Sentences with phrase «help civil society»

Help civil society better understand the ethical and moral limits of the economic narrative discourses which are dominating civil society's understanding of the acceptability of climate change policies.

Ethical Consumer explores the complex bureaucracies that have emerged to help civil society address claims that consumer products are fuelling conflict around the world.

The pilot of Raising Risk Awareness project will run until March 2017 and will generate a suite of tools and knowledge products, and run a series of national and regional events to help civil society, communities, practitioners, media and decision - makers better understand and prepare for the current and future risks from extreme weather events.

After the fieldwork, the data collected will then be analyzed and uploaded to the EVMAT database at The Electoral Institute (TEI), to help Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and others in Risk Mapping, Violence Mitigation and Advocacy for the election.

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The authoritarian government hasn't helped: It has been cracking down on civil society, dissolving the largest opposition party in November.

These charities all help strengthen American civil society by promoting private initiatives rather than government programs as the solution to the most pressing issues of the day.

Gross was involved in the project, which helped «implement activities in support of the rule of law and human rights, political competition, and consensus building, and to strengthen civil society in support of just and democratic governance in Cuba,» according to a statement from DAI President and CEO Jim Boomgard at the time of Gross» arrest.

Religious groups whose ancestors helped articulate the civil society idea in the first place now exist in diverse cultural contexts across the globe.

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

This will help to make our different ethics of law expressive of our historical responsibility of building a common civil society for adherents of all Faiths.

Agung Widi, from Kalimajari, a civil society organization working with cocoa farmers and Kerta Semaya Samaniya cocoa cooperative in Jembrana, Indonesia, explains how certification helped them become one of the top 50 cocoa producers in the world.

The report calls for the creation of innovative public - private partnership arrangements, as well as partnerships involving different levels of government, civil society organizations, and donor organizations, in areas from crop technology to the provision of school feeding programs to help bring about sustainable food security throughout Asia.

It is intended that the experiences presented here will help policy makers, programme planners, and health professionals in the essential and challenging task of translating knowledge into action at all levels: the health system, the community and civil society at large.

WHO and UNICEF have recently established a Global Network for Monitoring and Support for Implementation of the Code (NetCode) to help strengthen countries» and civil society capacity to monitor and effectively enforce Code laws.

Corruption and impunity have become accepted convention in the administration, nepotism is eating the administration up yet, some members of OccupyGhana and other civil society organisations are helping the administration to play the blame game on the past Mahama administration as a coverup for the administration's failure which is betrayal of what these groups and their mother organization the Npp promised Ghanaians during the campaign.

Mr. Crentsil appealed to the government and civil society organisations to provide the area with a processing factory so as to help reduce post-harvest losses.

Civil engineers help to create the structures and systems that sustain society across Northern Ireland.

But the government in Kiev needs meaningful help from Brussels to restructure its debts, to prevent oligarchs from washing money in Western banks, to protect poor citizens from the harsh implications of reforms, and to enhance the rule of law and institutions of civil society.

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

They will help young people into jobs and give the long - term unemployed the opportunity to set up their own businesses,» civil society minister Nick Hurd said.

It would also help to increase the knowledge of the political parties, the election management body, the Judiciary, the security apparatus, media, civil society and key actors in democratic governance and development process.

Again, when then President Mahama called on all citizens including Political Parties, Religious Organisations, Civil Society Organizations, etc., to help contribute to a National Economic Discourse, Nana Addo did not only boycott — he also encouraged his party members and Members of Parliament not to attend.

Some humanists also contribute to society through their work as celebrants, helping the non-religious to mark important occasions in their lives in humanist ceremonies for baby namings, weddings, civil partnerships and funerals.

In a statement on their invitation of the two radio panelists who threatened judges on Accra - based Montie FM, the security agency called on the Ghana Journalists Association and other civil society groups to help ensure decorum in the media.

Events like these help them to develop a broader awareness of civil society, and give them greater opportunity to have their voices heard, now and in the future.»

This is where I wish to call on all of us, especially our Chiefs and Queen Mothers, religious and opinion leaders, civil society organisations, private sector operators, to rise up to the challenge and help make a difference this time around,» President Akufo - Addo said at the launch of the event.

Civil - rights advocates hailed Mr. Cuomo's decision as a long overdue step toward helping former inmates re-enter society.

The program's long - standing commitment to the problems of human rights and the legacy of apartheid in South Africa led it to help found the African Transitional Justice Research Network (ATJRN) to assist local researchers and civil society organizations in African countries to effectively evaluate transitional justice mechanisms and strengthen human rights advocacy on the African continent.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives our country's infrastructure a D. Faulty bridges, congested roads, and crumbling public buildings all helped account for that barely passing grade.

Strengthening the capacity of civil societies and NGOs to respond to on behalf of the survivors and support them through programs and activities that will help seek justices

Over 300 organisations took part to debate and agree on a collective civil society vision for education, and adopted a landmark declaration to help shape the education agenda beyond 2015.

Civil society can help bring those who really matter into this process, from the experts to the end users, be it farmers or health providers or women's groups, etc..

Often, but not always, civil society organizations also develop deep knowledge of the community and can help ensure that new efforts are informed by history and local context.

«The Civil War... has tremendous impact in the present day because slavery was abolished, and we've been trying to deal with the racial situation ever since, trying to help the black citizen achieve an equal status in our society,» Gibbs said in an interview with the local newspaper, The Star.

However, the government's focus on greater school freedom means local and civil society organisations must act to help schools to pursue sustainability.

Civil society has a critical role to play in social mobilization, raising public awareness, bringing marginalized voices to the centre, holding governments to account for their commitments, by scrutinizing spending, ensuring transparency in governance and budgeting, and developing innovative approaches to help advance the right to education, especially for the most disadvantaged.

It has been created ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April, where leaders, business, civil society and young people from around the world will gather in London to focus on a common future and helping ensure every young person can access a world - class education.

Last summer, as he opened a convening of education organizations which had responded to a call for innovative designs to assess student and school performance, he reflected on the important role of ordinary citizens and organizations in civil society had to helping educational institutions advance their democratic goals.

Elmhurst Art Museum celebrates its 20th anniversary and its own sense of place with this exhibition, which honors the artists, teachers and community members who understood art's ability to help us see through the eyes of others, and the role of a shared place in which to create a civil society.

In addition, governments, donors, and civil society should help ensure that people and local communities are able to participate genuinely in the development of legal and policy frameworks related to REDD +.

The information gathered in this booklet can help all stakeholders in understaning the available resources and inspire ideas for improving and initiating partnerships between countries, the United Nations, and all development partners, including civil society organisations and businesses.

World Resources Institute Climate WRI engages businesses, policymakers, and civil society at the local, national, and international levels to advance transformative solutions that mitigate climate change and help communities adapt to its impacts.

There is a responsibility to inform and help frame the conversation around such possibilities in a way that civil society can understand and question the effectiveness as well as potential impacts on people and the planet.

«[The coalition] you have built among the private sector, finance, civil society, research and other institutions can help to build a new world of collaboration and high standards.

Since 2014, the UNFCCC has launched a series of new modes of engagement for non-state parties including the Lima - Paris Action Agenda, the Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action (NAZCA) platform, and an annual high - level event featuring two high - level champions to help raise awareness of civil society and business climate initiatives.

The tool can help highlight areas where deforestation and forest degradation is occurring on a quarterly basis, potentially providing insight to authorities, policymakers, civil society, local communities, and academics.

Because of this, perhaps the most important immediate goal of climate change policy proponents is to help educate civil society and governments about the need to move urgently to make extremely rapid decreases in ghg emissions whereever governments can and to the maximum extent possible in light of the policy implications of limiting national ghg emissions to levels constrained by a carbon budget and in response to what fairness requires of nations..

But NGOs and the civil society will likely have to wait a long time for affluent countries to make firm commitments on funding, risk transfer mechanisms such as insurance, and technology to help poor countries improve their resilience to climate change.

2006 — COA students helped organize civil society actions at the Commission on Social Development (CSocD) at the United Nations.

«We trust The Climate Group's ability, together with their partners CDP on RE100, to bring together key stakeholders from business, governments, and civil society, to help trigger rapid changes towards a better climate,» said Xavier Houot, SVP Global Safety, Environment, Real Estate in our exclusive interview.