first ladies financially, why should Nigeria portray herself as a wealthy nation when it is obvious that the contrary is true?

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Meanwhile, the EU will urge the US, Japan and other wealthy nations to mimic its aggressive approach to slashing public debt when G20 finance ministers gather in Washington on Wednesday.

And more recently, Catholic schools and Lutheran schools have demonstrated a staunch commitment to urban education — at a time when many wealthier families fled from our nation's cities.

We find it unacceptable that at a time when the Akufo Addo government continues to lament significant shortfalls in revenue and in the face of astronomical duty payments by Ghanaian importers, personnel of the Armed Forces of the wealthiest nation on earth would be exempted from tax and levy payments and in such generous proportions.

But he was raised in Liberia; his wealthy family, targeted for belonging to the doomed political establishment, fled the African nation when he was ten during a violent military coup.

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The outcomes from these talks remain in doubt and other questions fester, like to what will the U.S. commit to?For an effective climate deal at December's Copenhagen Climate Summit, the world's wealthiest nations, the G8 countries, who are at the core of the MEF, need to take the lead both at MEF and when they meet in L'Aquila, Italy for the G8 Summit next month.

However, the real impact of growing numbers in poorer communities comes when their situation changes, either through migration to wealthier nations or through development.

David Howell, SEO / BirdLife, said: «We knew it already, but COP23 has reconfirmed it: rapid transformational changes in the world economy, especially the economies of the wealthy and developing nations, must begin in the next few years, with commitments and action under way when COP24 begins.

Over in Bonn, left - wing NGOs and developing nations are back to agitating for wealthy nations to pick up the tab for «loss and damage» suffered by poor countries when extreme weather strikes.

The number of auto casualties in wealthy nations have waned slightly, especially last year when driving decreased due to high gas prices and economic hardships, but not enough to compensate for the exponential growth in auto dependence and auto deaths in poorer nations.

The shortcomings of some wealthier nations isn't stopping key players in the developing world from making the most of COP16 — particularly when it comes to REDD, which Serra hopes will help fund safeguards to prevent further deforestation in the Amazon.