Sentences with phrase «ngos which»

It re-cements the compact between the political establishment, businesses and private interests, and NGOs which brokered the deal.

Just as there are celebrities who are famous for being famous, there are NGOs which are influential because they're felt to be influential.

«The protection of intact natural forests should be a core element of REDD, but so far it is still not in any text proposals,» said Peg Putt from The Wilderness Society, one of nine NGOs which constitute the Ecosystems Climate Alliance.

I am a God fearing lady that believes there is someone special out there for each and everyone of us.I am a Model and also work with NGOs which makes me travel a lot.Am looking to make new friend first and see what happens from there.

«The report did not take into cognisance the significant improvement in the areas of Capacity Building, Training and Re-training of the entire personnel of the Force as provided for by the current Federal Government of Nigeria and other Foreign and Local NGOs which has greatly improved the efficiency and service delivery of the personnel of the Force throughout the country.

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.

Not exact matches

Many executives struggle with this thought, How do I know which NGOs I can trust enough to partner with?

However, product certification is unlikely to satisfy environmental NGOs, he says, which have their sights set on rapid decarbonization of the economy.

The two products, which are typically purchased by governments and large corporations that brand and distribute them in Africa through NGOs, generated $ 6 million in revenue last year for Uncharted Play.

In another case, the company worked with NGOs in Nicaragua to clear up an instance in which an outside contractor was accused of anti-union activities at a Gildan - contracted facility.

In fact, he recently attended a forum in Quebec along with the head of the MSN, Lynda Yanz, at which they talked about the positives that flow from a non-adversarial relationship between NGOs and industry.

Both union officials and NGOs say Unilever seems serious about tackling the problems, which are common in the supply chains of giant corporations producing across the globe.

Guest writer Tracey Saxby is the Co-Founder of My Sea to Sky The BC Liberals are under investigation by Elections BC and the RCMP after The Globe and Mail revealed the party is accepting illegal donations from lobbyists, specifically highlighting donations by Byng Giraud and Marian Ngo from Woodfibre LNG, which proposes to construct and operate -LSB-...]

The BC Liberals are under investigation by Elections BC and the RCMP after The Globe and Mail revealed the party is accepting illegal donations from lobbyists, specifically highlighting donations by Byng Giraud and Marian Ngo from Woodfibre LNG, which proposes to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the old Woodfibre Pulp and Paper Mill site near Squamish, British Columbia.

«The social sector has faced several issues around de-risking from banks which has caused several NGOs to look for alternative mechanism to ensure that their work is not associated with money laundering or terrorism financing.

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).

There are NGOs that do useful work and there are international structures which are already effective, even we may debate their direction and their actions.

The third element of our discussion dealt with the type of collaboration between the different social movements, NGOs, etc and the different types of alliance which could be established for action.

It is a new association, originally French, which was recently created by the newspapers (Le Monde Diplomatique - Alternatives Economiques), trade unions and social associations and by NGOs and which have the support of the militants.

Hillary Clinton has called this version of civil society «the vanguard» of a new international order in which NGOs will be more nearly equal with nation - states.

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

-LSB-...] Global governance can be «described» as the new global political regime which informally came about in the course of the post-Cold War conference process of the United Nations (1990 - 96), when a new «global consensus» was built, not primarily by governments themselves but through a historical and strategic partnership between the UN and so - called «non-state actors», mainly powerful western - based NGOs.

One way in which delegates and NGOs seek to accomplish the latter is the yearly ritual excoriation of the United States for not having ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Without minimizing the importance of the micro-dimension which is the focus of the work of so many movements and NGOs, it is nevertheless important to place these in the macro structures and to be capable of making proposals on various levels.

Women farmers from «Kababaehang Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas» (Women possessing extraordinary powers or strength) from Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok District, Davao City are practicing FAITH (Food Always in The Home), which is made easier with the support from partner NGOs such as METSA Foundation and MASIPAG, and from the local government of Davao City, through its policy on Organic Agriculture.

I have also spent decades working with NGOs and government to develop, refine and implement the legislation and standards which regulate this world.

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.

It was the first conversation of many with NGOs and volunteers in which I felt ashamed over our government's deliberate inaction.

A «human rights activist» even said, rather worryingly, that, «there is need for government to maintain control over these NGOs precisely because of their access to funds which needed to be accounted for.»

[2] Mainstream organizations are defined here as those working in different projects, without a focus on disability — as opposed to disability focused NGOs, which usually implement (or partner with local organizations for that purpose) different types of projects, with persons with disabilities as their primary beneficiaries.

Unfortunately, another growing norm in international relations — shaped by experiences in Darfur, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Rwanda, where NGOs have been expelled or kept firmly in check — encourages Syria to hold out against international civil society input, which Damascus regards as a western fifth column at worst, an unruly rabble at best.

Throughout the collection, we were keen to showcase the different parts of the UN system, not just its structures and programmes, but also the various actors who make up what is often lazily referred to as «the UN»: member states, staff and the host of groups — NGOs, academics, private sector companies, foundations, regional organisations, etc. — with which it works.

«Yesterday, medical personnel from government and other NGOs examined her for a total of about five hours, trauma experts from UNICEF also met her, the FG will assist the Murtala Mohammed Foundation which has already been providing support for the families of the missing Chibok girls and which runs a truama and counseling facility in Kano will also be involved in the ongoing work with Amina in monitoring her progress and any additional support she requires», he said.

Evaluating the Public Health Responsibility Deal for Alcohol surveys the evidence on the Government's flagship public health programme, which was launched in 2011 as a voluntary partnership with commercial organisations, public bodies, academics and NGOs to promote public health goals.

Thirdly, charities, NGOs and civil society groups, which are often invited by the court to «intervene» in proceedings to offer advice, could now find themselves liable to pay the costs of all the parties.

Receiving the team in his office the Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas affirmed that the theatre is open to all registered NGOs and agencies, which he said have been working cooperatively with the Theatre Command to improve the welfare of conflict victims in the North East.

As promised, the Motion was listed on the Order Paper and debated on the floor of plenary and the following resolutions were reached amongst which are; Mandate its Joint Committee on Drugs and Narcotics and health to investigate the growing menace of cough and other prescriptive drugs abuse; Urge the FG to partner with stakeholders, traditional rulers, Pharmacists councils, NGOs to create framework in fighting this category of drug abuse and urge NAFDAC to embark on a vigorous sensitization campaign on the dangers of drug abuse and steps on achieving a successful rehabilitation for people with the addiction.

«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.

Consumers, manufacturers, brands and NGOs are being urged to sign up to organic on the new «cottonedon» micro-site which aims to unite supporters of sustainable cotton across the globe.

On this basis on 1st August, 2016, Forest Watch Ghana (a civil society coalition of 35 - member organisations and several other NGOs in the natural resource sector) petitioned the then President, John Mahama, to intervene in the issuance of prospecting license to Exton Cubic due to environmental concerns; more than 60 % of this forest reserve is a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), which means that the area is protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and fauna.

If adopted, the bill which is copied from repressive countries like Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda, would have a chilling effect not only on expressions of peaceful dissent by the citizens but also on the legitimate work of NGOs and individual human rights defenders and activists scrutinizing corruption in the National Assembly and exposing human rights violations by the government.»

The site is surrounded on three sides by a Site of Special Scientific Interest which the company created and helps manage in partnership with Natural England and other NGOs.

It would bind the court to order costs against charities, NGOs and other organisations which offer their assistance to the court in public interest litigation in a wide set of ill - defined and broad circumstances that could rarely be predicted at the beginning of a case.

He said, «Most civil society groups, NGOs inclusive, are limited in capacity, funding and resource profile (human capital), and are in many cases one - man or one - family organisations which spring to life when a new tranche of donor - funding is received.

Later the Department for International Development said that the Girls Education Challenge was «a new project that will call on NGOs, charities and the private sector to find better ways of getting girls into school in the poorest countries in Africa and Asia which the UK has identified as a priority, including Bangladesh, South Sudan and Nigeria.»

Presenting its report on Tuesday in Abuja, Gowon Maxwell, Esq, Executive Director of the group affirmed that the reports of UNICEF and NGOs have the potential to present Nigeria as a country with a military that has no good reputation, which would in turns make the country ineligible for international support.

In a telephone and email interview from Norway, Harstad said he knows of no specific cases in which such approaches are being used by governments or NGOs.

The International Chamber of Shipping did not comment for this story, but in its 2013 annual report, it said it was «concerned that efforts by certain governments (and environmentalist NGOs) to treat the Arctic as if it is fundamentally different to any other sea area in which special dangers might apply may have the unwelcome effect of delaying the code's adoption.»

A consultation of deep - sea stakeholders spanning academia, industry and NGOs has identified deficiencies in basic knowledge of deep - sea systems which, if not addressed, could hinder ecosystem - based management of the deep sea and in turn limit the sustainability of the emerging deep blue economy.

Typically local groups including universities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) draw up proposals with the help of agencies such as the World Bank or the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which also assist in implementing the projects.