Sentences with phrase «many nongovernmental organizations»

In the last month, there have been mass street protests, and a global network of nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, has joined the call for Mr. Najib's resignation.

«A range of policy choices skewed the market in favor of diesel, whereas in the rest of the world this didn't happen,» says Greg Archer, who heads the Clean Vehicles arm of Transport & Environment, a nongovernmental organization based in Brussels.

They're «the dreamers, visionaries, megalomaniacs, and arrogant sons - of - bitches» whose businesses «change lives and do more to lift thousands out of poverty than most government programs or nongovernmental organizations.»

One report by a local nongovernmental organization said there were 145 cases of torture and inhumane treatment, mostly by SEBIN and Bolivian National Guard agents, from January 2014 to June 2016.

Orora distributes its products through partnerships with nongovernmental organizations and nonprofits, and hires and trains women for sales and service, providing economic, educational, and environmental impact in each community it serves.»

In October, Speakable launched its first product, the Action Button, which adds to relevant news articles options to take a poll, sign a petition, or donate to vetted nongovernmental organizations and nonprofits.

Investor Environmental Health Network is a collaborative partnership of investment managers and nongovernmental organizations concerned about the financial and public health risks associated with corporate toxic chemicals policies.

«What's for sure [with trade deals] is there will be losers, as there have been losers from NAFTA and other trade deals,» Maritta Strasser — a lead trade campaigner for the nongovernmental organization Campact, and a speaker at Saturday's reportedly 50,000 - person rally in Frankfurt — told CNBC last month.

The bank has worked with the International Finance Corporation and TechnoServe, a US - based nongovernmental organization, to increase the use of wet milling to produce higher - quality coffee for export.

For one example, the West's foreign - aid system should be radically restructured: money should be channeled principally through nongovernmental organizations and private businesses rather that through corrupt LDC governments.

Earthism has produced many nongovernmental organizations committed to justice and to preserving the natural world.

Sometimes the spirit to be found in secular nongovernmental organizations has put to shame the lack of spirit in local congregations.

Meanwhile, the governor of Caquetá made the same point to our delegation, as did members of a morning - long symposium in which we heard from departmental legislators, nongovernmental organizations, educators and church groups.

When the initial proposal for the conference was made in 1989, the General Assembly suggested that member states and human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) hold regional meetings in preparation for the world gathering.

Depending on whom you ask, the agents of globalization vary widely: multinational corporations like General Motors, Nike and Coca - Cola (the largest employer in sub-Saharan Africa); the United Nations and the thousands of nongovernmental organizations; the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization; or CNN and Disney.

We may hope that some of these nongovernmental organizations will have a strong commitment to the environment and the other creatures with which we share it.

Our experience has been that these flourish when there are many nongovernmental organizations as well, beginning with the churches.

Gargantuan international conferences replete with diplomats, «international civil servants,» various «nongovernmental organization» (NGO) representatives, and the world press have been a staple feature of world politics since the Second World War.

Nongovernmental organizations can provide a way for those who are not satisfied with their elected representatives to continue their efforts to influence the political process.

Thus far these questions have been asked only by nongovernmental organizations.

Perhaps it will be governments, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or a new political party that will lead the way.

Community development is practiced by many nongovernmental organizations including church groups, but it is overshadowed by the top - down development programs of the World Bank and by transnational corporate investments.

In April, China passed new regulations that will affect its more than 7,000 foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by requiring that they register with the local police and find an in - country partner.

«We want Christians to pray and make sure that nongovernmental organizations can bring supplies all over the country.»

Near Rio there was an unofficial meeting of nongovernmental organizations of many sorts.

Significant efforts have been made to partner local governments with nongovernmental organizations to care for victims, creating places hospitable for healing.

The South African soccer team the Kaiser Chiefs organized a national awareness day; in Burkino Faso, activists partnered with a trucking union for monitoring purposes; drivers of moto - taxis in Thailand keep watch for child sex exploitation; Nepalese trafficking survivors formed Shakti Samuaha, a nongovernmental organization that lobbies officials to make policy changes; organizations in Bangladesh have focused specifically on the taboo topic of male prostitutes and have opened shelters for exploited children.

Recently, in partnership with other nongovernmental organizations, the Union of Major Superiors in Italy pushed the government to pass a stricter law on trafficking.

Perhaps as significant as the Earth Charter, Agenda 21 and work on sustainable development is the unprecedented step UNCED has taken to encourage global village participation by way of a parallel conference of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) including religious communities.

* If ever there was a clear - cut cause for outrage, it is the concerted campaign by Greenpeace and other nongovernmental organizations, as well as by individuals, against Golden Rice.

Also, see if there are opportunities to partner with a nongovernmental organization to certify your products or get access to knowledge that you don't have.

The Mayor is also able to expand the authority of the act to include athletic activities that are non-interscholastic school - sponsored or organized by a nongovernmental organization.

Ideally, an intersectoral team — including, for example, programme managers and staff responsible for nutrition and maternal and child health, academics, and national and international nongovernmental organizations — will use the tool as a basis for strengthening national policies and programmes that contribute to improved infant and young child feeding.

Since 1985, the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Child Survival and Health Grants Program (CSHGP) has supported nongovernmental organizations» (NGO) efforts to reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality through interventions designed to address health issues, including EBF.

(3) to make the fullest use of all concerned parties - health professional bodies, nongovernmental organizations, consumer organizations, manufacturers and distributors - generally, in protecting and promoting breastfeeding and, specifically, in implementing the Code and monitoring its implementation and compliance with its provisions;

The audience for this Framework includes national policy - makers, programme managers, regional advisory bodies, public health authorities, Country Coordinating Mechanisms, United Nations staff, professional bodies, nongovernmental organizations and other interested stakeholders, including the community.

Abbreviations: NGO nongovernmental organization, CI confidence interval, SSA sub-Saharan Africa, AKF Aga Khan Foundation, SCA South and Central Asia, AME - Sada African Methodist Episcopal Church Service and Development Agency, LAC Latin America and Caribbean, ARC American Red Cross, SEA Southeast Asia, CHS Center for Human Services, CW Concern Worldwide, CI Counterpart International, CRS Catholic Relief Services, DRC Democratic Republic of Congo, ERD Episcopal Relief and Development, FH Food for the Hungry, FG Future Generations, HAI Health Alliance International, HHF Haitian Health Foundation, HP Health Partners, HKI Helen Keller International, HW Hope Worldwide, IRD International Relief and Development, MC Mercy Corps, MCDI Medical Care Development Inc., MTI Medical Teams International, PCI Project Concern International, Plan Plan International, RI Relief International, SAWSO Salvation Army World Service Organization, SC Save the Children, WI Wellshare International, WR World Relief, WR World Renew, WV World Vision

Nongovernmental organizations that monitor compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes argue that the Gerber Baby, whose sketch has graced every Gerber product and advertisement since 1931, appears much younger than six months of age.

In an attempt to learn more about dragonfly migration, the US Forest Service's Wings Across the Americas program has assembled a group of dragonfly experts, nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and federal agencies and formed the Migratory Dragonfly Partnership (MDP).

Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy - makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programmes, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.

Number of pages: 195 Publication date: 2010 Languages: English ISBN: 9789241599573 Download the report [pdf 2.91 MB] Overview Countdown to 2015 is a global movement of academics, governments, UN agencies, foundations, health care associations and nongovernmental organizations formed in 2005 to track progress in reducing maternal and child deaths in the 68 countries where over 95 % of these deaths occur.

The U.N. mission will need to coordinate closely with other U.N. agencies and nongovernmental organizations, which will be working on the reintegration process and the protection of civilians.

Other nongovernmental organizations, however, including Greenpeace Netherlands, say pulse trawling has promise to increase sustainability and that ending it now would penalize the fishing industry for innovating.

In a study conducted in Brazil, 70 infants with microcephaly were examined at CAVIVER, a nongovernmental organization clinic and referral center dedicated to visually disabled children in Fortaleza.

Anthropologists and nongovernmental organizations will be watching closely to see if Peru can help rather than harm members of one of the world's last isolated tribes.

This book explores the various actions that should be undertaken by governments, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals.

«Her dataset is one of a kind,» says Colorado State University conservation biologist George Wittemyer, chairman of the scientific board for the Kenya - based Save the Elephants, a nongovernmental organization.

Robson, whose @joolzr Twitter bio says she's a «primatologist who got a bit lost, and found her place to stand,» now works as a consultant for the University of Auckland, nongovernmental organizations, and others.

Although government and nongovernmental organization staff used federal sources for climate data, researchers found that the majority of decision - makers relied on informal networks and trusted relationships for regional information.

One fellow is selected each year who then places him - or herself in a congressional office, an executive branch agency, or a nongovernmental organization.