Within a changing social and economic context, these two cultural practices constitute a source of vulnerability for children.
Within the changing social and economic context, these two cultural practices constitute a source of vulnerability for children.
The French Guidelines and the Spanish Plan on HIV/AIDS describe how women may be exposed to gender violence, a source of vulnerability for HIV infection; women in abusive relationships have increased risk of HIV infection because of fear to oppose coercive sex.
The uncertainty about "tapering" had led to volatility among emerging economies but Ms Indrawati said that had provided "valuable information" for policy makers as markets would "point very sharply at the weaknesses and source of vulnerability of their economy".
Study participants discussed diverse sources of vulnerability following the earthquake including heightened vulnerability for children, women, older people, individuals who were very poor or who lacked social supports, and individuals who had a chronic illness or were living with HIV/AIDS.
Getting girls into primary school and giving them the opportunity for secondary education are important tools for addressing these sources of vulnerability.
Then the dispirited executives went to lunch, so that they could brace themselves for the afternoon session, "New Sources of Vulnerability: Thinking the Unthinkable".
Despite an extensive history of cyclone activity, many sources of vulnerability to cyclone disaster still exist.
Therefore, there is a strong need to develop participatory vulnerability assessments that address both social and biophysical sources of vulnerability at household and community levels.
Finally, few programmes provided structural interventions to address environmental sources of vulnerability and ill health.
