Sentences with phrase «world leader on this issue»

In this article, Mr. Koffi Annan spoke to world leaders on the issue of protecting our environment.

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International business and political leaders at the 2014 World Economic Forum annual meeting focus on global politics, economics, and social issues.

When the leaders of the world's major economies convene in Toronto on June 26, their schedule will be laden with big issues, from ending stimulus spending to the European debt crisis to the debate over a global bank tax.

Zooming in on the five risks presented in this year's Global Opportunity Report, 42 percent of the leaders we asked across the world singled out youth unemployment as the most pressing issue to solve.

Their high - stakes, two - day summit is being closely watched for signs of how the leaders of the world's two biggest economies will be able to cooperate on issues from North Korea to trade to cybersecurity amid mounting challenges in the Asia - Pacific.

It's the first meeting of the leaders since Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, in which countries around the world committed to a series of targets on the issue of climate change.

It is unfortunate that a country of this stature, who rules the world, from the skies like a god, and lacks comprehensive leadership to deal with these pressing issues... where are the Presidents akin to our late leaders that took the initiative and got things done, America has become a cold, hostile place to live, We lack the sense of unity that made us what we are... There are hundreds of thousand unemployed, Why can't the government promote an agency akin to the peace corps, that utilizes the young folks sitting on their a $ $ and make them earn their unemployment check by working in this storm zone, to rehabilitate and get these folks back on their feet... it would promote a culture of selflessness and charity and would without a question cause a paradigm shift in the minds of our youth, This is what makes a nation great!

Steve is a recognized thought leader in the industry and frequent speaker at industry conferences in the US and around the world on the issues driving the American wine market.

(Not that that's ever an issue with Arsenal) So would sooner see a world class centre back and leader on the pitch and a 30 + gaol a season striker.

I think for once the Christian leaders in this country should come out from their cocoon and tell the whole world their intention as orchestrated by this devilish and unruly behaviors of theirs on the issue of hijab and other related issues as it affects the Muslim child.

With Labour leader Ed Miliband now issuing no - holds - barred attacks on Mr Murdoch and the prime minister firing a warning shot across the bows this morning by telling reporters he would have accepted Rebekah Brokes» resignation, the last thing the media mogul needed was a negative impact on his business efforts, especially after he took the drastic step of closing the News of ten World yesterday.

Most prominent among them is Philips Lighting, the multinational company that calls itself «the world leader in lighting» and which last year hired Albany's Hinman Straub to lobby the executive branch on «New York Harbor Crossing» and «Lighting Issues.»

Although Margaret Thatcher was the first world leader to warn about the threat of global warming, and although David Cameron famously highlighted the issue too, other prominent Conservatives including Nigel Lawson and Peter Lilley have been outspoken in their opposition to the mainstream agenda on climate change.

He explains why the UNWTO has written an open letter to world leaders at the summit requsting the issues around travel and its impact on the world economy also be considered at the meeting this week.

Climate change - the issue David Cameron described a year ago as «one of the most serious threats that this country and this world faces» and on which all three leaders signed an important pledge as recently as February — has been studiously avoided in this campaign.

«While I understand and respect the point of view of conservatives who have been opposing him, Trump is, in fact, the most conservative candidate running for president on a wide range of issues, including immigration, jobs, taxes, Supreme Court appointments and regaining our image as a world leader,» Long said.

The President reviewed all his major and side events during the visit and highlighted the issues on which he sent a clear and direct message to world leaders.

Adesina, in an earlier statement issued in Abuja on Friday, said President Buhari would also join other world leaders at the welcoming reception to be hosted by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.

A parade of world leaders from heads of state to corporate chiefs urged action on climate change at the largest summit on the issue ever organized.

The leaders of the world's two largest greenhouse - gas - emitting nations touted two previous joint emissions deals, gave nearly back - to - back speeches on the urgency of tackling the climate threat and together issued a statement of support for an ambitious global accord.

In March 2002, Theodore Friedmann, who directs the program in human gene therapy at the University of California at San Diego and has advised the National Institutes of Health and congressional leaders on gene - related issues, organized a three - day workshop for the world agency.

But this outcome enhances our optimism that such issues can be addressed on the basis of a genuine realisation that it is in the U.K.'s interests to remain among the world leaders in key areas of science and innovation.

It was a panel discussion about one of the most significant public health issues on the planet: the world toilet crisis, and how religious leaders can help to fight it.

The possible shift on the Paris Agreement comes as Trump is having introductory discussions with world leaders to begin the process of forming relationships on a dizzying array of issues.

AUSTIN — Fresh off a plane from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in Munich, Germany, where he'd conferred with world leaders on global defense, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden issued a forceful call here last night to build on the cancer moonshot he started while in the White House and transform the way the world fights cancer.

The First World Conference on Research Integrity (Lisbon, 16 - 19 September 2007) was the first occasion for national leaders to meet to consider integrity issues.

Although her future plans have not been solidified, Poole says, «I do plan to continue to work on women's issues and support women leaders from around the world....

Passionate around issues of opportunity and equality for women and girls, she has worked on these issues for private companies and the World Bank, and served on various non-profit Boards, including, currently on the Board and Executive Committee of the Tahirih Justice Center, a national leader protecting immigrant women and girls fleeing violence.

It is our hope that exposure of the malignant effects of the unions on public education and the threat for the nation's future will provide some direction for a much - needed public discussion about an issue that may be among the most critical for our continued survival as a world leader.

Building on the success of the sold - out 2013 Rep Technology Roundtable, SEMA's Manufacturers» Representative Network (MRN) will again host a collection of business - critical discussions moderated by industry thought leaders on November 2, 2014, from 3:30 p.m. — 6:00 p.m. at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino (formerly the LVH), Ballrooms D — E. Through intimate roundtable discussions, attendees will have the opportunity ask questions and receive practical solutions that address real - world issues.

Penguin said the book will combine a memoir of Fiorina's career so far with her views on a variety of issues, including what makes a leader, how women can thrive in business and how technology will continue to reshape the world.

Verdict: 4 Stars As the world watches to see where the position of leader of the Catholic church is headed and who will be tapped to fill the role, to those on the outside of the issue there may be some confusion about the election of a new Pope and the status of the previous one.

After you finish the game, you can then view your results average score, best score or words found, words missed, as well as how you rank on the leader boards) If you look at the description on BlackBerry App World, it's said that you'll experience a black screen bug until you upgrade your PlayBook to 2.0.1, but the issue will persist regardless, albeit infrequently.

Frieze Talks: Curated by Tom Eccles (Executive Director, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York) for the sixth year, Frieze's program of Talks will also return this year, providing visitors an opportunity to delve into a discourse on critical issues in the contemporary art world with some of today's most significant artists, cultural figures, and thought - leaders.

In this work, Beloufa casts non-actors as world leaders declaring war on one another to solve fundamental issues in their countries; the resulting film is a candid, often politically incorrect study of power, employing streaming news media and reality television tropes to discuss themes of self and state surveillance, capitalist economies at odds, and communication mediated by cloudy, cross-wired channels.

Heads of state from around the world have begun to personally engage on this issue and forward - thinking corporate leaders have made this a top priority.

After two weeks of being on the conference grounds, meeting street children, learning from people from all over the world about environmental issues, me and my friends felt angry, and justified in our anger at our world leaders.

As world leaders and their top advisers convened in Manhattan for Tuesday's United Nations summit on global warming, there were hints of accord on a few issues that could form the basis for a climate deal in December in Copenhagen — something less that a full - blown treaty but sufficient to avoid total breakdown of an international effort.

Having leaders of the world's established and emerging powers take away the drama now could ease the burden on functionaries diving in to resolve enormously complicated issues next month.

It is unfortunate that the great country and its leaders are dragging their feet for a long time on the issue of climate change and the steps and initiatives needed to rid of the world from the catastrophic consequences of climate chnage.

Four of the world's leading climate scientists, Dr. James Hansen, Dr. Tom Wigley, Dr. Ken Caldeira and Dr. Kerry Emanuel, will issue a stark challenge to world leaders and environmental campaigners attending the COP21 climate summit at a scheduled press conference in Paris on December 3.

COP18 / CMP8 entered the crucial phase of climate change negotiations on Day 9 with world leaders issuing a clarion call for urgent global action at the opening of the High Level Segment of the conference.

We also must be careful not to give it too much credit either, as most of the world's political leaders were laggards on the issue of climate change long before Climategate arose.

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«The fact that a majority in Congress does not support him (President Obama) can not help his credibility as a world leader on the climate issue.»

As world leaders struggle to find a solution to the violence in the world's newest nation, Global Witness calls on them to join in demanding that South Sudan's leaders call a halt to issuing any new oil deals and suspend any ongoing negotiations.

This week, leaders from around the world are gathering in Davos to discuss the most pressing global issues of our time under the theme «Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World», with climate change likely to feature high on the agworld are gathering in Davos to discuss the most pressing global issues of our time under the theme «Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World», with climate change likely to feature high on the agWorld», with climate change likely to feature high on the agenda.

The findings will be a blow to the EU's efforts to be seen as a global leader on climate issues as the world tries to implement the landmark Paris climate pact.

On June 21, 2012, leaders from around the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss sustainable development and related issues.

But, it can agree that international climate talks are opportunities to negotiate, to project America's ideals, and to remain strategically engaged with world leaders on what is arguably one of the most critical issues of our time — energy.