Sentences with phrase «vulnerable people in our country»

Following the attempt by President Muhammadu Buhari to keep to his promise of paying N5, 000 monthly stipend to the poor and vulnerable people in the country, the presidency had on Wednesday condemned the Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose for criticising the move.

When it comes to housing for the most vulnerable people in the country that can have severe reprecussions, from homelessness to forced prostitution.

Asked yesterday about the cut to support for some of the most vulnerable people in the country, Hammond insisted that the government had to push ahead in order to maintain Britain's economic «credibility».

I am very proud of the record of what we are doing to help some of the most vulnerable people in our country who are facing fuel poverty.»

This is all about poorer people... the most vulnerable people in this country are the poorest.

«These individuals, some of the most vulnerable people in our country, were not to blame for the agency's failure to recognize their marriages after Windsor, and the government's actions were clearly unjust.

Not exact matches

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

«People across the country are fed up with Republicans putting politics ahead of the public good and McConnell's unprecedented obstructionism has made his entire caucus that much more vulnerable this November,» Shripal Shah, a spokesman for Senate Majority PAC, said in a statement to Roll Call.

«Although the tough economic climate is taking its toll on us here in the UK, its impact is being particularly deeply felt by millions of vulnerable people in developing countries, who don't have a safety net to fall back on.

Beyond the shared repugnant experiences of these Miss Ghana Beauty Queens, every reasonable person in Ghana would agree that, asking young vulnerable women to move from one office to another begging for 10,000 dollars or 10,000 GHS each month in a country where «men at the top» are extensively sexually exploitative clearly suggests one thing — which is, money has always been placed ahead of the interest of these young girls by those requiring them to do so.

Loach stated: «Thank you to the academy for endorsing the truths of what the film says, which hundreds and thousands of people in this country know, the most vulnerable and poorest are treated by the Government with a callous brutality that is disgraceful, a brutality that extends to keeping out refugee children we promised to help and that's a disgrace too.»

«About one out of every twelve people in this country has asthma, and children are especially vulnerable,» said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck.

A party spokesman told the Guardian newspaper: «If you're faced with a choice in terms of helping the wealthiest pensioners or helping the vulnerable across Britain, then his priority is the vulnerable people across the country who need the most help.»

«It does absolutely send a terrible message to transgendered young people, one of the most vulnerable populations in the country,» Hodgson said.

People were devastated to see that a major city in the wealthiest country was vulnerable and that the people most terribly affected were the poor and African AmerPeople were devastated to see that a major city in the wealthiest country was vulnerable and that the people most terribly affected were the poor and African Amerpeople most terribly affected were the poor and African Americans.

PSI is a not - for - profit organization working in over 60 countries to improve the health of low - income and other vulnerable people.

«Though poorer countries in hotter regions are most vulnerable to climate change, our findings highlight the extent to which countries are interlinked, and Europe will see increasing numbers of desperate people fleeing their home countries.»

Trainees who come to study in a foreign country are more vulnerable than people who come to take a high - level job or to reunite with families because they often are less experienced, have fewer economic means, and lack local social support.

However, the authors said that donor countries should ensure that vulnerable populations in middle - income countries, such as ethnic minorities who suffer discrimination, refugees and people who inject drugs, continue to get support, since it may be difficult for many countries to withstand the political pressures against helping stigmatized groups.

If it turns out that vaccinated people lose their immunity as they get older, that could leave them vulnerable to measles outbreaks seeded by unvaccinated people — which are increasingly common in the United States and other developed countries.

Officials say 50 million to 60 million people lie in the storm's likely path, leaving one of the most densely populated areas of the country vulnerable to destructive floods and multi-day power outages.

People who rely on the ocean's ecosystem services — often in developing countries — are especially vulnerable.

G7 governments will aim to increase by up to 400 million the number of people in the most vulnerable developing countries who have access to direct or indirect insurance coverage against climate - related hazards by 2020, and support early warning systems in the most vulnerable countries, the statement said.

UNAIDS attributes the slight decrease in sub-Saharan Africa to prevention programs in countries such as Uganda, and to the fact that infection rates are already so high that relatively few people in vulnerable groups are left to infect.

Significantly, poor people in climate - vulnerable countries will suffer more because they will not have the economic resources to cope with climate damages.

To save innocent and vulnerable people by any means is not called a «war» between two or more countries its called a genuine and good cause to be there.Americans did not loose a war, they did not surrender, they showed and left an example for other countries to reach for those in need, any day, any time any where in any circumstances, despite having any faith.

To save innocent and vulnerable people by any means is not called a «war» between two or more countries its called a genuine and good cause to be there.Americans did not loose a war, they did not surrender, they showed and left an example for other countries to reach for those in need, any day, anytime any where in any circumstances, despite having any faith.That's a cause.Areason to live.

First, I noticed you nobly emphasized the need to reach out to the opposition (and I understand the urgency of that given the volatile polarization of the country), but (as paradoxical as this may seem), please extend your reach to the global sphere as well by prioritizing the poor and the vulnerable not only at home, but everywhere USA leadership has (historically and continuously) contributed to the impoverishment and oppression of ordinary people — let this be driven by an idea of justice based on complicity in harm, not on ethnocentric and depoliticized charity.

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 risIn 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 risin future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risk.

It has launched pilot programs providing Kindles to schools in nine sub-Saharan African countries over the past two years, but McElwee said that this is arguably its most important partnership because the UN is «an enormous potential scaling partner» aiding «the most vulnerable people on the planet.»

First, another fine photographer, Eric Lafforgue, was on the ground in Rabaul after the eruption and captured some absolutely stunning pictures of daily life there, reflecting the realities facing millions of people in developing countries who live in places deeply vulnerable to geological hazards.

At a summit in Manila earlier this month, the expanding Climate Vulnerable Forum, including 43 nations and 1 billion people, pressed for concrete commitments in Paris from rich countries both to more ambitious emissions cuts and aid.

Drawing on expertise from across WRI, the Institute provided specific guidance to inform the path - breaking Paris Agreement, which involves all countries in reducing emissions and in increasing resilience, especially of the world's most vulnerable people.

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.

It should also continue to stand in solidarity with the most vulnerable countries and peoples, ensuring concrete steps for finance for adaptation and loss and damage are taken, and that concrete climate measures do not undermine their livelihoods and rights.

As Indur Goklany has shown, even assuming that the climate models on which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) accurately predict (rather than exaggerate by 2 to 3 times) the warming effect of added CO2 in the atmosphere, people the world over, and especially in developing countries, will be wealthier in warmer than in cooler scenarios, making them less vulnerable than today to all risks — including those related to climate.

«Millions of people,» it read, «in small islands, least - developed countries, landlocked countries as well as vulnerable communities in Brazil, India and China, and all around the world — are suffering from the effects of a problem to which they did not contribute....

An open access special issue of the International Journal of Global Warming brings together, for the first time, empirical evidence of loss and damage from the perspective of affected people in nine vulnerable countries...... «Loss and damage» refers to adverse effects of climate variability and climate change that occur despite mitigation and adaptation efforts.

This paper reports on the first ever multi-country, evidence - based study on loss and damage from the perspective of affected people in least developed and other vulnerable countries.

First, climate change creates duties because those most responsible for causing this problem are the richer developed countries, yet those who are most vulnerable to the problem's harshest impacts are some of the world's poorest people in developing countries.

Warner and van der Geest discuss the loss and damage incurred by people at the local - level based on evidence from research teams working in nine vulnerable countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Micronesia, Mozambique and Nepal.

This activity report consists of a fact sheet presenting UN system's concerted activities to help people and communities in countries, especially those particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, to manage climate - related risks in their efforts to achieve sustainable socio - economic development.

First, climate change creates duties, responsibilities, and obligations because those most responsible for causing this problem are the richer developed countries or rich people in developed and developing countries, yet those who are most vulnerable to the problem's harshest impacts are some of the world's poorest people around the world.

An open access special issue of the International Journal of Global Warming brings together, for the first time, empirical evidence of loss and damage from the perspective of affected people in nine vulnerable countries.

Yet people in developing countries are often most vulnerable both to climate change, and any potential efforts to respond to it.