Sentences with phrase «u.n. special commission»

Their letter of petition for change received important recognition when the French government agreed to set up a special commission to investigate its complaints.

While the Special Commission convened by Pope Paul VI to look at the question of contraception in the modern world was not directed to consider whether the Church should or could change its teaching, the Commission decided on its own to take up that question and sent reports to the Holy Father that advocated that the Church permit married couples to use contraception.

President Theodore Roosevelt appointed a special Commission on Country Life to investigate what was happening to the rural areas and determine what was needed to maintain their vitality.

Luke's major variation on that idea was that all believers now have this special equipment, not just heroic figures with special commissions.

On September 20, the Vatican announced that the Pope had appointed a special commission to reform and streamline the «matrimonial process.»

Two weeks ago the ITF accepted a special commission report recommending restrictions on under - 16s competing on the world circuit, a ban on pro play by under - 14s and abolition of under - 12 international tournaments.

The appointment by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a special commission to investigate Israeli actions during the latest war in the Gaza Strip seems to confirm the skepticism with which that organization is held by many people in North America and Europe.

ALBANY, NY (12/10/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today was joined by Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals Jonathon Lippman; Assembly Speaker Silver; President of the New York State Bar Association Steve Younger; Chair of the Fund for Modern Courts Victor Kovner; and distinguished members of the New York State judiciary as he signed legislation establishing a special Commission on Judicial Compensation.

That is clearly a swipe at New Jersey Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who has led a special commission into Bridgegate, which critics say has lasted over a year and has so far produced zero evidence that Christie knew anything about the lane closures ahead of time.

After the decision, Gov. George Pataki's administration, though a special commission, concluded that $ 1.9 billion in additional combined state, local and federal revenues, to be phased in over a five - year period, was a valid determination of the cost of providing a sound basic education in New York City.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - People are living in a dream world if they thought the New York State Legislature would adopt all of the campaign finance reforms suggested by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's special commission to investigate corruption in Albany, Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick said Monday afternoon.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The special commission appointed last year by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to investigate political corruption in New York is quietly winding down this week.

The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has appointed a special commission to turn our country into a digital democracy.

Thus, it was no great surprise when he named a special commission — the Moreland Commission — last year to probe corruption and make recommendations for ethics reform.

Passed in 1907 and named Sherman Moreland, a one - time Assembly Republican leader, the law gives governors the power to set up a special commission to investigate state agencies.

The Republican also criticized Cuomo for a lack of transparency, noting that the governor had convened a special commission to focus on government corruption, but it was tarred by internal complaints about Cuomo administration control.

In matters relating to process, notably prompt access to sites, we have faced relatively few difficulties, and certainly much less than those that were faced by UNSCOM [U.N. Special Commission] in the period 1991 to 1998.

The special commission charged with proposing pay raises for state lawmakers appeared yesterday to be headed toward potential deadlock.

But today Roll Call reports that a special commission is working to create an advertising - free YouTube channel that would get around the current rules.

George Osborne's plan to try to win support for an extra runway in south - east England, possibly at Heathrow, by establishing a special commission, has come under attack from his own party.

Party sources say Labour's leader will end his first week with an announcement at the National Policy Forum of a special commission to review how the organisation is set up.

Robert L. Megna, Budget Director speaks during a hearing by the NYS Special Commission on Judicial Compensation about judges pay raises in Albany, N.Y. July 20, 2011.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Legislature has successfully shut down Gov. Andrew Cuomo's special commission to investigate corruption among its ranks.

The former president of the New York City Bar Association, Dunne served in the Manhattan district attorney's office in the mid-1980s and has served on numerous judicial commissions and panels — including chairing former chief judge Judith Kaye's Special Commission on the Future of the New York State Courts — and was counsel to the state Commission on Drugs and Courts.

Extell and other luxury developers such as Larry Silverstein and Joseph Sitt that benefited from the legislation have been hit with subpeonas by a special commission created by Cuomo to investigate public corruption.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said Cuomo and lawmakers have discussed creating a special commission to craft new teacher evaluations.

Late Friday, a Cuomo spokesman said that if the commission didn't investigate all elements of the scandal, Cuomo would impanel a special commission to do so, under broad powers granted to New York governors by the 105 - year - old Moreland Act.

The Moreland Commission — a special commission by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to root out corruption in state government — will hold its first public hearing tomorrow at Pace University.

Furthermore, I agree with the Times Union that if a pay raise is provided by the Special Commission on Legislative, Judicial, & Executive Compensation Commission, the Legislature will most likely not lift a finger to stop it («Be Honest on Pay Hike», Aug. 17).

Nor would a special commission appointed by the governor be a solution, as we know from Mr. Cuomo's interference with his Moreland Commission on Public Corruption — a matter now under investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

What is clear from Beal's work and that of the UN Special Commission to Iraq, said Taylor, is the need to increase the effectiveness of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.

Iraq is building the incinerator itself, supervised by the UN special commission that is enforcing the destruction of its weapons of mass destruction.

Bryan Barrass, an official at the UN special commission who is responsible for disposing of chemical weapons, says that the US could afford to take its time because its stockpile was safely under control.

France's Special Commission for the Public Debate on Nanotechnology is organizing a 4 - month discussion in 17 cities to inform the public about advances and dilemmas in nanotechnology and to give citizens a chance to express their opinion.

Pyotr Grigorenko, one of the founders of the human rights movement in the Soviet Union, has been officially declared sane by a special commission of top - ranking psychiatrists — four years after his death.

Our company plans to submit an application form in special commission.

Some 10,335 kg was destroyed under UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] supervision.»

I'm not receiving any kind of special commission off of this, I just really love it!

Catering to two markets — collectors seeking one - offs, special commissions and unusual Hermès bags, and those who want an «It Bag» but are unable to buy one in store — the Hermès bags at auction are, technically speaking, largely not even vintage.

He appointed a special commission to look at how the utility performed.

A plan to drastically reduce the number of school districts in Rhode Island appears doomed after a special commission issued preliminary recommendations saying that «regionalization» would not save as much money as originally hoped.

The decision came just days after Mayor Giuliani moved, over the chancellor's objections, to appoint a special commission to investigate school crime and the adequacy of the school system's security division.

Children have written their own poetry in response to historical research, the best of which were selected by Laura Rossi to be set to music in a special commission.

Under the state's recently enacted fiscal - emergency law, a special commission will be appointed to take control of the debt - ridden system's purse strings and chart a course for restoring its fiscal equilibrium.

He noted that three months after agreeing to name a special commission to review the new tests, Gov. Chris Christie has yet to appoint anyone to the commission.

There's very little similar about these two districts, but, this week, administrators in both school systems agreed on one thing before a special commission of legislators charged with studying the state's infrastructure: facility and maintenance needs for K - 12 schools are reaching a flashpoint in North Carolina.

There are new carbonfibre bonnet louvres, lightweight 20 - inch alloy wheels, illuminated door sill plates and a special commissioning plaque.

The special commission build includes LED daytime running lights, colour coded bodywork and selected surfaces, grille and lamp pod detailing, bonnet lettering and Overfinch decals.

The car also features embroidered tread plates that read: «Special Commission — Mayfair Edition One of One».

Exterior Overfinch front bumper with integrated LED daytime running lights & spot lamps SVX Front Grille & Headlamp surround Signature Overfinch colour coding to bonnet and front grille in custom anthracite metallic finish Side steps in custom anthracite metallic finish with stainless steel tread plates Overfinch special commission decking to rear bootspace in Wenge wood with white chaulking & integrated secure storage drawer Heated, electric adjustable wing mirror units with integrated turn signal lights Rear step with tow bar and electrics External roll cage in custom Anthracite Metallic finish Upgraded Nolan Headlamps Chequered plating to side sills and rear quarter panels in satin black finish