The approach has been central to international initiatives advocating more but better targeted spending on health care [ 12, 13].
He endorsed trade protectionism, the strategic defense initiative advocated by Reagan that was often referred to as Star Wars and, most passionately, the junking of the two-party establishment whose rules he came to despise.
So British recognition of the state of Palestine, joining 134 of the 193 member states of the UN, in an initiative advocated by Vincent Fean (until recently our consul-general in Jerusalem) would be a very welcome move, which ought to influence US policy in this regard, a sine qua non for the international pressure needed to bear down on Israel.
The new economic thinking will add weight to the 20/20 Initiative advocated by UNICEF and other partners, which enjoins governments of donor and developing countries to allot 20 per cent of their official development assistance (ODA) and national budgets, respectively, to basic social services.
Launched in 2008, the initiative advocates a three-stage approach in the six countries where it operates – a list that includes India, where Coca Cola has been embroiled in a conflict over water use in the past.
For instance, past experience with the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), another top-down initiative advocating participatory projects, points to the challenges of getting meaningful participation at all levels (Shivernje 2005; Mpepo and Seshamani 2005).
The initiative advocates for migrants' right to connectivity; enables access through negotiated data rates for refugees, subsidized device prices, and internet access centers; and provides training to ensure migrants are able to fully take advantage of their smartphones.
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At the review stage the initiative advocates the use of the same measures that were completed at assessment (SDQ, RCADS) alongside a CHI-ES Q CHI-ES Q
To suggest that Mr. Bush's campaign is behind the state initiatives, advocates of same-sex marriage have pointed to a letter that Ken Blackwell, a Republican who is secretary of state of Ohio, wrote to his supporters saying that the Bush campaign had asked him to support the state's amendment.
