0 countries of the world considered or acting together as a group: --
Any taking of hostages is unacceptable and must be firmly opposed by the international community.
1 a phrase used especially by politicians and in newspapers to describe all or several of the countries in the world, or their governments, considered as a group: --
"The international community", the Secretary-General of the UN said, "must work together to tackle the current financial crisis".
Efforts by the international community to bring peace to the region have intensified over the past six months.
Many in the international community warned that failure to act promptly could put millions at risk of starvation.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.
