Sentences with phrase «by multilateral»

Advising Hapag Lloyd on its acquisition of the United Arab Shipping Company, which was an entity established by multilateral treaty.
But, in my view, such reforms need to be accompanied, if not preceded, by multilateral consensus - building processes on substantive law that go beyond the level of abstract investment law principles and that help to concretize these principles for more concrete areas of policy - making.
It looks at whether funds are being equitably disbursed, «country ownership» is being enhanced (encouraging devolved management rather than control by multilateral institutions), and vulnerable countries and communities are being targeted.
ECAs have even greatly exceeded financing for these types of projects by multilateral finance institutions like the World Bank.
The needed annual investments in infrastructure outlined above could be paid with carbon prices well within the range of what's been suggested by multilateral agencies and imposed by forward looking managers of progressive economies.
Finance provided and catalyzed by multilateral development banks (MDBs) will help pay for implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement in many developing countries.
These loan subsidies were in turn enabled by multilateral financial institutions like the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, as well as bilateral donors, highlighting the role for international finance.
Investments in stopping deforestation make up less than 1.5 % — US$ 2.3 bn — of the US$ 167 bn committed by multilateral institutions and developed country donors since 2010 to climate change mitigation.
Alignment should not be pursued with the Common Principles for Climate Mitigation Finance Tracking, adopted by multilateral development banks and the International Development Finance Club.
We note the significant progress made by the multilateral development banks on the Clean Energy Investment Framework (CEIF) agreed at Gleneagles and welcome their joint level of ambition to mobilize public and private investments of over US$ 100 billion up to 2010 from within existing resources.
It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations.
Part of the world population started to change its opinion starting during 1997 - 1998 following the setback of the policies imposed jointly by governments applying neo-liberal dogmas, by the owners of national and foreign capital and by multilateral financial institutions.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
China said the U.S. is sabotaging the multilateral system represented by the World Trade Organization, and its actions will «seriously shake» the global trade order.
He vowed to bring jobs back by renegotiating what he called bad multilateral trade deals in favor of bilateral ones.
His decision to invoke a rarely used national security clause to justify the new tariffs will further undermine the multilateral economic system — already challenged by protectionism, state capitalism and by Chinese initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative.
Laurel will discuss how the new multilateral development bank aims to create a better tomorrow for billions of people by investing in sustainable infrastructure in Asia and beyond.
By withdrawing from multilateral mechanisms, such as the 2015 Paris Agreement, and taking anti-globalization measures, the U.S. is destabilizing global free trade and the world order.
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The administration took credit for launching «a new era in American trade policy» by reversing decades of multilateral trade policies that it said had damaged U.S. workers and intensifying enforcement efforts.
Markets are unlikely to be shocked by a failure of NAFTA renegotiations, given President Trump's well - known antipathy toward multilateral agreements.
Goods not subject to bilateral or multilateral trade agreements are still subject to non-preferential rules of origin, which are overseen and mediated by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The database, known as CCLEAR publishes a daily dashboard of industry activity and is used by the media, educators, industry stakeholders, government organizations, and multilateral organizations.
The only guard against a «parade of horrors» — that is, the corruption, morally speaking, of famine efforts by hidden, alternative and immoral objectives — is for famine relief to be undertaken as a multilateral, globally communal effort involving the U.S., the U.S.S.R., the Peoples» Republic of China, the petroleum - rich countries in the Middle East, and many of the richer western European countries.
Soft just war theory is characterized by seven key components: a strongly articulated horror of war; a strong presumption against war; a skepticism about government claims; the use of just war theory as a tool for citizen discernment and prophetic critique; a pattern of trusting the efficacy of international treaties, multilateral strategies and the perspectives of global peace and human rights groups and the international press; a quite stringent application of just war criteria; and a claim of common ground with Christian pacifists.
In addition to the lack of coordination among the bilateral and multilateral dialogues and to the problem of achieving, within the Churches, a binding reception of the results of dialogue, Raiser mentions one reason in particular that makes this reception of the results of dialogue difficult: «The paths thus far traveled «in the ecumenical movement have taken the separated Churches as their starting point and sought to overcome the division by convergence and formal agreement.»
The policy challenge will be to find the equilibrium between the legitimate domestic concerns of national governments and the free trade rules of multilateral arrangements such as concluded by the GATT negotiations.
There is an increasing attempt by churches belonging to different confessional families, groupings of those oriented in a particular theological direction, or even by individual churches themselves, to engage in bilateral or multilateral dialogues, where specific issues regarding the doctrines and practices that continue to be both theological and practical irritants, like the practice of Baptism or the existence of mixed marriages are discussed, analysed and debated, and attempts made to produce consensus documents for further study and action.
The prevailing terms of trade, monetary policy, and certain conditions tied to bilateral and multilateral aid, which are all perpetuated by the non-democratic decision - making processes of international economic, financial and trade institutions, also frustrate the full realization of the right to development9.
Changes would include a drastic increase in overseas development assistance in the field of communication and under conditions more favourable to recipient parties, the adoption of the UNCTAD Code of Transfer of Technology on the terms proposed by the developing countries, a revision of provisions on the protection of intellectual property in the GATT / TWO multilateral trade accord so as to take the interests of less powerful countries and small producers into account, and the adoption of a multilateral accord on space cooperation and equal benefits.
«It is our firm belief that the best way to achieve this is through verified, step - by - step, gradual multilateral disarmament.»
They can speed up trade liberalisation by delivering gains faster than through multilateral or regional processes.
An inquiry into Australia's intellectual property arrangements was commissioned by the Treasurer on 18 August 2015, which is to have regard to Australia's international arrangements, including obligations accepted under bilateral, multilateral and regional trade agreements to which Australia is a party.
«I have now been 20 years in a multilateral organisation which tries to develop guidance and codes for good agricultural practice, but the real, true issues are not being addressed by the political process because of the influence of lobbyists, of the true powerful entities,» he told the Compassion in World Farming annual lecture in London this week.
Up until a couple days ago, France was very much the reluctant intervener, investing all of its energy in coordinating a multilateral intervention (led by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS) to forestall the further advance of Islamist forces in the Sahel region, and in reassuring worried African states, such as Algeria, that France's days as an «African policeman» were long gone.
At the UN, Western diplomacy had followed suit, emphasizing the need for a multilateral intervention led by African states, but supported with hardware and training from the outside.
Not only have such negotiations never been held before — nuclear weapons remain the only class of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) not explicitly prohibited by international law — the process itself also marks a turning point in multilateral diplomacy.
This depends as much on the will of partners — think of the successful if difficult path taken by and towards Japan — as on the multilateral machinery of governance; and is as much a challenge for long - term members as for newcomers.
But that will be achieved by a massive, multilateral effort to internationalise the ownership of nuclear technology and a dense regulatory framework for all global production of such technology, with deviations rigorously and universally enforced.
Wilsonianism chiefly sought to invest US power in multilateral fora like the League of Nations and UN to maintain world peace but was accompanied by a support for self - determination and democracy as well.
Trump's «America First» agenda — typified by its economic protectionism and rejection of the established multilateral order — is entirely antithetical to the G20's previous commitments to reject protectionism and safeguard the liberal, rules - based, multilateral governance order.
We are attracted by the idea of coalitions between progressives, especially if they result in electoral reform, genuine reform of the House of Lords and of the City, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, closer ties with Europe, a multilateral foreign policy and withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Prime Minister added that he was not attracted by the suggestion from Foratom, the European nuclear industry association, that governments donating assistance should participate in a multilateral liability fund.
One approach is for governments and multilateral organizations to push research and development by subsidizing part of the huge costs, either directly or through tax breaks.
-- If, by January 1, 2018, a multilateral agreement consistent with the negotiating objectives set forth in section 766 has not entered into force with respect to the United States, the President shall establish an international reserve allowance program for each eligible industrial sector to the extent provided under section 768 unless --
John Kerry has responded by promising to double the amount government spends on AIDS and to work more closely with multilateral organizations such as the Global Fund.
Prof. Boonrucksar inks the MoU with VNSC represented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Anh Tuan, Director of VNSC with the hope that the MoU will signify the scientific development of both countries in the fields of astronomy and related sciences, underlined with bilateral and multilateral collaborative attempts based upon mutual footings that both Thailand and Vietnam can expect from.
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 Peoples» Sustainability Treaties (PST) were initiated by civil society organizations to develop collective agreements for sustainable futures beyond Rio +20 and a post 2015 agenda of the multilateral system.
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