Sentences with phrase «on human security»

We welcome this renewed emphasis on human security, and we acknowledge here civil society's important role in working with governments to develop and implement effective solutions to the challenges we have addressed.
Unlike yesterday's heavy dependence on human security, however, today's cargo transportation can not do without the protection given by truck insurance.
If we can ever get around to stop destabilizing large parts of this planet, then they won't seem so «threatening» — then, we can shrink the military back from the $ 600 billion monstrosity that it is now (as poster # 4 rightly said) and focus on human security at home and abroad: adequate shelter, food, health, education, and an energy system that won't fry the only livable planet we have.

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And while it mostly centers on law enforcement and the national security apparatus, it could also affect the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-- a department that has been roundly criticized for its cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
«The human - computer speech interface is the next big thing,» says Nigel Fenwick, a digital business and technology analyst with Forrester, who says Alexa and similar systems were integrated with just about everything on the floor: refrigerators, light fixtures, house - keeping robots, security cameras, door locks, cars, speakers and headphones, shower heads, air conditioners, and the list goes on and on.
Two closed trial sessions took place on August 22 and September 24 in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Judge Abolqasem Salavati, who is known to human rights organizations for being an instrument of Iran's security apparatus.
But based on appointments of ideological hardliners such as Tom Price (a staunch foe of Obamacare nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services), Michael Flynn (Trump's national security adviser with a dim view of Islam) and Mike Pompeo (the incoming CIA Director who has fiercely opposed the Iran nuclear agreement) and many of his campaign pledges, the chances are high that Trump could squander his limited political capital on divisive ideological issues and neglect his most important priority — getting the American economy out of its low - growth rut.
Months - long testing of the system began in November at the energy department's Nevada National Security Site, with an eye toward providing energy for future human and robotic missions in space and on the surface of Mars, the moon or other solar system destinations.
The report also included recommendations on the rights of migrants and refugees, accountability for Canadian corporations operating in other countries, and the infringement of human rights in the name of security and counter-terrorism.
Often charging much lower fees than human advisers, robo - advisers can offer valuable services, including automatic portfolio rebalancing and tax - loss harvesting (selling securities that have experienced a loss to offset taxes on both gains and income).
Through forming a strategic partnership agreement similar to the one conceived on the margins of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada can pursue greater co-operation on issues such as international peace and security, counterterrorism, human rights, clean energy and climate change, migration, sustainable development, and innovation.
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Adequate health care and the right to security during sickness is guaranteed under Article 25 of the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, however these rights are regularly violated and, for those in our nation least able to afford it, access to affordable health care often remains out of reach.
What Graham was referring to were the two forces acting on securities, namely human psychology and business fundamentals.
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But if we put that matter aside, and if our main interest lies in protecting the lives of our people, why do the mavens on national security show no concern for the 1.2 million innocent human lives taken each year in abortion?
The League of Nations, with President Wilson's 14 points, failed; and global blood in ceaseless flood and genocidal gore inflicting millions of human casualties awakened the peoples of the earth to the urgency of the United Nations as a global guardian and sentinel on the qui vive of peace and security and respect for human dignity, worth of the human person and inalienable human rights.
Also on Wednesday ISIS executed 190 former Iraqi security forces for refusing to join them, in the Al Ghazlani base near Mosul,» said Ravina Shamdasani from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
One journalist who filed a pretty standard Freedom of Information Act for government records on national white supremacist groups seems to have gotten way, way more than he bargained for when a Department for Homeland Security - linked agency sent him a file titled, and we quote, «EM effects on human body.zip.»
Quakers in Britain told Premier it believes the arms trade has a devastating impact on peace, security and human rights.
As we approach the democratic age, Tocqueville says, human experience will bifurcate: On the one hand, man will become more and more isolated; on the other hand, he will look to the one visible power that remains» the state» for his security and sustenancOn the one hand, man will become more and more isolated; on the other hand, he will look to the one visible power that remains» the state» for his security and sustenancon the other hand, he will look to the one visible power that remains» the state» for his security and sustenance.
The stunning news that the United States may be the most surveilled society in human history has opened a fierce debate on security, privacy, and accountability.
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During the offseason, Isaacson said, the next step will be training people within each organization — player engagement directors, human resources directors and security directors — who are on the front lines and can identify warning signs or risk factors for cases of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Grace then spent 7 years working at the United Kingdom's Representation to the European Union, in Brussels, on justice, security, human rights, and immigration policy.
It also provides a sustainable platform for local and international human rights organizations to constructively engage the Nigerian security forces on human rights concerns.
The statement she issued yesterday in which she claimed she would «change the law» if human rights standards «got in the way» of security and counter-terrorism boils down to one thing: she is campaigning, once again, to repeal the Human Rights Act and withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (Ehuman rights standards «got in the way» of security and counter-terrorism boils down to one thing: she is campaigning, once again, to repeal the Human Rights Act and withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (EHuman Rights Act and withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (EHuman Rights (ECHR).
We considered traditional approaches but also more creative ones that recognised there are no neat divisions between the so - called «three pillars» of the UN, such as a focus on crises — humanitarian, security, political and environmental — or on prevention, straddling human rights, development and so on.
To that end, the most successful and durable governance models will be those that balance between the ever - present tensions between the three attributes of human nature (emotionality, amorality and egoism), on the one hand, and the nine human dignity needs (reason, security, human rights, accountability, transparency, justice, opportunity, innovation, inclusiveness), on the other.
The U.S. annual report on global human rights violations, released in Washington D.C. on Friday afternoon, said the administration of President Buhari «took steps to investigate alleged abuses, but fewer steps to prosecute officials who committed violations, whether in the security forces or elsewhere in the government».
The Security Council should indeed ensure that further measures are now taken, including targeted sanctions and a full arms embargo on the Syrian government and on any armed groups suspected of human rights abuses.
Why it matters: President Buhari is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, and both men would likely discuss further U.S. military assistance to Nigeria against the backdrop of serious human rights violations by security forces who use the same weapons to kill civilians.
He said the ad - hoc committee will consist of the Senate Committees on Defence; Judiciary and Human Rights; and National Security and Intelligence.
Human rights groups, on the other hand, argue that the Act does not go far enough, and point to numerous opportunities in the Convention for governments to opt out of certain provisions in the interests of national security.
Listen to former Liberal Democrat party president Simon Hughes outline why he is involved in the international parliamentarians» network on conflict prevention and human security:
Ghana keeps importing human resource to train security officials on latest tactics.
International election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, who were invited to observe and report on the 2004 national elections, expressed criticism of the U.S. congressional redistricting process and made a recommendation that the procedures be reviewed to ensure genuine competitiveness of Congressional election contests.
Fourthly, it is also germane that the Security Services had made it clear in March 2005, through a report from the Intelligence and Security Committee, that «they operated a culture that respected human rights and that coercive interrogation techniques were alien to the Services» general ethics, methodology and training» (paragraph 9 of the first judgment), indeed they «denied that [they] knew of any ill - treatment of detainees interviewed by them whilst detained by or on behalf of the [US] Government» (paragraph 44 (ii) of the fourth judgment).
It would have been appropriate for the Telegraph to either print a concurrent editorial calling out Abdulaziz for blackmailing the UK or a news piece reporting on his threats, while giving space for security analysts and human rights activists to explain how menacing this message really was.
WH: Well we are asking the Security Council to have a formal meeting and then to have a strong statement from the Security Council, really as strong a statement as we can put together from the United Nations Security Councils, as well as calling for a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva for which we need sixteen of the forty seven members to, to call a special meeting on Libya.
It's a national security issue — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:42 We are confident these priorities will not only provide jobs but will improve the security of Ghanaians — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:41 Our job creation agenda will be driven by investment in human capital — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:40 The broad agenda for next year is to translate the stability into shared growth - Ken Ofori - Atta 10:33 We have restored macro stability and renewed confidence in the economy — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:32 We have achieved in one year, what seemed impossible to achieve in eight years — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 We have provided stable electricity supply — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 I am glad to report that we are on course to end the year with the fiscal deficit of 6.5 % — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:30 We are happy to note that our policies are yielding results that have brought back smiles to several Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 We resolve to be fiscally discipline — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 I'm happy to note that we have turned the economy around — Ken Ofori Atta 10:28 When I presented the budget in March, I indicated our commitment to take strategic steps to fix the challenges facing the economy and restore hope to Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:25 I thank the august House for all the support that has brought us so far — Ken Ofori Atta 10:24 Speaker of Parliament invites the Finance Minister to present the 2018 budget
The UK government needs to stop fighting the «war on terror» by proxy and instead implement creative policies that can maintain security and human rights at the same time.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is in Washington, D.C., where he's testifying on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of the New York congressional delegation, as well as with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye has written and published journals on several topics including politics In Ghana 1982 - 1992, culture, conflict and traditional Authority in Africa: a Ghanaian perspective in the Political economy of peace and security in Africa, human rights in Africa in the new global order: a dilemma as well as civil society and the domestic policy environment in Ghana.
He's campaigning on the motto «Stop Wasting Our Money,» and proposes capping public - sector salaries at $ 100,000 a year and eliminating various state agencies such as the Thruway Authority, the Division of Human Rights, and the Office of Homeland Security.
As long as the European Court of Human Rights prevents us from deporting terror suspects, and we remain unwilling to ignore the Court's direction (as Italy has done on numerous occasions on this issue), we are reliant on control orders to safeguard national security.
The Court would have the onus of also determining whether Luke and his security aides violated his client's fundamental rights of freedom of movement and from discrimination as guaranteed by relevant sections of the Constitution (1999) and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, amongst others.
Alongside UK - wide bills on matters such as child poverty and financial regulation, today's legislative programme included minor measures to increase Holyrood's powers, including extending its licensing of private security companies and introducing a 12 - month limit on legal cases against the Scottish government under the Human Rights Act.
«Whereas, the movement further resolved to be inspired and motivated by the ideals of social democracy, with great emphasis on: the triumph of social justice; the nobility of human dignity; the harmony of fairness and equality; the power of working together in solidarity; the excellence of good governance, driven by good leadership; the wisdom of reforms and transformation far beyond mere growth; the horror of poverty, demanding eradication; the dignity of prosperity; the imperative of democracy and the security of peace with justice
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