Most scientists agree that climate change is a serious problem that requires the attention of people and governments around the world.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

In the nineteen eighties, governments and lenders like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund changed market policies.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

Governments and major lenders like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund turned to free market policies.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Scientists,governments and aid organizations around the world are increasing their efforts to meet these goals.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

In many parts of the world we've seen that if governments introduce social protection programs, measures for example which give family benefits to families with children, particularly poorer families, this can have an important impact in enabling people to keep their children in school and out of the work force."

VOA: special.2010.05.17

Governments around the world are urging their citizens to avoid traveling to areas infected with swine flu,to minimize its spread.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Another difficulty for democratic South Korea's global image is that it is often overshadowed by North Korea, one of the most repressive governments in the world.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Last year at this time, governments around the world intensified efforts to contain a deadly flu virus that killed scores of people in Mexico and quickly spread around the world.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

Clinton,who insisted India can make emission cuts without harming its economy, said she is optimistic the two governments can reach a common approach before the world conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

National and state governments around the world have been trying out various incentives and subsidies to promote clean renewable energy but the global economic slowdown has hurt the ability of many governments to dole out public funds.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Developing agriculture in Africa has become even more urgent since the United Nations warned in a report earlier this month that governments must increase investment in agriculture because a billion people around the world are going hungry in sub-Saharan Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

"I have been seeing it more and more, that more people want to get involved, not only in their communities, but in their state and local governments and try and do what they can to make this world a better place.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Chan says governments around the world are far more prepared to deal with a pandemic now than they were five years ago when the far more lethal She adds it is fortunate the current because the world is not prepared to deal with such a toxic and deadly virus.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29