Sentences with phrase «of humanitarian reasons»

Why not ask, when the Israeli's rescued tens of thousands of Starving Ethiopian Jews and migrated them into Israel was it because of Humanitarian Reasons or was it because they did not want the world to know the history of the Ethiopian Jew.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

The humanitarian system for many years has been accused of being inefficient and in some cases corrupt — another reason that efficiency of cash is being embraced.

Taliban fighters who spoke to Maclean's in the volatile district of Panjwai, 30 km west of Kandahar city, also concede that the Canadian presence in Kandahar was better than the Americans, although their reasoning is based more on military considerations than humanitarian.

God in His will through history had into reality seemingly illogical or cruel events to happen in our world, but no one is spared if the purpose is for the good of humanity, wars pestilence even the holocust has a reason and purpose beyond our comprehension at our times but will be reveald in the future, The Phillipine catasthrophy for example is viewed by some as Gods punishment, we experienced the brunt of natures punishing power but it also unveiled the true feelings and concern of the whole world in helping us materially and spiiritually by aiding and consoling us that was unprecedented in history, The whole world had demostrated, to me, a kind of humanitarian concern and love that trancends races and culture, A kind of demonstration by higher being the we humans is one with Him.The cost of human lives and misery is nothing in history compared to its positve historical consequences

Some of the reasons mentioned are: competitive missionary activities in several parts of the world; the re-emergence of tensions between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church concerning the Eastern Rite Catholic churches; the use of humanitarian help to influence people to change their denomination; the growth of religious fundamentalism and the impact of sects and religious movements.

Perhaps that's part of reason that a number of hospitals and universities have been started or sponsored by churches and many organizations with religious roots committed to humanitarian causes.

For that reason, this book might become a «political orphan» of the debate about humanitarian intervention — which would be a shame, since Leperd's contribution is unique.

Section 207 (e),) from which Moore quoted, defines consultation as a discussion of «the reasons for believing that the proposed admission of refugees is justified by humanitarian concerns or grave humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.»

The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and / or pensions.

About this case, Governor Paterson said: «At a later date, we may have a clearer idea of the impact that a pardon will have for persons with controlled substance convictions who are fighting deportation, but I am granting this pardon for humanitarian reasons because of the sorrowful multiple tragedies that may beset this family.»

In an interview, DiNapoli's spokesman Robert Whalen seemed to echo elements of Wilson's argument: The initial divestment decisions, Whalen said, were made not expressly for humanitarian reasons but for economic ones — because «the regimes create an exceptional level of risk for companies that are operating there.»

The Associated Press reported that Venezuela's government - stacked Supreme Court said in a statement that it granted Lopez the «humanitarian measures» for health reasons and also for «serious signs of irregularities» in the handling of the case that it did not specify.

For this reason, we have taken concrete steps to address their humanitarian needs and to ensure that necessary conditions are established to enable the voluntary return of the displaced persons to their homes in safety and dignity.»

They work in academic, private, or government laboratories where they contribute valuable information in assessing the remains of humans, whether for legal or humanitarian reasons.

You can still donate blood for humanitarian reasons, of course.

Blake Lively — actor - founder Bo Burnham — comedian - musician - writer Damien Chazelle — director - writer John Francis Daley — actor - director - writer Zac Efron — actor Ansel Elgort — actor Nikki Fancy — senior director of programming strategy, Maker Studios Susie Fox — Agent, CAA Jason Fuchs — writer - actor - producer Avinash Gandhi — Agent, WME Walter Garcia — stunt - fight coordinator Ilana Glazer — actor - producer - writer Hannah Hart — actor - author - creator Elisabeth Holm — producer - writer Keira Knightley — actor Dan Magnante — creative executive, Feigco Entertainment Rooney Mara — actor - humanitarian Tatiana Maslany — actor Harley Morenstein — creator, EpicMealTime Daron Nefcy — creator, executive producer «Star vs. The Force of Evil» Kendall Ostrow — agent, UTA Ellen Page — actor - producer Keke Palmer — actor - singer - TV host Jay Pharoah — actor - comedian - rapper Spoken Reasons — actor - comedian Emma Stone — actor Miles Teller — actor Emma Watson — actor - UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Jessica Williams — actor - comedian Freddie Wong — cofounder, RocketJump

The lie of America's interest in deposing dictatorships and righting apocalyptic injustices for humanitarian reasons is the shame that hangs over the picture — and over every single citizen of our «enlightened» culture who still views selective intervention as anything but a personal crusade driven by impulses that are only eventually humanitarian.

The Yes Men's brilliant lies unlock explosive satirical truths, but the film runs out of steam a bit toward the end, as the duo decides to take its project to an inevitable conclusion by pretending to disband the WTO, ostensibly for humanitarian reasons.

on Sexual violence in conflict note that «sexual violence is almost universally underreported» and this is due to a number of reasons namely «the risks faced by survivors, witnesses, humanitarian workers and journalists who come forward, including the risk of reprisal.»

In Susie Tector's case, taking regular sabbaticals to do humanitarian work was always part of the plan — indeed, she chose to become an emergency doctor, rather than a general practitioner for that very reason.

Paul Re: «don't believe in CAGW / AGW to succesfully oppose mitigation» Your logic ignores those who may «believe» (be convinced evidence exists for) CAGW / AGW, but who oppose «mitigation» for one or more of economic reasons, humanitarian, and moral reasons.

Or one argues that the application was in fact made to seek a long - term stay for humanitarian reasons, in case which the application falls outside the scope of the Visa Code and the Charter does not apply.

Astonishingly, however, the same study shows that in times of crisis the number of visas with limited territorial validity issued for humanitarian reasons decreases dramatically.

«Legal Reasoning and the Applicability of International Human Rights Standards during Military Occupation», in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law: Towards a New Merger in International Law, N. Quenivet and R. Arnold (eds.)

She gave five reasons in particular why the scope of the exclusion clause should not be limited to the offenses outlined in Article 1 FDCT: firstly the wording refers to acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the UN and is not limited to terrorist offenses; secondly, such an interpretation would be at odds with the Geneva Convention in light of which the Qualification Directive should be interpreted; thirdly, the Qualification Directive as an instrument of asylum and humanitarian law and the FDCT are qualitatively different and derive from different areas of law; fourthly, it would unduly restrict the application of the exclusion clause and finally, fifthly, the fact that the FDCT is an instrument of variable geometry with varying application across the Union would lead to problems if it were used as criteria in defining terms for the purposes of the application of the Qualification Directive.

There are at least three reasons the international community should grapple with the rule of law dimensions of the current refugee crisis, even as it deals with immediate humanitarian needs.

The humanitarian class of immigrants is approved for immigration for humanitarian reasons and to satisfy Canada's obligation under various UN Conventions: Canada Immigration and Citizenship, online http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/canada.asp.

As with Schengen visas, there will be a possibility to issue a a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity, «when that Member State considers it necessary on humanitarian grounds in accordance with national law, for reasons of national interest or because of international obligations» even if the travel authorisation has not yet finished or has been refused, annulled or revoked.

These policies are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which provide for mandatory detention of such aliens and allow me [Secretary John Kelly, DHS] or my designee to exercise discretionary parole authority pursuant to section 212 (d)(5) of the INA only on a case - by - case basis, and only where parole is in the interest of the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.

For humanitarian reasons or to avoid serious harm to a student, the school board may, following a request, with reasons, made by the parents of the student, by the student, if of full age, or by the school principal, exempt the student from the application of a provision of the basic school regulation.

While the capabilities of future technology are uncertain, there are strong reasons to believe that devolving more decision making over targeting to weapons systems themselves will erode the fundamental obligation that rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law be applied by people, and with sufficient specificity to make them meaningful.

Some asked if a machine could acquire capacities of moral reasoning and human judgment, which is the basis for respect of international humanitarian law principles and challenged the capacity of machine to respond to a moral dilemma.

While the capabilities of future technology are uncertain, there are strong reasons to believe that fully autonomous weapons could never replicate the full range of inherently human characteristics necessary to comply with international humanitarian law's fundamental rules of distinction and proportionality.