Sentences with phrase «coalition of civil society organisations»

EBR is passed off as a coalition of civil society organisations concerned with the plight of the poor.

For instance, the state Chairman of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, Dr. Bashir Ruwangodya, said he was saddened by the comments made by Fayose and Fani - Kayode, which he described as sentimental, political and bad for the nation's progress.

Irked by the development, a group under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Justice and Equity, petitioned the National Assembly, urging it to intervene in order «to save our democracy and insist on rule of law.»

A coalition of civil society organisations on Monday staged a peaceful rally to the Lagos Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drum up support for the ongoing fight against corruption.

«For example, it is doubtful if the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari's second term bid by the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance and Democracy is representative enough of the opinion of civil society organisations across the country.

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday in Birnin Kebbi urged Kebbi State Government to domesticate the Child Rights Act.

Not exact matches

Champions 12.3, a coalition of 30 CEOs, government ministers, executives of research institutions, farmer organisations and civil society groups, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos and aims to accelerate progress toward meeting target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.

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.

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.

Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum: «Champions 12.3 is a unique coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organisations, research institutions and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition and action.

Organised by a coalition of academics and civil society organisations under the banner Democracy Matters, Assembly North and Assembly South represent significant interventions in contemporary British politics.

On the pro-European side, a broad coalition would be assembled bringing together unions, business organisations and civil society groups, a true example of One Nation politics.

On this basis on 1st August, 2016, Forest Watch Ghana (a civil society coalition of 35 - member organisations and several other NGOs in the natural resource sector) petitioned the then President, John Mahama, to intervene in the issuance of prospecting license to Exton Cubic due to environmental concerns; more than 60 % of this forest reserve is a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), which means that the area is protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and fauna.

It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was petitioned by the Civil Society Network Against Corruption, a coalition of anti-corruption organisations in Nigeria, over an alleged «questionable expenditures» of the administration of Babatunde Fashola.

CPAG is the host organisation for the Campaign to End Child Poverty coalition, which has members from across civil society including children's charities, faith groups, unions and other civic sector organisations, united in their campaigning for public and political commitment to ensure the goal of ending child poverty by 2020 is met.

A group of organisations, including the UN FAO, the International Sustainability Unit - Prince of Wales Charity Foundation, the CFS - Civil Society Mechanism, Communitas Coalition, Global Food Security Cluster - Urban working group, ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability, RUAF Foundation, IUFN, UCLG, ILO, IFAD, UNCD and Habitat International Coalition jointly organised at the World Urban Forum a session on city region food systems.

About Blog End Water Poverty is a global coalition of over 350 civil society organisations campaigning to end the water and sanitation crisis.