Sentences with phrase «for civil society»

This administration has continually opened doors for civil society participation in the discourse of creating a healthier generation.

It is a membership based association that provides a space for civil society to meet, share knowledge and create initiatives to advocate for more democratic global health governance.

The goal of the project is to increase the knowledge base for civil society organizations and others, to enable policy reform.

It also requires in governments of countries participating in the scheme to ensure there is an «enabling environment» for civil society participation.

The son of former Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd and MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner - who is minister for civil society in the Coalition Government - is today marrying Lady Clare Kerr, the elder daughter of the Marquess of Lothian - better known as former Conservative Party chairman, Michael Ancram.

Further, the legal and policy environment for civil society organisations remains largely disenabling in many countries.

In that sense, the chapter could also foresee an effective role for civil society in monitoring the implementation of the chapter.

Ona's efforts led to an unprecedented victory for civil society in Gabon, with the government adopting new environmental oversight regulations and significantly reducing the size of the mining concession.

As part of the World Education Forum 2015, the 2015 NGO Forum, 18 - 19 May, provides a space for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to meet among themselves and agree on a collective civil society vision for education post-2015 as well as reflect on strategies for civil society engagement in the post-2015 education agenda.

Undoing support for civil society groups that represent these various constituencies through de-funding and changes to Canada Revenue Agency rules regarding charitable status is part of this process.

Funds and implements the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), focusing its support on grassroots organizations and diverse, responsive funding mechanisms that allow for effective long term support for civil society partners.

Nonprofits are a multi-billion dollar industry and make up the largest employment sector in Westchester County, according to a report released today by Nonprofit Westchester (NPW) and The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies.

Last year, Zalishchuk spoke at the Personal Democracy Forum about the challenges for civil society in her country.

Brooks Newmark resigned as Minister for Civil Society after Sunday Mirror revelations that he had exchanged suggestive pictures with a reporter posing as a young Tory campaigner.

Speaking at a Budget Stakeholders Summit organised for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the...

An inquiry process will be effective if it has a clear media strategy, engages the public, holds public hearings that are not «lawyer - driven,» tries to conduct them in the witnesses» first languages, goes to their communities, has different types of hearings (institutional, community, expert, etc.), provides opportunities for civil society engagement, welcomes independent research and makes it clear that all the evidence that it hears will be valued.

He acknowledged the need for civil society experts, including roboticists, to be involved in the discussions.

Eriola Pira, Program Director, Young Visual Artists Awards at The Foundation for a Civil Society, NYC

*********************************** One would hope that voters were casting their ballots on the basis of what they conclude is best for a civil society and a pluralistic population, not on the more egocentric opinions they may have about right or wrong that are derived from their religious beliefs.

For it was such a society, when secularized, that became the model for civil society.

Current enthusiasm for civil society is usually traced to the arguments of Vaclav Havel, the Czech president, and others who posited the claims of civil society against the totalitarian claims of communism, and, earlier than that, to the To Empower People manifesto authored by Peter Berger and myself in order to lift up the crucial role of non-governmental «mediating institutions» in public policy.

As those who believe that not everything is first and foremost an asset of the state like Oppenheimer seemingly does, conservatives think the argument simply statist and harmful for civil society and freedom of conscience.

The reason liberal democracy may be appropriate for our civil society is that as a pluralistic society, we have little hope of reaching complete agreement concerning the human good and the proper way to pursue happiness.

The» - Christian» side of the hyphen, which would draw on the New Testament, is not of much help in defining laws for civil society.

She concludes that «because marriage and parenthood are part of our affectional and private lives,» reversing the divorce culture is «largely a matter for civil society rather than for government.»

Baby Milk Action argued that it was for the Assembly to adopt further Resolutions if it wished to update the Code, not for a civil society organisation to «negotiate» its provisions with Nestlé.

The Combining All Our Strength alliance for civil society organisations, in which OurKingdom is a key player, this week held a high - level seminar on the prospects for change, involving electoral experts and Labour and Lib Dem MPs.

And it doesn't get more damning for civil society architecture — herding justices of the courts (including the Supreme Court) into detention, with alleged smoking guns, after a sting operation, by the secret police.

The Executive Director of Center for Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has faulted the current anti-corruption fight, stressing that President Muhammadu Buhari...

Such reforms would first and foremost have to diminish the discretionary power of political elites — an important goal for civil society groups, many of which have expressed fears that donor countries are downplaying their concerns about corruption in favor of capitalizing on the coming boom.

An unidentified percentage of the funds did not help establish foundations for a civil society.

With serious threats to its existence coming from people in the highest political positions of power, it is more important than ever for civil society and parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to make clear their support for the Act, and even to strengthen and develop it further.»

«While it is convenient for the civil society activist to condemn the military and the government of President Buhari, Mrs Ezekwesili didn't find it appropriate, even once, to criticise the dangerous and violent propaganda being propagated by the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

The riots were an outrage against peaceful communities, a tragedy for civil society, an affront to our identity and an absolute gift for every knee - jerk reactionary in the country.

There were three M.D.s, all Republican congressmen who opposed the administrations plans, but no public health specialists, health economists, speakers for civil society, leaders of health maintenance organizations or representatives of other health care organizations.

Cultivating ethical behavior is essential for a civil society to flourish.

«The report tells us that we are at the most pivotal but contested moment for civil society in a generation,» says Netsanet Belay, Policy and Research Director at CIVICUS.

• Feliciano Reyna, one of Venezuela's most prominent HIV / AIDS activists and a global advocate for civil society freedoms.

Hans Zomer, who as Director of Dóchas represented 49 Irish NGOs at the Rio Summit, said that while the text to come out of Rio was disappointing, it «should be a call to arms for civil society to ensure that the good points from the document are implemented».

There is a strong desire in both Indonesia and Brazil for civil society, Indigenous and traditional community opinions to shape political decisions and a growing rejection of corruption and lack of transparency.

So, it is frustrating to discover within this survey, posted on the website of the School Choice Campaign, a flagship project of the Centre for Civil Society to bring about reforms in schools in India, a high rate of attrition among teachers in the developing world, which averages about 19 % across the countries studied.

Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd MP today launches a major new travel initiative which is designed by young people for young people.

If their proposal has weak criteria and large loopholes, it will be impossible for civil society to embrace what can and should be a climate victory for the German government.