Removing the threat from tunnels was the stated reason for Israel launching its ground offensive in Gaza 10 days ago, following an aerial campaign whose stated goal was to halt rocket fire from Gaza against Israel.
The project, which has proved controversial with UN officials due to delays and cost overruns in the buildup to its launch, has the stated aim to "streamline administrative practices and boost efficiency throughout the organisation".
Between 2008 and 2011, a string of investigations and court cases were launched with the stated purpose of exposing and bringing to justice the criminal ultra-nationalist networks inside the state.
*Note: This post has been updated to correct the stated year in which Paul Hebert launched the bar-code database — it was in 2004, not 2010 — and to clarify the types of species data that has so far been logged.
It was launched in April 2013, with the stated objective that it would function as a safety net for cases which fall out of scope for funding.
At this time last year, it launched a rocket with the stated aim of putting a satellite into orbit to mark the 100th anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth.
He launched The Cam Newton Foundation, the stated mission of which is "to ensure that children's socioeconomic, educational, physical, and emotional needs are enhanced".
Israel launched its Operation Protective Edge with the stated objective of halting Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.
However, after a relative lull, cross-border violence flared again and after a surge of rocket attacks in July 2014, Mr Netanyahu launched another offensive on Gaza with the stated aim of restoring long-term quiet for Israel.
Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools, launched StudentsFirst in the fall of 2010 with the stated goal of raising $1 billion over five years.
