Various Arab governments are considering stepping up financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority if aid from Western donors, which totals roughly $1 billion a year, is suspended.
"We don't know yet whether he's going to turn around and pursue with equal vigor the kinds of reforms that are not that popular in Washington". In Washington, political leaders have welcomed Ban with open arms and heeded his calls to step up financial support for the organization.
In the U.S. Congress, hawks have called for the White House to step up financial sanctions against Iran, even amid signs that the first round of sanctions has been sufficient to spark a detente between the nations.
Advances that are being made in risk governance, early warning systems, better disaster preparedness and response, could be overwhelmed if we do not fill the "ambition gap" by increasing significantly existing pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stepping up financial commitments.
In an effort to fortify the language internationally, Brazil has stepped up its financial support for the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Natinns, created in 1996.
Real estate brokers, lawyers and property managers all said boards had significantly stepped up their financial scrutiny of prospective buyers in the last year.
When Physicians for Human Rights set about stringing together a pattern of violence, with the help of the local police officer and the doctors at Panzi, the United Nations Development Programme UNDPP) and others stepped up with financial and logistical support, donating not just funds but things such as office furniture and cars.
In the last few years, the Koch donor network has stepped up its financial backing for a few Hispanic and women's groups that take conservative stances on lower taxes and less regulation, efforts that should increase given the GOP's poor 2012 results with these constituencies.
Damascus has stepped up demands for financial support to ease the burden.
