Sentence examples for call on nations from inspiring English sources
Behind the scenes, banking groups are lobbying G-20 leaders to call on nations to stick to the agreed plan.
The European Union agreed to call on nations to take actions "restoring the dignity" of the descendants of slaves, noting that some countries had already done so by "expressing remorse or presenting apologies".
That means verses that instruct people to "honor the emperor" must be considered alongside other commands in the Bible that call on nations to care for the poor and welcome the stranger.
But despite committing to international agreements that call on nations to work toward returning artwork looted by the Nazi state, Spain has waged a relentless legal battle in U.S. courts against descendants of the woman, Lilly Cassirer, to keep the masterpiece, which is valued at $30 million.
The injustice and cruelty of what has happened angered him, and prompted him to call on nations that continue to stockpile and produce anti-personnel mines to ratify the Mine Ban Treaty.
Most notably, the FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance and the U.N. Agreement on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks call on nations to work together within regional organizations to maintain lists of vessels operating in their areas of competence.
He campaigned against racism, nationalism, anti-Semitism and McCarthyism while calling on nations to renounce nuclear weapons and form a world government.
Passage last week of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on nations around the world to aid Iraq helped encourage some donor countries to come forward, Mr. Powell said.
By calling on nations around the world to enforce international human rights law when enforcement is vetoed by a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the court has essentially affirmed a power to "veto the veto".
The new goals call on every nation, rich and poor, to address the unique health needs of their populations.
We assembled in the wake of a recent UN declaration calling on nations to examine the ways that national policies can measure and promote happiness in each society.
