Migrant women were often vulnerable to violence, abuse and many inequities.

Therefore women and girls are systematically vulnerable to sexual exploitation and violence.

As members of the global family we are all vulnerable to violence and conflicts.

Without coherent peacebuilding strategies, vulnerable countries may not escape the cycle of violence.

Many women who do manage to leave home become vulnerable to homelessness and consequently may suffer further violence.

It is that very dedication and tenacity that makes them uniquely vulnerable to acts of violence and persecution.

Lack of adequate housing can make women more vulnerable to various forms of violence and, conversely, violence against women can lead to the violation of women's rights to adequate housing.

For example, they are more vulnerable to sexual and gender based violence, especially in camps, where the risks also include increased levels of domestic violence and child abuse.

For example, child prostitutes are victims of sexual abuse, violence and exploitation but are also vulnerable to punishment as offenders.

Women exercising their political rights are particularly vulnerable to violence, social restrictions and limited access to information as well as mobility restrictions.

Moreover, in situations such as these women and girls are often more vulnerable to sexual and other forms of violence.10

The fact that women are mostly the victims of domestic violence, especially rape, renders them more vulnerable to contract HIV AIDS.

Adolescent girls were identified as particularly vulnerable to sexual and gender based violence and the need for special protection was highlighted.

On the latter, the mission acknowledged that the current climate of violence, insecurity and impunity marginalized Haitian women in their daily lives and, in particular, left them vulnerable to sexual violence.

Women are prohibited from essential forms of societal participation while they are the most vulnerable to social stress, deprivation, poverty and violence.

Concerned that women and girls are more vulnerable to violence, including sexual abuse and other forms of sexual and gender based violence in many emergency situations, including in the aftermath of natural disasters,

Additionally, they call for special measures to protect girls and young women, as they are more vulnerable and often remain targets of sexual violence.

Convinced that the lack of adequate housing can make women more vulnerable to various forms of violence, including domestic violence, and in particular that the lack of housing alternatives may limit many women's ability to leave violent situations,

Gender based violence, discrimination and stigma reinforce one another and subjugate women, leaving them more vulnerable to infection and less likely to access effective treatment and care.

Children whose voices were not heard or listened to were vulnerable to abuse, violence and exploitation by adults because they had no means of challenging their oppression.

Children whose voices were not heard or listened to were vulnerable to abuse, violence and exploitation by adults because they had no means of challenging their oppression.

Additionally, empirical data that demonstrates the links between right to adequate housing and violence against women, particularly for different vulnerable groups of women, must be collected.

The breakdown of the social fabric and the disintegration of families at times of armed conflict often leaves women and girls especially vulnerable to sexual violence.

According to the Indonesian National Commission on Violence against Women, most sex workers are exposed off and on to rough sex which will leave them highly vulnerable to infection.

According to the Indonesian National Commission on Violence against Women, most sex workers are exposed off and on to rough sex which will leave them highly vulnerable to infection. 34

Common examples of vulnerable populations include women, children and the elderly all of whom account for a disproportionate share of domestic violence victims.

23. Moreover, people in vulnerable situations run a very high risk of becoming victims of various kinds of violence, both within and outside the family. Violence affects women, children, disabled persons, older persons and others.

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They see economic disintegration all around them, raising the possibility of a further increase in violence. As social bonds fray, they feel increasingly vulnerable.

24. Women were especially vulnerable to violence, both in the home and as a result of conflicts. Her Government urged the international community to ensure that women and children who were victims of violence, as well as refugees and displaced persons, received adequate support.

i) Address gender power relations in order to protect women and girls from being vulnerable to HIV AIDS and HIV and AIDS related violence through legislation, law enforcement, advocacy and sensitization

There are few efforts currently under way in Somalia that provide psychosocial care and support to marginalized and vulnerable children or to children who are victims of violence, abuse and exploitation.

The majority of domestic workers are migrant women from rural areas of Brazil, whose documents are often confiscated by their employers, making them particularly vulnerable to violence and abuse.

But if corruption creeps in and people don't have the opportunity to have that protection of the rule of law, then if you can use violence, if you can use violence with impunity, you can reach out and harvest the vulnerable into slavery.

Vulnerable groups, such as women and children  especially among refugees and internally displaced persons should be better protected from all threats and acts of violence.

Non governmental organizations providing medical and other support to victims of sexual violence have proven especially vulnerable, as have non governmental organizations perceived to be carrying out general protection of civilian activities.

The world today, this post cold war world, is not yet free of the scourge of war, and its people are still vulnerable to the consequences of terrorism and violence.

The Office assisted UNMIL civilian police and UNICEF in establishing the Women and Children's Unit of the Liberian National Police to deal with cases of violence against those vulnerable groups.

Children were particularly vulnerable in situations of war and armed conflict, as physical, mental and sexual violence escalated and social structures and safety nets broke down.

The South African Police Service has already carried out human rights training courses for officers dealing in particular with victims of violence and especially vulnerable groups.

The fact that women are mostly the victims of domestic violence, especially rape, and their lack of power over their bodies and sexual lives renders them vulnerable to contract HIV AIDS.

102. A main concern of legislation, criminal justice systems and social services is to reduce the incidence of violence against people and groups who are at risk or in vulnerable situations.

Vulnerable?

N01 Emergency assistance to vulnerable groups