And should those prove insufficient, we have to be prepared to take the necessary measures to uphold international peace and security and protect innocent people.

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Instead of maximising their military power, they have forsworn the use of ground troops, except to uphold a peace agreement that may never come into being.

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Indonesia has failed to uphold its 2005 peace agreement commitments with Aceh province, a new report says.

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The Obama administration said Syria had reached a "critical juncture" and again urged President Bashar al-Assad to uphold its commitment to the six-point peace plan brokered by special envoy Kofi Annan.

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We uphold the right of every person to live in peace.

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Having secured peace for itself 20 years ago, Egypt has long sought to uphold some kind of balance of forces in the region, believing this to be the only guarantee for a wider regional peace.

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Kofi Annan, the joint UN-Arab League envoy and sponsor of a six-point peace plan, flew to Damascus to plead with President Bashar Assad to uphold the ceasefire ostensibly in place since April.

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He must, however, insist on the principle that peace and democracy are inextricably linked -- and call upon the Central American presidents and the Congress to uphold that principle.

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