Sentences with phrase «humanitarian groups on»

It ignores the reports - such as are available - from humanitarian groups on the ground.
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.

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Two, make charitable donations, both to humanitarian groups as well as to groups that are focused on issues like good governance and fighting corruption.
But Chang has never forgotten his homeland and he's returned half a dozen times on humanitarian missions, taking tons of food to orphanages as part of a charity group he established in the United States.
The proposal is an «attack on freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and the right to privacy that gives law enforcement unreasonably broad powers,» the humanitarian group Human Rights Watch told The Guardian.
I just posted this on another topic... change a few words, youll get the point: In an ideal situation, «World Religions» would be part of a «World History» class, unfortunately, in the USA, there are far too many conservative Christians with power to rewrite history, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts and more.
As one analyst put it, «armed groups are very effective at «being» armed groups and rather poor when it comes to the process of engagement» (Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, Harvard University, 2007).
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.
The speedy resolution of the humanitarian crises caused by the barbaric atrocities of the terrorist group will also feature prominently on the summit's agenda.
She chaired the all - party parliamentary group for Friends of Syria, and was vocal in making the case for military action in the country last autumn, on humanitarian grounds.
The speedy resolution of the humanitarian crises caused by the barbaric atrocities of the terrorist group will also feature prominently on the summit's agenda, he added.
It focuses on reaching everyone, in particular critical population groups many of whom live in humanitarian and fragile settings — where a majority of these deaths happen.
Six green weather balloon stations sponsored by well - meaning humanitarian / scientific research groups perched on a red landing platform.
But my research, which focuses on humanitarian and human rights groups, suggests that this development of NGO journalism is a double - edged sword.
Organized by «Operation Free» — a veterans» group designed specifically to move America away from fossil fuels — the event focused on America's dependence on foreign oil imports and fears that an unpredictable climate could lead to more international humanitarian and military operations in the future.
This has angered both livestock producers, who rely on corn for feed, and humanitarian groups, concerned about world food costs, because the United States is the world's largest producer and exporter of corn.
As good governance is essential for stable democracies, it will promote accountability, transparency and responsiveness of institutions on all levels, including efficient public finance management, empowerment and participation of all groups of society and strengthened resilience to humanitarian crises and environmental degradation.
In the test case that came before the Supreme Court in 2010, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Court held that it was constitutional to prohibit a group of humanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri LHumanitarian Law Project, the Court held that it was constitutional to prohibit a group of humanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri Lhumanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri Lanka.»
Ireland (9 October)-- «With respect to the challenges posed by increasing autonomy in weapons systems my Delegation is of the view that the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems should develop a working definition and discuss the application of and compliance with International Humanitarian Law, in accordance with the recommendations of the 2016 Group of Expert s and the mandate of the CCW Review Conference.»
Finally, in countries dealing with conflict or humanitarian crisis, humanitarian responses must focus more resources on helping governments and international groups deliver ECCE programs, especially amidst chaos.
The Humanitarian Group is a not - for - profit organisation focused on empowering vulnerable people by providing professional and accessible migration assistance, legal advice and education.
-- schools, local councils, churches and other non-profit or benevolent community organisations, associations and groups which have occasion to display the flag from flag poles on their premises, or which display the flag on special public occasions, or in halls or meeting rooms; — community organisations, Australian exchange students and humanitarian aid workers undertaking official visits or duties overseas; and — a family member, or an ex-service organisation representative, for use at the funeral of an Australian war veteran; and — a limited number are available to private individuals each financial year.
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