Sentences with phrase «vulnerable countries of»

The most vulnerable countries of the world, including many small island nations, believe they can sustain about half that rate.

Not exact matches

Yet, as a country, we are probably more vulnerable than we were a decade ago because we failed to take seriously the most important lesson of the crisis: the dangers of housing mania and the perils of household debt.

The competitive nature of these populations and ultimately countries meant that while each was always vulnerable as societies they progresses much better and faster than the autocracies of China and Turkey.

But the ban may actually backfire, said Human Rights Watch, which warned it could «increase abuses of workers who are forced to resort to unsafe and unregulated channels to enter the country» and thus become more vulnerable to trafficking and other dangers.

«The U.S. has obviously been clear about where it stands with the Paris Agreement, but it is heartening that 19 other countries reaffirmed their commitment to the agreement,» said Thoriq Ibrahim, minister of energy and environment for the Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of countries vulnerable to the effects of global warming.

The country also has a high level of debt servicing ratio, which made its banking system more vulnerable.

Depending on mining, forestry, and oil and gas leaves the country vulnerable to swings in commodity prices and the health of our export partners.

While the U.S. and Europe are currently grappling with huge debts, a lot of the developing countries had their financial crises more than a decade ago and are now less vulnerable to shocks.

«Any of the «stan» countries are vulnerable,» Randolph said, referring to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

We like selected commodity - producers but are wary of manufacturing countries vulnerable to a tougher U.S. stance on trade.

Mrs Merkel — or La Signora No in Italy — doused hopes of a break - through on proposals by the «Latin Bloc» leaders of Italy, France, and Spain to deploy the funds (EFSF and ESM) to cap the bond yields of «virtuous» countries vulnerable to contagion, or to recapitalize banks directly to take the strain off sovereign states.

Analysts believe that investors are gradually beginning to pay more attention to these assets since they are unrelated to a country's economy — unlike fiat currencies and other traditional forms of money exchange, which are extremely vulnerable to internal and external economic shocks — leading to the popularity of cryptos such as bitcoin and a few others.

In a previous speech, [1] I tried to identify the list of economic characteristics that would make a country vulnerable to a currency crisis or, worse, to a full - blown economic crisis.

Half of the country's 2014 exports were raw products like oil, iron ore, soybean and corn, so the economy has been vulnerable to commodity price changes on those products.

When assigning hurricane relief funds to communities across the country, the oversight board's austerity policies may also privilege wealthier at the expense of the most vulnerable, argues Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, also at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, who published an op - ed in the Huffington Post.

The country's banking sector is vulnerable, however, because of its heavy reliance on wholesale funding, Tuvey says, «There have been large deposit withdrawals, and credit growth will remain weak after having been the main driver of economic growth.»

In a dramatic assessment of the state of the country, Justin Welby said there is a danger of a «schism» in society that the most vulnerable are falling into.

The refugees will be from various countries, and are some of the most vulnerable individuals in the world.

With Huck's Raft, Steven Mintz indicates that children are extremely vulnerable to the fates of their parents, and he understands with clarity the history of families in this country.

What is it that makes developing countries so vulnerable to the invasion of concepts, values and norms that transform their cultures from within and neo-colonise them, in ways that could become irreversible?

In countries in the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etc..

Where is your passion for changing the hearts and minds of the people vulnerable to the Taliban in your home country?

Today's blog comes from Stephan Bauman, who serves as the President of World Relief, which includes approximately 2,500 staff in 20 different countries focused on a mission of empowering local churches to serve the vulnerable, including more than 25 offices in the U.S. that resettle refugees.

It was a revolutionary piece of legislation that placed real consequences on countries preying on the most vulnerable.

The state senator touched on many themes I loved - themes of justice, of fighting for the vulnerable and sick, of deep love for my country.

Krish Kandiah, founder and director of the charity, was joined by foster carers, adoptive parents, adopted children, and care leavers to present postcards from foster carers, adopters, and supporters all over the country asking the Prime Minister to prioritise care for vulnerable children.

Described as the Mother Teresa of Pakistan, Dr Ruth Pfau, 87, moved to Pakistan and spent more than fifty years of her life helping some of the country's most vulnerable people.

Announcing Ecuador's decision, Foreign minister Ricardo Patino said the country was being loyal to its tradition of protecting those who were vulnerable.

In the strangely efficient world of human trafficking, there are countries of origin, such as Ukraine, Cambodia and Nigeria, where desperate conditions render people vulnerable to enslavement.

«Every day across the country, our amazing volunteers are creating tasty, nutritious three - course meals, served to vulnerable people in the community at risk of food poverty and social isolation,» said FoodCycle Communications Officer Steven Hawkes.

The first ingredients and products to stress the importance of fair trade practices chocolate, bananas, coffee, vanilla, and tea are sourced from countries most vulnerable to exploitation.

These stress - tolerant varieties hold the promise of improving the livelihoods of some of the world's poorest farmers who till lands most vulnerable to climate change — and securing the granaries of many countries — by ensuring a good harvest, for instance, even after over 14 days of flooding.

As many as 143 million people in three of the world's most vulnerable regions could be forced by 2050 to migrate within their own country due to climate change, a new report says.

The contribution of these varieties to the country's food security is even more crucial because the Philippines is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to Dr. Calixto Protacio, executive director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).

Because of the high concentration of exports coming from only a few countries, the international rice market is vulnerable to disruptions in supply from major exporting countries, leading to higher world prices.

IRRI Director General Dr. Matthew Morell said that the institute will continue to work with the Bangladesh government to ensure collaborative and responsive programs for the rice sector are in place to meet the current and future needs of the country's rice industry, particularly for the vulnerable farmers and consumers.

Moreover, the black African countries are themselves vulnerable to charges of abetting inhumane governments.

I heard they were doing a special event to raise money for BBC's Sports Relief which raises money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries.

Fatherhood Institute chief executive Rob Williams stressed the importance of investing at families at a time when many mothers and fathers face economic hardship: «If we are to become the most family friendly country in Europe as the Coalition wishes, we must support families — especially the most vulnerable ones — through these tough economic times.

Anne Longfield OBE, Chief Executive of 4Children said: «Families across the country, particularly the most vulnerable, depend on Sure Start Children's Centres to help get their children off to the best start in life.

One criticism of the WHO stance has been that it is more relevant to developing countries, where babies who are breastfed for longer are less likely to be exposed to contaminated water while they are at their most vulnerable.

Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the region and as a result, it is particularly vulnerable to accepting incentives from foreign companies.

Despite the safeguards it affords, they say, mothers in developing countries - the most vulnerable of mothers anywhere, the ones least able to afford formula milk, the ones whose babies most need the breast milk they could and should be getting for free - were being, and continue to be, targeted by corporate giants bent on carving out their share of a valuable market (Save the Children, which today publishes a report on the baby - milk industry, reckons that the total value of baby - milk and baby - food imports is worth almost # 16m a year in Bangladesh alone - but the potential, if more mothers were bottlefeeding, is a lot higher than that).

And as they are defeated on the ground, the terrorists are exploiting the internet and social media to spread this ideology that is preying on vulnerable citizens in our own countries, inspiring them to commit acts of terror in our own cities.

Right now, Marisa is very concerned that our borders and ports are vulnerable — the vast majority of cargo containers enter our country through ship or truck, and yet the inspection rates for both are woefully low.

Father Campbell made the remark on Tuesday when he visited the NHIA boss to commend the Authority for its interest in enrolling the needy and vulnerable populations of the country onto the Scheme, and to enlist the support of the NHIA in other humanitarian causes.

And the situation in several European countries today provides an example of how high levels of gross debt can themselves leave a country vulnerable to unstable market dynamics.

Germany has shown real leadership in response to this crisis, unilaterally lifting the Dublin regulation requiring refugees to be accommodated in their country of first entry, pledging to resettle up to 35,000 Syrian refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPRS) and leading efforts to build a co-ordinated European response.

In those countries where it remains, international safeguards aim to ensure legality and fair trial, principles of equality and consistency, and minimum standards of protection for vulnerable groups, as well as entailing imposition only for the most serious crimes.