Sentences with phrase «by civil society groups»

To complement and, indeed, actively encourage the state governments to act towards making universal health coverage a people's goal, a nationwide campaign will have to be led by civil society groups, along the lines of recent campaigns to combat corruption and sexual violence.»

Amidst this hullaballoo, the political class has conveniently turned a deaf ear to the calls by civil society groups to undertake critical electoral reforms such as decriminalising politics.

«Concerns have been expressed to Unite by some civil society groups that their views have not been sought and that the consultees draw heavily from the large employers and retailers.

It follows demands by a civil society group, Artisanal and Small scale Mining - Africa Network for transparency in the assessment of the first phase of the operations of the...

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By the same token, conflict between rival groups within a society may be intensified by differences in their net reproduction rates; such differences may have implications for the tenor of civil life or the composition and character of the national directorate, factors that may play a decisive role in determining the climate for developmenBy the same token, conflict between rival groups within a society may be intensified by differences in their net reproduction rates; such differences may have implications for the tenor of civil life or the composition and character of the national directorate, factors that may play a decisive role in determining the climate for developmenby differences in their net reproduction rates; such differences may have implications for the tenor of civil life or the composition and character of the national directorate, factors that may play a decisive role in determining the climate for development.

The Jharkhand Freedom of Religion Bill - 2017 was passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party - led government despite significant opposition from religious groups, civil society, and the tribal groups across Jharkhand.

The fact that the society in Medina, which had been divided and eaten by hatred and civil war for dozens of years, became overnight a united group of intimate friends — a sudden change of mind which could not have been accomplished by earthly forces (Surah III, 103; VIII, 63).

A healthy civil society is marked by a flourishing of such groups and relationships freely cooperating in a spirit of solidarity.

Champions 12.3, a coalition of 30 CEOs, government ministers, executives of research institutions, farmer organisations and civil society groups, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos and aims to accelerate progress toward meeting target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.

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.

The initiative was announced Tuesday by the Taskforce Circular Economy in Food, a group made up of companies, research institutes, civil society organizations and the government.

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.

He conducts two streams of interdisciplinary and multi-method research: the first uses quantitative and qualitative approaches from corpus linguistics to investigate British media portrayals of migrant groups, borders, and citizenship, while the second set of projects explores how data, evidence - based research, and «impact» are constructed, shaped, and visually communicated by civil society organisations in their public - facing work.

Many recognizable civil society groups including, the Catholic Bishops Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana have condemned the decision by the Mahama - led administration to open Ghana's doors to them.

Despite its innocuous title, the Statute Law represented an attempt by the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta to clamp down on the activities of civil society groups that had supported his prosecution at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

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.

When Cuomo and Gore recently announced their support for the cap of 2 degrees (and a 80 % reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050, based on 1990 levels), they sided with the industrial countries led by the US versus more than two - thirds of the others countries and thousands of civil society groups.

«The rally will be preceded by a stakeholder briefing of the manifesto to Civil Society and Identifiable Groups, Embassies and Diplomatic Missions and Political Parties at the Unique Events Palace, Trade Fair Center at 12 pm prompt,» the statement added.

The formation of vigilante groups seems to be growing across the country, especially among the two major political parties — the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite concerns raised by the National Peace Council, the clergy and civil society groups over the existence of such groups.

By Jibrin Ibrahim Yesterday, the Working Group on Peace Building and Good Governance, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the Centre for Democracy and...

The infractions by the Akufo - Addo led - government has compelled some of their strong patrons including, the former moderator of the Presbyterian Church, Prof Emmanuel Martey, Political Science Lecturer and now a fully paid - up member of NPP, Dr Amoako Baah and some NPP - tainted Civil Society Groups to have had cause to condemn the government.

The opposition New Patriotic Party was the first to raise concerns about the register, a move which was subsequently supported by numerous civil society groups.

This generous view is not shared by many civil society groups and business leaders, who find the lack of vision, clear commitments and targets a big disappointment and a huge missed opportunity.

Ahead of the launch, a closed door stakeholder briefing of the manifesto to Civil Society and Identifiable Groups, Embassies and Diplomatic Missions and Political Parties took place at the Unique Events Palace, to be followed by a rally attended by thousands of party faithful.

The group said the Civil Society Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun, the statement noted could be using the opportunity that it mobilized its members to Abuja to show solidarity with the controversial Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who has been summoned to Abuja by the National Judicial Council to defend herself, to score some cheap points.

Shehu was reacting to a protest staged by a coalition of civil society groups in Abuja, asking Buhari who has been receiving medical attention in London, United Kingdom since May 7 to either resume work or resign.

His gruesome murder in broad daylight has received strong condemnation by Ghanaians, including President Akufo - Addo and former presidents John Rawlings and John Mahama as well as civil society groups.

A professor of Political Communication, who is a columnist with The PUNCH, said the civil society groups which should ensure good governance by keeping the government on its toes had been largely compromised, while many of them were in a state of stupor.

Irked by the development, a group under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Justice and Equity, petitioned the National Assembly, urging it to intervene in order «to save our democracy and insist on rule of law.»

The more I write about the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the more I cringe, I have come to the conclusion that, the party is pampered beyond any acceptable limit by Ghanaian elite, from the clergy, to the judiciary, to civil society groups, to even the executive etc..

Mr Agyapong's comment has been widely condemned by several individuals, civil society groups and the Christian Council of Ghana.

«World leaders, NGOs, faith groups, the private sector and civil society as a whole must heed this warning as we work together to achieve the millenium development goals by 2015,» he said.

The storm of outrage among civil society organisations over the government's bill to stifle campaigning by voluntary bodies, pressure groups and charities for a year in advance of the next general election has eclipsed debate on the abject weakness of the same bill's proposals for a register of lobbyists.

In a petition by Civil Society Network Against Corruption, the group accused the judge of consistent refusal to abide by judicial precedents laid down by the apex court in granting orders and injunctions against the EFCC.

General News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: dailyheritage.com.gh File Photo: A group of NDC supporters The formation of vigilante groups seems to be growing across the country, especially among the two major political parties — the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite concerns raised by the National Peace Council, the clergy and civil society groups over the existence of such groups.

«All northern civil society and pressure groups are by this declaration mandated to mobilize for sustained, coordinated campaigns at their respective State Government Houses, State Houses of Assembly, Local Government Council Secretariats and Traditional Palaces to mount pressure for steps to be taken to ensure enforcement of the directives contained herein.

A civil society group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has stated that it is hypocritical for former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to label any government, institutions, agencies, individuals as corrupt in view of the unresolved and lingering suspected acts of corruption perpetrated by the former leader.

This was disclosed yesterday by the Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, who represented the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, when a civil society group, Centre for Social Justice, CSJ, led by Barrister Eze Onyekpere submitted a report on MTEF to the Senate.

The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Abuja on Saturday when the European Union Electoral groups Follow - up Mission to Nigeria, Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders compared notes with INEC at a round - table discussion organised by the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and West Africa.

At a press conference organised by the groups in Warri on Sunday to assess the outcome of the exercise, the accredited civil society stressed that there was no transparent distribution of electoral materials in the polling units visited by members of the observer groups.

The Defence Chief, who spoke in Abuja when a coalition of civil society group paid solidarity visit on Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said criticism of the military by Boko Haram sympathizers under war situation was meant to weaken operations and give the enemies an edge over troops in order to destroy the nation.

In a Facebook post after the two - day forum by the Electoral Commission to hear the various positions of the political parties and civil society groups on the matter, Sammy Awuku wrote,

The study, co-authored by Dichtel, Damian Helbling, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University, and members of their research groups at Northwestern and Cornell, recently was published by the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Seth Voelker aka Sidewinder, an obscure Cap baddie who heads - up the criminal syndicate group Serpent Society (titled was teased at Marvel's Civil War announcement) until being usurped by Madame Hydra aka Viper.

The zero draft ignored the hundreds of submissions made by national governments, civil society organizations and major groups and came up with a document that even shocked government negotiators who called for greater imagination by the UN Secretariat for Rio +20.

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 their own.

6 These principles are adapted from the «People's Sustainability Treaty on Radical Ecological Democracy» proposed for the Rio +20 process by several civil society groups (http://sustainabilitytreaties.org/draft-treaties/radical-ecological-democracy/), in turn based on Kothari 2009 and Shrivastava and Kothari 2012.

CPAG is the host organisation for the Campaign to End Child Poverty coalition, which has members from across civil society including children's charities, faith groups, unions and other civic sector organisations, united in their campaigning for public and political commitment to ensure the goal of ending child poverty by 2020 is met.

The Teach Strong campaign, launched today, is supported by a diverse group of stakeholders — including teachers» unions, civil rights groups, teacher voice organizations, and education policy leaders — that share a common vision for a society in which teachers are more valued and supported at all stages of their careers.

The group's letter was backed by a letter of support (http://bit.ly/JRLBOT) from the CEOS of more than 25 leading civil society organizations from around the world, which calls for these commitments to take the form of a pledge at the upcoming Rio +20 earth summit.