Together with six other grantmaking organizations (EMpower, Mama Cash, Nike Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Plan UK, and Stars Foundation), we have developed a global awards initiative to recognize and reward outstanding grassroots organizations focusing a significant part of their work on ensuring that the rights of girls are realized.
Several countries in Latin America have undertaken major initiatives to recognize and protect the land rights of indigenous people.
Dedicated to the theme of Sustainable Sourcing and Responsible Value Chains, it was clear that the discussion of sustainable luxury has finally moved on from creating feel-good initiatives to recognizing the potential for creating business value.
Elsewhere, Europe is limiting climate pollution from air travel, Australia has enacted a national carbon tax, and there is a global initiative underway to recognize the rights of Mother Nature.
And in the sixth principle, Kerry did something that previous US administrations should have done since 2002, when the Beirut Arab summit adopted the Arab Peace Initiative, pledging to recognize Israel's right to have secure borders in return for its withdrawal to the 1967 lines and agree borders with the state of Palestine.
Wise leaders appreciate the risks and the rifts and various initiatives aim to recognize and address the tensions - among them are BRAVE, a Muslim-led youth initiative that earns its name with the courage that open discourse on the topic demands.
Capacity development initiatives need to recognize the critical role of senior staff, and explore ways to attract and retain them (see How to Promote Capacity and Sustainability within HPAIs).
In the development of future research and policy initiatives, it is important to recognize that many of the questions are interrelated and that knowledge gained from one question may be needed to address other questions (Table 1).
Though these global health initiatives have increasingly begun to recognize the need to support and implement HSS strategies, WHO's recommendation for 50% of international development assistance to be used for HSS may not have adequate support or a viable funding mechanism to address brain drain (4, 20, 21).
Federal courts have declined to recognize the initiative, approved by the state's voters in 1996.
The initiative aims to teach students how to recognize high-risk situations and intervene.
