Sentences with phrase «other multilateral»

According to the campaign, the CCW is not the only place where «killer robots» should be considered, as the special challenges raised by these weapons systems have relevance to other multilateral fora.

Most are also being co-financed with other multilateral development institutions, so the governing law for the financing agreements is public international law given the treaty obligations involved.

The World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Nordic Investment Bank, and other multilateral and bilateral development partners with a stake in the fight against corruption, including the United Nations and regional organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, academia, and research institutes, have launched a study (the Study) under the auspices of the Global Forum on Law, Justice, and Development, a mechanism shared by a worldwide network of stakeholders designed to capture, co-generate, exchange, and disseminate innovative legal solutions for development.

JuriGlobe is a research group formed by professors from the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa, which focuses on the development of a multilingual information data bank, accessible to all on the internet, containing general information relating to the different legal systems in the world, to the different official languages and to some of the most important international commercial conventions, as well as other multilateral commercial tools.

We advise financial institutions, commodity producers, traders, blue - chip corporates, ECAs and other multilateral institutions, all of whom rely on our understanding of financing issues and the legal framework around the world.

This is their National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA); «a set of actions complementary to national goals and objectives of other multilateral environmental agreements to which Bangladesh is one of the signatories» (Ministry of Environment and Forest, 36).

The postwar years saw the creation of the United Nations, the Bretton - Woods financial institutions, the first tentative steps toward European Union, and many other multilateral efforts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Green Climate Fund (GCF) risks becoming a sideshow to big development banks and other multilateral institutions unless it rapidly changes course, according to the findings of a new study by Friends of the Earth U.S. and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).

The participants were largely economists from the World Bank but also in attendance were representatives from other multilateral institutions such as the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), as well as national NGOs.

«The absence of an independent accountability mechanism puts the CDM significantly behind other multilateral and some bilateral financing institutions» commented Filzmoser, adding that, «To increase the credibility of the CDM as a viable climate finance instrument in the future, the CDM Board's only sensible choice is to adopt rules that ensure that the CDM applies appropriate human rights standards in line with the most advanced relevant standards applicable to climate related programmes and projects.»

One way to fund them would be for the AIIB and other multilateral lenders — like the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Green Climate Fund (and others) to work together in providing the money.

A number of other multilateral forums have emerged as potentially valuable in advancing the international process through an «exclusive» approach.

In order to allow the GCF to take on board lessons learned from the CIFs experience, the letter sent today called for a fully independent review of the track record of the CIFs — one not conducted by any entity associated with the World Bank or other multilateral development banks.

Financing from the CIF is channeled through the Bank and other multilateral development banks, with approximately 25 percent of its financing allocated to the private sector to stimulate markets, increase investment potential, and enable financial gain in climate - friendly enterprises and businesses.

The EIB is now in line with other multilateral financial institutions such as the World Bank, which very recently announced it would fund coal - fired power stations only in «rare circumstances».

This analytical report focuses on assessing the key individual, organizational and systemic capacities needed to meet and sustain global environmental objectives as framed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), collectively known as the Rio Conventions, and other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).

This document is divided into five sections, namely: (i) a description of landfills in Latin America and the Caribbean and environmental aspects related to its construction and operation, (ii) a description of the generation of biogas from landfills (iii) a summary of existing technologies for the construction of biogas plants and their economic implications, (iv) a review of the practices of other multilateral development banks and countries regarding financing of landfills and biogas plants, and (v) the proposed approach IDB to finance biogas plants.

As mentioned in the press release:» -LRB-...) these groups released a briefing titled «Dirty Dozen: How Public Finance Drives the Climate Crisis through Oil, Gas, and Coal Expansion», highlighting fossil fuel projects by the World Bank Group, other multilateral and national development banks and export credit agencies.

Should the AIIB refuse funding, other multilateral institutions might step in — like the Asian Development Bank.

As time passed, however, my views evolved, and for several years now, my opinion is that U.S. domestic policy action needs to proceed in parallel with committed efforts to develop a sound international scheme of cooperation, including the key emerging economies (the usual list), whether that scheme be an official post-Kyoto agreement, some other multilateral arrangements, or a set of bilateral arrangements.

These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity's debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.

Model United Nations is an authentic simulation of the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, or other multilateral body, which introduces students to the world of diplomacy, negotiation, and decision making.

This is however not exhaustive as there are also other debts from the London Club of Creditors and other multilateral lenders.

The permanent secretary described the Nigeria's UN envoy, and other envoys recently posted to other multilateral organisations as «very distinguished personalities».

Rather, the devil lies in the detailed sharing out of the task - list between different actors, including WTO and other multilateral and plurilateral rule - making and negotiating for a, OECD and other best practice fora, and national actors.

Instead of trying to control the world unilaterally, we could give real support to strengthening the United Nations, the World Court, and other multilateral organizations.

The EU is also seeking to address the Chinese subsidies and dumping practices in other multilateral fora — such as the OECD's Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity.

Not exact matches

«The Palestinian president was perfectly fine with this idea of not having the United States as the only interlocutor for the peace process, but of having a multilateral framework in which the European Union has a central role that is together with others, including our partners in the Quartet, including the United States,» she added.

This has long been the consensus advice from economists and multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, whose recent «China 2030» report argues that Chinese leaders should strengthen the role of markets and liberalize legal, financial and other institutions governing the economy.

Without fixing the saving problem, the Chinese share of America's multilateral trade imbalance would simply be redistributed to other countries — most likely to higher - cost producers.

I had just returned from a trip to Washington, DC, where, together with other members of the Bitcoin Foundation, we had the first multilateral meetings with the federal government on cryptocurrency.

In an era where US president Donald Trump has called getting out of the Trans - Pacific Partnership «a great thing for American workers,» and where Brexit has created uncertainty as to what multilateral trade will look like in the future, the CETA deal stands as an example of how others are negotiating trade.

Engaging in multilateral forums and other international environmental organisations can help Australia benefit from international actions to manage global resources, the atmosphere, the high seas and Antarctica.

To achieve the goal of sustainable agricultural productivity, our strategy relies on strong partnerships with donor countries, multilateral institutions, private foundations, and other organizations.

The government remained dismissive of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and other such multilateral efforts but it moved to implement domestic reforms.

On the other hand, institutions may reinforce the EU's foreign policy capabilities, allowing it to play an important role within those multilateral frameworks tasked to tackle new global challenges such as climate change.

Third, if one is willing to disarm, one may as well use that willingness to elicit some multilateral disarmament measures from other states, rather than going alone and wasting the opportunity.

Furthermore, Mr. Ogunsola noted that potential investors and collaborators, who are the target audience, will include other PPP offices in Nigeria, South Africa, Canada, United States and Europe, as well as development partners, Federal Government agencies, multilateral organisations, private sector corporations and interested individuals.

Both countries are involved in a number of multilateral projects in the areas of Renewable Energy, Construction and haulage among others.

The condition was compared to two market conditions in which either only one buyer and one seller (bilateral market) or a larger number of buyers and sellers (multilateral market) could trade with each other.

National contributions can be adjusted upwards over time, especially as mobilization of climate finance and other forms of multilateral cooperation which are catalysed by the new Paris agreement will allow governments to go further and faster, even before 2030.

To be attained by 2015, these were, of course, entirely laudable — e.g., «eradicate extreme poverty and hunger» and «achieve universal primary education» — and they have definitely influenced the priorities of various UN agencies, other governmental and multilateral aid providers, and private philanthropies.

Includes industry in bilateral and multilateral transportation dialogues and technical exchanges, providing them with an opportunity to meet with decision - makers in other markets, to highlight their products, discuss «doing business» issues, and forge partnerships.

Result - oriented concrete actions taken by the two largest greenhouse gas emitting nations will also set an example for other countries encouraging unilateral action and leading to sustainable transportation initiatives, as well as cooperative initiatives with other countries through multilateral fora.

The ban will apply to OTC derivatives and not to trading on a regulated exchange or on a multilateral trading facility, which is designed to supplement a Belgian distribution ban that was already in force for certain products, such as financial products with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies as their underlying.

We call on the multilateral development banks and other development agencies to support countries in this endeavor.

For the first time, the United States and China will work together and with other countries to use the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to phase down the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), among other forms of multilateral cooperation.

Regarding HFCs, the United States and China agreed to work together and with other countries through multilateral approaches that include using the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs, while continuing to include HFCs within the scope of UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol provisions for accounting and reporting of emissions.

Other signatories to the new Common Principles include the Asian Development Bank, which is the first multilateral development bank accredited as an implementing entity of the GCF, and Germany's KfW Bankengruppe, also just accredited.

Meanwhile, low cost financing for hybrid projects may be made available through the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and other financial institutions including multilateral banks.