Sentences with phrase «of humanitarian activities»

A cutting - edge simulation laboratory held by the United Nations in order to explore how blockchain technology can help empower women who participate in a spectrum of humanitarian activities is underway.

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World Vision subscribes to the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality and therefore rejects any involvement in any political, military or terrorist activities and maintains its independence as a humanitarian aid agency committed to serving the poor, especially children.

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.

Altruistic, humanitarian activities give deep satisfaction and a sense of fulfilling one's true purpose in life.

But as soon as revivalism began to channel its effects into reform and humanitarian activity, it offered the possibility of a life of service and discipline.

But these methods were supplemented by a host of activities and organizations of educational, humanitarian, and recreational nature.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization conducting relief, development, and advocacy activities in its work with children, families, and their communities in nearly 100 countries to help them reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

The Y's engaged in many activities including social service and humanitarian work, evangelism of an interdenominational sort, the training of laymen for such work, and activities designed to appeal especially to young men and women.

The second set of activities relate to what appears to be the Secretary General's current preoccupation: the prevention of conflict and humanitarian disasters.

Consequently, those in favor of humanitarian intervention have to convince critics of: a) the military skill to be employed b) the true motivations of those intervening (i.e. that they are not in fact seizing an opportunity to direct revolutionary activity which hitherto has wrongfooted and scared them, and will not seek to replace Gadaffi with someone of their own choosing).

The Bill that led to the Act, he said, was spearheaded by him and Senator Kabiru Gaya to address the humanitarian crisis created by the activities of Boko Haram in the North East geo - political zone.

Dates and locations of the various humanitarian activities, such as sanitation exercises and free medical interventions will be announced in due course.

On her part, Alhaja Rafat Momoh, Chairperson, Humanitarian Activities Department of Federation of Muslim Women's Association of Nigeria, Ondo state chapter, appealed to parents to check their children's involvement in the election.

Your humanitarian and philanthropic activities have touched many lives, especially those of the poor and weak and are worthy of commendation and emulation.

Its aims is to create and disseminate specialized knowledge with multi, inter and transdisciplinary contents, with original works of research, studies, reviews and innovative experiences to improve management and practice of institutions and organizations with humanitarian and philanthropic educational activities.

A resident of Ottawa she is active in community affairs including cultural, educational and humanitarian activities.

Known as an international business hub for its humanitarian role as the Capital of Peace, Geneva Tourism along with many of its partners are joining together to provide leisure travellers a chance to experience the city's peaceful surroundings and activities with complimentary accommodations.

Among the activities of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation have been grant making, educational programs and the support of environmental and humanitarian initiatives.

In the test case that came before the Supreme Court in 2010, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Court held that it was constitutional to prohibit a group of humanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri LHumanitarian Law Project, the Court held that it was constitutional to prohibit a group of humanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri Lhumanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri Lanka.»

[74] I think it is a legitimate question to ask in this case whether the accused, a medical doctor, someone dedicated to the preservation of human life, and with a track record of humanitarian involvement, raised in this country and enjoying the finest education and opportunities anywhere, would so readily sign onto a group planning potential terrorist activities in Canada without any careful consideration or reflection...

Voluntary service term (VST) provides $ 5,000 of term insurance for qualified applicants, ages 19 - 27, who provide full - time, voluntary, uncompensated mission or humanitarian service under the active supervision of a sponsor that is either an incorporated ecclesiastical organization or an organization specializing in humanitarian or charitable activity.

We believe that discussing important issues related to the use of weapons systems and learning from each other's national implementation activities provides a significant and real benefit, including from a humanitarian perspective.

Despite humanitarian crises of the last two decades and their knock - on effects, such as the SARS outbreak or 9/11, Singapore's robust finance industry has remained a hive of economic activity.

Oversee Humanitarian projects for East Regional Command in Afghanistan, and conduct Humanitarian Operations with joint and multinational, military and civilian organizations Provided Operations and Research Systems Analysis on Improvised Explosive Devices by conducting trend analysis on activity within the area of operation as conducted in Division and Brigade Combat Team; deployed in support of CENTCOM in Operation Iraq Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

This award includes a grant from LCIF of up to US$ 250,000 for continuing humanitarian activities.