Sentences with phrase «of lack of political will»

Regardless, the actuating fact of this legal clarification — the Commission's failure to provide reasons — can be interpreted as evidence of the lack of political will to engage with such Citizen Initiatives.

Embarrassment, I think, is behind a lot of the lack of political will to deal properly with the world's scandalous sanitation situation.

We need to truly professionalize the teaching profession, from the academic and personal qualifications to the preparation and professional development to the compensation to the evaluation, and for all the talk about this we have not really made any serious substantive progress primarily because of the lack of political will.

But he agonises over the fact that the Geneva negotiations failed because of the lack of political will on the part of Washington and Moscow (read the election of Ronald Reagan as president).

«Anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria generally have not met widespread expectations mainly because of lack of political will of those in government to fight grand corruption; absence of an over-all national anti-graft strategy; inadequate legal framework and resources and / or lack of full and effective implementation of new initiatives; limited independence and public trust; lack of an enabling climate and necessary know - how, and lack of basic ethical values.

Not exact matches

The biggest obstacle to regulating Facebook is a lack of political will, and an unwillingness to identify the problems to fix in the first place, the New York Times reported.

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Many outside the academy (and some ill - informed folks in it) will say that the weird behavioral dynamics of the academy are there because of tenure, or post-structuralism, or political correctness, or lack of real - world experience.

Some of the others: lack of political will, and the system's focus on treatment, rather than prevention.

However, this is somewhat mitigated by the lack of political will to allow this to occur.

Liberating data will spur grassroots research on important social, economic, political and technical areas, currently hampered by lack of access to and high cost of civic data.

We seem unable to move beyond ideology of the left and the right to find out what works, and our political lack of will is condemning yet another generation to hopelessness and poverty.

The political virtues of «good customs and habits,» explains Tinder, «need a spiritual base; and if it is lacking, they will gradually... disappear.»

If the theology of the Hartford Appeal — with its conventional theism, careful political neutrality and total lack of christological content — represents the trend of the «70s, then I'll be glad to swim against the tide for a while.

One of the main reasons for such poor breastfeeding rates in the UK is lack of political will from the very top to protect, promote and support it, and fear of engendering maternal guilt.

JS: Why do you think there isn't more of that happening already — is it political will or a lack of understanding?

«While included in the Voluntary Right to Food Guidelines, current statistics show that breastfeeding rates are abysmally low across the globe due to a confluence of factors including aggressive marketing of breastmilk substitutes, and lack of political will and a reluctance to make resources available by governments» he argues.

I disagree only in that there is no lack of ideas for job creation, simply a lack of political will.

What's been lacking in most cases so far has been the skills and the will to apply them consistently in the thousands of political races that unfold every two years.

Few seem to genuinely question the fact that such a coalition was both arithmetically difficult and lacked a significant degree of political will on the part of the Labour Party; nor does anyone seem to genuinely believe that a Tory minority administration would be either more progressive or provide the country with the stability it needs at a fragile time.

The main problem is a lack of political will on the Israeli side and growing antagonism on the side of the Palestinians who experience constant injustice.

In the end, it's her problematic negotiation style and her lack of political acumen that will cause her downfall.

Perhaps, as some of its ideas become grounded in such movements, they will find the political traction they lacked for much of the twentieth century.

In Egypt, the military council simply lacks that political will, and has presided over a year and counting of military trials for civilians, repression of demonstrations, and media censorship.

Until something changes, their relative lack of experienced staff will naturally put their campaigns at a disadvantage in a political world in which digital tools and online channels are increasingly key to finding donors, spreading messages, and organizing volunteers.

The three women said while they were confident that individual members of the working group wanted change, they feared structural barriers in the system and a lack of political will would make it impossible.

Sorry, Dirty John's lack of consistency and the political will to deal with the East Ramapo governance fiasco, and the fact that he ignores the underachieving Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo underperformance expose him as a political phony!

Inspite of the fact that virtually every African leader on the assumption of office pledges zero tolerance for coruption, the canker still persists in almost all African countries at varying degress, Ghana being no exception, due to lack of political will - power and unbriddled greed on the part of the leaders.

«All constitutionally recognised organs of the party, including staff of the national secretariat are with the Makarfi led Caretaker Committee and since political party is about membership, Sheriff will continue to carry with himself the burden of lack of legitimacy.

As in the very different circumstances of Bradford West, where George Galloway stunned the political class, the lack of enthusiasm for Labour is such that it can not assume that it will automatically pick up anti-government voters in the way that oppositions always used to.

Perhaps you should run a poll asking if the people of New York consider Andrew Cuomo as career political who would lack the will to make real changes in this state.

«Regardless of whether or not Duffy violated state law by interviewing for a job with a private lobbying entity — he'll recuse himself from any future matters involving economic development in his home region — he has committed a mortal political sin: He created an ethics dilemma for a governor currently hammering the state Legislature over its own ethical record, including its lack of transparency on sources of outside income,» Casey Seiler writes in his column, which includes speculative odds on Duffy's successors.

Behaviour that suggests excessive frivolity, or a lack of seriousness, in the face of dramatically altered political conditions will be punished by voters.

It is not a lacking of legislation that is causing the crisis of herdsmen; it is lack of political will on the part of the institutions to enforce the laws.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says this is not an ideal year for a public vote due to a lack of statewide political races that will bring voters to the polls.

It will be difficult to convince Upstaters (regardless of their political preferece, or lack thereof) to vote for a Downstater to oust Kirsten Gillibrand.

While Latvala must close out his campaign account, he won't have to do the same for his affiliated political action committees, which can continue to be active despite the lack of an ongoing campaign.

On the lack of political will by major stakeholders to help tackle the problem, the lawmaker said while stakeholders» intervention was necessary, the onus lied on the Federal Government.

As discontent and disapproval of state government grows, so does a lack of interest and involvement in the political system - less voting by those who are eligible; fewer aspirants willing to run for office.

Observers have criticized successive governments of lacking the political will to pass the Bill, and these concerns were highlighted by a former Vice Chairperson on Parliament's Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, George Loh, who suggested that Mr. Mensah - Bonsu obstructed the passage of the Bill at the tail end of the Mahama administration.

Several mayoral initiatives have been blocked because of political ill will, not because they lacked merit, he said.

But the government will lose the next GE because of the economy and a very poor political strategy led by a very weak PM lacking in either courage or a functioning political antennae.

Will Coulson's lack of political experience be a problem?

With a lack of clear facts but plenty of political posturing, what tools will Brits rely on to decide whether the UK should leave the European Union?

Fresh off meetings in Haiti to discuss potential renewable energy plans with the government, state electricity company and other players in the country's energy market, Konold calls the lack of political will in the Haitian government to tackle the hardest problems like theft disheartening.

The US has the capacity to adapt, but is struggling with misinformation and a lack of political will.

Technical difficulties and a lack of political will have hampered attempts to do away with this confusing mishmash.

The analysis shows that while the existing infrastructure in Germany could support rapid switching from coal to gas, there is a lack of political will to switch from coal to gas imports.

It remains unclear exactly what this new organization will do.2 Such lack of clarity did not stop Lee Jong - wook, the World Health Organization's director - general, from calling it «a new political and financial dimension» to HIV vaccine development.

As an organisation CAT believes that the technology and resources for a sustainable future exist, and that it is only the lack of political will and distribution of these resources that prevents achieving it.