Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
More than 1,500 participants were invited
by the UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, with more than 100 Ministers of Education, heads and members of delegations, heads of agencies and officials of
multilateral and bilateral
organizations, and representatives of civil society, the teaching profession, youth and the private sector.
Forest Trends is a Washington D.C. - based international non-profit
organization that was created in 1999
by leaders from conservation
organizations, forest products firms, research groups,
multilateral development banks, private investment funds and philanthropic foundations.
The statement developed
by Virginia - based
organization Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) urged for «a more balanced and durable
multilateral framework guiding and strengthening national efforts to address climate change,» committing to not only reduce emissions but also establish «strong transparency to hold countries accountable,» facilitate international carbon pricing, and «decarboniz [e] the global economy.»
The World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Nordic Investment Bank, and other
multilateral and bilateral development partners with a stake in the fight against corruption, including the United Nations and regional
organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, academia, and research institutes, have launched a study (the Study) under the auspices of the Global Forum on Law, Justice, and Development, a mechanism shared
by a worldwide network of stakeholders designed to capture, co-generate, exchange, and disseminate innovative legal solutions for development.