Sentences with phrase «of armed groups»

Abstract: More than twenty years of statelessness and related insecurity, including the proliferation of armed groups, the fragmentation of politics along clan - based lines, economic disruption and large scale population displacement, have had dire consequences on the rights and protection of women and young girls in Somalia; resulting in an increase in gendered patterns of violence as disillusioned and armed young men have been turning against women and girls with impunity.Implicated are Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers, government soldiers and some men within Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, with allegations that tantamount to protector turning to perpetrator and exploiter.

«The focus of the Nigerian Army, today, is to find lasting solutions to these contemporary threats posed by the activities of the armed groups and their allies.

His words, «Emerging threats to the security of our nation which has been aggravated by the proliferation of armed groups has added to the task of the military in protecting the lives of Nigerians and the integrity of its territory.

«Emerging threats to the security of our nation which has been aggravated by the proliferation of armed groups has added to the task of the military in protecting the lives of Nigerians and the integrity of its territory.

This is only the latest in the alphabet soup of armed groups in Eastern Congo (ADFL, UPC, RCD, FDLR, ALIR, CNDP, and so on ad nauseam).

Networks of armed groups, ideological and otherwise, emerged and expanded over time.

Guérékoyamé - Gbangou previously called for pontifical support to deal with the disarmament of armed groups and the restoration of the national army.

A total removal of armed groups or militias is needed, but even Al Sadr, known as a firebrand, has not yet even addressed the end of the Hashed Al Sha'abi.

Not exact matches

The arm landed on a table where a group of four - armed, long - snouted Culisettos was gambling.

Culture Trip, an online travel magazine, raised $ 88 million in a series B round of funding led by the venture arm of PPF Group, a Netherlands - based conglomerate.

Well, that brings up the second surprise: The presence of armed guards tends to dramatically increase the likelihood of violence and injury during a robbery, as the Center for Investigative Reporting found when it analyzed detailed FBI crime incident reports from 2007 to 2011 — which the group got through a Freedom of Information Act request.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is among a broad range of human rights groups planning to protest at Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon.

DUBAI (Reuters)- A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's armed Houthi group at Saudi Arabia was shot down on Thursday near the south - western city of Khamis Mushait, the Saudi - owned al - Arabiya channel reported.

The latest backing came from a group which included Richard Branson's The Spaceship Company — the manufacturing arm of Virgin Galactic — as well as other «tech bosses, engineers, and astronauts,» according to The Daily Mail.

(Hutham is now CEO and president of Olayan Group's U.S. - based investment arm.)

The engineering arm of property and infrastructure group Lendlease has won a $ 96 million contract to build BHP Billiton's new tug harbour at Hunt Point in Port Hedland.

The Western Australian arm of WHBO Group has won a contract to carry out upgrades across a large section of the Great Eastern Highway, in a project worth a total of $ 36 million.

The mining arm of Cimic Group has won a $ 137 million operations contract at the Encuentro Oxides open pit copper mine in Chile, in partnership with local mining equipment supplier Emeco Holdings.

It's suspected the two cartels cooperated to some extent in the 1980s, organizing an armed group to fight kidnappers and working to stabilize the drug market and divide up territory in the US — the Medellin cartel took Miami and South Florida, while the Cali cartel controlled New York City and parts of the northeast.

Caspersen, a 39 - year - old former managing director at PJT Partners» private - equity arm, Park Hill Group, was arrested in March and accused of defrauding a hedge - fund - affiliated charity and an employee of the same hedge fund.

In the deadliest recent incident, a firefight erupted late Friday in the resort city of Mazatlan after a caller phoned police to report that an armed group had killed two men.

Bollore Group is suspected of using its communications arm, Havas, to provide cut - rate services to African...

The coalition accuses the Houthis of being armed and supported by Iran - charges the group and Tehran deny.

They were often simple because they had to fit across the bottom of a coat of arms, and they were long - lasting because they reflected a group's deeper values.

Israel has previously hit Iranian - backed militia outposts in Syria, mainly targeting arms convoys of the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah.

The New Black Panthers Party, a radical group of black activists, have promised to show up armed.

In partnership with Virgin Galactic and the Virgin Group's philanthropic arm, Virgin Unite, the global community of future astronauts who signed up for our space tourism flights is working to promote future innovation in this field.

From the author of a memoir about recovering from personal loss to a group of men who stopped an armed train passenger, look at these individuals for inspiration.

«If we feel he crosses a line, we'll fire back,» said Ed Rollins, chief strategist of Great America PAC, the political arm of the group airing the Comey ad.

Moyo told the civil service that the army was moving to protect them against the purge, and told the judiciary that the aim was to «ensure that as an independent arm of the state you are able to exercise your independent authority without fear of being obstructed as has been the case with this group of individuals.»

Chances are even if you aren't familiar with the AMB Group, you're familiar with their work: it is the investment management and support services arm of Home Depot founder Arthur Blank's for - profit businesses, such as the Atlanta Falcons, PGA TOUR Superstore, and Atlanta United FC, among others.

Listed real estate firm Agency Group Australia, formerly Ausnet Financial Services, has acquired three arms of struggling tech company Servtech Global Holdings for less than $ 1 million, while also announcing a $ 3 million capital raising.

For instance, battery startup Stem raised $ 45 million from investors last year, including from the energy trading arm of big German power company RWE Group.

Marcelo Claure is currently CEO of Sprint, a member of the Board of Directors of SoftBank Group Corp, a member of the Board of Directors of Arm, and Chairman of CTIA — The Wireless Association.

Its global acquisitions included Minnesota - based Carlson Hotels, owner of the Radisson and Park Plaza Hotels; a 25 % stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings; a 9.9 % stake in Deutsche Bank; the aircraft leasing arm of the New York financial firm CIT Group; and Ingram Micro, the Irvine - based company that is the world's largest distributor of technology products.

In tough language, the letter contends that such a policy undermines the entire life sciences community and sends a devastating message to immigrants who would otherwise bring their talents to the United States, and was signed by some heavy hitters, including Alnylam CEO John Maraganore and Ron Cohen, the chairman of biotech's biggest trade group and lobbying arm.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group is the digital music arm of Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings.

(Five percent of the profits go to funding teams run by a non-profit arm called NG Athletics Club, or to donations to kids» sporting groups.)

She joins a group of other women entrepreneurs taking up arms against outdated products in every corner of feminine care.

Still, the private equity arm of Indian Conglomerate Tata announced last month an investment in the Silicon Valley group, estimated to be worth $ 100 million.

• Rio Tinto, a London - based mining group, hired UBS to explore a potential IPO of smelting arm Pacific Aluminum on the Australian Stock Exchange, Reuters reports citing sources.

Reconstruction remains slow more than eight months after the brutal armed group was pushed out of the Iraqi city.

Nvidia also announced that its venture arm has joined a group of investors led by Chinese venture capitalist firm Qiming Venture in investing $ 52 million in a Chinese self - driving - car startup, JingChi.

You might have read some of his wonderful work for Investment U, the group's educational arm.

Softbank Group subsidiary ARM Holdings will cede control of its Chinese operations to a new joint venture involving itself and Chinese partners, Nikkei reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Youku, the video hosting and streaming arm of the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, today announced the signing of two significant licensi...

Many companies are seeking shelter in the arms of their former adversaries, with well - known medical groups like the Cleveland Clinic joining with Oscar Health, an insurer.

They included the publicly traded arms of Fosun International, which in recent years bought the Club Med chain of resorts and other properties; Dalian Wanda, which owns the AMC Theaters chain in the United States and has long sought deals in Hollywood; and the HNA Group, an acquisitive conglomerate with murky ownership.

Shared - living space provider CoLive, owned by CoLife Advisory Pvt. Ltd, has raised $ 1.8 million (Rs 11.7 crore) in a round of funding led by Ncubate Capital Partners, a venture capital arm of SAR Group that engages primarily in water purifiers, clean tech and automotive batteries, the startup said in a press statement.

Claure is stepping down from the top job at Sprint to become the chief operating officer at SoftBank Group and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group International, the technology and telecoms company's sprawling international investments arm.