Sentence examples for support for the declaration from inspiring English sources

Backers of the resolution said they would push ahead despite mounting opposition and try to rally support for the declaration, which they said was essential to deter future genocide and protect America's credibility in speaking out against brutality in places like Darfur and Myanmar.

By censoring Under God, we remove an essential support for the Declaration and the Constitution.

More recently, however, in 2010 the U.S. became the last of the four "no" votes to change its position and after consultation with American Indian Tribes announced its support for the declaration.

Although all countries have stated support for the 1948 declaration, not all observe or have ratified the two covenants.

He became rabbi of the congregation Machzike Hadath in London, where he aroused popular support for the Balfour Declaration (1917), which furnished the basis for the League of Nations Palestinian mandate.

He said Russia's position "remains unchanged," referring to the Soviet Union's support for the Palestinian declaration of independence of 1988, which was issued by Yasir Arafat in Algiers.

Though the Liberals have proclaimed their support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at whose heart lies the right of "free, prior and informed consent"—they've been loath to recognize it in practice on the ground.

Criticism of Mr. Zapatero's relationship with the Catalan party began to grow after the party expressed support for the Basque declaration, which was passed by the Basque parliament in late December as part of a complex plan for overhauling the region's legal ties with Madrid.

This week, I am in New York with my fellow Pacific leaders to seek broader support for the Majuro Declaration, and to present it to the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, as our "Pacific gift" to his efforts to build political will for accelerating climate action, and the signing of a new global agreement in 2015.

Support for the Paris Declaration was recently reiterated at the Third High-Level Fonum on Aid Effectiveness, a meeting of development partners and developing countries held in September 2008, though stakeholders also noted a range of challenges to its implementation.

Although Hezbollah announced public support for the protests, the declaration is perceived by most as insincere and politically motivated, and the Shia party has become a target for the protesters' anger.