Unfortunately,starting in 2008, WHO says progress has stagnated because of a big decline in funding and lessening of political commitment for measles control.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

It would require a high political commitment that the world has yet to show.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

"More alarmingly,WHO estimates if the combined effect of decreased financial and political commitment were to be sustained or continued, this could result to a return of a half a million measles deaths each year by 2012, wiping out the gains made over the past 18 years."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

No, I think there's a huge political commitment from the members of the euro to the euro.

BBC: Transcript of George Osborne interview

They will require a great deal of political commitment, and we have seen that commitment in these discussions.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Jay Carney and Ben Rhodes

Only with a serious political commitment from the biggest countries can the Doha round achieve a final trade deal.

ECONOMIST: But the Doha round of trade talks is far from finished