Sentences with phrase «representing civil society»

The review mission, to be hosted by CAR's Ministry of Mines, is comprised of government officials from several Kimberley Process countries, a diamond industry representative and Global Witness representing civil society.

AD Partners will convene stakeholders representing civil society, indigenous peoples, and the business community to draft a possible REDD mechanism that integrates project level... Read more

A steering group was set up which included a broad range of stakeholders representing civil society, unions, academics, think tanks, business and finance.

Not exact matches

A group of thought leaders representing business, academia and civil society sits down to discuss how global risks can be turned into a wide range of new opportunities.

Absent that universal and the confidence that goes with it, society can no longer represent itself as «civil.»

UN observer Lorne Gunter comments: «Rather than the People's Assembly being comprised of members or deputies from around the world, elected by and accountable to the people they represent [as is at least theoretically the case with the General Assembly], it would likely be made up of the heads of civil society NGOs, and, under most scenarios, only those NGOs accredited by the UN.

Yet I argue that participation in initiatives to restore a civil society in America, with appropriate reflective self - understandings, could meet the needs and activate the worldly spirituality of precisely those millions of middle - of - the - road citizens looking for the sorts of moral meanings, the kinds of religious roots, these communities used to represent and in some ways still do.

Those who fight against Pentecostalism, whether they are politicians or clergy, do so because they fear competition for influence in civil society or because they realize that Pentecostalism represents an alternative to the present political order.

The conference brought together 66 distinguished speakers and 300 high ‐ level stakeholders from 30 countries, representing a broad spectrum of rice sector actors and development professionals, including senior ‐ level representatives from UN and international agencies, governments, private sector supply chain actors, research institutions, farmer groups, equipment and service providers and civil society organizations from around the world.

19 June 2017 — WHO has a significant presence at the 31st ICM Congress where over 4000 midwives, policy makers, donors, civil society and government representatives from 116 midwifery associations, representing 102 countries across every continent are gathering in Toronto.

Despite its innocuous title, the Statute Law represented an attempt by the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta to clamp down on the activities of civil society groups that had supported his prosecution at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

He espoused a civil society upheld by, as he saw it, the then pillars of civilisation: constitutional monarchy, state church, and parliament representing the aristocracy.

Organised by a coalition of academics and civil society organisations under the banner Democracy Matters, Assembly North and Assembly South represent significant interventions in contemporary British politics.

The statement added that Governor Ambode and his entire cabinet, on behalf of the good people of Lagos State appreciate and congratulate the Fawehinmi family for keeping the flag of what Gani represents to the law profession and the civil society flying through the sustenance of the colloquium to celebrate his birthday annually.

According to Max Bank of LobbyControl, 93 % of discussions were with corporate lobbyists, while seven per cent represented consumer protection associations, trade unions and civil society organisations.

Reporting from the Open Government Summit in London, where sixty countries are represented along with 300 representatives from civil society organizations, Susannah Vila and Christopher Wilson cover how those non-governmental groups are trying to use the summit to pressure their governments to actually live up to the nice promises they keep mouthing.

Political parties are often described as institutionalised mediators between civil society and the formal government of the state - they enable their members» and supporters» demands to be represented in government.

This was disclosed yesterday by the Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, who represented the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, when a civil society group, Centre for Social Justice, CSJ, led by Barrister Eze Onyekpere submitted a report on MTEF to the Senate.

Dear President Juncker, The co-signatories of this letter represent a broad group of business associations, civil society, think tanks and other organisations who are working together to bring strong support to the EU's commitment to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement objectives.

The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.

* The Global Working Group to End School - related Gender - based Violence (SRGBV) represents more than 40 international agencies, civil society organizations and institutions promoting girls» education and gender equality.

At a time when Donald Trump has tempted the Republican party and conservatism towards an embrace of statism, strong central leadership, and bellicose certainty, charter schooling represents a textbook case of the opposite: how individual empowerment, an enlivened civil society, and a modest skepticism about complex, centralized solutions can change lives for the better.

More than 20 civil society organizations in Kenya were represented in this important seminar.

Represented in images from newspapers, photographs, and documents are the ways society learned about and participated in the declaration by President Abraham Lincoln, January 1, 1863, the second year of the Civil War.

The civil society organisations, who represent communities and people affected by EU biofuels policies, say the relentless drive for unsustainable biofuels is responsible for:

The National Society IMHO does a good job of representing Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Fields, as they are involved in Infrastructure & Building Construction.

It is our view — and will no doubt be the view of many within the media, and civil society — that the presence of a UNFCCC official (not least the Executive Secretary) at such an event represents a serious conflict of interest and critically undermines the legitimacy, perceived and actual, of the entire the UNFCCC process.

We are a coalition of NGOs and civil society actors representing citizens across Europe.

Through her work on the Collective Leadership with La Via Campesina North America (LVC - NA) region as a representative of the Rural Coalition, she has collectively developed strategies that advocate for a stronger civil society voice on food sovereignty and in negotiations that represented the Global south in the North.

The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.

Just as you do, our civil society organizations represent many, many millions of Americans and a wide array of perspectives and interests.

JBIC's decision to finance Batang also ignores the opposition to this financing of more than 230 civil society organizations and the millions of members worldwide that they represent.

The Paris agreement represents the ceaseless efforts of civil society, governments, business, and investors, all of whom have dedicated themselves to this cause.

Our delegation represents academia, educators, and students along with civil society, youth, and indigenous communities, all standing together with the other nations of the world to support and learn from each other how to tackle this existential challenge.»

Civil society, represented by non-governmental groups from all over the world, played a big part in getting their respective national governments to the table in Paris; they aim to keep the pressure up in Bonn, trying to ensure that countries live up to their commitments under the deal and speed up the shift to sustainable, low - carbon economies.

We represent European NGOs in the Steering Committee of the Extraterritorial Obligations (ETO) Consortium, a network of 140 civil society organisations and academics working on human rights.

However, Venezuela will be the host for next year's negotiations and they have decided to try something new: invite to a dialogue governments and all members of civil society, even those not represented by the UNFCCC's current constituencies.

All lawyers bargaining as a single unit is the least expensive way, e.g., represented by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, or by a civil service - type agency serving all of Canada's law societies.

Overall, women represent only 27.1 % of all federal and state judges, according to the Women in Federal and State - Level Judgeships report by the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society at the University at Albany.

the judiciary is and should be at its vanguard as we incrementally move closer to a civil Gideon, where we as a society demand that people be represented when the basic necessities of life are at stake.

She also served as an attorney with The Legal Aid Society, Bronx County Civil Division, where she represented indigent clients in Housing Court and in benefit entitlement proceedings.

I grew up in an era when government was committed to hearing the voices of the vulnerable, and actively supported a wide variety of civil society groups that represented individuals who belonged to vulnerable populations for reasons of gender, race, age, ability, etc..

Undoing support for civil society groups that represent these various constituencies through de-funding and changes to Canada Revenue Agency rules regarding charitable status is part of this process.

Collaboration and consultation with civil society and non-governmental organizations representing various groups of women is especially recommended.»