Sentences with phrase «vulnerable people at risk»

We believe this decision will put vulnerable people at risk of being forced into marriage.»

It's better than knowingly putting vulnerable people at risk for illnesses that modern science has the power to prevent, too.

Offering medical assistance in dying to people in Canada on the basis of psychiatric illnesses could put vulnerable people at risk, argues a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

«Zika conspiracy theories on social media putting vulnerable people at risk.»

(2) To surround a demonstrating group and lock it in, without any regard to who is inside the group - e.g., children - puts very vulnerable people at risk should violence break out.

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That some people may be biologically vulnerable to alcohol addiction has not been proven; in fact, there is no evidence that heredity places a person at greater risk of becoming a heavy drinker than family environment, character, beliefs and conduct.

«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 International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners are working together to develop Golden Rice as a potential new food - based approach to improve the vitamin A status of people at risk, especially children and women who are most vulnerable as they have extra need for micronutrients.

Within these vulnerable road user groups Britain has a higher level of deaths per head — at 13 per million people — than Sweden and the Netherlands, despite no evidence of higher activity or exposure to risk.

Vulnerable people are not ones who mount the barricades, or put themselves at risk in the streets, or immerse themselves in communities that need help, or release confidential documents.

New healthcare charging rules brought in today are unworkable and put health of vulnerable people at serious risk, say charities and health professionals

Former senior police chief and Lib Dem home affairs spokesperson Brian Paddick said he was shocked by the revelations and is worried that it could put vulnerable people at higher risk of hate crimes.

And this requires not just the security measures I have outlined but that we work with all communities and all countries through debate, discussion, dialogue and education as we tackle at root the evils that risk driving people, particularly vulnerable young people, into the hands of violent extremists.

Working - class people are more likely to know someone vulnerable to being hit by welfare cuts, even if they're not themselves at risk.

The new fund — «Warm and Well Cornwall» — targets residents who are in poor health or at risk of ill health, or with underlying health issues, or caring for a vulnerable person or worried about their home being cold or damp.

If they are experiencing negative effects, the elderly and other vulnerable people near wells are likely to also be at risk.

Both men and women seemed to be equally vulnerable to this change in the weather, and those at greatest risk were people aged 75 to 84 years, along with those who had previous heart troubles.

People with genetically determined very high cholesterol levels (familial hypercholesterolaemia) seem to be at greater risk of tendon pain, but it's not clear if those with lower, but still high levels, might also be vulnerable to tendon injuries.

Kempe and her co-authors write that delaying or spreading out vaccines results in higher rates of under - vaccination and puts children and other vulnerable people in the population at risk for vaccine preventable diseases with potentially severe outcomes.

Transgender and gender nonconforming people are at high risk for diseases such as AIDS and are vulnerable to depression and other mental health issues, but may be reluctant to disclose their identities to researchers due to stigma.

A policy for access to assisted dying by nonterminally ill patients with psychiatric conditions will put many vulnerable and stigmatized people at risk,» writes Dr. Scott Kim, a physician and bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States, with Dr. Trudo Lemmens, a professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law & the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

Further cuts of $ 1108m will be made to the dependency fund for elderly and disabled people in 2013, putting these vulnerable people even more at risk.

-- The term «most vulnerable communities and populations» means communities and populations that are at risk of substantial adverse impacts of climate change and have limited capacity to respond to such impacts, including impoverished communities, children, women, and indigenous peoples.

But even though it's a common and serious problem, many people don't know that much about depression and suicide — including who's at the greatest risk, why, and when they are most likely to be vulnerable.

I'm inspired by people brave enough to transmute adversity into spiritual growth, vulnerable enough to let their imperfections be witnessed, and courageous enough to keep their hearts open, even when those hearts are at risk of getting hurt.

Whether they hire vulnerable or at risk people, whether they work with survivors, or whether they financially support organizations that are doing the boots - on - the - ground work in this area... you can make a MASSIVE difference just by shopping from these companies.

And as such, the Endowment has embarked on a ten - year campaign to improve the health of young people residing in vulnerable, at - risk communities through stronger and innovative prevention approaches.

The safe use of a fire extinguisher to control a fire in its early stages can significantly reduce the risk to other people in the premises, allowing people to assist others at risk or who are particularly vulnerable.

Depriving young people of education about their bodies and potential future sexual realities does them a disservice and leaves them vulnerable to misinformation and confusion at best and ill - equipped to manage risk and health at worst.

In response to the publication of the SEN Code of Practice for parliamentary approval by the Department for Education, the AEP has stressed that an uncertain funding future for the initial training of the educational psychology workforce and the ever increasing demand for educational psychologists» posts will mean that there will be an insufficient number of educational psychologists supporting local authorities and schools in future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risk.

From negative comments on social media to pressures to look a certain way, the well - being of young people is at risk,» said the minister for vulnerable children and families, Edward Timpson

Sir Michael's report does not talk much about the use of targeted initiatives to (re) engage particular vulnerable or «at risk» groups, but our research has shown that such approaches are often needed with vulnerable young people.

Radisson Hotel Group and our franchisees often work with schools and non-profit organizations to offer trainee positions and job experience opportunities for young people, including at - risk - youth and other vulnerable members of society.

Future generations will pass a harsh judgement on a generation that looked at the evidence on climate change, understood the consequences and then continued on a path that consigned millions of the world's most vulnerable people to poverty and exposed future generations to the risk of ecological disaster.»

In addition, if climate change is a moral problem, even assuming counter-factually that there is considerable scientific uncertainty about whether humans are causing serious global warming, those who are putting others at risk have duties to not endanger vulnerable people without their consent.

Because much of humanity, including many residents of the world's major cities like Kolkata (Calcutta), London, Shanghai, and Washington, DC, are located in vulnerable coastal areas, hundreds of millions of people are directly at risk.

This is so because in addition to the theological reasons given by Pope Francis recently: (a) it is a problem mostly caused by some nations and people emitting high - levels of greenhouse gases (ghg) in one part of the world who are harming or threatening tens of millions of living people and countless numbers of future generations throughout the world who include some of the world's poorest people who have done little to cause the problem, (b) the harms to many of the world's most vulnerable victims of climate change are potentially catastrophic, (c) many people most at risk from climate change often can't protect themselves by petitioning their governments; their best hope is that those causing the problem will see that justice requires them to greatly lower their ghg emissions, (d) to protect the world's most vulnerable people nations must limit their ghg emissions to levels that constitute their fair share of safe global emissions, and, (e) climate change is preventing some people from enjoying the most basic human rights including rights to life and security among others.

This is so because: (a) it is a problem mostly caused by some nations and people emitting high - levels of greenhouse gases (ghg) in one part of the world who are harming or threatening tens of millions of living people and countless numbers of future generations throughout the world who include some of the world's poorest people who have done little to cause the problem, (b) the harms to many of the world's most vulnerable victims of climate change are potentially catastrophic, (c) many people most at risk from climate change often can't protect themselves by petitioning their governments; their best hope is that those causing the problem will see that justice requires them to greatly lower their ghg emissions, (d) to protect the world's most vulnerable people nations must limit their ghg emissions to levels that constitute their fair share of safe global emissions, and, (e) climate change is preventing some people from enjoying the most basic human rights including rights to life and security among others.

These features include: (a) it is a problem caused by some nations and people emitting high - levels of ghgs in one part of the world who are harming or threatening tens of millions of living people and countless numbers of future generations throughout the world who include some of the world's poorest people and who have done little to cause the problem, (b) the harms to many of the world's most vulnerable victims of climate change are potentially catastrophic, (c) many people most at risk from climate change often can't protect themselves by petitioning their governments; their best hope is that those causing the problem will see that justice requires them to greatly lower their ghg emissions, and, (d) to protect the world's most vulnerable people, nations must act quickly to limit their ghg emissions to levels that constitute their fair share of safe global emissions.

We must see climate change as an ethical problem because: (a) it is a problem caused by some people in one part of the world that puts others and the natural resources on which they depend at great risk, (b) the harms to these other people are not mere inconveniences but in some cases catastrophic losses of life or the ability to sustain life, and (c) those who are vulnerable to climate change cant petition their governments to act to protect themselves but must rely upon a hope that a sense of justice and responsibility of those causing the problem will motivate them to change their behavior.

A position on a global ghg atmospheric stabilization target is essentially an ethical question because a global ghg atmospheric concentration goal will determine to what extent the most vulnerable people and the ecological systems on which they depend will be put at risk.

Four billion people are vulnerable to the effects of climate change and 500 - 600 million people — around 10 % of the planet's human population — are at extreme risk.

Their programme is devised to deliver multiple social impacts and social value, in at - risk and vulnerable communities, to help to free people from fear of uncertainty and to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals — all through one smart Climate + Care programme.

Identifying vulnerable populations (e.g., the elderly, very young persons, persons with chronic illnesses, or those with altered mental status) and targeting interventions to those most at risk are keys to prevention.

Mohamed Adow, senior climate change advisor at Christian Aid, was reported as claiming that Japan's decision «puts the global climate architecture at risk... and violates Japan's legally binding commitment, turns its back on science, and disrespects the people most vulnerable to climate change.»

While we can all be thankful that the proposed cap is set at # 25,000, rather than the # 250,000 which had been mooted prior to the consultation, there remains a very real risk that vulnerable and already disadvantaged groups of people will simply not be able to access justice.

An employer of care workers must refer people to the secretary of state if: they have been dismissed on the grounds of misconduct which harmed — or placed at risk of harm — a vulnerable adult; the worker had resigned before dismissal or was transferred to a non-care position; or when disciplinary action was pending.

At the initial stage of one's career, people are most vulnerable against risks to life of the earning member.

Also, if two policyholders have the same insurance cover at same premium rates, even when one person is more vulnerable to health risks than other, it would be unfair for a person with low risk as he would be paying the higher premium rate.