Sentences with phrase «n't ngos»

Aren't NGOs now just outsourced government departments?

Not the World Bank, not government aid, not NGOs.

Not exact matches

French NGOs lodged complaints against her following the comments, but she was acquitted of «inciting hatred» because her statement did not «target all of the Muslim community» and was protected by freedom of expression.

The decision to return clean water to local communities wasn't an idea dreamt by a bright - eyed Coca - Cola employee, but rather a decision following years of mounting dissatisfaction from locals, consumers and NGOs who have seen the company exhaust local water resources in small communities in the developing world.

«The social sector has faced several issues around de-risking from banks which has caused several NGOs to look for alternative mechanism to ensure that their work is not associated with money laundering or terrorism financing.

It is also not uncommon for ICCR to invite other stakeholders to the conversation including representatives from NGOs and community groups as well as subject matter experts advocating on any given issue as a way to build bridges between companies and the communities impacted by their operations.

Moreover, as nation - builders and development NGOs have discovered, one can not simply create the space for civil society in a foreign country and trust that it will emerge.

Personally, I'd rather give to the transparent NGOs doing the good works and keep money out of the hands parishes / churches that don't manage it responsibly.

Political ethicist Michael Ignatieff argues: «If we want human rights to be anchored in the world, we can not want their enforcement to depend on international institutions and NGOs.

When the NGOs are challenged as to who are «the people» whom they represent, a conventional response is that their goals are the goals the people would choose for themselves if conservative governments and transnational corporations did not hide from them what is good for them, and good for the world.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says that NGOs are «not only disseminators of public information or providers of services, but shapers of policy, too.»

When I see the tremendous support the Global March has received, it becomes certain that the 21st century is not going to flourish at the cost of the sweat and blood of children, said Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, of India, the international coordinator of the Global March, who had originally conceived the idea and proposed it to NGOs worldwide working on children's human rights.

India isn't the only country seeking to restrict foreign NGOs.

If India does succeed in driving Compassion — and other NGOs it doesn't agree with — from the country, «no plan or provision at all has been made to care for these children when we depart.»

-LSB-...] Global governance can be «described» as the new global political regime which informally came about in the course of the post-Cold War conference process of the United Nations (1990 - 96), when a new «global consensus» was built, not primarily by governments themselves but through a historical and strategic partnership between the UN and so - called «non-state actors», mainly powerful western - based NGOs.

From the beginning of what we may call the «gender revolution» in the 1970s to now, when the goals of a minority of western agents of change are about to take on a more visible, global and powerfully financed institutional form, the normative and operational activities of the gender equality process has been led by «experts», NGOs, UN Secretariat bureaucrats, panels - not by the man - on - the - street or his legitimate representative.

For example, India now requires NGOs to report foreign donations within 15 days and to confirm that the money is not used for activities «likely to prejudicially affect the... interests of the state.»

According to this logic, governments primarily needed, not a democratic debate, but technical expertise and the grass - roots experience of the NGOs.

The Vatican is not the only institution to come under scrutiny; Protestant churches, international NGOs such as the Red Cross, banks, art museums and international corporations such as Ford and IBM have been called to account for their behavior.

U.S. law requires NGOs to ensure that nonemergency food aid deliveries do not discourage local production or disrupt established commercial channels, but the studies are not always objective or thorough.

«We are disappointed that Christian traders, NGOs, and others who lost their businesses to arson and violence have not been compensated,» said activist John Dayal.

Additionally the minister said that churches, NGOs and other charity «should» provide the care for those who can not afford it.

One way in which delegates and NGOs seek to accomplish the latter is the yearly ritual excoriation of the United States for not having ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

While I can't speak on behalf of all NGOs who participate in such programs, I can now state with confidence that World Vision's child sponsorship program consistently exhibits the following:

Not only the 193 member country governments, but also the private sector, NGOs, farmers and the dairy producers.»

Sylvia Rowe, former president of the International Food Information Council and current president of SR Strategy, was invited to present insights related to the new administration and how government, NGOs, and businesses will change — or not change — in the coming months.

I saw and knew too much about the truth behind the textile industry, things we don't see and hear every day so after some years in the field meeting with amazing NGOs, grassroots organizations and a growing movement of organic farmers, it was time for positive change and I combined my love for the Earth, humanity and sustainable design to create Bhumi Organic Cotton.

Not only would this action avoid another one of those photos that NGOs are so fond of, that show a grocery store dumpster full of perfectly good food headed to the landfill, but it be would another step toward relieving America's growing population of the food insecure.

«NGOs aren't just fighting for donors, they're fighting for kids.»

The defending CIF State Champions graduated just one player and it wasn't guard Tiara Tucker, so head coach Que Ngo has his sights set on repeating as section, NorCal, and state champions.

One lawmaker said, «NGOs can not be above the laws of the land.

Some democracies (usually NGOs) don't have a majority rule, but a consensus rule.

Make no mistake about it: the passing of the bill would lead to the revocation of licences of not only NGOs, but also religious bodies and other similar CSOs.

Any assistance projects should not be accessible only to well - established major NGOs, but should instead encourage grass roots public civil participation.

In my new book I spell out a vision of functional (rather than territorial) integration orchestrated and managed not just by states, but also major regions, cities, NGOs and firms.

It was hard not to be defensive: many people, academics and NGOs anticipated round the water cooler that «a lot» of people might come, but anything more specific, even if it is a range of numbers, demands particular methodological tools.

Europe needs a vision of functional integration orchestrated and managed not just by states, but also major regions, cities, NGOs and firms

NGOs and civil society groups can be uncomfortable addressing political and power issues because they don't wish to «rock the boat» and risk their sources of funding.

Most of the children I encountered in these private orphanages were disabled — a key factor behind their abandonment — and in need of medical care, something it is frequently not possible to provide them with due to their rural isolation and the lack of support for these homes (although domestic and international NGOs are increasingly active in this regard).

Many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and donors have spent so much to promote these nets but this is not a solution at all to the malaria problem.

Throughout the collection, we were keen to showcase the different parts of the UN system, not just its structures and programmes, but also the various actors who make up what is often lazily referred to as «the UN»: member states, staff and the host of groups — NGOs, academics, private sector companies, foundations, regional organisations, etc. — with which it works.

The warnings by NGOs, such as Human Rights Watch in a coalition of 47 organizations in June that the UN was not sufficiently prepared for the elections and lacks «adequate and appropriate resources to protect civilians... and to avert election - related violence» (HRW 2011) were not acted upon.

`' Ghana is not interested in the welfare of children, We have a broken system with failed institutions... Look at the number of NGOs we have in the country yet we have not addressed these issues.

More worrisome is the ever - increasing number of local and International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the state whose impacts are not felt in the productive sector by facilitating job opportunities for the people.

It's unclear why Tony Blair is better placed to advise the country on its profound human rights issues than the skilled global NGOs and international organisations who have, year after year, offered Kazakhstan advice on how, for instance, it can hold free elections, not murder striking workers and not silence bloggers or the country's few remaining independent journalists.

«The report did not take into cognisance the significant improvement in the areas of Capacity Building, Training and Re-training of the entire personnel of the Force as provided for by the current Federal Government of Nigeria and other Foreign and Local NGOs which has greatly improved the efficiency and service delivery of the personnel of the Force throughout the country.

If adopted, the bill which is copied from repressive countries like Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda, would have a chilling effect not only on expressions of peaceful dissent by the citizens but also on the legitimate work of NGOs and individual human rights defenders and activists scrutinizing corruption in the National Assembly and exposing human rights violations by the government.»

Geroge Loh told Joy News, it is not part of MPs conditions of service to pay for his travel and accommodation for seminars organised by NGOs to lobby parliamentarians on upcoming bills.

Not to be flippant but usually the chain is from donor to some ngo or un agency to leader's pockets (look at yassir arafats net worth).

The government doesn't like NGOs and civil organizations that it doesn't control.