Sentences with phrase «meet the commitments addressed»

In contrast, Overdraft Protection is a contractual arrangement under which we are obligated to meet the commitments addressed in our agreements.

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Advancing Women - Owned Businesses in New Markets, a «Commitment to Action» announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City was created to address the challenges associated with advancing and promoting women in a competitive global economy and their effective integration into global supply chains.

(September 20, 2016) At the 12th and final Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, 30 partners joined No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, Vital Voices Global Partnership, and WEConnect International to announce a new series of commitments that address significant gender gaps and advance the gender equality targets of the United Nations» Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Meet relevant Codes of Practice (e.g. ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry; the World Health Organisation International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes), or show demonstrable commitment to working towards meeting it (e.g. commissioning an independent report into compliance with the relevant Code, and a stated commitment to address gaps identified)

Commenting on the provisional Project Merlin figures which have been issued today showing that the banks loaned # 37.4 billion to small firms — just short of their commitment to lend # 38 billion, John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the market.

«Whilst we welcome the government's commitment to tackle our housing crisis, today's announcement falls far short of the quarter of a million new homes we need each year just to meet demand... We are concerned that schemes to help first - time buyers and council tenants will simply encourage people to overextend themselves, while doing nothing to address the sky - high cost of housing.»

In her address, Mrs Maryam Uwais, Special Advisor to the President on Social Investments, said that objective of the meeting was to showcase the current NHGSFP; its concept, process and challenges to generate the highest level of political commitment.

Addressing State House correspondents after the meeting, NGF Chairman and Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, said, «The governors resolved with a commitment to encourage the Federal Government to continue along the line to bring the country out of recession.»

«I'm also proud to announce members of my campaign team who will play a vital role in meeting my commitment to reaching voters across the North Country — Republicans, Democrats and Independents — highlighting my record of bipartisan results and new ideas to address the challenges facing the North Country.»

Despite the fact that North Carolina already ranks near the bottom nationally in the generosity of its retiree health plan — better only than Georgia — Senate and House lawmakers met on Monday to mull over ways to address the plan's looming unfunded liability, with some options including a reduction and even elimination of the state's commitment to providing its workers with retiree health benefits.

We are steadfast in our commitment to address chronic underperformance and take bold steps toward fulfilling the promise of charter accountability, not just in concept, not just in theory, but where the hardest decisions meet reality - the call for non-renewal.

President Obama addressed the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday morning, stressing the commitment he made during his campaign to «restore science to its rightful place» in the policy arena.

A kick - the - can - down - the - road deal would earmark a re-assessment process for discussion in future meetings, leave the $ 100 billion funding commitment for 2020 as the only funding commitment, and fail to address the differing reporting requirements that apply to developing and developed countries.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

This team, which is working in close coordination with other initiatives to address social and environmental risk in supply chains, will produce a set of common definitions, norms, and implementation guidelines to help companies and their suppliers meet their commitments to reduce the impact of their supply chains on deforestation.

Reinforcing the firm's commitment to providing its clients with leading - edge solutions in this critical area of the law, he routinely advises clients on efficiently meeting preservation and «meet and confer» obligations, developing strategies for effective data harvesting, review and production, implementing cost - shifting / cost - reduction techniques, and addressing the admissibility and authentication of electronic evidence.

This section identifies a number of challenges that need to be addressed by the new arrangements, including into the long term, for them to meet the objectives and commitments set by the Government and to ensure that they benefit Indigenous people and communities.

Similarly in late June 2005, all Australian governments reaffirmed their commitment to «advance reconciliation and address the social and economic disadvantages experienced by many indigenous Australians» at the meeting of the Council of Australian Governments.38 This Communique © from COAG commits to indigenous participation at all levels; engagement with representative organisations; flexible approaches and adequate resources to support capacity at the local and regional levels.39 The Communique © also recognised the importance of a learning approach to service delivery and policy development.

Similarly, the basic structure of the new arrangements for service delivery and policy development has now been in place for long enough to assess whether they are capable of meeting the extensive commitments made by all Australian governments to address the social and economic disadvantage experienced by Indigenous Australians.

A common thread through the applications was a deep commitment to meeting the needs of all students and addressing achievement gaps.

Matthew Cooke, chair of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) calls on Labor to develop policies that meet its commitments to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan, particularly addressing racism in the health system.

There is, however, currently no overall plan to address these needs that meets with the human rights principle of progressive realisation - i.e., that the inequality is steadily being reduced with the commitment of the maximum of available resources.

«From meeting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia over the last year I have determined that the best focus for my term as Commissioner must be underpinned by the unshakeable and personal commitments of addressing disadvantage still faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and working to achieve a truly reconciled Australia.»