Sentences with phrase «of humanitarian agencies»

This final section offers links to a few of the humanitarian agencies at work in the Balkan region.

Jidawa who is also the chairman security and protection sector of humanitarian agencies in the state, noted that the media report had claimed that 30 rape cases were recorded, «yet no local or international humanitarian agency in the state came across any.»

It matters that we, as supporters of humanitarian agencies, are aware that to be short of the political label is a choice made by MSF.

Not exact matches

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.

The humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), World Relief is one of nine agencies authorized to resettle refugees in the US, and has resettled more than 250,000 over the past 35 years.

According to the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), 4.7 million Palestinians are living under an occupation of Gaza and the West Bank that is illegal under international humanitarian law.

It was not clear, when they advocated intervention in Bosnia and Rwanda, that relief agencies fully understood the political as opposed to the humanitarian implications of what they were calling for.»

A third and more recent Protestant pronouncement is found in this statement: «As for the relation of church agencies to the program of technical co-operation it will suffice to say that in so far as this program is essentially humanitarian in character, Christian missionaries and the personnel of church - related institutions are prepared and eager to co-operate with this program, on a consultative and voluntary basis.

Giovanna Reda, Head of Humanitarian Programmes for Asia, Middle East and Latin America at aid agency CAFOD, said:

«The unfortunate truth is that given the unprecedented nature of the global refugee crisis, there are simply more people than ever that need our support and our compassion,» said Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals and one of nine agencies partnering with the government to resettle refugees.

With bombs pounding mostly military targets in Baghdad 15 hours a day, and a humanitarian disaster looming in the rest of the country, Iraqi Christians and international relief agency officials fear that bottled - up aid may be too little, too late for thousands.

I respect Van Engen's conservative word of caution, not that of an alarmist, but of an informed authentic mission practitioner, «In the twenty - first century Evangelical mission agencies are becoming increasingly committed and involved in humanitarian and compassion ministries, children - at - risk movements, and so on.

Four Christian humanitarian aid charities are among a coalition of leading UK aid agencies which has announced a joint fundraising appeal for victims of violent conflict in Myanmar.

At Save the Children, she built a media program in a newly created public affairs department, and led the U.S. agency's media response to major humanitarian crises, including post-9 / 11, the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Haiti Earthquake as well as the agency's first advocacy - awareness campaign, Every Mother, Every Child and its signature research report, The State of the World's Mothers.

In some ways, having such a small group of agencies leading a response will avoid the coordination chaos that is so often a feature of more crowded humanitarian emergencies.

But, if not, then humanitarian agencies may be required to provide some innovative new forms of rapid response in the midst of widespread political protests of all kinds.

He recently brought together several member of the Oxford faculty who specialize in humanitarian ethics and just war theory with twelve humanitarian agencies to try to understand the moral problems these agencies face and give them ethical frameworks that can be applied in the field.

Dr Hugo Slim is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict where he is working on humanitarian ethics in war and disaster with 12 of the world's leading humanitarian agencies.

We are extremely grateful for your government's support in the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the North East of Nigeria, as well as humanitarian assistance to the Internally Displaced Persons, through agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development and other international partners.

While identifying a clear target within the military bureaucracy and demonstrating the value of moral theorizing will likely prove difficult for Dr Leverinhaus's programme, ELAC's clearly defined partnership with a dozen humanitarian agencies and the immediate relevance of ethical principles on decision - making provide a strong mechanism for application.

In my view, member states should put emphasis on areas such as mediation and let the UN step back from traditional development and humanitarian assistance, as plenty of other actors are now involved in this work — state agencies, NGOs, local communities, foundations and companies.

«The food will be distributed by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and our friends from the international humanitarian agencies.

He said he met «Saddened and pathetic Condition of IDPs in Camps», urging government, security agencies, Media Practitioners and other Humanitarian agencies to scale up a coordinated efforts in addressing the plights of IDPs and other victims of violence, as well as nip terrorism in the bud.

«There must also be an immediate end to violence by Syrian security forces, the release of all political prisoners, an end to the torture and abuse of those who remain in detention and access given to international humanitarian agencies,» he concluded.

More than 1,200 Palestinians have died during the conflict, while aid agencies - barred from entering Gaza - have warned of the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.

DRC is in the middle of a humanitarian crisis, with about 7.7 million people on the verge of starvation, according to UN food agencies.

She said in a statement, «We further demand the unconditional release of the Baale of Otodo Gbame; the provision of humanitarian assistance to the victims, especially the pregnant women and children, who have lost their homes and all their belongings; and a full investigation into the latest fire incident in order to identify the state agencies involved in the recent ruthless invasion of Otodo Gbame, and ensure the offending officials are brought to justice.

She said the primary aim of her mission to the state was also acquaint herself with «what challenges have been solved and what are the gaps you (Borno government) need to address and to hear from those in the front - line, the humanitarian workers, our agencies, our programmers and some of the people working with state government, federal government programmers.»

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday, applauded the humanitarian gesture of Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh, to the less...

The State Ministry of Health and humanitarian partners are working around the clock to treat patients and prevent the further spread of the disease, the UN population agency said.

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday, applauded the humanitarian gesture of Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh, to the less privileged in the society.

The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Sani Sidi, disclosed this when an African Union Humanitarian Mission led by Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi, Commissioner Political Affairs, visited the Headquarters of the Agency at the weekend.

«We expressed gratitude for the US support in the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the North - East of Nigeria, as well as humanitarian assistance to the Internally Displaced Persons, through agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development and other partners.

Understanding how heritage destruction is implicated in the trajectory of these conflicts will enable U.S. policymakers and other humanitarian agencies working in conflict zones to design more effective interventions.

«It has been a new way to conduct research, that we tested the effect of nutritional supplements used mainly by aid agencies, employing very advanced research methods in remote rural areas where humanitarian organization are working, and not at the university hospitals.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an independent organization that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States, predicts that by 2025, one - third of all humans will face severe and chronic water shortages.

In fact, one of the goals of humanitarian assistance now is preventative: keep people home rather than trekking to refugee camps, argued Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, at the event.

Humanitarian agencies say Iraq's hospitals are reaching breaking point, as the battle for Baghdad causes the number of civilian casualties to rise rapidly.

International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)(2001) «A Background Note for the Workshop on the Development of Human Rights Training for Humanitarian Actors,» Available: http://www.icva.ch/doc00000664.html#6 [Accessed on 16 November 2011].

International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)(2001) «A Background Note for the Workshop on the Development of Human Rights Training for Humanitarian Actors,» Available:

We've seen first hand that, although aid agencies do have some of the same training needs as corporate organizations, there are some qualities that make eLearning particularly well - suited to humanitarian training.

The instant, global reach of eLearning has helped these aid agencies respond more effectively to humanitarian crises.

The agency's November 2007 guidelines outlining humanitarian concerns to be addressed during raids «are not being followed in a consistent fashion,» said Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey, a Democrat from California and the chairwoman of the workforce protections subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee, who presided over a hearing this morning about how raids by the agency known...

The lesson concludes by specifically looking at the role of different humanitarian agencies including the WFP in South Sudan.

The page goes on to investigate the specific roles of government and humanitarian agencies in South Sudan.

# 4 According to The American Veterinary Medical Association: The capture, impoundment and eventual destruction of unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars each year.

The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that the capture, impoundment, and eventual destruction of unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars each year.

The capture, impoundment and eventual destruction of unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars each year.

To help aid agencies respond effectively to a food crisis in Somalia, a system was established in 2004 to precisely define and analyse local food insecurity, using a scale consisting of five categories: None / Minimal, Stressed, Crisis, Emergency, and Humanitarian Catastrophe / Famine.

Stretched humanitarian agencies could save millions of dollars — and reduce carbon emissions, deforestation and violence against women and girls — if solar power and other clean energy sources were installed at refugee camps, according to new analysis released today.