They are often in a vulnerable position and have, in the past, often been subjected to discrimination.

Such an approach would also need to recognize that both victims and offenders may often come from situations of economic disadvantage.

Although in some countries boys are disadvantaged in terms of dropout rates and learning achievement, it is mainly girls who are disadvantaged both as a group and as a subgroup of the disadvantaged, such as rural poor, ethnic minorities and indigenous populations.

quot In certain countries and societies, women are rendered vulnerable or potentially vulnerable as a result of customs which may be prejudicial to their health and or social well being.

I have little experience in criminal cases and I shall be at a disadvantage with a skillful prosecutor.

It appeared that the specific vulnerability of Palestinian women was being neglected.

With regard to civil society as a whole, the Special Rapporteur notes that non governmental organizations are in a generally weak position and new initiatives cannot benefit from such a situation.

It states that the Government will ensure that this vulnerable group is not marginalized by means of a strategy that will provide for the basic needs of all Namibians.

National surveys on female genital mutilation in Haute Guinée Moyenne Guinée and in Guinée Forestière Basse Guinée, which showed that 96.4 per cent of women surveyed had undergone excision.

The Committee expresses its concern that women continue to be in a disadvantaged position in society in MSAR, especially with regard to employment and equal pay for work of equal value and participation in decision making.

In order to realize the right to adequate nutrition and the right to earn a living through work, marginalized or disadvantaged farmers and other vulnerable groups should be given priority in access to water resources for their basic needs.

He pointed out the vulnerability of the African continent and LDCs in general in the international trading system.

Deterioration of marginal lands has repercussions for populated regions and productive lands, and so Governments often make major investments in economically marginal regions.

The landlocked developing countries, facing multifaceted problems in their trade relations, were particularly vulnerable in terms of geography and the size of their economies.

We commit ourselves to further discussion of the notion of human security in the General Assembly with a view to addressing more effectively the needs of vulnerable peoples.

Was the Ministry of Labour developing any workplace policies to combat gender discrimination in recruitment and promotion, especially in the case of older women, who were more vulnerable?

With regard to safeguarding the interests of the weaker party in the mediation, a nuanced picture emerged that disproved the assumption that the woman or the person with a lower level of education is the weaker party.

The Powerlessness of the Powerful

Moreover, as demonstrated by Hurricane Katrina, the vulnerable notably the poor, the sick, the elderly and the marginalized pay the largest price, in rich and poor countries alike.

The urbanization of poverty and the increasing vulnerability of youth

They have been powerless within their families, and often voiceless and invisible within society.

We are intensifying our capacity to support countries in post conflict situations as well as the so called fragile States.

Long marginalized in world decision making, our countries of the South continue to suffer the consequences of our economic fragility.

The Agency is falling short in its ability to address the increasing needs of the most vulnerable refugees, in terms of the large numbers of persons under the poverty line who are not receiving aid and in terms of the level of benefits.

If the concept of vulnerability is defined as meaning that migrants, by the very fact of being migrants, are disadvantaged with regard to the other members of their host society, which defines them as such, their situation may be described as a situation of legal and social inequality which makes a distinction between nationals and aliens.

(b) The need to protect vulnerable members of society when attempting to enhance existing criminal justice systems

Development and the rule of law must take centre stage.

Women's limited access to these institutions can be explained by the following factors

Mainly, however, girls are disadvantaged, both as a group and as a sub group of the disadvantaged, such as the rural poor, ethnic minorities and indigenous populations.

The situation is fragile utterly fragile.

The country has, needlessly, remained in a post conflict situation.

Trends in the status of women

Trends in the status of women

Concern is expressed about the vulnerable position of young farmers, caused by the power of big landlords, the liberalization of economies (resulting in the import of agricultural products), the dumping of agricultural products and limited financial support from Governments.

Unless the poor were involved in efforts to reduce their own vulnerability, unless governments at all levels stood behind their commitments to minimize risks, and until the international aid community engaged with their development counterparts to ensure sustainability, disasters would continue to have a negative impact on the world's most vulnerable citizens.

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Reported tensions in eastern Sudan. As in Darfur, there are feelings of tension in eastern Sudan, a poor and underdeveloped region, and that it is marginalized by the central Government.

In fact, children had been a priority for the Office for some years because there were particularly vulnerable to humanitarian crises.

The secretariat is located on two sites.

Commodities on the Rise

Asian corporations have led the field in investing abroad.

The proliferation of agreements also marginalizes the vulnerable countries even more and are very costly to negotiate, especially for smaller countries.

Existing data on AIDS reveal that women are becoming increasingly vulnerable due, not only to a major biological vulnerability to infections, but also to their subordinate position in sexual relations.

A year or two ago, six main risks stood at center stage