Sentences with phrase «called on government at»

A Lagos - based medical expert, Dr Dapo Soyinka, on Sunday called on government at all levels to pay more attention to healthcare services to reduce brain drain and medical tourism.
We call on governments at all levels to come together as a matter of urgency to develop in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, health and community sector peak bodies and other key stakeholders, a policy framework, funding commitments and national action plan for food sovereignty and food security.
Gene drive technology poses serious and potentially irreversible threats to biodiversity, as well as national sovereignty, peace, and food security.This week, international conservation and environmental leaders are calling on governments at the 2016 UN Convention on Biodiversity to establish a moratorium on the controversial genetic extinction... more
Federation of Muslim Women of Nigeria, FOMWAN, has called on governments at all levels to arrest and prosecute drug hawkers to curtail drug misuse and abuse...
«We call on government at all levels to urgently address these anomalies, remove everything that smacks of injustice, and give everybody and every part of our country a sense of belonging.»
In the aftermath of the king tides that swept through streets and homes in the Torres Strait early last month, Queensland Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford called on governments at... Read more

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The Wilderness Society is calling on the Commonwealth government to further delay the release of a key report on the proposed gas hub at James Price Point.
The IMF, Royal Bank, and National Bank are three of the non-partisan voices that have called on the Trudeau government to put in writing its verbal commitment to contain debt at current levels.
The answer is straightforward: The Bank of Japan can buy government bonds on the open market, paying for them with either currency or deposits at the Bank of Japan, what economists call high - powered money.
In a February address to Congress, Trump called for a $ 200 billion federal investment intended to spur at least $ 1.5 trillion in spending from state and local governments over 10 years on roads, bridges, ports and other projects.
The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and HSBC chairman renewed calls for the U.K. government to clarify its future relationship with the European Union (EU) in a meeting with MPs at the Treasury select committee on Tuesday.
But these forces were not used at that time and were instead sent to northern Mexico to conduct operations against drug trafficking when the Mexican government started to work more closely with the United States to fight the so - called war on drugs.
Pressure on Washington, D.C., to cut its overall spending has resulted in fewer government contracts available for all businesses, says John Shoraka, associate administrator for government contracting and business development at the SBA, in a conference call with reporters.
The first group of so - called debt hawks sees another Great Recession coming and wants national governments to focus on austerity programs aimed at deficit reduction because rising sovereign debts are behind our current economic woes.
Even with hedge funds vanishing from the agenda, debt relief advocacy group Jubilee South called on the G - 8 governments to protect poorer countries from vulture funds, or investors who buy up debt at rock - bottom prices and then sue for the full value.
Earlier this month, the U.K.'s minister in charge of exiting the EU, David Davis, testified at a House committee that, to this point, the government has not carried out a full assessment of the implications on the economy were Britain to leave in a so - called hard Brexit.
Nora Senior, president of the British Chambers of Commerce, said there was no need for «overbearing government regulation» and called on business to «step up to the task of nurturing the pipeline of women at middle management level on to executive teams».
Back in April, Luxembourg's crown prince, his wife and government officials paid a visit to Planetary Resources, putting on white gowns, gloves, wispy caps and baby blue bootees — a distinctly unroyal outfit sometimes called a «bunny suit» — to take a close look at where the company is assembling small satellites.
In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.
Indeed, the B.C. government has so far balked at calls for a speculation tax by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and others, claiming it could suck as much as $ 1 billion out of the local real estate sector without having a meaningful impact on house prices.
She called on the government to clearly outline the impacts on jobs and services of any potential cuts in Thursday's budget, as the Conservatives chip away at an estimated $ 26 - billion deficit.
Yesterday's hearing later took on a bizarre tone when Rep. Joe Barton, a Texas Republican who sat on the panel and has received political contributions from the energy industry, at first apologized to BP for what he called his government's «shakedown,» and then, under pressure from his own party, apologized to everyone for the apology.
Based on these and other serious risks to the economic benefits of the Fraser River, every chamber of commerce in the Lower Mainland — from the mouth of the river around Richmond, to the entrance to the Fraser canyon at Hope, are calling on senior levels of government to act now to commit funding to head off potential disaster.
Rallies are being held across the province to mark the anniversary and call on governments to re-commit to public health care; Darcy will be attending the rally in New Westminster at Sapperton Park.
12-10-2010 Resignation of Chairman 11-10-2010 Caledonia Mining Announces Third Quarter 2010 Results 10-21-2010 Caledonia Mining Announces the Commissioning of the No. 4 Shaft Project 08-26-2010 Caledonia Mining Announces the Completion of the Underground Installations on the No. 4 Shaft Project 08-18-2010 Caledonia Option Exercise Prices Reduction Becomes Effective 08-12-2010 Caledonia Mining 2010 Second Quarter and Half Year Results and Management Conference Call 06-14-2010 Caledonia Commissions the First Standby Generator at Blanket Gold Mine in Zimbabwe 05-14-2010 Caledonia Mining First Quarter 2010 Results 05-06-2010 Caledonia Installing a Standby Generator at Blanket Gold Mine in Zimbabwe 03-31-2010 Caledonia Mining 2009 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results and Management Conference Call 02-12-2010 Government of Zimbabwe sets out Regulations for Indigenisation 01-29-2010 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Defaults on Bond Repayment to Caledonia Mining and update on timeline for completion of No. 4 Shaft Expansion
He also takes a look at the implications of the political situation in the United Kingdom where the government is facing calls to hold a second Scottish referendum as it prepares to fire the starting pistol on the process of leaving the European Union.
EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on the Alberta government to commit to funding the Edmonton Drug Treatment and Community Restoration Court, a unique program in the city that provides a path to meaningful rehabilitation while at the same time improving community safety and saving money.
The legacy of US colonialism in Puerto Rico, and the island's current status as a US protectorate, has left the island's government without the resources to provide basic services as it struggles to pay off its debts, and at the same time has made it nearly impossible to call on help from other countries.
Robinson noted that the act has wide support at the municipal level and called on the B.C. Liberal government to move forward with it.
Robinson noted that the act has wide support at the municipal level and called on the Christy Clark government to move forward with it.
The Church in Wales is calling on government ministers to step in and help all those who've lost their jobs in the latest round of redundancies at Tata Steel.
Francis drew a standing ovation on Monday at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, where he marked the UN's World Food Day by calling for governments to work together to tackle the interconnected problems of hunger, global warming and migration.
I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»
«No sense at all,» he concluded, arguing that the churches and government of his day should allow divorce on the grounds of what we now call «mutual incompatibility.»
Mr Dolan has failed to recognize that soon, not only will the US government, but all of the human governments now existing will turn on the Catholic church, along with all false religion called at Revelation 17:5, Babylon the Great.
Orban has called for a referendum on October 2 at which voters are expected to back the government and reject any future quotas.
The justices on Wednesday will hear arguments over whether Greece, New York, may continue sponsoring what it calls «inclusive» prayers at its open sessions, on government property.
Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents
WASHINGTON (CNN)- A watchdog group concerned with keeping apart religion and government is calling for the cancellation of an evangelical concert scheduled at Fort Bragg on Saturday.
The Labour leader called on the Government to «update» the current law at an LGBT event which also saw the Education Secretary disparage people who hold traditional views on sexuality.
Southern Baptists adopted a resolution this morning encouraging fellow believers to offer «care, compassion, and the gospel» to refugees, while at the same time calling on the American government to «implement the strictest security measures possible in the refugee screening and selection process.»
On March 16, Mrs. Obama delivers the keynote address at the GMA Science Forum, calling for even greater collaboration between government and the private sector to find lasting solutions to the issue of obesity in America.
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Stop bashing young dads — and support them to help their children The Fatherhood Institute calls on government - funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as «feckless» and reduce their role to that of cash providers.
The Fatherhood Institute calls on government - funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as «feckless» and reduce their role to that of cash providers.
Health campaigners are welcoming a new resolution passed at the 65th World Health Assembly which calls on governments to strengthen controls on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes and to establish «adequate mechanisms» to deal with conflicts of interest.
The Executive Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has called on blooming Nigerians to support governments at all tiers in the face of the present economic challenges the nation is going through.
The International Secretary General of MSF, Oberreit, illustrated this method when, at the same time as the tweet was issued about «victims of EU policies», he called on European governments to change their priorities: «rather than maximising the number of people they can push back, they must maximise the number they welcome and protect.»
My fear stems from the fact that a renowned economists and a vice Presidential candidate of a party whose philosophy stands on ideals of conservatism, will confidently move around with a message of establishing one factory in each district at this point of our national reconstruction.How do you implement such a policy after scrapping 70 % of taxes across, build 350 secondary schools, free secondary school etc.You sum up all these deceitful platitudes and you begin to shiver.We are made to believe that the issue of unemployment would be buried under their government forgetting that, we were made to lineup in hot sun to register for employment only to be told in 2005 by Ghana Statistical service that unemployment figure for that year was the highest do far and remains the highest today.The lowest unemployment figures recorded between 2001 - 2016 was recorded in 2013 under Mahama.So who possess the practical record to support his call.
Meanwhile, the Coordinator at the Third World Network, Dr. Yao Graham, has called on government to compensate legally registered small - scale miners for the losses incurred during the period of the ban.
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