This has resulted in an unprecedented, sector-wide concern with change: that humanitarianism must change to stay relevant and that "humanitarian agencies need to become more innovative simply to maintain their relevance" (Ramalingam et al. 2009:9).
Sevenoaks council has become England's first financially self-sufficient local authority - despite unprecedented public sector cuts threatening the future of services.
"As we contemplate further economic downturn and unprecedented public sector cuts sometimes the only salve is outright escapism," said Andrew Goodfellow, senior publishing director for Ebury Press.
What held us back was unprecedented public-sector austerity: At this point in the Bush years, government employment was up by 1.2 million, but under Mr. Obama it's down by 600,000.
Before the Kashmir crisis flared up, Mr. Soota said, "economic relations between the United States and India were on an upswing, and there were unprecedented private- sector initiatives for defense collaboration," and the Indian business community wants to recapture that trend.
A focused strategy has worked for us, and created a level of demand that's unprecedented in the sector here.
At Cisco, we believe that the convergence of people, process, data, and things on the Internet -- the Internet of Everything -- is making networked connections more valuable and relevant than ever before, creating unprecedented opportunities for the private sector, public sector, and individuals to collectively tackle key social issues linked to poverty.
Irish technology companies raised almost €1 billion in venture capital funding in 2017 in an unprecedented year for the sector.
"The amount of investment in the sector is unprecedented and that opening is not going to close because of this," Mr. Prates said.
Levels of output, new orders and employment in the manufacturing sector recorded unprecedented declines last month while price pressures eased, according to the latest survey from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/Markit.
This has arisen both out of necessity – because the sector faces unprecedented demand and decreasing budgets – and it is becoming better at making the best use of volunteers.
