Sentences with phrase «for humanitarian work»

Doctors Without Borders will also receive a Lasker Public Service Award for its humanitarian work responding to Ebola in West Africa.

«South Sudan is the second-most dangerous site for humanitarian work right after Afghanistan and 59 aid workers have been killed since the outbreak of hostilities in 2013.

Known more for his humanitarian work outside music, Bono has invested in several emerging companies through an entity called Elevation Partners.

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That thirst for learning is part of what drove him to build one of the most influential companies on the planet, and it continues to inspire his humanitarian work today.

The job also puts Gore in charge of Dell's global policy initiatives, empowers her to advocate for pro-entrepreneur regulations and has enabled her to reconnect with former colleagues at the U.N. «I've lived and worked in the humanitarian world for my entire career,» she says.

This administration will collect all social media handles for visa applicants — visas for tourism, business, education, work or humanitarian reasons.

World Vision, a humanitarian organization following Christ's example of caring for the poor, works in dozens of Muslim, Hindu, or Buddhist majority countries.

Heck — my father was knighted into the Order of St. John as recognition for a lifetime of humanitarian work and it is a protestant order!

while the writer has little knowledge of the bible, he is also greatly lacking what he should know to write such a article, the laws give to people of all walks of life is the commandments given by moses, religion does not have anything to do with goverments laws or rulings, he told us straight the one law that there is no forgiveness for is murder, rulers and goverments take it upon themselves to make the decision whether to go to war, or if a person should be put to death, as far as jesus and the apostles are concerned thier labours was a work of love and true humanitarian towards all peoples, races, religions, they never asked for anything for themselves, and they never took from one to give to another.

For his humanitarian and reconciliation work, Canon Andrew White has received numerous recognitions and awards — from Muslim, Jewish, and Christian organizations alike.

He is a knight in the Order of St. John for his lifetime of humanitarian work.

The Y's engaged in many activities including social service and humanitarian work, evangelism of an interdenominational sort, the training of laymen for such work, and activities designed to appeal especially to young men and women.

The point is like other animals we can become one humanitarian culture if we choose to work together, if we choose to save ourselves, no god is going to do that for us.

Lisa lives with her husband, Mike, and their baby son in Laos, where Mike works for a humanitarian organization.

Today's guest post comes all the way from Laos, where my friend Lisa McKay — author of the highly acclaimed novel, My Hands Came Away Red — lives with her husband Mike, who works for a humanitarian organization in the region.

The United States Agency for International Development assembled a rapid - response team, pre-positioned food and supplies, and worked with private humanitarian groups on a coordinated response.

Asked on an employment form why she wanted to work for the international humanitarian aid organization, Spencer wrote, «Because I would love to work for an organization dedicated to carrying on the Lord's work!»

At a nearby hotel, we met Lilian Pizzi, a psychotherapist who works inside the center for Terre des Hommes, an international humanitarian relief organization focusing on the rights of children.

Do the extensive humanitarian works of the church count for nothing?

This bleak record has led critics such as David Rieff (author of the recent A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis) to argue that humanitarian intervention and humanitarianism itself no longer work.

The prize's committee also honoured the group for «its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons».

With the ANC government impassive in the face of this humanitarian disaster, the work of caring for Zimbabwean refugees has fallen to the region's churches, which have used whatever piteously small resources they have to see that these people do not literally die on the streets.

In all likelihood he will continue to involve himself in humanitarian activities, working both in his adopted States and his homeland to improve conditions for children.

The things I do for fun are taking humanitarian trips to Guatemala and other countries to spend time working with others that need dental work.

Talk about the aide that people who are victims of disasters or violence receive from humanitarian groups, and discuss ways that she may help, such as by working with her school to raise money for the victims.

In 2005, she began working with the international humanitarian organization CARE and has since become their Advocate for Maternal Health.

There is also a blatant lack of involvement of groups of people with disabilities (DPOs) in planning, implementation and monitoring of humanitarian projects, as well as a limited number of technical experts on inclusion working for mainstream organisations.

From 1983 - 1994 he worked as a frontline humanitarian worker for Save the Children UK and the United Nations in Morocco, Sudan and Ethiopia, the Palestinian Territories and Bangladesh.

On December 7th the Saïd Business School's Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted a seminar entitled «Protecting Civilians: Oxford and Oxfam working together on the ethics of war, weapons and humanitarian aid.»

According to the code of conduct to which humanitarian organizations subscribe, respect for human dignity is the number one priority of humanitarian work.

From 2003 - 2007 he was Chief Scholar at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva, leading policy work on civilian protection and political mediation.

By working together through a myriad of challenging scenarios, ELAC, Oxfam and their collaborators ultimately hope to create a handbook on humanitarian intervention that will outline common moral dilemmas and ethical standards for resolving them that can be applied by practitioners around the world.

In addition to her teaching and research, Conway - turner has traveled to Haiti regularly over the past decade, performing humanitarian work as a member of H.O.P.E., a not - for - profit, volunteer organization based in Rochester, N.Y., assisting the people of Borgne, Haiti, in achieving equitable, just, and sustainable living conditions.

Abby Davidson Maffei splits her time between Syracuse and Washington in her work as an executive for CARE, an international humanitarian relief organization.

Unfortunately, there are not enough job opportunities in humanitarian work for scientists to meet this need.

«It is unprecedented in living memory for a [UN]- assisted population to be subject to abject desperation in this way and the sheer humanitarian facts cry out for a response,» a UN Relief and Works Agency spokesman said.

The need for people to take part in humanitarian activities is apparent, but careers in humanitarian work are uncertain.

They work in academic, private, or government laboratories where they contribute valuable information in assessing the remains of humans, whether for legal or humanitarian reasons.

The Consortium, led by PILPG, includes stakeholders with extensive experience working across multiple sectors in human rights documentation, including: the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the Humanitarian Law Center; the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience; OutRight Action International; Physicians for Human Rights; The SecDev Foundation; SecDev Cyber; the International Bar Association's EyeWitness to Atrocities project; and Phuong Pham and Patrick Vinck of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

Mayor Bloomberg welcomed guests and presented the NYSCF Humanitarian Award to the artist Christo, Julian H. Robertson, Jr. received the NYSCF Leadership Award, and for the first time ever, the event included a «Science Fair» where guests learned first - hand about the work of NYSCF researchers.

He is the recipient of numerous awards for his innovative work in brain research, including the 2010 Humanitarian of the Year Award and the 2002 Linus Pauling Award.

She is a social worker with a passion for humanitarian causes, especially working with underprivileged and disabled children.

The Charlie Foundation received the American College of Nutrition's 2017 Humanitarian Award for being «an organization that has worked selflessly and effectively in the broader field of nutrition to benefit humanity.»

The first recipient of MDA's Humanitarian of the Year Award, Masak's work as field announcer for the Special Olympics and his eight - year stint as host of The Jerry Lewis Telethon represents only a fraction of his remarkable work as a compassionate philanthropist, and though Masak's film work may not be as prolific or as frequent as his extensive television work, his roles in such films as Tora!

Along with a few other members of the foreign community including doctors and missionaries who remained in the city, and driven by simple humanitarian concerns, shock at the appalling behaviour of Germany's Asian ally, and a love for the country and people among whom he had worked for so long, he created a safety zone in which a quarter of a million civilians survived what was later to go down in history as the «Nanking Massacre.»

AWFJ Award for Humanitarian Activism Sandra Bullock (for tsunami relief) Elaine Hendrix (for Animal Rescue Corps and In Defense of Animals) Angelina Jokie (for UN work and making «In the Land of Blood and Honey» to raise awareness about genocide) Elizabeth Taylor (for her work with AIDS) Olivia Wilde (for relief work in Haiti)

Sean Penn is well known for his humanitarian and activist work around the globe, whether it is raising money for relief efforts in devastated countries, or trying to shine light on tragedies of war - torn countries that may not be on the radar of the average American movie - goer.

Now working as a humanitarian in Africa to atone for his sins, it is not long before Jim's past catches up with him.

Hawk's nephew Willoughby Whitfield (Ken Berry), fresh out of law school, presents his powerful uncle a Humanitarian of the Year award and soon has a job working for the conniving mogul.

While teenaged daughter Stephanie (Lauryn Canny) is using her mom's old photos for a school project, Rebecca gets an offer to work in a safe refugee camp in Kenya, where she'll document the humanitarian efforts.