Observers,human rights activists and civil society groups also attended the two-week review conference.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Civil society groups are calling on President John Atta-Mills' government to draw up a comprehensive biofuels policy to reconcile these issues.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Since the military leader is not respecting his own promises, Dore says the civil society forum will not accept his candidacy.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

His plans for an interim government have been rejected by a coalition of political parties,trade unions, and civil society groups.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The lawyers,the opposition, the civil society is going to be in the streets, although they [i.e.,authorities in Pakistan have started mass arrests.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

It was not the Bush administration that conducted a campaign of terror in Beirut, assassinating Lebanese politicians, journalists and civil society activists,"

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

With the help of other civil society groups and President Amadou Toumani Toure, Munjara says that education program has made real progress.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The role of civil society groups took a major step forward following ASEAN meetings earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

Opposition leaders along with union representatives and civil society leaders held talks with the ECOWAS appointed mediator Abdulsalami Abubakar on Thursday and Friday.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Under the reforms, civil society groups now have the opportunity to hold talks with selected countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

They discussed involving more fistula survivors in civil society groups working on the issue and better coordinating the work of those groups into regional networks.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

"The donors are pumping in a lot of resources." "Civil society is working on access but the truth is 75 percent of the children fail.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Noting that all organizations compete fiercely for funding, Feltman denied the Obama administration has backed away from groups supporting civil society and similar programs in Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

But local business and civil society groups are starting to stage counter demonstrations.

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

He will also meet with leaders of civil society and the political opposition.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

The authority's members will come from political parties, civil society and the military.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Joel Mamboundou works in Gabon for the civil society network, The Access Initiative.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

President Obama , and administration officials insist there is no question of any lessening of overall U.S.support for civil society and democracy groups seeking democratic reforms in Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Jean Mamboundou says opposition parties have failed to heed civil society's call for a single candidate because many believe they can win the election outright on their own.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

and they did it,". He says reforms undertaken by communist dictatorships never lead to systemic change without an active opposition creating what he calls a "civil society movement."

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Weber said the report recommends fighting poverty and using U.S.political and economic leverage with authoritarian governments to promote democratic reforms and create a middle class and a civil society.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24