Sentences with phrase «ngos including»

[11] Other signatories included the heads of NGOs including Oxfam Australia, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation, Reconciliation Australia, Get Up!

He has frequently lectured at the invitation of the judiciary, government, law schools, continuing legal education fora, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and various NGOs including the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs.

Conor has acted as an expert consultant on questions of international law to a range of international organizations and NGOs including the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and Interights.

A challenge to the Directive before the European Court by a coalition of NGOs including the Open Rights Group but the brief is still worth reading:

While questions remain as to who paid the activists who conducted the attack, it is clear that what would seem to fit the definition of an act of eco-terrorism, was incited by international NGOs including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and Food First.

This is according to analysis by a group of NGOs including the Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club published in a report titled «Banking on Climate Change 2017,» and realeased last month.

Over 800 members of civil society walked out of the UN climate talks (COP19) on what was supposed to be the penultimate night, led by social movements like the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and the Bolivian Platform on Climate Change, the International Trade Union Confederation, as well as NGOs including LDC Watch and Aksyon Klima Pilipinas, who were joined by household names like Oxfam, WWF and Greenpeace.

The first speaker, Inga Winkler, is an expert on the legal aspects of the human rights to water and sanitation, having served as the legal adviser to the UN Special Rapporteur on those rights, and as a consultant for various international organizations and NGOs including the European Parliament, the UN Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

The International Development Journalism competition is supported by a consortium of NGOs including CBM UK, Hives Save Lives Africa, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Malaria Consortium, ORBIS, Saferworld and Save the Children.

The campaign — which has reached millions through Facebook and Twitter, and has been backed by Mayim Bialik, Pamela Anderson, Sophie Dahl, Sharleen Spiteri, Victoria Pendleton plus NGOS including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF — encourages people to pledge to go meat free for one day a week at pledge.meatfreemondays.com and share the idea with others.

To my great surprise I have noticed that people — scientists, sponsors, editors & NGOs included — love trends (scary scenarios) and are very disappointed when they do not see them!

NGOs include SoL — the Society for Organizational Learning.

Not exact matches

(PISA's willingness to accept only this limited sample is typical of the gullibility and compliance of many foreign NGOs, especially in education, when dealing with China; I have seen numerous foreign educators fall victim to obvious Potemkinism, including believing that Beijing No. 4 High School — the rough equivalent of Eton — was a «typical Chinese public school.»)

Our client network includes governments and NGOs, commercial entities big and small, and political clients across the ideological spectrum.

Generally these discussions include representatives from industry, NGOs, government and civil society and, like dialogues, are conducted in accordance with Chatham House Rules.

It is also not uncommon for ICCR to invite other stakeholders to the conversation including representatives from NGOs and community groups as well as subject matter experts advocating on any given issue as a way to build bridges between companies and the communities impacted by their operations.

Stop the Traffik is a global coalition which already numbers more than 350 organisations including churches, community groups, other faith groups, businesses and NGOs (including Oasis Trust, Salvation Army, Tearfund, World Vision, JFCI, Christian Aid, Bible Society and Spring Harvest).

We have to bring together all of the social forces including in those countries where the national traditions mean that it is mainly the associations and NGOs which are active more than the trade unions which tend to be stuck on a professional level rather than in a wider capacity.

Nor can we safely predict the amount of institutional power which NGOs, including churches, will have.

The situation in Europe, including Britain, is more nuanced than that in North America, largely because Europe's Muslim populations have a longer and more established social and political history in nations where Muslims (of the theological left, right and center) are represented by sophisticated networks of» mosques and political NGOs that defend the rights of Muslims and shape their participation in civic life, including the introduction of Islamic law for civil cases.

Perhaps as significant as the Earth Charter, Agenda 21 and work on sustainable development is the unprecedented step UNCED has taken to encourage global village participation by way of a parallel conference of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) including religious communities.

His book offers a helpful historical overview of related issues, including how UN forces have been deployed since the Korean War, and of the UN's relationships to NGOs and other parties.

Attendees at this panel discussion included farmers, students, scientists, or NGOs from France, Germany, Nepal, the U.S., and several other countries.

Primary stakeholders obviously include farmers and consumers, but farmers NGOs, consumers groups, environmental groups and local and regional government agencies may all be involved in the PGS.

We are evolving and improving our ethical sourcing standard by working closely with local and international organizations including NGOs, government organizations and certifiers to ensure our approach is comprehensive to positively impact the natural environments of tea production and the next generation of tea farmers.

A multi-stakeholder group, the ICI was established in 2002 under the protocol and represents a partnership among NGOs, trade unions, cocoa processors, such as US firm Cargill, and major chocolate brands that include Nestle and Cadbury.

On one side of the argument we have public health associations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and consumer groups looking for effective solutions to address the growth of lifestyle diseases, including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The findings of the assessment were classified into stakeholder groups, including ministries, NGOs, producers / processors and education sector.

The Philippines is a leader in working towards ending malnutiriton with many agencies and NGOs doing important and valuable work to help, including the Department of Health, National Nutrition Council, and the Food and Nutrition Research Institute.

We proudly advocate on a number of issues in Australia including labelling, container deposit schemes and taxes to name a few, as do consumer groups and a range of NGOs on issues they wish to influence.

We collaborate with a wide range of local and international NGOs and other partners (including the Costa Foundation) on projects related to community development across our origin countries:

The Challenge began in 2015 at the United Nations climate talks in Paris and has grown to more than 60 members across the industry, including other roasters, NGOs, and the governments of Mexico and Rwanda.

In addition to being included in a single unified presence provided to a range of stakeholders — including governments, NGOs, media, and the general public, the benefits of being a member are many and varied.

And let me be clear, the Danish Government believes that the responsibility to meet the SDG on food waste must be shared by all actors throughout the food chain including the private sector, NGOs and organizations.

ISEAL subscribers include sustainability standards, businesses, government agencies, NGOs and consultants.

They include sustainability standards, businesses, government agencies, NGOs and consultants.

To be held from 18 - 20 January, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the conference is open to anyone with an interest in the safety of children on the web, including Internet Service Providers, telephone companies, NGOs, charities, regulators, government departments and the public.

The film «We feed the world» includes an interview with Mr Brabeck saying that he thinks NGOs who suggest people have a human right for water have an «extreme» view (and other scary things).

A national sustainable Strategy Board, including representatives from all the voluntary groups, health professional organisations, and NGOs to share best practice between devolved nations coordinated by a high level funded lead specialist.

Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy - makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programmes, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.

UNICEF has facilitated partnerships with all stakeholders including the State Government, State Nutrition Mission, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Public Health Department, BPNI (Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India), NGOs, Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and several academic institutions, for this major initiative.

There is a litany of serious flaws in several of the 58 sections of the bill, and here are some of them: the bill would compel registration of NGOs (including those already registered under the Companies and Allied Matters Act); heavily criminalize non-compliance with its provisions (up to 18 months in prison); ensure full executive control over the licensing, funding and supervision of operations of NGOs through a Board appointed by the president and dominated by political representatives.

Campaigns were initiated by NGOs to have particular matters included under this heading.

At the start of the year, the opposition to these policies was largely within NGOs and charities working with migrants and refugees, race equality organisations, and a number of concerned parliamentarians and representatives including Brian Paddick in the House of Lords, Sian Berry on the London Assembly, and Caroline Lucas in the House of Commons.

Often this includes local NGOs and civil society.

Dignitaries at the event include among others, the representative of the Borno State Commissioner of Justice, Formation Commanders, Principal Staff Officers of the Division, heads of various security agencies in the State, members of UN and NGOs, member of the Presidential Initiative on North East, beneficiaries and their families.

The report, produced in consultation with a number of businesses and NGOs, including Amnesty International, Verité, Engineers Against Poverty and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, examines the root causes of slavery, and sets out priority actions for moving the industry towards greater transparency.

«In addition to this election - related violence, the country has been ravaged by widespread insecurity for years, with a recent increase in attacks targeting humanitarian workers, including the deadliest incident in Congolese history, in which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs said.

That is why an impact assessment approach is endorsed by a range of NGOs and academics from various sectors affected by drug policy, and politicians from all parties, including the Conservative peer and professor of government Lord Norton, who was the prime mover in making impact assessments obligatory for all new Acts.

With key players in the industry, including TalkTalk, Microsoft, EE, Facebook and a host of NGOs and start - ups, showcasing fringe meetings, debates, interactive experiences and workshops, TechCentral promises to be an exciting addition to the party conference season.