Sentences with phrase «of global participation»

As explained in a previous post, the new platform of negotiations favors the concept of global participation, where every nation is expected to do its part in some capacity.

It could, in doing so, draw upon the GDRs analysis to improve its internal burden sharing proposal, transforming it into a proposal that would be transparent, principle - based, and extendable to a future phase of global participation on a fair basis.

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Under her leadership, the average SAT scores of the entering freshman class increased by nearly 50 points, and participation in global semester study abroad rose from 25 percent to 75 percent.

Every year, the firm's Democracy Index provides a snapshot of global democracy by scoring countries on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture.

«By investing the necessary time and resources, we are building a solid nonprofit that we are confident will successfully support the spread of our global culture of self - expression, participation and civic responsibility,» wrote Goodell.

(When Women Thrive, Businesses Thrive is Mercer's global research and solution platform, founded in 2014 to help organizations grow through the participation of their female workforce.)

The alliance grew out of Schultz's and ASU president Dr. Michael Crow's participation in the Markle Economic Future Initiative, a program committed to expanding opportunities that help Americans succeed in today's global and digital economy.

A spokeswoman for the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, endorsed member states» participation in the AIIB as a way of tackling global investment needs and as an opportunity for EU companies.

Done right, ICOs can not only improve the efficiency of raising money, lowering the cost of capital for entrepreneurs and investors, but also democratize participation in global capital markets.

(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).

«The participation we have seen in Uber's Series E underscores the confidence investors have in Uber's growth,» Nairi Hourdajian, the head of global communications at Uber, said in a statement.

According to the 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey, emerging markets (EM) millennials are more likely to say that «starting their own business» is a sign of success than Millennials in developed nations.1 Further, according to the 2016 Global Entrepreneur Report, the overall age pattern for entrepreneurship worldwide shows the highest participation rates among the 25 — 34 and 35 — 44 year olds.2

Doctor On Demand, the nation's leading virtual care provider, has closed a $ 74 million round of Series C financing, led by Princeville Global and Goldman Sachs Investment Partners with participation from existing investors including Venrock, Shasta Ventures, and Tenaya Capital.

The participation of Tiger Global, however, is particularly interesting.

According to Brandfog's 2014 Global Social CEO study, 77 % of US respondents believe that active participation in social media create more transparency and a more authentic connection.

Today, Wealthfront announced a $ 75 million round of financing led by Tiger Global Management with participation from all existing venture capital investors, including Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Social Capital and Spark Capital Growth.

Moreover, the two believe that owing to political uncertainty among the developed and developing nations, the participation of global investors in Bitcoin will increase many times over.

The task ahead of us is to help disentangle from ideology the issues that make up the themes of this consensus - inter alia, man's relationship to creation, the role of woman in society, people's participation in governance, a global ethic, North - South solidarity, the role of business, cultural identity, holism.

«In the United States, «Comsat» — the Communications Satellite Corporation — Is planning the first launching of a commercial - type communication satellite in 1966, and the company expects its initial system with global capacity to be in operation by 1967..., The establishment of such a system would, however, also have important legal and political aspects, such as the participation of governments in the ownership, use and management of the satellite system.

This awakening seems to be happening on a world scale and its aim is global cohesion of the struggle and its values are those of justice, solidarity and participation.

The participation of the Minjung is being short - circuited in the vortex of these complex global power dynamics; their network is undercut in every direction, so that their struggle is difficult; and the violence of power against them grows more sophisticated day by day, intensifying their unrelieved sufferings.

Global transmission of President John F. Kennedy's funeral joined much of the world in a simultaneous ritual; through telecommunications, that isolated event attracted international participation.

This means that the people's sovereignty (participation) is being organized locally to respond to the global dynamics of the world market as well as to the national dynamics of powers and principalities.

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One answer is that the aspirations and addictions of the global mall often define our notions of good life, which in turn explains declining levels of participation.

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.

Such cultural corrosion, subversion and even «genocide» are brought about by the cultural subjugation of the people through the western - dominated global media, and this is inevitable, given the inherent character of the present global information order, which excludes people's participation, dialogues and interactions.

Participation in international trade shows is therefore one of the strategic actions to be employed for establishing the product on the global market.

«The sustainable winegrowing program has already generated widespread participation that has given California «s wine industry a unique advantage in the global market,» said Karen Ross, President of the California Association of Winegrape Growers.

[2] In January 2001, Assistant Secretary General John Ruggie, one of the architects of the Global Compact, wrote to IBFAN that Nestle was «not involved in the Global Compact... [had not] shown any sign of being «anxious» to participate... nor have we sought their participation.»

As Matthew Hoffmann has argued [2], the ozone negotiations marked a normative shift over the desirability of universal participation in global environmental negotiations, a shift that was locked into the initial negotiations on climate change.

The Global Commission further recognises a need to increase the participation of «people everywhere... in the political decisions that affect them».

President Mahama's participation in the Anticorruption Summit has certainly pushed Ghana notches higher among the global community of nations.

In a statement signed by the President of the Federation Kwabena Duku, and copied to Ghanapoliticsonline.com, Kwabena Duku, stated that, President Mahama's participation in the Anticorruption Summit has certainly pushed Ghana notches higher among the global community of nations.

The new regulations will require all students first entering ninth grade in or after September 2016 to earn four units (years) of credit in social studies, including two units of credit in global history and geography, in addition to the current requirements of one unit of credit in U.S. history, one half unit of credit in participation in government, and one half unit of credit in economics (or their equivalent).

At first glance, the participation of a ski resort — a small business by global standards — would seem meaningless.

The event is an outgrowth of a global movement meant to draw attention to the value of science and to encourage scientists around the world to stand up for science and commit to a renewed focus and active participation in communication and advocacy activities.

Her job was supported by the French government for the first 2 years, after which she secured funding for an extra year from the Global Environment Facility, an international environmental fund, to use West Africa as a demonstration project for the participation of local communities in the management of biosphere reserves.

If the nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state is approved by Congress, he would have more influence over America's role in global environmental agreements than any other member of Trump's administration — including its participation in the historic United Nations climate pact negotiated last year in Paris.

The historic global brainstorm was moderated by Dr. Rafi Gidron, leading Israeli entrepreneur and founder of Israel Brain Technologies, with the participation of Professor Henry Markram, Director of the E.U.'s Human Brain Project, U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah, Architect of the White House Interagency Working Group on Neuroscience, Ms. Inez Jabalpurwala, CEO of Brain Canada, John Jeans, Life Sciences Champion for MedTech Appointed by the U.K. Prime Minister, and Allan Jones, CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

By the participation of Japan as the third partner and that of Chile as the host country, the ALMA project has become a big global project, which is not so common in the field of basic science.

The ADNI is funded by the NIA, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and generous contributions from Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca AB, Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Bristol - Myers Squibb, Eisai Global Clinical Development, Elan Corp, Genentech, GE Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline, Innogenetics, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly & Co, Medpace Inc, Merck & Co Inc, Novartis International AG, Pfizer Inc, F. Hoffman - La Roche, Schering - Plough, and Synarc Inc and from the nonprofit partners the Alzheimer's Association and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, with participation from the US Food and Drug Administration.

Moving that global canoe towards implementing the ambition of the Paris Agreement will take many more dialogues and the participation of all actors.

Advise / support the Working Group «International Openness: European Higher Education in a Global Context» in convening a round table (with the participation of the European Commission and other main actors in higher education promotion in Europe) to devise a «road map» and to identify opportunities and actions for enhancing European - level promotion.

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is a global movement of civil society dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society across the world

16.8 broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance

Having a global vision of each team, to avoid imbalances in workload, opportunities for participation and decision making, selection of tasks to develop...

Global Education Magazine is destined to raise awareness, to develop critical thinking, and encourage the active participation of students in achieving global citizenship, solidarity, and committed to poverty eradication and sustainable human develoGlobal Education Magazine is destined to raise awareness, to develop critical thinking, and encourage the active participation of students in achieving global citizenship, solidarity, and committed to poverty eradication and sustainable human develoglobal citizenship, solidarity, and committed to poverty eradication and sustainable human development.

As current trends in contemporary society demand new educational responses, and traditional systems of learning are substantially challenged and reshaped, consensus is building around the importance of developing learners well prepared to meet the demands that current and future global trends make on individuals and societies, particularly in the area of civic and social participation, and ethical behavior in a world increasingly marked by difference.

The relationship between nationalism and internationalism issimilar to that between civil society and global civil society.As civil society embraces civil and grassroots activities andthe sustained participation of people in communal affairs, global civil society also involves activities of autonomous individualsin the pursuit of pluralism.