Sentences with phrase «society organisations over»

The storm of outrage among civil society organisations over the government's bill to stifle campaigning by voluntary bodies, pressure groups and charities for a year in advance of the next general election has eclipsed debate on the abject weakness of the same bill's proposals for a register of lobbyists.

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Geoff has also been a member of the New South Wales Law Society professional conduct review tribunal and undertaken work for a range of charitable and not - for - profit organisations over many years.

As with most, if not all religious organisations they feel they have a special position with in society that allows them to gloss over these indiscretions, they have found out they no longer do.

When I was at Oxford, over ten years ago, I encountered all kinds of organisations I wouldn't dream of joining — from the Oxford Hayek Society to the Oxford Marxists to the Isis newspaper (named after the river, not the terror organisation).

«We are currently working on a range of projects with medium and large scale brands that rely on our skills and experiences developed over many years, working closely with similar organisations on a variety of challenging projects,» said Kevin Laughton, co-founder and consultant, and vice chairman of The Packaging Society.

The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) consists of a plethora of civil society organisations from all over the world that are all social movement led.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) is one of over 70 civil society organisations in the UK signing a letter calling on Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to secure and advance the Human Rights Act.

Adoke said in a statement, that some civil society organisations petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the allegations, which he described as, «weighty,» without having facts to substantiate the claims.

If it happens, a convention of this kind would be an unparalleled victory for the campaigning organisations behind it - principally the Electoral Reform Society and Unlock Democracy, whose chiefs Katie Ghose and Alex Runswick are handing over the petition to Downing Street this lunchtime.

www.ycc.uk.net * The Electoral Reform Society is a founding member of the Votes at 16 Coalition, made up of over 40 leading youth and democracy organisation to campaign for the lowering of the voting age to 16 for all UK public elections.

The Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno State, has raised the alarm over the increasing rate of prostitution by female internally displaced persons in the state.

A civil society organisation, Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism, CATE, has demanded explanation from the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) over its actions towards the...

Civil Society organisations have expressed concern over what they described as the continuing interference of security agencies in elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was petitioned by the Civil Society Network Against Corruption, a coalition of anti-corruption organisations in Nigeria, over an alleged «questionable expenditures» of the administration of Babatunde Fashola.

Pitching the idea to organisations and individuals within the music industry was the next step and I was bowled over by how quickly it gained industry - wide support and sponsorship from: Brian May (Queen); Andy Taylor (Duran Duran); Lee Latchford Evans (Steps); Future Publishing (Total Guitar, Classic Rock and many more); Yamaha music; UK Music; BPI; Live Nation; Music Managers Forum (MMF); Incorporated Society of Musicians; Musicians Union; MVPA; LondonParties; Team Spirit Media Group; Pernod - Ricard; the All Party Parliamentary Group on Music (APPG on Music); and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs & Clubs (APPG on Pubs & Clubs).

The need for the Government to save face, or to appease a handful of religious organisations and their unreasonable demands, should not be prioritised over what's best for children and society.

Over 300 organisations took part to debate and agree on a collective civil society vision for education, and adopted a landmark declaration to help shape the education agenda beyond 2015.

I would like to thank Mark Stephens for his extraordinary dedication to the society for over twenty years and I know the legacy of his contribution to the organisation will be tangible for many years to come.

The move to delay a final decision comes following intense pressure from civil society organisations and movements, as well as diverging moves from other financial institutions such as the World Bank which pledged to end support to upstream oil and gas - a highly significant move given that current support to upstream oil and gas at over $ 1 billion per year on average between Financial Year 2014 and 2016.

[1] Civil society organisations have sought to engage with the Alliance through a number of different routes including a sign - on letter signed by over 80 organisations, participation in the Friends of the Alliance conference calls, and attending a meeting of the Alliance in the Hague in July 2014.

This movement began in 2005 with a call from Palestinian civil society; the call was endorsed by over 170 Palestinian political parties, organisations, trade unions and movements.

When Hudson walked into Chancery Lane back in 2006, the Law Society looked like an organisation in deep trauma that veered from one calamity to the next: a clash with the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, over its campaign against the Access to Justice Bill; non-stop criticism flowing from the profession's inability to get a grip on its handling of consumer complaints; and then there was the Kamlesh Bahl saga, a rancorous dispute with the first Asian woman to become vice-president.

About Blog End Water Poverty is a global coalition of over 350 civil society organisations campaigning to end the water and sanitation crisis.

[T] he capabilities of people, groups, organisations and whole societies to reach their own goals over time.