Sentences with phrase «from human conflict»

Grupo Lobo [F] supports placement of these dogs to protect flocks from wolves; thereby helping to preserve the wolves (a protected species in Portugal) from human conflict.

Not exact matches

Oxfam works to protect people from disasters and conflict because every human being has a right to live in safety.

The outcome of a war will not only lead to a sharp escalation in human casualties and displaced families, who have yet to come to terms with the death and destruction from the conflicts in Iraq, Yemen and Syria, but the region itself may no longer be the landscape it currently is as most countries in the area will struggle to recuperate from the large - scale devastation caused by a war.

At the end of 2013 — even before the Iraq crisis forced an estimated 1.8 million Iraqis from their homes — around 51.2 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced due to «persecution, conflict, generalised violence or human rights violations», according to the UN News Centre.

One can see recent standoffs in Geneva on so - called traditional values resolutions as manifestations of a conflict between two rival conceptions of human dignity: one, supported by most Western advocates, that focuses on individual autonomy; and the other, proposed by voices from the global East and South, that focuses on traditional understandings of human nature.

Indeed, no such abbreviated statement as we here are making, with a few quotations from the Hebrew Psalms, can begin to do justice to the Psalter as a compendium of all the moods and attitudes, conflicts, desires, and aspirations of the human soul in its relationships with God.

Ultimately and fundamentally it is the divergence of the living shoots, operating from the highest level down to the family and the individuals composing the family, which has always been the cause of human conflict.

One other example from on - the - scene reports by Witness for Peace illustrates the human costs of U.S. support for terrorism as part of its low - intensity - conflict strategy against the poor of Nicaragua:

We are certain that there can be no conflict between true science and true theology since God is the source of all truth; conflicts only arise from discrepancies in human knowledge, understanding, and interpretation.»

From belief in idealism or confidence in material progress to the questioning of pervasive ideologies of conflict, from militarism to pacifism, from empire to anticolonialism, or from multiculturalism to the supposed clash of civilizations, the Crusades have appeared as witnesses for all parties in some cosmic lawsuit with human nature in the dFrom belief in idealism or confidence in material progress to the questioning of pervasive ideologies of conflict, from militarism to pacifism, from empire to anticolonialism, or from multiculturalism to the supposed clash of civilizations, the Crusades have appeared as witnesses for all parties in some cosmic lawsuit with human nature in the dfrom militarism to pacifism, from empire to anticolonialism, or from multiculturalism to the supposed clash of civilizations, the Crusades have appeared as witnesses for all parties in some cosmic lawsuit with human nature in the dfrom empire to anticolonialism, or from multiculturalism to the supposed clash of civilizations, the Crusades have appeared as witnesses for all parties in some cosmic lawsuit with human nature in the dfrom multiculturalism to the supposed clash of civilizations, the Crusades have appeared as witnesses for all parties in some cosmic lawsuit with human nature in the dock.

In a world shrunk by travel and communications technologies, one which can no longer afford conflict arising from ethnocentric prejudice, the appreciation of other religious and cultural views is necessary for the survival of the human species.

But once this simple removal of our own consciences from the sphere of judgment has been shaken, once we see the conflict between good and evil in its true depth in every human heart, a deeper view of history must be found if we are to have a hope based on solid foundations.

Here's a quote from William Stringfellow's book, An Ethic for Christians and Other Aliens in a Strange Land: ``... the basic conflict among all principalities remains, though it be subdued or concealed for awhile, because the only morality governing each principality is its own survival as over against very other principality, as well as over against human beings and, indeed, the rest of Creation.

Niebuhr's inordinate emphasis on the doctrine of sin derives from the anxiety inherent in the paradox created by the conflict between man's freedom and his tendency toward the prideful self - dependency which is a universal human tendency.

It is after doing what is commanded, when everything has been done in the sphere of human decisions and means, when in terms of the relation to God every effort has been made to know the will of God and to obey it, when in the arena of life there has been full acceptance of all responsibilities and interpretations and commitments and conflicts, it is then and only then that the judgment takes on meaning: all this (that we had to do) is useless; all this we cast from us to put it in thy hands, O Lord; all this belongs no more to the human order but to the order of thy kingdom.

Since there is no escape from self - assertion in human life, there is no escape from conflict, nor from coercion which is covert conflict.

In particular, they do not resolve the conflict between two powerful sentiments: a wish to preserve human life from its first moments of existence and a desire not willingly to impose upon a child a short life of pain and misery.

But he lamented how Burma's people have suffered «and continue to suffer from civil conflict and hostilities», and insisted that everyone who calls Burma home deserves to have their basic human rights and dignity guaranteed.

These are people who, because of their fears and inner conflicts, are cut off from trustful, fulfilling fellowship with other human beings.

(1) There is the (partial) estrangement of humankind from the world (or nature), evidenced by (a) enmity between serpent and woman; (b) partial alienation of man from the earth, upon which he must now toil for his food; and (c) pain of childbirth, implying conflict even within the (female) human body.

We live in a time in which there are many different realms of hermeneutical discourse isolated from each other, a «conflict of interpretations» of human expression no one of which can grasp the human condition as a whole.

Furthermore, this bodily conflict between the mother and her emergent child anticipates the often much more painful act of separation, when the child, exercising the newly awakened powers made possible by his large head, reaches for his own autonomous knowledge of good and had, and repeats the original rise and fall from obedience and innocence in the ever - recurring saga of human freedom and «enlightenment.»

A pacifist of the latter type, if he is sincere, does not withdraw from conflict but gives himself to the limit of his power in deeds of love and ministry to human need.

In the same way in dealing with the clash between permanent elements of human nature, it is well to map our history on a large scale, and to disengage ourselves from our immediate absorption in the present conflicts.

He emphasized the active, integrating self (rather than the frail, victimized ego); held to a «soft» (rather than a «hard») determinism; had a strong interest in future, goal - directed strivings (rather than origins); emphasized the organism as a whole centered in the self (rather than a conflict view of personality); regarded the striving for worth and power (rather than sexual striving) as the central dynamic in mental health and illness; emphasized the possibilities for continuing change in the later years (rather than regarding the early years as utterly decisive)(2) It is clear from these motifs in Adler's thought that his vision of human beings was positive and growth - centered.

One of these possible consequences was the separation of fas, the religious command, from jus, the established law for the settlement of such human conflicts which had no religious relevance.

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

The Hebrew people, in their incredible insight and genius in understanding human life, seemed to understand this, and so into their most sacred Ten Words from God they have enjoined us in the name of God to rise above the inner conflicts and give honor to those who have given us the gift of life.

Yet from antiquity to modern existentialism we find warnings that such a «gnostic» move away from our historicity is regressive, that it is a backward retreat which conflicts with authentic human existence.

Looking down on the conflict from the transpolitical strato sphere staked out by humanitarian organizations, the motives, causes, and methods of warfare might appear to be irrelevant compared to brute quantities of human suffering.

Although, no studies on humans were done to test this, partly out of conflict of interests, partly from human integrity (hopefully).

The DSWT organization fosters baby elephants who have been separated from their mothers due to poaching or from the loss of their natural habitat due to human conflict, drought or deforestation.

That may seem obvious, as these two species have been widely labelled as pests and therefore it is assumed that they must be stopped from going about their business when it conflicts with human interests.

As a human being: As a human being living in Africa, I am more prone to die through preventable diseases such as cholera and malaria; it is more probable that I will experience wars and conflicts; I am more likely to live under one dollar a day and for either myself or my children to suffer from malnutrition.

With the securitisation of climate comes a risk of shifting attention from sustainable development to sustainable security and from concerns with human security to state conflict.

[2] Rather such practice often masks the extensive human rights abuses committed by the Ugandan army during the war by accentuating only the «local» dynamics of violence and redirects popular understanding of the conflict away from the structural inequalities held up by the Ugandan state and its foreign backers.

With sixty action - packed stories of courageous soldiers, sailors and airmen from a range of global conflicts including the Indian Mutiny of 1857 — 58, the Second Anglo - Boer War of 1899 — 1902 and the First and Second World Wars, this book is a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit and a worthy tribute to the servicemen who earned the Victoria Cross.

Moreover, their views did not diverge drastically from the Hobbesian perspective: the cause of all human conflicts could be found in the essential characteristics of human nature, which is fundamentally flawed, self - interested and prone to conflict.

Kogi based Human Rights Activist and Director, Centre For Human Right and Conflict Resolution (CHCR) Idris Miliki has challenged Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to come out and tell the world how he spent the N10billion collected on behalf of Local Government from the Federal Government.

Heather holds an undergraduate degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of California at Berkeley; a Master's Degree in Human Rights from Columbia University; and a certificate of advanced study from the Harriman Institute, the oldest research institute on Eastern Europe.

But Western nations have largely held back from more direct involvement in the conflict, including sales of weapons and equipment because of the Nigerian army's poor human rights record.

By looking at reproduction as both a source of cooperation and conflict between the sexes, the researchers are finding clues from this study on a behavioral and molecular level that can be an important link for solving certain unexplained causes of human infertility.

Scientists from Swansea University's College of Science are part of an international team attempting to better understand the human - baboon conflict in Cape Town, South Africa.

Fences allow lions and other wildlife to survive on fragments of land on which it would otherwise be impossible to conserve large mammals because they keep big animals from coming into conflict with humans, livestock and agriculture.

That, in turn, could provoke more retaliatory killings, and lions will feel the squeeze from each side as they suffer both from direct conflict with humans and from having less to eat.

Aggressive bees might soon protect African elephants by warding them away from sites of potential conflict with humans.

Giraffes are at risk from the expansion of farmland to feed a rising human population and from killings for their meat, often in areas of conflict such as South Sudan, according to the IUCN, which groups scientists, governments and activists.

But what's interesting, especially about that one, and that one [is a] piece written by Larry Greenemeier, was that, you know, all the popular science fiction treatments of that kind have it [suddenly] happening and conflict between humans but through Larry's reporting it seems more likely that we will see it coming; that machine self - awareness will occur in a certain kind of stepwise fashion where they're getting better at certain tasks; [that they'll be able to do] autonomous activities, and from there that you can actually see them develop, and it shouldn't come up as a big surprise as it if finally happens.

Through crop raiding, a form of human - wildlife conflict, hundreds of thousands of marginalized farmers are losing edible crops to damage from these troublesome animals each year.

Modern human skeletal remains resulting from genocides, violent conflicts, and mass disasters are primarily analyzed and documented by forensic anthropologists, whose skills have been applied to this work for several decades, often providing information that is otherwise inaccessible.