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Instead, they form an accumulating stream of negative news that slowly alters the landscape and discourages policymakers and civil society leaders from taking steps to stanch the erosion and begin the process of reclamation.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA — Today — Civil society leaders from across Africa, with support from global movements, launched a letter to climate negotiators that warns that focusing on launching a new mandate at the Durban talks risks backtracking on promises to the poor and the planet.

Titled «Creating a Regional Framework for Prosperity and Peace through Public - Private Cooperation», the 2015 World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa bring together more than 800 key government, business, and civil society leaders from the region and beyond, to support a comprehensive and forward - looking vision for prosperity and peace.

The fundamental building block for CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation was the 1991 decision of a group of civil society leaders from across the world to reinforce and support the virtual expansion of citizen participation in every region of the globe.

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Leaders from all parts of society, including business, politics, academia, and civil society have one common task: Building resilient and sustainable societies.

Eight Opportunity Panels with thought leaders from business, civil society and government will point to opportunities that can put societies on a path towards a more sustainable future.

Leaders from all parts of society - including business, politics, academia, civil society - have one common task of building resilient and sustainable societies.

Next week the World Economic Forum (WEF) will host its 48th annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, drawing together a large number of leaders from governments (including President Trump), international organizations, business, academia, and civil society.

Each of them will consist of 25 - 30 creative, innovative, and solution oriented leaders from Business, Academia, Civil Society / NGOs and youth organisations.

The historian of non-violence, William Robert Miller, says that the first explicit reference to non-violence in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott came from a white librarian, Juliette Morgan, who compared the boycott to Gandhi's salt march in a letter to the Montgomery Advertiser on December 12, 1955.35 The development of non-violent strategies in the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 60's arose partly from belief in pacifism as an expression of love in the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Society of Friends from whom many leaders of the movement for racial justice came.

The Ukrainian leaders with whom I'm in regular contact give the post-Maidan government grades ranging from B - minus to C - minus; they give Ukrainian civil society an A, for both its steadfastness and its patience amidst sluggish reform, Russian aggression, and a massive refugee crisis.

The Consumer Goods Forum key contributor to event that brought together leaders in business, international institutions, academia, faiths, the media and civil society Roundtable had strong endorsement from the Vatican,...

Speeches were given by about 50 experts, mostly academic professors and researchers, but also from leaders of civil - society organizations, the private sector and government officials.

Dave Lewis, chief executive of Tesco, was recently appointed chair of a coalition of leaders from government, businesses, international organisations, research institutions, and civil society called Champions 12.3.

Champions 12.3 brings together CEOs, politicians, leaders from global institutions and civil society to accelerate progress towards the fulfilment of United Nations Sustainable Development -LSB-...]

The new publication, SDG Target 12.3 on Food Loss and Waste: 2016 Progress Report, was released on behalf of Champions 12.3, a unique coalition of leaders from government, business and civil society around the world dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3.

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.

Alan taught the first - ever college course on digital politics (1995), created and built the Center for American Progress's social media program (2007 - 13) and has trained more than 15,000 people across the world in digital & social media strategy, including civil society leaders across the Arab world in 2009; key staff at leading advocacy groups and news media outlets; Members of Congress and their staff; as well as political and business leaders from several countries, including a couple future kings.

The currencies of the international partnership, trade and aid are at risk unless we stand together, with one voice, and demand that these systemic issues be addressed,» he told the gathering of leaders from civil society organisations (CSOs), businesses, religious bodies and diplomats.

During their stay in Ghana, the observers will participate in briefings on the Ghanaian political and electoral processes from Ghanaian experts, political leaders, election administrators, representatives of civil society, as well as NDI staff.

COP 22, which will be attended by representatives from 197 countries including world leaders, environment ministers, government officials as well as a wide range of representatives from civil society and the private sector, is the first meeting of State Parties since the entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement on November 4, 2016.

More than 100 senior executives, entrepreneurs and thought - leaders from media, tech, business and civil society will gather in Accra from...

The seminar was to engage municipal agriculture directors, district officials, youth and women groups, party activists, traditional leaders and civil society groups in the District and across the Region to explore potentials in the agriculture sector for employment creation and to reduce poverty and dependency resulting from unemployment.

This year, a record number of leaders from government, civil society, indigenous groups, business and academia converged on Oahu to discuss a «planet at a crossroads.»

The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.

The Commission's 60 + leaders and experts from government, UN agencies, civil society and a broad spectrum of business sectors will now formulate concrete, measurable broadband connectivity goals, which will be submitted to the next full meeting of the Commission in New York in September.

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.

Ministers from across the world will join leaders from civil society and multi-lateral agencies to address school - related homophobic and transphobic violence at an International Ministerial Meeting hosted by UNESCO on 17 - 18 May.

It has been created ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April, where leaders, business, civil society and young people from around the world will gather in London to focus on a common future and helping ensure every young person can access a world - class education.

The summit will take place alongside the UN General Assembly and will bring together international leaders from business, government and civil society to showcase the unstoppable momentum of global climate action.

The summit annually takes place alongside the UN General Assembly and brings together international leaders from business, government and civil society to showcase the unstoppable momentum of global climate action.

His statement assumes significance in the light of a meeting of «governments, leaders from finance, business, local government and civil society» in New York in September this year to «bring bold and new announcements and action» to keep the earth below the globally agreed two degree temperature rise.

In order to achieve our goal of 7.8 billion trees, we will work with partners from all levels of society, integrate trees into all of our existing campaigns, and create coalitions with national and subnational governments, mayors, faith leaders, businesses, and civil society from all across the globe.

Polluting can not be as cheap as it is today — was the message from ministers, business executives and civil society leaders who came together at the third high - level annual assembly of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) last week.

As I write this, I'm on board a flight from Seoul, South Korea, to San Francisco, California, on my way home to Boston, having spent the week of Harvard spring break meeting with senior government officials, academics, and leaders of civil society in Tokyo and Seoul on behalf of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements.

At the close of the Forum, Kyte and Mahama were joined on the stage by dozens of leaders from government, business, academia, civil society and other groups who over the two days had made new action pledges.

The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.

The panel brings together a group of high - level leaders from government, academia, civil society, business and finance leaders who, together, better understand the challenges and opportunities of providing access to cooling solutions for across the world.

For nearly two decades, our multi-day Katoomba Events have also provided a high - level forum for exchanging ideas, bringing together important players — from businesses, to policymakers, to community leaders, and civil society organizations — and catalyzing new initiatives around environmental markets.

I met with civil society leaders, impressive people concerned about citizens, governing where they can with funding from the international community.

The World Justice Project is pleased to be in Jarkata, Indonesia on 19 - 21 January, 2015, for a country workshop bringing together a wide range of invited stakeholders — including leaders from business, academia, civil society and government — from across Indonesia to assess current rule of law challenges and opportunities.

During the Forum, over 500 leaders from business, civil society, government, academia, the media, and more will gather to explore and share strategies for advancing the rule of law worldwide.

This is the first time that the annual meeting of world leaders from government, business, and civil society has considered the challenges posed by weapons systems that select targets -LSB-...]

Z / Yen now offer intensive half day crash courses for senior leaders from finance, law, regulators, civil society and other sectors.

The Redfern Statement outlined clear policy imperatives identified by sector leaders and has received broad support from civil society organisations.