Sentences with phrase «civil society representatives»
The term "civil society representatives" refers to individuals who are appointed or elected to represent the interests and views of members of civil society. Full definition
A directly elected assembly, a convention consisting exclusively of civil society representatives and a citizens - only selection process are all options, but the most attractive model might be that used by the Irish in the last two years.
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Tillerson made brief mention of human rights and religious freedom while in Beijing, but had no known meetings with activists or engagements with civil society representatives.
A task force co-lead by civil society representative Luis Meneses Filho, and government representative Monica Julissa De Los Rios from the Global Climate Change Department of the State Secretary of Environment in Acre worked from March until September of 2009 to outline the necessary elements of a REDD program.
Dr Wykes was arrested by armed Angolan police on the morning of Sunday 18th February in Cabinda, whilst visiting the oil rich enclave to meet with local civil society representatives.
Civil society representatives belong at the UNFCCC climate negotiations — they are the lifeblood of the process, giving it legitimacy and providing expertise.
On October 24 2015, Senegalese NGO CONAF — the National Committee for Literacy and Training — convened civil society representatives, public health practitioners, village chiefs, civil registry officials, and religious leaders at the launch ceremony for its program to improve women and children's access to civil registry in the region of Diourbel.
Provide a training to legal and civil society representatives from Guatemala and Mexico regarding the applications of geospatial technologies in the documentation of human rights violations, and their use in litigation.
The week kicked off with the Public Voice meeting, hosted by civil society representatives and canvassing a breadth of public policy issues.
Few official delegations have added civil society to their governmental delegations, in contrast to the symbolic inclusion of civil society representatives (including youth) on many delegations in 1992.
* technical assistance to over 90 countries; * the expertise of our multinational in - house staff and global network of legal specialists; and * our partnerships with civil society representatives, government officials, scholars, and business leaders.
Addressing an audience of Ghanaians in the UK, UK policymakers, researchers, senior business representatives, diplomats, civil society representatives, media, academics and other experts, Mrs. Osei said the EC has a legacy to protect and for that matter a very real challenging one in December.
«We call on the government, media and civil society representatives, and local and religious leaders, to reject and condemn hate speech and incitement to violence unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms.»
The members include high - ranking government officials and civil society representatives from developing and developed countries.
In 2004 - 2005, C2ES organized the Climate Dialogue at Pocantico, which brought together 25 senior government, business, and civil society representatives from around the world to consider options for advancing the international climate change effort.
It is anticipated that the group will consist of academic, legal practitioners, as well as business and civil society representatives.
On 6 December 2017, after a year long consultation process with states and civil society representatives, the Committee against Torture (CAT) adopted its revised General Comment (GC)(now No. 4) on the implementation of Article 3 of the Convention against Torture (the Convention) in the context of Article 22.
I joined with Senator Kate Lundy, staff from the Australian Mission, civil society representatives and people like Les Malezer and Geoff Scott along with the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) Catherine Branson, on the floor of the room once it was over and we were all in fierce agreement about how well the process went.