Arguments: 1. In China , where the one-child policy created unprecedented numbers of girls to adopt , 14,500 were adopted in 2005 .
2. Humanitarian crises that lead to a surplus of unwanted or orphaned children can create a groundswell of sympathy which drives parents to wish to adopt internationally .
3. Furthermore , the effects of wartime also act as instigators for international attention , driving adoption to offset the barbarous effects of the conflict itself .
4. However , this number paled in comparison to the clients who were waiting in line hoping to provide a home in an environment where girls were not valued less than their male counterparts .
5. Without international adoption , the likelihood of such children escaping a life in an institution is remote .
6. As a report into the adoption of Korean children notes , ` orphans of the Korean and Vietnam war , especially children fathered by American soldiers , were given special humanitarian attention ' .
7. Child Psychiatry and Human Development , 1995 , p. 141 .
8. Kim , W. J. International Adoption : A case review of Korean children .

Debate: This House would support international adoption


Arguments: 1. The Euro currency is , damaged by the vast differences between individual Eurozone members , with respect to their fiscal and monetary policies .
2. With Greece as a trigger , the Eurozone and the whole EU have significantly suffered in the last five years as a result of massive and still on-going economic crisis .
3. Nevertheless , this was the case with Greece , when tens of billions of taxpayers money were used to service debts of one irresponsible state .
4. While some states -LRB- commonly referred to as PIIGS -RRB- do have bigger problems with their finances , it is unthinkable for the others to be held responsible when serious issues , such as an inability to pay the debts , arise .
5. Getting rid of the unanimity requirement would make Europe much more able to respond quickly to crises .
6. Despite more than 50 % of private sector debt being cut down by creditors , the threat of Greeces default still lingers in the air .
7. Achieving political integration and the abandonment of the veto that would come with it would then enable solutions to economic problems benefiting the whole even it unpalatable to some .
8. In the long run it would make negotiations for a federal union much easier , eventually turning it into reality .
9. Attali , J 2012 , Attali : A federal Europe is the only crisis exit strategy , 18 April , viewed 29 September 2013 , < http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/attali-federal-europe-crisis-exi-interview-512208 > .
10. Such position is also taken by Jacques Attali , a French economist who argues that the institutional reform towards a federal Europe is necessary to implement a common fiscal and budgetary system .

Debate: This House would lift all veto powers of individual EU member states


Arguments: 1. The government need to take more control to effectively build future cities and define the path of urbanisation .
2. As Mike Davis -LRB- 2007 -RRB- suggests African nations showcase a new type of city - a city of slums , decay , and prevailing revolution .
3. Worldstat info , 2013 Megacities are defined as cities with over 10 million inhabitants -LRB- Wikipedia , 2013 -RRB- .
4. With the rising number of Megacities across Africa , the government need to introduce methods to control the sprawling nature of cities and create a sense of order .
5. Africa is undergoing rapid urbanisation of 3.5 % per year -LRB- by comparison Chinas is only2 .3 % -RRB- .
6. Urbanisation in Africa is occurring much faster than the governments are able to cope with .
7. Mega , and Million , cities have become a representation of Africas urban future .

Debate:
This House believes forced evictions are necessary for African cities to become global players.