big period of hope. i was in the conference until yesterday, and we could see a lot of energy, a lot of people indigenous people, the academic communities, people from all the countries united, with great energy and really in a very different way of expressing the rights and expressing what s needed to halt deforestation. i think of course, we have to very soon advance to have this strong commitment on zero deforestation. it s not a minor thing for eight countries that have different economies and different stages of the pollution, but for sure there are very important signs of brazil in particular and also colombia changing the situation. brazilian government was very strong to say that, in the first semester, 33.6% of deforestation has reduced from last year.
in the first semester, 33.6% of deforestation has reduced from last year. as you say, this change seems to be happening under president lula, the level of deforestation in brazil seems to have fallen quite sharply, but he himself has said that he has participated in meetings where they talk, talk, talk, approve a document and nothing happens. so how could they make sure that this alliance is different? i think it s very important, two things. first, that there is a commitment to strengthen the institution that helps coordination among countries, to strengthen the institution, because the institution has been weakened. there are only 20 people to co ordinate eight countries in this large region, so strengthening the institution is a very significant step, and then getting this commitment and get to an actionable plan. what we should all expect is that there are a few steps from now to the next month on getting this, which
especially on the issue of chinese overseas police stations and cybersecurity germany wants to expand its close relations germany advocates close coordination in the eu and increased cooperation in the area of export controls between the g7 and other partners germany also plans to relaunch human rights and rule of law dialogue with china they believe china is not credible in its defence of ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. germany is pushing for a more clear position germany to conduct stringent reviews on investment guarantees depending on chinese compliance with sustainability, environmental, labour and social standards china is germany s largest single trading partner. in 2022, germany s imports from china rose 33.6% from a year ago to 191.1 billion euros. according to data from federal statistical office of germany.
and constitute up to 15% of harvard s admitted students. the students who received this preferential treatment, based solely on familial ties, or overwhelmingly white. nearly 70% of generated applicants are white, and nearly 70% of legacy applicants are also white. and quote. now those numbers speak for themselves, but if you re wondering how much more likely a legacy applicant is to be admitted than any other average applicants, a 2019 report analyzed harvard s admission data showing that students with at least one parent who attended harvard had an acceptance rate of 33.6% compared with 5.9% for non legacy students. harvard is mentioned by name in the complaint, it s not the only system, it s all the old school days of the system. according to a wall street journal report in 2020, a 56% of the top 250 institutions in america considered legacy and
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