Sentences with phrase «many aid agencies»

Aid agencies who are at the forefront of dealing with the influx say they are struggling and need more funding, a comprehensive long - term plan and better coordination with Ottawa.

Vancouver has asked the British Columbia provincial government for more money for refugee aid agencies, said city spokesman Jag Sandhu, and the province has promised C$ 6 million a year over three years.

Some 20 countries and major aid agencies rely on the tablets in emergency and disaster scenarios; the tablets have agricultural applications too.

Traditionally, the response of aid agencies and governments to refugee crises has been to set up camps and distribute supplies, like rice or bedding.

Many other cities in Syria are held by rebels or other factions in the civil war, and they are likely to come under further attack, said aid agencies.

New York - based IRC, another large aid agency, is also operating a small cash program in Idlib.

They applied to CUSO, the Canadian aid agency, which liked their backgrounds in tourism and recruited them to run a guest house in a remote coastal village in Papua New Guinea.

International aid agencies quickly distribute payments in - field for victims with unparalleled tracking and reporting...

Other subcategories include Education, which can be universities, as well as some K - 12 institutions; International, which include aid agencies and micro-lending nonprofits.

Christian aid agencies have praised George Osborne's budget announcement which confirmed the UK will spend 0.7 % of its national income on aid this yea... More

For example, I've a dear friend — atheist — who works for the UN aid agency.

Andronicus Adeyemo said there were also a number of people wounded, though the aid agency did not have an exact figure.

With the help of aid agencies such as Christian Aid, Tearfund and many others, families are more likely to survive conflict and to get back on their feet once the fighting is over.

A large family of seven is surviving on a handful of sweet potatoes and assistance provided by aid agencies.

World Vision subscribes to the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality and therefore rejects any involvement in any political, military or terrorist activities and maintains its independence as a humanitarian aid agency committed to serving the poor, especially children.

Christian aid agencies are among those supporting the people of Gaza, which has been hit by Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas rocket attacks.

His argument for «building constituencies for change» is a plea to move beyond the intervention mode that passes for «international cooperation,» beyond the patronizing practices of private aid agencies driven by business competition rather than by civil constituencies and emancipatory agendas shared with others.

He warned that whilst aid agencies like CAFOD had scaled up their response some food was struggling to get through because of the violence.

Michael Edwards, who recently joined the Ford Foundation after a stint on the World Bank's civil society team, comes from the world of private aid agencies (sometimes termed nongovernmental development organizations or NGDOs).

African governments have also suffered from deliberate efforts, at the behest of aid agencies with powers over development dogmas, to «shrink the state.»

Help doesn't come from aid agencies either, many of which, including the U.S. government and the World Bank, have long banned allocations for criminal justice.

As Haugen writes with dismay, «It's hard to imagine aid agencies banning investments in food systems, educational systems, health systems, or water systems in the developing world.»

As Julius Nyerere, president of Tanzania, pointed out in a speech at the recent World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, held in Rome, the officials of multilateral and some national aid agencies are turning to a «basic needs» approach — i.e., shifting to rural development as the major focus for aid.

Christian aid agencies are among those supporting the people of Gaza, which has been hit by Israeli airstrikes... More

The day is being supported by international aid agency World Vision UK with the aim of mobilising up to half a billion Christians worldwide to pray and engage with churches, governments and society.

In 1996 he assembled a book on private aid agencies, and in 1997 a book about the civil sector and aid in Mozambique.

Despite these inefficiencies, various U.S. interests that benefit from the program — agricultural interests, transportation companies and aid agencies — continue to provide strong political support for it.

Giovanna Reda, Head of Humanitarian Programmes for Asia, Middle East and Latin America at aid agency CAFOD, said:

Four Christian humanitarian aid charities are among a coalition of leading UK aid agencies which has announced a joint fundraising appeal for victims of violent conflict in Myanmar.

Responding to reports that staff who left Oxfam in Haiti later joined other aid agencies, without their knowledge of the incidents, Christian Aid: «We are committed to living out our values of respect and dignity for all, and we will investigate any claims about any individuals involved in the Haiti incident to ascertain the facts, should they relate to Christian Aid and should we receive further information.»

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: It is the position of the International Lactation Consultant Association that supporting their wellbeing should be a priority of governments, aid agencies, health workers, and members of the public.

While in Malawi, we visited sites that work with and benefit from foreign aid agencies and organizations, including villages and farms that specifically work with Heifer.

UN and aid agencies all agree that humanitarian relief programmes must include training on how to protect, promote and support breastfeeding, as well as how to support non breastfed children in ways that do not undermine breastfeeding.

Participants from various IBFAN organizations, aid agencies, non-governmental organizations, social service organizations, health care workers, policy makers and representatives from WHO and UNICEF, discussed the protection of breastfeeding and the establishment of breastfeeding cultures as vital components in measures dealing with this topic.

These may originate with aid agencies, governments or from individual efforts to help.

Members of the public who donate funds to aid agencies should be encouraged to ask the recipients of their donations if and how they are distributing infant formula or powdered milk and encourage them to act appropriately.

«There must be wider and fuller access for the UN and international aid agencies to civilians in the «no fire zone», during the screening process, and in the IDP camps.»

And medical sources and aid agencies have claimed that more than 50 civilians have died and at least 15 children have been killed in the largest Israeli offensive in Gaza for decades.

Aid agencies are reacting with horror to the prime minister's suggestion parts of the development budget could be redirected to the Ministry of Defence.

Howard Zemsky, 55, was nominated by the governor to serve as chief executive of Empire State Development, the state's primary business - aid agency.

He wants ESDC, the state's primary business aid agency, to review IDA incentive packages that include an exemption from the state's 4 percent sales tax.

With electricity cut for several days and no food or water entering the area, aid agencies are prepared for appalling scenes when they arrive.

Funding has run dry for more than 120 legal aid agencies across New York state that provide counsel to distressed homeowners, the New York...

Kenneth Adams, president of Empire State Development, New York's primary business - aid agency, said governments aren't forgoing funds they now use to pay for police, education, health care and other services because the zone tenants and employees are generally new to the state.

11:55 - Speaker John Bercow, having rebuked Labour backbenchers for their «noisy conversations», then proceeds to ruin minister Lynne Featherstone's answer to a question about aid agencies» limited access to Mali.

It warns that many victims of domestic abuse are failing to meet the restrictive criteria set up by the Legal Aid Agency, under reforms originally brought in by Ken Clarke and now carried through by Chris Grayling.

He insisted this G8 meeting must be bolder than the last - speaking as international aid agencies increasingly question the impact of the G8's promises in 2005.

More than 1,200 Palestinians have died during the conflict, while aid agencies - barred from entering Gaza - have warned of the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) withdrew training materials, draft casework guidance, contract amendment notices and vendor specifications relating to the residence test.

The Legal Aid Agency and the Ministry of Justice should be ashamed of themselves.»