Sentences with phrase «action by civil society»

in Africa, for instance, as early as 2020... in some countries, yields from rain - fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50 per cent... Today, the power of sceptics has become extremely high because economic interests which resist change support them... The challenge... is, therefore, to launch urgent grassroots action by civil society, business and local governments.

To your question of what can take the place of international regimes, I believe the answer has to be better organized and focused action by civil society, including the private sector, non-profits, civic organizations and individuals.

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About Fossil of the Day awards: The Fossil of the Day is a long - standing tradition in the UN climate talks and is voted on and awarded by Climate Action Network International, an international network of over 850 civil society organizations.

The day will begin with a public action at Parliament Hill, followed by panel discussions featuring prominent civil society figures and politicians from Quebec, English - speaking Canada, the US and Mexico.

Champions 12.3 is a coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 by 2030.

PARIS and WASHINGTON, 21st June 2016 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has agreed to join Champions 12.3, a coalition of leaders from governments, businesses, farmer groups, and civil society organisations dedicated to inspire ambition, mobilise action, and accelerate progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 12.3 by 2030.

The complaint submitted by Baby Milk Action was presented in the publication Nestlé's UN Global Compact cover up: How Nestlé's Shared Value reports cover up malpractice and bring the UN voluntary initiative for corporate responsibility into disrepute (NESTLÉ CRITICS, 2009) which included information from various civil society organisations (note 3) alleging violations in the areas of:

Meanwhile, there have been indications that the action may be scuttled by its affiliates as well as civil society organisations in the country.

He also responded to the call of the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations led by Parliamentarians for Global Action to lead them in the preparatory meetings and dialogue at New York, USA, of the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court.

This action by the two state security outfits has received massive condemnation across the country with some civil society organisations threatening legal action against the NPA, BOST, The MD and the security agencies if the decision is not reversed for proper investigation to take place.

He said the declarations by Parliamentarians, the private sector and the civil society organizations would enhance action, for instance, on early warning systems for drought, land rights and investment.

Then from the civil society; the programme officer with Somali's Women's Development Centre (SWDC) and Officer at Women's Development Organisation (IIDA), Legal Officer of Legal Action World and a questionnaire submitted to AMISOM upon request had not been replied to by the time of research publication.

What we propose in the International Campaign aims to create an international movement of thought, discussion, reflection, and action led by civil society, in order to provide contents, raise awareness, define priorities and lines of action, good practices, and find solutions to those points.

The Education 2030 Framework for Action was adopted by more than 70 Ministers, representatives of Member States, the United Nations, multilateral and bi-lateral agencies, civil society, regional organizations, the teaching profession, academia, youth and the private sector.

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on theiAction Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on theiaction from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.

A successful outcome of Paris would be a treaty with five - year reviews — ensuring countries consistently revisit and raise ambition; strong national contributions supported by realistic financing; and an action agenda, not only from governments but also from players outside of government, such as business, city governments and civil society.

This guidance document traces the evolution of the «networked solution'to finance that came together at the COP21 in Paris, linking the formal negotiations with a broader set of actions by financial regulators, by financial institutions and also by civil society.

Book: This paper examines the public financingof climate change actions in Nepal, including the role played by communities, civil society, the private sector and international support.

At the close of the Forum, Kyte and Mahama were joined on the stage by dozens of leaders from government, business, academia, civil society and other groups who over the two days had made new action pledges.

We, 93 civil society organisations working in Brussels and in countries affected by EU climate policies, are therefore deeply concerned that the same polluting corporations whose actions largely contribute to climate change - chief among them fossil fuel companies and their lobby groups - are using their involvement in the UNFCCC talks to delay action and hold back the needed ambition.

More specifically, the workshop focused on the government's role in incentivizing action in cities, including by highlighting the leadership role taken by cities in both developed and developing countries, and private sector and civil society efforts to support local governments and cities.

In an unusual turn against its citizens, and despite being widely considered «free» in terms of civil liberties by independent watchdog organization Freedom House, the Australian state joins the ranks of countries that have shown a worrying trend in the suppression of civil society and peaceful action.

The announcement by the Mahindra Group responds to one of the five «Summit Challenges» being presented to sub-national governments, business and civil society worldwide in advance of the Global Climate Action Summit.

In recent years, the secretariat also supports the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, agreed by governments to signal that successful climate action requires strong support from a wide range of actors, including regions, cities, business, investors and all parts of civil soAction, agreed by governments to signal that successful climate action requires strong support from a wide range of actors, including regions, cities, business, investors and all parts of civil soaction requires strong support from a wide range of actors, including regions, cities, business, investors and all parts of civil society.

On that day, communities, civil society groups and other activists will organise various mobilisation actions — from street walks to the community forums, field visits to affected sites, exhibitions and press conferences — all of them united by the same message: No to fossil fuels in Africa, targeting the existing and proposed fossil fuel projects on the continent.

Recognizing this shortcoming, policy - makers, researchers and civil society actors have begun to consider and enact a new suite of complementary policies and actions that aim to phase down fossil fuels in a more comprehensive way — by also limiting fossil fuel extraction.

«Outcomes are expected to include: a political declaration on pollution, linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); resolutions and decisions adopted by Member States to address specific dimensions of pollution; voluntary commitments by governments, private sector entities and civil society organizations to clean up the planet; and the Clean Planet Pledge, a collection of individual commitments to take personal action to end pollution in all its forms.»

The Rio +20 People's Summit for Social and Environmental Justice was the counter event to the official conference, both symbolically and physically: it was organized by global civil society to condemn the lack of action of the past 20 years and to coordinate efforts from different segments, and it took place about two hours away from Riocentro.

SEforALL is a nonprofit organization, formed by the UN in 2011, working with governments, the private sector and civil society groups to accelerate faster, broader actions to ensure sustainable energy access for marginalized populations around the world.

Community engagement and stakeholder collaboration increasingly drive the Society's access to justice work through local and national A2J networks such as partnering with United Way Halifax and participation in CBA - NS Law Day, Access to Justice Week and a roundtable hosted by the Action Committee on Access to Civil and Family Justice.

The purpose of the report is to highlight the need for concerted action by government, industry and civil society to help par - ents counter the threats facing the youngest «digital citizens».

It presages a law captured by the rhetoric of the right to freedom of expression without due regard to the value underlying the particular exercise of that right; a law in which, under the guise of the right to freedom of expression, the «right» to offend can be exercised without responsibility or restraint providing it does not cause a disruption or disturbance in the nature of public disorder; a law in which an impoverished amoral concept of «public order» is judicially ordained; a law in which the right to freedom of expression trumps — or tramples upon — other rights and values which are the vital rights and properties of a free and democratic society; a law to which any number of vulnerable individuals and minorities may be exposed to uncivil, and even odious, ethnic, sexist, homophobic, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and anti-Islamic taunts providing no public disorder results; a law in which good and decent people can be used as fodder to promote a cause or promote an action for which they are not responsible and over which they have no direct control; a law which demeans the dignity of the persons adversely affected by those asserting their right to freedom of expression in a disorderly or offensive manner; a law in which the mores or standards of society are set without regard to the reasonable expectations of citizens in a free and democratic society; and a law marked by a lack of empathy by the sensibilities, feelings and emotional frailties of people who can be deeply and genuinely affronted by language and behaviour that is beyond the pale in a civil and civilised society.

A delegation of Canadian civil society groups, including CCLA, was in Geneva last month to participate in a UPR pre-session — CCLA updated States on our concerns about Canada's actions regarding rights and liberties guaranteed by international law and binding upon Canada.

In recognition of her work as a member of a team of lawyers who brought an unprecedented civil rights class action against New York City to end the use of excessive force against inmates at Rikers Island and other New York City jails, Ms. Enenajor was honoured with a 2014 Pro Bono Publico Award by the New York Legal Aid Society.

Therefore, while civil law is aimed at conflict resolution, criminal law takes a decisive action by protecting society from the acts of the perpetrators and giving them specific punishments.

One day killer robots will be outlawed due to public concern and government action spurred on by civil society, including these AI experts and roboticists.

On 15 November 2017, Kerr joined the Canadian Red Cross, Mines Action Canada and various Canadian AI experts in the first civil society consultation on lethal autonomous weapons systems convened by Global Affairs Canada, the country's foreign ministry.

Representatives from 25 nations attended the Human Rights Council side event held by the campaign on Tuesday, May 28: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Holy See, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US, and Zimbabwe, in addition to the European Union and civil society representatives, including campaign Steering Committee members Article 36, IKV Pax Christi, and Mines Action Canada.

This chapter also highlights the need for improved engagement and concrete action to embed the Declaration in activities by all sectors of society: by governments, civil society, the private sector, and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Oliver Hunziker, Vice-President of ICSP and representative of civil society, stated that «based on this evidence and the recent Resolution 2079 of the Council of Europe on equality and shared parental responsibility, presented at the conference by the initiator of the resolution, Françoise Hetto - Gaasch, politicians from all countries should now take action and change their laws accordingly.»