Sentences with phrase «civil society leaders with»

Nonetheless, foreign students are worth at least # 8 billion a year to the British economy, the fees they pay essential to the funding of the majority of our universities, with the added benefit of future links between foreign business, government and civil society leaders with the UK.

Not exact matches

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.

During Obama's 48 - hour tour, he will dine with Cuban president Raul Castro at a state dinner and meet with anti-government dissidents and civil society leaders.

In her victory speech Ms Notley said «Whether you are a business leader, a union leader, a municipal leader, someone who leads in civil society, or just a plain Albertan — the Legislature belongs to you; the government belongs to you, and you will be treated with respect.»

But the evidence to date suggests that more than a few Ukrainian Orthodox leaders and believers have chosen to stand with civil society, rejecting the Patriarchate of Moscow's support for Putin's Great Russian nationalism.

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.

«After the transfer happened, we met with a variety of religious, civil societies and political leaders.

This is based on interviews with over 100 Libyans between politicians, activists, civil society leaders, and individuals over the past three years in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy and the UK.

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.

He urged world leaders not to make the mistake of equating institutional security with democracy; while democracy promotes security, he insisted institutions like the rule of law and a strong civil society must come first.

Similarly, the Commission would meet with leaders of the political parties on Tuesday and conclude its series of meetings with the media and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday.

Civil Society Groups in the Volta Region a have marked this year's International Democracy Day with a call on President Akufo - Addo and leaders of the various Regional bodies to intervene in the crisis in Togo.

Also, a civil society organisation, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, has said Patience must explain how she came about the funds with which she reportedly built a N10bn hotel in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The report, authored by CIVICUS in collaboration with a wide range of civil society activists and leaders, and other stakeholders, is the first of what will be a regular report tracking the changing shape of civil society and emerging trends in the opportunities, challenges and constraints civil society and people's participation face.

Uchita de Zoysa (Sri Lanka) is a thinker, writer, speaker, strategist and frontline leader in mobilizing civil society alliances for shaping policy for the global sustainability movement with connections to the UN process that extend back to the 1992 Earth Summit.

The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs, school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual schools).

-- Leaders of the oil and gas industry, along with national Governments and civil society organisations, made an historic commitment to identify and reduce methane emissions by 2020.

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.

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.

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.

Our Actions: • Sparking dialogue with governments, business leaders and civil society to promote climate action • Leading and participating in high - level forums for climate action • Collaborating with partners who share common values

WEDO, along with the Council of Women World Leaders and the Heinrich Boell Foundation will be co-hosting a roundtable event on Friday to be led by former Irish president Mary Robinson and ex-Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland — intrepidly described as the «the first ever global gathering of high - level government, U.N. and civil society organizations» on climate change issues.

This is the time for civil society to come together across the globe; to unite with one voice and put pressure on world leaders to commit to personally attending the Copenhagen talks and sign a deal that is Fair, Ambitious and Binding.

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

Osler is a program partner of the Information Accountability Foundation (IAF) the preeminent global information policy think tank that works with regulatory authorities, policymakers, business leaders, civil society and other key stakeholders around the world to help frame and advance data protection law and practice through accountability - based information governance.

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