Sentences with phrase «civil society organizations from»

EFF along with 93 civil society organizations from across the globe today sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe,...

At the UN Climate Conference in Bonn this May, businesses, governments and civil society organizations from around the world shared evidence of their progress towards this goal.

Meanwhile, civil society organizations from the Global South and dam - affected people were excluded.

The group's letter was backed by a letter of support (http://bit.ly/JRLBOT) from the CEOS of more than 25 leading civil society organizations from around the world, which calls for these commitments to take the form of a pledge at the upcoming Rio +20 earth summit.

The conference brought together 66 distinguished speakers and 300 high ‐ level stakeholders from 30 countries, representing a broad spectrum of rice sector actors and development professionals, including senior ‐ level representatives from UN and international agencies, governments, private sector supply chain actors, research institutions, farmer groups, equipment and service providers and civil society organizations from around the world.

In May 2017, the Trade Justice Network (TJN) participated in the tri-national meeting of civil society organizations from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to discuss the NAFTA renegotiations, which took place in Mexico City.

Not exact matches

By the Civil War's end, the United States had begun its shift from a disjointed agrarian society to an industrialized one knit together by corporate and financial organizations as much as by democratic ones.

Last week the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank brought together in Washington the world's finance ministers, central bankers, financial experts and economists, other government officials, and invited representatives from the private sector, academia, and civil society organizations.

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.

The renewed talks sparked protest from the Trade Justice Network and other civil society organizations, calling these secret negotiations absurd and undemocratic.

Michael Edwards, who recently joined the Ford Foundation after a stint on the World Bank's civil society team, comes from the world of private aid agencies (sometimes termed nongovernmental development organizations or NGDOs).

We welcome input from diverse parties, ranging from small agricultural producers and civil society organizations, to representatives of governments and agroindustry.

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.

Brian also serves as part of the secretariat for Champions 12.3, a unique coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward reducing food loss and waste.

The CGIAR Research Program for Rice, known as the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP), is a partnership coordinated by six research - for - development organizations that bring together over 900 partners from the academic, public, private, and civil society sectors with a stake in the rice development sector.

Champions 12.3 is a coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 by 2030.

Agung Widi, from Kalimajari, a civil society organization working with cocoa farmers and Kerta Semaya Samaniya cocoa cooperative in Jembrana, Indonesia, explains how certification helped them become one of the top 50 cocoa producers in the world.

The report calls for the creation of innovative public - private partnership arrangements, as well as partnerships involving different levels of government, civil society organizations, and donor organizations, in areas from crop technology to the provision of school feeding programs to help bring about sustainable food security throughout Asia.

The Collective brings together implementers and donors from governments, philanthropies, international organizations, and civil society.

We call upon implementers and donors from governments, philanthropies, international organizations, civil society to:

This project identifies ways that insights from political economy can be used in the work of NGOs and local civil society organizations who are seeking to reform the governance of extractive industries.

A civil society organization, Africa Arise for Change Network has express optimism that the military will rescue more of the Chibok Girls from their Boko Haram captors in the days ahead.

A civil society organization, Africa Arise for Change Network has express optimism that the military will rescue more of the Chibok Girls from their Boko Haram...

Reporting from the Open Government Summit in London, where sixty countries are represented along with 300 representatives from civil society organizations, Susannah Vila and Christopher Wilson cover how those non-governmental groups are trying to use the summit to pressure their governments to actually live up to the nice promises they keep mouthing.

The fact is that, not many people, including the educated, will bother reading any manifesto from any political party, those who make it their business are the few civil society organizations, who want to measure the performance of a government, suing the manifesto as the indicator.

The success of STI «will depend on the efficiency of the science - policy - society interface,» involving stakeholders from governments, civil society, indigenous peoples and local communities, industry and business, academia and research organizations.

«A call for a moratorium with signatures from 170 civil society organizations, was this like the virgin birth?»

Sponsors will be from the ocean observing field: scientific agencies, governmental organizations, private sector companies, and civil society actors looking to maximize exposure at the conference.

This stream will include major players in the ocean observing field from scientific agencies, governmental organizations, private sector companies, civil society actors all looking to maximize exposure at the conference.

We can also encourage some of the good practices, which are coming from, which is coming from, the civil society, from the government, from the international organizations, corporate world, and from anywhere.

The purpose of CITYFOOD is to raise awareness on resilient city - region food systems and (intra - and peri --RRB- urban agriculture, create an advocacy platform for cities to gain political recognition and support from national governments and international support organizations, to provide information to cities around the world, stimulate exchange of experiences, identify and disseminate important lesson and good practices, and facilitate cooperation between cities worldwide and between local governments and civil society in this area.

The guidebook also advocates for a more cohesive information dissemination system involving web - based flood reports and accessibility to hydrological and hydro - meteorological data and for cooperation from various sectors of government, the public sector, civil society, and other organizations.

More than ever, governments, companies and civil society organizations are committing to ambitious goals to protect the world's remaining forests and combat emissions from deforestation.

Both briefings are part of the Big Shift Campaign, a global effort composed of dozens of civil society organizations encouraging government - backed multilateral development banks to reinforce the aims of the Paris Agreement and commit to a shift from fossil fuel finance to clean energy finance.

Sustainable Energy for All, a global coalition of governments, the private sector, civil society, and international organizations, aims to achieve this while also doubling the amount of renewable energy in the global energy mix from its current share of 18 percent to 36 percent by 2030.

The Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum convened representatives from more than 400 civil society organizations, while the Science, Policy, Business Forum highlighted key opportunities for green investment.

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.

We collaborate closely with regional partners to learn about and understand the particulars of the local situation; these partners bring perspectives from numerous sectors and constituencies: from civil society organizations to policymakers to water regulators to communities.

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — population policy Horn of Africa — joint position statement from civil society organizations on population growth and climate change IAP — statement on population and consumption International Planned Parenthood Federation — policy on climate change and sexual and reproductive health Nature Conservation Council of NSW — population policies Save the Children — policy on population Sierra Club — Global Population and the Environment Program Sustainable Population Party of Australia — population policies Various — extracts of references to population in selected policies Wildlife Trusts — position on population, resource use & consumption World Wildlife Fund — policy on population

Here are reactions from some North American civil society organizations to the release of the reports.

On October 29th, just one day before the opening of the 4th Dii Desert Energy Conference in Rabat, key representatives from civil society organizations in the MENA region discussed the role civil society should play to contribute to the protection of the climate, to low carbon development strategies and the promotion of renewable energy in the MENA region.

An updated analysis from a diverse and broad global mix of civil society organizations seeks to ascertain whether these pledges are ambitious enough and tolerably fair.

The data and methodology presented in Global Insights on Access to Justice are the culmination of an extensive two - year pilot and vetting process, and reflect the consultations of governments, multilaterals, local civil society organizations, and academics from 17 countries.

The fact that indigenous women in Canada experience institutional and structural inequalities resulting from entrenched historical discrimination and inequality is acknowledged by the Government of Canada and by civil society organizations.

Over the last 15 years, Ms. Friedman has worked in the civil society sector to advance social change around the globe, from helping social entrepreneurs launch new initiatives, to helping organizations scale for impact, to building cross-sector partnerships.

Since the VENUE Act was introduced, it's earned numerous endorsements from civil society organizations and the tech industry.

In past years, attacks believed to emanate from North Korea have targeted banks, media outlets, military contractors and civil society organizations in the South.

This new association consists of individuals and (as soon as practicable) organizations from science, family professions and civil society who are actively contributing to the purpose of the association.

Responding to the alarming increase in psycho - social and developmental problems among children whose parents are living apart, 26 leading research scientists, family professionals and representatives of civil society from 11 countries gathered in Bonn, Germany, on 21 - 23 February 2014 to found a new international organization focused on the feasibility of shared parenting as a viable and beneficial solution for children.

The International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) was founded on 22 February 2014 in Bonn, Germany, by leading research scientists, family professionals and representatives of civil society from 11 countries as a non-profit organization focusing on the feasibility of shared parenting as a viable and beneficial solution for children.