Sentences with phrase «preventing failed states»
While trade liberalisation and private investment are more important to prevent failed states George W Bush has shown in sub-Saharan Africa, in particular, that well targeted aid can save hundreds of thousands of lives.
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UNITED NATIONS / TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters)- The United States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group.
But when framed in the context of today's digital and hyper - connected society, we often fail to see ways in which technology is preventing this sort of state from ever happening.
Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman is suing the U.S. Olympic Committee for failing to take action to prevent former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor Larry Nassar from molesting hundreds of women.
The New York Times: Priest Asks to Be Spared Prison Lawyers for Msgr. William J. Lynn of Philadelphia, the first senior official in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States to be convicted of failing to prevent child sex abuse by priests under his supervision, asked on Thursday that he be spared prison, arguing that a lengthy sentence «would be merely cruel and unusual.»
Covering the same dates at the first charge, the second admitted count stated that the firm failed to prevent or control risks of driver error «due to lack of capability and / or fatigue and / or working hours, which were excessive in the circumstances.»
If Congress fails to prevent the health care cuts, Cuomo is promising a full scale campaign against Republican members of the State's Congressional Delegation.
Failed Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore filed a new lawsuit Monday accusing several women who made allegations of sexual misconduct against him of a «political conspiracy» to prevent him from winning the state's December special election.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a two - month extension of the last state budget to prevent a government shutdown after he and state lawmakers on Sunday failed to reach agreement on a new spending plan.
A former legislator says that the State Senate failed to pass a bill that would have prevented the vote - count problems in NY - 13.
(AP) ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a two - month extension of the last state budget to prevent a government shutdown after he and state lawmakers on Sunday failed to reach agreement on a new spending plan.
He stepped aside to avoid a primary with former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso after failing to receive sufficient support at the state convention in Garden City to prevent one.
ALBANY — State lawmakers agreed early Monday to pass a stopgap budget to prevent a government shutdown after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach a deal on a state budget over the weeState lawmakers agreed early Monday to pass a stopgap budget to prevent a government shutdown after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach a deal on a state budget over the weestate budget over the weekend.
The judges failed to report appointments and fees to the state, violating state rules established in 2002 to prevent politically connected people from exploiting the system.
In the June 28 press release, Carnright stated that the official misconduct charge was based on an allegation that Taggard «was aware that sexual crimes were being committed in an adjoining jurisdiction and failed to take any steps to prevent same or to notify the appropriate authorities.»
The bills that were passed also failed to lift the cap on the number of charter schools in the state — but they did unlock a cash freeze that has prevented charters from getting their first increase in per - student funding since 2009.
He alleged that the New York State Public Service Commission failed to prevent «collusion, overbilling, mis - billing and fraud».
Interim Buffalo School Superintendent Don Ogilvie says the school district has a Friday deadline to submit a round of proposed turnaround plans for four failing city schools to prevent closure by the New York State Education Department.
Influenza vaccines saved 40,000 lives in the United States between 2005 and 2014, and research shows that the vaccines can reduce the risk of severe illness and death even if they fail to prevent influenza infection.
Code Blue is a feature - length documentary that sheds light on lapses in our current health care system, which regrettably fails to promote plant - based nutrition and optimal lifestyle in preventing, reversing, and managing disease states.
A bill that would prevent states from requiring food labels to note the presence of genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs) failed to pass the Senate on Wednesday.
70 However, this has been construed non-substantively and claims by individuals or groups, claims against governments who remain inactive and claims against private parties have been regarded as impermissible.71 Nevertheless, the CEDAW committee has finally recognized violence against women as a type of sex discrimination, thus making states accountable for «private acts» if they fail to prevent, investigate or punish discriminatory acts of violence.72
Today in Massachusetts, as in many states, students who fail to pass the statewide graduation test are prevented from receiving a diploma.
The absence of such flexibility would prevent the program from reaching all fifty states, and would fail to aid millions of students who would otherwise benefit.
Yet those charged with preventing a similar fiasco — a state - appointed fiscal trustee, the county superintendent, the school board and district leadership — have failed to stave off crisis.
Second, Connecticut state law specifically prohibits school districts from preventing students from graduating or being promoted to the next grade because the fail to take the state's «Mastery Test.»
This may be an exaggeration but there were reports that an innovative embalming technique tried out on the remains of Pope Puis XII failed to prevent significant deterioration to the body as it lay in state.
Lawmakers from a handful of states including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are backing a bill that would prevent the government from garnishing Social Security disability and retirement benefits from people who failed to pay back their student loans.
Failing to review the Proof of Claim filed by your private student loan company may harm you not only in your bankruptcy case, but even after it's over because you'll be prevented from disputing the balance due and the ownership of the loan if the lender sues you in state court after bankruptcy.
The court to which Steel Partners appealed a failed injunction to prevent Bulldog's poison - pill strategy stated: «[Steel Partners] pursues its own interests exclusively and seeks only to secure profits by selling companies» shares back to the company or to third parties in the short term, in some cases with an eye to disposing of company assets....
The ordinance states that, «No «high risk dog» or «vicious dog» may be kept in a house, building or other structure when the windows are open or when screen windows or screen doors fail to prevent such dog from exiting the house, building or other structure.»
«Any climate change legislation must prevent the export of jobs and related greenhouse gas emissions to countries that fail to take actions to combat the threat of global warming comparable to those taken by the United States,» they said.
That is, for instance, among other things, the Copenhagen Accord failed to get commitments from the United States and some other developed countries to reduce ghg emissions at levels necessary to prevent serious climate change damage.
This is because state governments do not have income or property that is amenable to being seized for payment of taxes in a manner that prevents mass chaos from breaking out (e.g. if the federal government tried to seize a state capitol building or court house for failing to pay its federal capitation tax).
Its terms of reference are «to consider the extent to which state and non state institutions have failed... to protect children from sexual abuse» and to identify steps required to prevent such abuse in the future.
This is brand new territory for the UK and states at s 5 (1): «a relevant commercial organisation (C) is guilty of an offence under this section if --(a) a person (A) performing services for or on behalf of C bribes another person, (b) the bribe was in connection with C's business; and (c) a responsible person, or a number of such persons taken together, was negligent in failing to prevent the bribe».
R (DSD and NBV & Ors) v Parole Board and Secretary of State for Justice [2018] EWHC 694 (Admin)(28 March 2018)-- QB Divisional Court (Warboys case): (1) the Parole Board were irrational in failing to consider evidence; and (2) that a provision preventing publication of material was ultra vires.
Apple has defended the throttling, maintaining that it prevents iPhones from failing when they have a battery that has entered a degraded state.
Updating your Love Maps during family councils or your State of the Union meeting will prevent the primary cause of divorce, known as «drift», where couples drift apart from one another over time merely from failing to update their knowledge of one another's lives.