Sentences with phrase «as violent conflict»

«HIV spreads faster as violent conflict looms.»

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The Search for Common Ground, a non-profit which aims to reduce the number of violent conflicts being fought around the world, even lists the re-phrasing skill as an essential ingredient in non-violent conflict resolution.

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland, appears to be acting as a go - between for Bergdahl and his family, part of its mission is to protect victims of armed conflict and other violent situations and provide them with assistance.

In something of an oblique way this article alludes to the 5th Crusade and the Sultan Malik s well as St. Francis Assisi and we must bear in mind (in all of this violent conflict) that the Mediterranean is actually the junction of three continents (Africa, Asia, Europe) and that powerful empires have been bumping into one another since the beginning of recorded history (Babylon, Egypt, Persian, Assyria, Alexander, Rome, Carthage, the Moors, Christian Crusaders, El Cid -LRB-!!)

Religious differences in the United Sates are numerous and varied, yet they rarely lead to extended violent conflicts such as happens in Northern Ireland, the Middle East, the subcontinent of Asia, and in many other places.

Failure to do so leads to cultural and even violent conflicts as in Sri Lanka in recent decades.

At the slightest provocation of hurt to the religious sentiments of a given group, violent conflicts arise, causing untold destruction of lives and property as we have witnessed in the recent riots in Bombay

Terrorism / gay agenda is defined as political violence in an asymmetrical conflict that is designed to induce terror and psychic fear (sometimes indiscriminate) through the violent victimization and destruction of noncombatant targets (sometimes iconic symbols).

During the week long meeting that came to an end on Friday, the Primates also discussed issues such as climate change, human trafficking, the refugee crisis, persecution against Christians and violent conflict.

Sometimes it has triggered conflict and even violence, when apocalyptic hope has led to violent attempts to «force in'the «new age» by a messianic group which conceives itself as the divine (or historically appointed) bearer of the new age.

The communication and information process that is dominated by the powerful creates violent conflicts on the social psychological level as well as on cultural levels.

On why Buhari Must Heed EU's advice, the group stated that in the world over, violent suppression of non-violent protests by territorial governments have always boomeranged; leading the suppressed to abandon non-violent approaches and resort to self help or self defense approaches including Most of the ongoing devastating intra State violent conflicts in Africa and the Middle East primarily started as non-violent socio - political or ethno - cultural campaigns, but turned violent on account of the host States» repressive and dictatorial responses.

We see much more intra-state conflict as a proportion of violent conflict overall, since the end of the Cold War, which has led to more opportunities for third parties to get involved in an effort to build peace.

Conflicts involving militias, paramilitaries, rebels, cartels, or terrorist organisations (collectively referred to as violent non-state groups) are the most lethal form of violence in the world today.

The recent and on - going clashes taking place between members of the Kurdish and Turkish diasporas in Europe reflect the violent trans - nationality of this conflict: violence — as oppression and resistance alike — is «travelling» across time and space.

Terrorism is defined as political violence in an asymmetrical conflict that is designed to induce terror and psychic fear (sometimes indiscriminate) through the violent victimization and destruction of noncombatant targets (sometimes iconic symbols).

The current justice secretary, the first sitting Cabinet member to appear before the inquiry, was in a privileged position as head of the Foreign Office throughout the build - up, execution and violent aftermath of the conflict.

It was a violent climax to a long - simmering conflict, which saw farmers regularly lose harvests as protected elephants raided their crops.

On the contrary, LeBlanc argues, prehistoric warfare in the Southwest was common, prolonged, and at least as deadly on a per capita basis as the most violent conflicts of the 20th century.

As a result of these desperate conditions, the dryland countries are host to a disproportionate number of the world's violent conflicts.

They point to direct effects resulting from rising temperatures and changes in the frequency and strength of storms, floods, droughts, and heat - waves — as well as to less direct impacts, such as changes in crop yields, the burden and distribution of infectious disease, and climate - induced population displacement and violent conflict.

As disease ravaged the indigenous population and resources became scarce, a series of violent conflicts arose between tribes, settlers, and the government that scarred the continent.

Centered on a gripping performance by Jack O'Connell, as a British soldier marooned in a sharply divided Belfast over the course of a single, violent night during the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, «' 71» constantly thrills without sensationalizing its surprises.

A patriarch can not keep the farm going as a concern, can not even educate his youngest child, and can not prevent his embittered sons from violent Oedipal conflict followed by flight; surface naturalism is rent by dream, mysticism, and savage social satire.

All that's left is the action which, because there is nothing cohesive to attach it to, plays as an anthology of violent set - pieces connected by common characters instead of a series of high - octane conflict / resolution moments that advance a story.

Perhaps having lived in Southern California for most of my life, I tend to think that the screenplay by New York native LaGravenese grossly overstates some of the depictions of the community here as largely violent and filled with racial tensions that cause conflicts on a daily basis in nearly every classroom and city block at all times.

Edgerton, who previously received good notices for his violent Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby and his conflicted FBI agent in Black Mass, plays Richard Loving as a man of few words, who keeps his eyes down and his emotions bottled up.

You might even say that the two nominal genres, as used by Lee and Schamus, effectively intertwine, mirroring each other: just as Jake must discover his character in the crucible of war, so does the nation itself attain a new maturity through its ordeal of division, violent conflict, and eventual reunification.

The conflicting and divisive role played by madrasas in Pakistan has given a chance to the international community to brand Islam as a violent religion and madrasas as the institution preaching that version.

Ted Neill on bearing witness to the violent conflicts that take place as a result of religious belief

As the British pushed into the interior of the country, there were numerous violent confrontations with the Maya (see Mayan Emigration and Conflict, ch.

As a result of these conflicts, it is not uncommon for troops to engage in violent physical clashes.

Nowhere is this more true than in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a long - standing violent conflict has killed almost 4 million people, garnering it recognition as the world's most lethal conflict since World War II.

In fact the Summary says that climate change can indirectly increase risks of violent conflicts by amplifying factors such as poverty and economic shocks.

For instance, the Mail on Sunday quotes the Summary as saying climate change will «increase risks of violent conflicts».

The report also highlighted the fact that climate change will exacerbate existing problems, such as access to resources and food security, which will most likely result in violent conflict.

3) indirect impacts mediated through societal systems, such as undernutrition and mental illness from altered agricultural production and food insecurity, stress and undernutrition and violent conflict caused by population displacement, economic losses due to widespread «heat exhaustion» impacts on the workforce, or other environmental stressors, and damage to health care systems by extreme weather events.

E) Adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as those which develop large infrastructure or the resettle communities against their will to reduce exposure to climate change, carry risks of disrupted livelihoods, displaced populations, deterioration of valued cultural expressions and practices, and in some cases violent conflict.

she identifies some of the principals in the spreading of what she calls this «alarmist rhetoric» to be various United Nations agencies, NGOs, national governments, security pundits, the popular media and — quite specifically — the Norwegian Nobel Committee of 2007, which, as she describes it, «warned that climate - induced migration and resource scarcity could cause violent conflict and war within and between states when it awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore, Jr. and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.»

I would not call money spent preventing sudden disruptions in supply (as a result of violent conflict) a subsidy if it is preventing global price spikes, which tend to create corresponding profit spikes for oil companies.

As climate change impacts interact with features of the social, economic and political landscape, countries with weak governance systems will become overwhelmed, and face a high risk of falling into political instability and violent conflict.

The fact that mother Alimanovic was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and her children were born in Germany between 1994 and 1999 hints at her possible history in Germany as a refugee, escaping the violent conflict in her home country.

Children's exposure to IPV, such as witnessing or being involved in violent conflicts between parents, can cause serious mental and behavio - ral health issues, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mood and anxiety disorders, aggressive behaviors, self - harm, and eating and sleeping problems [4][5][6][7].

Other areas of clinical emphasis & interest include individuals, couples and families experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, and unexpected crisis; families with communication problems, conflict, intimacy issues, parenting techniques, and divorce decisions; perpetrators & victims of family violence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and victims of violent crimes as well as families or individuals experiencing drug and alcohol abuse.