Sentences with phrase «at aid agency»

Neil Thorns, Director of Advocacy at the aid agency CAFOD, said: «No one said implementing the Paris Agreement was going to be easy and whilst making some progress, countries have left themselves with plenty to do at next year's talks in Poland.

Giovanna Reda, Head of Humanitarian Programmes for Asia, Middle East and Latin America at aid agency CAFOD, said:

Not exact matches

Aid agencies who are at the forefront of dealing with the influx say they are struggling and need more funding, a comprehensive long - term plan and better coordination with Ottawa.

Half a century after Independence, as of now, we have the largest population of poor people in the world, one third of our rural population is below the poverty line and despite the UN agencies» massive aid projects, the development assistance of the World Bank, bilateral aid, the Center and State governments» intervention, the gap between the rich and the poor has doubled in the last three decades - fifteen years ago the lowest 20 per cent of global population received 2.5 per cent of global wealth whereas at present, the share has been reduced to less than 1.3 per cent.

The days and weeks of commemoration organized at the secular level by bodies such as the United Nations Organization and its related agencies can help orient the eucharistic communities also to issues such as children's rights, women's emancipation, the aged, foreign debt, peace, environment, food, employment, AIDS, drugs, crime, cancer... etc..

African governments have also suffered from deliberate efforts, at the behest of aid agencies with powers over development dogmas, to «shrink the state.»

As Julius Nyerere, president of Tanzania, pointed out in a speech at the recent World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, held in Rome, the officials of multilateral and some national aid agencies are turning to a «basic needs» approach — i.e., shifting to rural development as the major focus for aid.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Today the State is closing down the state primary schools for the poor, and they are not interested in aiding private agencies to conduct such schools, because they see it as a costly exercise in social welfare which reduces money for investment in hi - tech development aimed at economic growth.

The sheer numbers of foreign personnel and agencies operating at the subnational level — all responding to a higher - level focus on «burn rates» — further fueled the disparate character of aid distribution.

Governor Cuomo closes this year's budget gap by reducing spending at state agencies by $ 1.3 billion dollars, and reducing aid to local governments by another $ 756 million dollars.

«8,000 who signed up at an HIV / AIDS workshop funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).»

And medical sources and aid agencies have claimed that more than 50 civilians have died and at least 15 children have been killed in the largest Israeli offensive in Gaza for decades.

Mrs. Ambode made at the 2016 World Aids Day commemoration with adolescents living with HIV, organized by the Lagos State Aids Control Agency (LSACA) in collaboration with Positive Action for Treatment Access (PATA) in Ikeja, Lagos.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

With that review now over, the city has decided the best course is to integrate the two agencies, and leave Mr. Banks in charge of both — even though a Cuomo spokesperson sneered at Mr. Banks, a former Legal Aid attorney, as part of the city's «management problem.»

Although less than 9 percent of the city's overall budget is comes from federal aid — excluding Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery and other Hurricane Sandy - related aid — 11 out of more than 40 mayoral agencies that represent 59 percent of total city spending get 92 percent of federal grant aid, according to Stringer's initial analysis of federal funding, which he conducted to pinpoint what's at stake for New Yorkers ahead of Trump's inauguration in January.

Buffalo, NY - The Erie County Industrial Development Agency today approved nearly $ 757,000 in tax abatements to aid the conversion of the former Sheehan Hospital, at 425 Michigan Street in downtown Buffalo, to a mixed - use development anchored by a Time Warner Cable call center.

Those include a lead paint scandal at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the city's involvement in a discussion about whether to lift a deed restriction on a nonprofit AIDS hospice, the Administration for Children's Services» (ACS) mishandling child neglect cases, and former Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Joseph Ponte and other agency brass using city vehicles for personal trips.

Though the administration said the focus on aid was strong, when two Cabinet secretaries spoke at a conference on another subject — including Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency is helping restore the island's power — neither made any mention of Puerto Rico or Hurricane Maria.

At least eight law enforcement and rescue agencies responded to aid the Buffalo police in its search operations the day of, or day after, Lehner's drowning.

«It has been a new way to conduct research, that we tested the effect of nutritional supplements used mainly by aid agencies, employing very advanced research methods in remote rural areas where humanitarian organization are working, and not at the university hospitals.

During her final two years at the agency, she had directed the Lab of Antiviral Drug Mechanisms, where she studied therapies for AIDS as well as one of its associated cancers, Kaposi's sarcoma.

The agency is holding AIDS funding flat this year at the 2015 level of $ 3 billion and expects to keep it there in 2017 (p. 3 here).

«The agency is holding AIDS funding flat this year at the 2015 level of $ 3 billion and expects to keep it there in 2017.

Current studies indicates that GIS is used mainly to aid in the design of policing strategies and / or to evaluate the decision - making processes at law enforcement agencies.

At present, there is simply no way to scale up such innovative efforts because there is no larger market for such «premium» credits as well as no interest from aid agencies.

«It's the kind of practical problem aid agencies are not very good at,» Graham Alabaster who is based in Nairobi with Habitat, the UN's urban development agency, tells me.

Chandra then worked in the independent featurepackaging department under Arianna Bocco at The Gersh Agency in New York where she aided in the foundation of the film sales department.

My husband's job at USAID — the foreign aid agency that is part of the State Department — had taken us to New Delhi.

The aid goes beyond the U.S. Agency for International Development's involvement in rebuilding education in Iraq, which has cost at least $ 144 million so far.

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Also, your state education agency's aid programs may not offer financial aid at unaccredited schools.

Conferencing with teachers, school leaders, other instructional personnel, and external educational agencies to aid in the development of robust, appropriate, educational programming and supports to students who are at risk of failure, not meeting school academic goals, and / or currently being supported by a formal IEP

Conferring with teachers, school leaders, and other instructional personnel, external educational agencies, to aid in the development of robust, appropriate, educational programming and supports to students who are at - risk of failure, not meeting school academic goals, and / or currently being supported by a formal IEP.

The organizations applaud the Department for proposing a student and borrower complaint tracking system that accepts complaints about loans, other aid, and colleges, while urging the Department to make the system public, searchable, and connected to the systems at other agencies.

Center for Local - Aid Support - to coordinate, develop, and enable local technical assistance to advance innovations at the local, tribal, and Federal Land Management Agency (e.g., National Fish and Wildlife) levels.

Last month I joined the actual self - publishers for the first time when I re-published HOW TO BE A WRITER IN THE E-AGE all by my ownself (well, with co-author Catherine Ryan Hyde and some generous aid from the blokes at EBUK and the helpful Jason Anderson at Polgarus Studios, after our agent left the agency that published us in February.)

For the name, address, and telephone number of the agency in any particular state, contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1 -800-4-FED-AID.

● The financial aid office at your chosen college or university ● A TRIO counselor or high school counselor ● The U.S. Department of Labor's scholarship search tool ● Your local library's reference section ● Foundations, religious organizations, community groups, civic organizations, or local businesses ● Your employer or your parents» employers ● Organizations focused on helping disenfranchised youth ● Organizations related to your desired field ● Federal and state grant agencies

Defaulting on your student loans can lead to loss of eligibility for future financial aid as well as the transfer of your student loan to a collection agency, at which point you may be required to pay additional fees.

Education also reported that as of April 2015, the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) increased call monitoring on rehabilitation calls from 20 a quarter per collection agency to at least 20 per month per collection agency.

While the state of Florida has instigated policies to regulate and cap home insurance rates, and has even created agencies to aid homeowners who can't obtain affordable home insurance, that lack of competition and the inherent risk of insuring a home in Florida mean that you need to utilize every resource at your disposal in order to track down affordable Florida home insurance quotes.

Sources: Ratings agencies «put system at risk,» CEO says Testimony shows watchdogs were «Kool - Aid drinking» lapdogs Rex Nutting MarketWatch 5:19 p.m. EDT Oct. 22, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/5fjkpp

See also: Ratings agencies «put system at risk,» CEO says Testimony shows watchdogs were «Kool - Aid drinking» lapdogs Rex Nutting MarketWatch 5:19 p.m. EDT Oct. 22, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/5fjkpp

- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.

Similar to the public pet agencies and shelters, these organizations are a great source of programming both at the dog park and off - site and aid in the education of dog owners as help with positive activation of dog parks.

I had been approached by James P. Grant, a senior official at the Agency for International Development (AID) and someone I had worked with a few years earlier when he was the AID mission director in Turkey.

At President Obama's behest, even disaster aid agencies are piling on.

He continued in this vein at the weekend when speaking to demonstrators at a Climate Justice event organised by Catholic aid agency CAFOD and Christian Aaid agency CAFOD and Christian AidAid: