Bearing in mind that volunteering is one of the important ways in which people participate in societal development,

Achieving the health and nutrition related Millennium Development Goals requires political, institutional and societal solutions as well as technical ones.

b. Cross sectoral issues, including contribution to the societal agenda

Our traditional societal heroes are wrong, because they are the exceptions.

In addition to these, there also exists a societal reverence for motherhood.

Society will be exposed to putrid legislation and that will affect the societal equilibrium .

The report claimed that the disadvantages women faced resulted purely from societal beliefs and attitudes.

Women continue to be excluded in extreme and significant ways from basic rights and societal benefits.

The exclusion of women from all levels of societal decision making is linked to their disempowerment.

The issue of changing societal attitudes towards women will be an integral component of this project.

Accelerating harvests would mean higher, more reliable production with less labor a formula for stronger, more stable livelihoods. Policymakers should thus pursue integrated solutions that combine climate change adaptation and mitigation with broader societal concerns, including development.

Today, by adhering to those very values, Bangladesh itself is undergoing a quiet but significant societal transformation.

The societal impacts relate notably to human migration and economic refugees, leading to deepening poverty and political instability.

It was stressed that expressions like situations of destabilizing civil unrest or societal breakdown would themselves require definition.

As societal structures and common norms of behaviour gradually break down, the vulnerability of the population increases sharply.

A woman's value is less than that of a man and her inferiority is embedded in societal structures.

There are however societal attitudes, which sometimes hinder women's access to healthcare in some remote and underdeveloped areas.

And the benefit to the sponsors is the sum of the publicity and societal benefits over the long term.

And the problem is, we're still working through, from a societal standpoint, how we allow people to be available.

There is also a cross sectional lack of awareness and entrenched societal attitudes relating to women and women's rights.

Then, when the prize is actually won, after it's moving, you get societal benefits, you know, new technology, new capability.

Conversely, some disasters have been instrumental in aggravating societal tensions, as was the case in Nicaragua after the 1972 earthquake.

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) had proved to be a particularly suitable learning and societal participation tool for children with disabilities.

Conscious of the particular risks faced by personnel engaged in United Nations operations conducted for the purposes of delivering humanitarian, political and development assistance in peacebuilding , including in situations of destabilizing civil unrest, societal breakdown, conflict and transitional reconstruction , and delivering emergency humanitarian assistance,

The flipside of this is that constantly being told that you are gifted, chosen and born to rule has distinct societal downsides.

Women are prohibited from essential forms of societal participation while they are the most vulnerable to social stress, deprivation, poverty and violence.

Recognizing that domestic violence against women is, inter alia, a societal problem and a manifestation of unequal power relations between women and men,

The development challenges in Africa are just one example of how tough societal problems can be addressed by the design and spread of improved technologies. The same will be true of how the world best addresses manmade climate change another of those seemingly intractable global problems.

UNICEF will also strengthen its support of the appropriate role of children and young people themselves as partners and participants in societal decision making.

Therefore, references to matters that fell within the domestic jurisdiction of States, such as situations of destabilizing civil unrest and societal breakdown, should be avoided.

The relevant government machinery, particularly the Ministry of Information and Media Development through its radio and TV programmes and the Ministry of Education through its curricula, are engaged in trying to bring a positive change in societal attitudes concerning the roles and status of men and women in the society.

After clarifying the whole facts, the Quanzhou Lawyers Association did not follow the societal discussion, but resisted the pressure and made a decision not to impose penalties.

(d) Support sustainable capacity building for Afghan women, including through information sharing, access to resources, education and training, to enable them to participate fully in all societal sectors

Article 18 of the Constitution of Uzbekistan has reaffirmed that citizens have equal rights, irrespective of gender, race, ethnicity, language, religion, social origin, conscience, personal situation or societal status.

Alliances with the media and other opinion makers have proved successful in facilitating change in societal attitudes towards women and promoting positive images of equality between men and women.

Capacity building can be defined2 as efforts aimed at developing human skills or societal infrastructures within a community or organization needed to reduce the level of risk.3 In extended understanding, capacity building also includes the development of institutional, financial, political and other resources, such as technology at different levels and sectors of society.

So we have greed, we've got overconfidence hubris, but since we're here at TEDWomen, let's consider one other factor that could be contributing in some small way to societal recklessness.

Fourth, every company both depends on and affects the societies in which it functions. The larger and more global the company, the larger and more global are its societal effects.

The project will also look at ways in which customary laws governing societal structures could be used as a basis for the conceptualization of mechanisms for dialogue with indigenous peoples.

Nevertheless, it remains concerned at the very poor living conditions of children with disabilities, their lack of integration in schools and society and at prevailing societal discriminatory attitudes towards them.

Economic, sexual and political violence against women is retaught from generation to generation in all countries in a paradigm of societal power held and created to benefit boys and men.

The policy s scope is also widely misunderstood. While the policy does include a rebalancing of America s military posture in Asia by 2020, the US Navy will deploy more of its forces, including six of its 11 carrier groups, to the Pacific Ocean it covers the entire spectrum of diplomacy, economics, development, culture, and inter societal relations.

The UNDP report emphasizes another aspect of societal performance vulnerability. It points out that while many countries succeeded in moving people out of poverty, the lives of many are still precarious.

The Committee further recommends that the State party continue to carry out comprehensive public education campaigns and undertake all necessary proactive measures to prevent and combat negative societal attitudes and practices.

A tiny fraction of international aid funding currently goes toward reducing societal violence and improving criminal justice systems. The enormous cost borne by society and individuals seems to cry out for action.