Sentences with phrase «international humanitarian work»

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World Vision International is a Christian humanitarian aid, development and advocacy organization working to overcome poverty across the globe.

Coupled with this deliberate neutrality toward all parties in a conflict has been the ideal of humanitarian work as an act of charity and compassion extended toward all victims, independent of larger political alliances and agendas (the international organization that Rieff considers the model of this approach is Médecins Sans Frontières).

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.

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

The classic approach to teaching diplomacy is to teach international humanitarian law, the treaties, how the UN works, protocol, etiquette, and so on.

«We will continue to work with the international community to ensure that the humanitarian objectives we and many others share are fulfilled,» a spokesperson added.

«We will continue to work with the international community to ensure that the humanitarian objectives we and many others share are fulfilled,» the spokesperson said.

The report recommends foreign policy follows five guiding principles: to actively work to protect civilians; to challenge abuses of humanitarian law and human rights; to deliver on policies like the Arms Trade Treaty which save lives through international agreement; to meet the challenges of the modern world, including new threats like terrorism; and strengthening multilateral institutions, with the UK taking the lead to reunite the UN.

«NEMA will continue to support and work towards bridging the identified gaps in humanitarian response through enhanced coordination, capacity building and strengthening of collaboration with the affected States and relevant stakeholders including line MDAs, local and international response organizations and the UN system» the report added.

«Liberal Democrats believe the UK should intervene only when there is a clear legal and / or humanitarian case, endorsed by a vote in Parliament, working within the remit of international institutions wherever and whenever possible.»

According to him, President Buhari believes that Mustapha, who has inspired many Nigerians as well as national and international humanitarian organisations, earned the award because of his courage, hard work and extraordinary commitment to the welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country, even at the risk of his life.

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

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.

I work in an international humanitarian organisation.

Over the years of working with five international aid organizations, we've had the privilege to see first hand how effective eLearning can provide humanitarian organizations with a way to quickly and easily train their entire, globally - distributed network of volunteers and workers.

Approaches to psychosocial support work in international humanitarian assistance.

Reviewing approaches to psychosocial support work in international humanitarian assistance, Zaveri (2011) found that a lack of consensus on what should be included delayed the insertion of standards on mental health and psycho - social support in the earliest Sphere Handbooks published in 1998 and 2000.

This includes international students and humanitarian cases but approximately 50 % of those temporary residents in BC are employed with a work permit.

Exploring the historic arc of migration, Akomfrah's work is particularly pertinent given the migration issues and refugee crisis — and surrounding humanitarian concerns and political debates — currently dominating international cooperation and nation - state decision making.

However, my humanitarian work overseas, and the implementation of Sphere Principles, was one of my first exposures to real - world implementation of international law, and one of the roads that eventually... [more]

The course begins with a general introduction to international peacekeeping and peace support operations and international humanitarian law and students can complement these modules with optional modules such as conflict and post-conflict studies, human rights field work, and refugee law.

He developed an interest in cultures from around the world prior to law school through relationships with family and friends, humanitarian and mission trips to India, Central America, and South America, and working with people from four different continents at an international graphics company.

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.»

More than 150 countries are participating in the month - long 72nd session of UNGA First Committee in addition to key UN agencies such as UNIDIR, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to advance humanitarian disarmament.

For international adoption agencies, they have humanitarian programs in the countries where they work to help the kids that won't be adopted and help families stay intact.

Morgan Hill Children Foundation (MOHIC), an established Nigerian non-profit dedicated to humanitarian and child advocacy work, has been designated by the Lagos Ministry of Social Welfare to process and administer all international adoptions.

As the official charitable organization of Lions Clubs International, a leading humanitarian organization, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) supports Lions» compassionate works by providing grant funding for their local and global humanitarian efforts.

Natalie has an MSc in Development Management and over 15 years of working in international humanitarian response and development with the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Save the Children, and Merlin.