Sentences with phrase «exacerbating social tension»

This is often expressed as a concern that private (particularly religious) schools exacerbate social tensions.

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, for example, noted in its 2015 annual report the increase in reports of violence in India in recent years and observed that a «climate of impunity» against wrongdoers appeared to exist in a number of Indian states, «exacerbating the social and religious tensions among communities.»

Look closely, and this scene tells you a lot about what Italy is today: an MC Escher - like tangle of governmental bureaucracy; social tension exacerbated by a relatively recent influx of immigrants; passive resignation to years of high unemployment, virtually no economic growth, and government debt that is now nearly 140 percent of the gross domestic product.

In such contexts programmes that are not inclusive risk — at best — being perceived as illegitimate, and — at worst — exacerbating existing social tensions.

In a debriefing session that followed this particular videoconferencing session, a discussion ensued on the social issues that arise when people see little hope for the future, as well as the ways social, political, and economic forces work together in negative ways that can exacerbate tensions in distressed communities.

«The general trend of urbanisation is not going to help either, as urban heat islands can exacerbate the problem, and when people are concentrated social tensions can escalate.

Europe: Tensions may rise as immigration from Africa and the Middle East exacerbated by climate change places additional social and economic pressures on countries.