Sentences with phrase «urgent action over»
Geoff Barton, the general secretary of ASCL, described the survey findings as «stark», and claimed the work of schools will be «increasingly eroded» unless the government takes «urgent action over the school funding crisis».
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ Not exact matches
Unless Cameron wants to be remembered as the prime minister who presided over a return to cardboard cities, he must not only take urgent action to help those already on the streets, but recognise how some of his own policies have put them there.
The report calls for urgent government action to raise levels of awareness and understanding among businesses about the system — which is being phased in over the next three years.
Although long term plans and initiatives will allow us to solve pet overpopulation over time, the immediate needs of over 13,800 homeless pets in the Midlands require urgent action on a daily basis.
Over 10 hours, a host of views were expressed, ranging from a hopeful picture of demographic trends from Gérard - François Dumont of the University of Paris to an urgent call for action to avoid crossing dangerous planetary boundaries from Jeffrey D. Sachs of Columbia University's Earth Institute.
The report calls for urgent action to avoid sea level rises of a metre or more over the course of the next century.
Instead, Chairman Smith seeks governmental «oversight» over UCS's exercise of our core First Amendment right to petition the government to take action on the urgent threat of climate change,» said Ken Kimmell, the president of UCS.
This analytical document presents transformative opportunities that exist for Pacific Island countries over the next 25 years and identifies the region's biggest challenges that require urgent action.
Around that time the IPCC and other advocacies tried to pull «the old trick» of comparing projections with the «business as usual» (B.A.U.) case to show how bad it would become over a millennial time period unless urgent action is taken.
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr. Georg Kaser — Mountain Glaciers This video sees Pam Pearson and Dr. Georg Kaser about glaciers and their slow decline over many years.
The Walk was launched a week after two landmark events in New York: The People's Climate March, in which 400,000 people marched to call for urgent climate action, followed by the United Nations Climate Summit, wherein over 160 world leaders announced their commitments to solve the climate crisis.
This synthesis report has taken six years to compile, draws on research over 2,500 scientific experts from over 130 countries and should shock the world into taking urgent action to reduce global emissions.
It has taken six years to compile, draws on research by 2,500 scientists from over 130 countries and should shock the world into taking urgent action to reduce global emissions.
In light of the urgency and fundamental importance of these matters, and taking into account the willingness expressed by the State Party to continue the dialogue with the Committee over these provisions, the Committee decides to keep this matter on its agenda under its early warning and urgent action procedures to be reviewed again at its fifty - fifth session.
The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,
«Recent ABS figures showing a 12 % increase over the past year in the incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women shows just how urgent the actions, responsibilities, timelines and objectives set out in this document are,» he said.
The CERD's March 1999 decision under its early warning and urgent action procedures in respect of Australia's compliance with its obligations under the ICERD found that the amended NTA was discriminatory in that it preferred non-Indigenous interests over Indigenous ones.