The Chinese government is ready to work even harder with the international community to further commit themselves to safeguarding a unified, not a divided, Sudan, whose sovereignty and territorial integrity should be duly respected.

ECONOMIST: Staying the course

Every year since 1990, the number of children under the age of five dying from preventable causes around the world has fallen, which shows just what happens when we as an international community commit to saving the lives of children around the world.

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The basic concept is to recruit highly successful individuals, often recent college graduates, to commit at least two years to teaching in a low-income community.

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So what does our community need to commit to accomplishing?

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To increase physical activity, local elected officials commit to mapping local playspaces, completing a community needs assessment, developing an action plan and launching a minimum of three proven policies, programs or initiatives aimed at increasing access to play.

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Second, when your member of Congress comes to your community association, church or business group looking for an endorsement, ask him or her to commit on the spot to ask for no earmarks as a condition for your support.

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Commit a crime in Britain today and you are more likely to be sentenced to drug treatment or community work than was the case a few years ago.

ECONOMIST: CRIME