Sentences with phrase «challenge facing the country at»

«The former Vice President identifies nation - building as the greatest challenge facing the country at this present time because Nigerians still need to improve the way they relate to one another, adding that there is the urgent need for the people to begin to see themselves first as Nigerians, rather than one ethnic group or the other.

«You know, late President Umaru Musa Yar» Adua succeeded in addressing most of the challenges facing the country at that time in six months before his ailment weighed him down.

Not exact matches

They will do this at a time when the country and many of these places face very real economic and social challenges that will not change that much from Amazon's expansion, all on the hope for growth that is destined to happen somewhere, but probably not there.

Techcircle caught up with the Infosys co-founder on the sidelines of the #Future Summit, a global digital conclave organised by the Kerala government at Kochi, where he opened up about the challenges India faces as a country, the mentorship gap in the startup ecosystem, the significance of education and country - specific innovations.

The C.D. Howe Institute was very instrumental in making sure that Canada took the right direction at times when there were challenges facing the country.

European countries face a different challenge at present.

Ohio Wineries Face Challenging Conditions A recent invitation to talk about how Napa Valley established its strong brand at a Midwestern wine marketing conference, License to Steal, also provided me a chance to visit a slice of wine country far removed from Napa in many ways...

Quay Issues looks at some of the challenges facing the industry and the creative and innovative approaches fishing vessel owners around the country are taking to overcome them.

Through more than 200 interviews with women across the country, Barash looked at the challenges mothers face with their daughters today and offers 10 solutions (a phrase that turns out to be the subtitle of her book).

He will also express his exasperation that at the point at which the country is facing the «most profound economic challenge in living memory», parliament is being clogged up by issues such as Europe and gay rights «simply because they cause the biggest political punch - ups».

President of Policy Think Tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has expressed concerns over the logistical challenges faced by the Ghana Police Service, saying the situation is hindering its efforts at providing adequate security in the country.

Government has been criticized for spending such colossal amount on re-branding buses, at a time when the country is facing a difficult energy crisis among other challenges.

The «cross-border» Mahama admirers say, even though he was elected president at a time the country and the world was in extreme difficulties, he has managed to surmount most of the pressing challenges facing his native Ghana, resulting in very laudable accomplishments.

At 10:30 a.m., Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Charles Rangel and Gregory Meeks, with Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield, hold a public forum on the impact of economic challenges and persistent inequities facing African Americans across the country, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Malcolm X Blvd., Manhattan.

Speaking at a press briefing Tuesday, the general secretary of the ruling party Johnson Asiedu Nketia said the NPP flagbearer only criticised the President without giving any viable alternatives on how the challenges facing the country could be solved.

Yet while Corbyn listed at length the achievements of Labour councils across the country, there was a distinct lack of policies to help those councils make their own decisions about how to meet the challenges they face (housing aside).

In Africa alone, the continent with the highest fertility rate and lowest use of modern contraceptives, 26 countries will double their population by 2050, according to the U.N. «Fundamentally if you're looking at World Population Day, it is at heart a women's rights issue,» said Roger - Mark DeSouza director of population, environmental security and resilience at the non-partisan policy Wilson Center, based in Washington, D.C. World Population Day is meant to draw attention to the challenges we face with a human population that is constantly growing.

In a speech at the Scottish Conservatives conference today, David Cameron will argue there is no challenge the country is facing to which «breaking up Britain is the right answer».

It also presented a chance to double down on his credentials and position himself as a progressive leader for New York — and perhaps the nation — as he faces a primary challenge from the left and a crescendo of voters across the country, at least within his own party, who seem to have little appetite or patience for moderates.

«Consequently, the delivery of the helicopter gunships would go a long way in adding impetus to the current efforts at combatting the security challenges in Benue State and other parts of the North Central Region as well as other forms of criminality facing the country.

«This was a timely symposium for Cuban and U.S. scientists to exchange and share experiences on public health challenges facing both countries, the world and the region of the Americas in particular,» said Marga Gual Soler, senior project director at the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy.

Given the nature of the challenges the country faces in global economic competitiveness, energy, and health, the President will call for the U.S. to surpass its record investment in research and development, set in 1964 at the height of the space race, exceeding three percent of GDP.

International comparisons should look at information from all countries and adjust for factors that affect student performance, even though such rigorous studies typically face their own challenges, including collecting the requisite data.

The plans aim to tackle those inequalities and ensure Britain is a country that «truly works for everyone» by looking at the experience and outcomes for children who face the most challenges in mainstream school - including those at greatest risk of exclusion - such as those with special educational needs (SEN), children with autism or children in need of help and protection, including those in care.

Quality Counts 2012, the 16th edition of Education Week's annual examination of issues and challenges facing America's public schools, takes aim at topics high on the policy agenda, from the White House and Congress down to the level of local school boards and chambers of commerce: the nation's international standing in education, and lessons to be drawn from high - performing countries.

With ongoing economic challenges facing the field of higher education, the policy research organization Public Agenda has taken a critical look at university leadership across the country.

The National Association of State Boards of Education released their August Policy Update Series on strategies that states can use to «address the challenges and educational inequalities facing some of the most disenfranchised, at - risk student populations in the country.»

She began as a teacher at the ground level of one of the country's most economically and demographically challenging inner city populations, the North Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she faced what so many teachers face: high class numbers, and needing to support learning, emotional and physical needs of a multilingual population of students in poverty while achieving state and district test score goals.

But now, at 41, this surfer, skier, adventurer and educator is facing a unique career challenge as the executive director of the first all - girls charter middle school in the second - largest school district in the country.

«When the Times takes near - daily pot - shots at President - elect Trump's transition team, they are using up ink that should be spent on the challenges our country faces,» she said.

We meet at a moment when this country is facing a set of challenges greater than any we've seen in generations.

Museums across the country face challenges in presenting climate change to the public at a time when the issue has become politically fraught.

The main challenge for addressing deforestation in the Amazon and in other biomes in Brazil lies in solving the serious land ownership problems facing the country, which are at the roots of its socio - environmental conflicts.

In his keynote opening address at Singapore International Energy Week on 26 October 2015, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol highlighted the challenges and opportunities currently facing the global energy system and countries in Southeast Asia in particular.

But as early REDD projects scramble to get off the drawing board and, initially at least, into the voluntary carbon market, they also face a major challenge; the Peruvian government is still an estimated two years away from finalizing the country's national REDD framework.

The Environment Canada forecast of Canada's carbon output over the next decade casts in stark terms the challenge facing the country as it pursues major energy development at a time of continued global efforts to bat down emissions.

One practical option when faced with EU data collection challenges might be to «take the tools to the data» so the whole project can be managed on - site or at least in - country.

We can indicate that Peru is improving compared to the jurisdictions of the member countries of the Andean Community, not only by amending Legislative Decree No. 1033, which modernised the free competition regime of the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) and Legislative Decree No. 1034, which approves the Law of Repression of Anti-competitive Behaviors; the improvements can be seen in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which was published by the World Bank in The year 2010 which helps to compare the challenges and opportunities faced by countries in their performance at the commercial level.

Many countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, face similar sanitation challenges, says Francis de los Reyes at North Carolina State University, who designs sanitation management solutions for developing counties.

This was one of her themes in office, where she spoke of her overarching ambition to leave no community behind and target effort and resources at the parts of the country where people faced the toughest challenges and fewest opportunities.

The Hays Global Skills Index, an annual Index that looks at the labour market dynamics across 31 countries, aims to put in context the challenges employers will face as they compete for employees with the required skills and places a spotlight on the specific pressures faced by organisations and policymakers as they adapt to the rapidly changing demands of today's complex labour market.

By looking at a comprehensive and detailed set of macroeconomic and labour market indicators across 30 countries, the Hays Global Skills Index puts into context the challenges employers will face as they compete for the most sought after skills.

From my own experience living and working abroad, and my work at UC Berkeley with spouses who have relocated from nearly 40 different countries, I understand the challenges and needs you may be facing.

From my own experience living and working abroad, and my work at with spouses who have relocated from nearly 40 different countries, I understand the challenges and needs you may be facing.

Some of the big challenges facing the country's 31 primary health networks (PHNs), established in July 2015 by the Coalition Government to replace the 61 Medicare Locals created under the previous Labor Government, were highlighted at the recent National Rural Health Conference in Cairns.

The plans announced today aim to tackle those inequalities and ensure Britain is a country that truly works for everyone by looking at the experience and outcomes for children who face the most challenges in mainstream school - including those at greatest risk of exclusion - such as those with special educational needs (SEN), children with autism or children in need of help and protection, including those in care.

Among the many industry trends that have kept Mr. Clancy up at night as of late are the challenges big - box retailers face as they continue to shutter stores and file for bankruptcy — that and the country's suburban office market.

At Iowa Realty we understand that many veterans also face challenges reentering the workforce after serving our country.