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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Lack of protection for the vulnerable

Lack of protection for the vulnerable

  • Exploitation of the vulnerable
  • Dependency of vulnerable groups
  • Disempowerment of vulnerable groups
  • Lack of commitment to protection of the poor

Incidence

In the UK in 1992, there was no protective legislation for vulnerable groups apart from children (legislation covering the disabled having been only partially implemented).

Broader

Dependence
Excellent
Social neglect
Presentable
Exploitation
Presentable
Vulnerability of human organism
Unpresentable

Narrower

Vulnerable children
Presentable
Vulnerability of women and children in emergencies
Presentable
Unavailability of insurance for vulnerable groups
Presentable
Threatened and vulnerable minorities
Presentable
Medical experimentation on socially vulnerable groups
Presentable
Inadequate protection of civilians in armed conflict
Presentable
Exploitation of dependence on food aid
Presentable
Consumer vulnerability
Presentable
Vulnerable women
Unpresentable
Vulnerability of the elderly under states of emergency
Unpresentable
Vulnerability of the disabled during states of emergency
Unpresentable
Vulnerability of animals during states of emergency
Unpresentable
Lack of protection for victims of intimidation
Unpresentable
Exploitation of the unemployed
Unpresentable
Exploitation of the mentally handicapped
Unpresentable
Insensitivity to the plight of disadvantaged people
Yet to rate
Fragmented social care at the neighbourhood level
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Social hardships of economic reform
Excellent
Protein-energy malnutrition
Excellent
Social injustice
Presentable
Injuries
Presentable
Human suffering
Presentable
Dependency of women
Presentable
Violation of rights of vulnerable groups during states of emergency
Unpresentable
Exploitation of the elderly
Unpresentable
Susceptibility of the impoverished to drug trafficking
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Organized crime
Excellent
Social breakdown
Presentable
Inadequate assistance to victims of human rights violations
Presentable
Denial of rights to vulnerable groups
Presentable
Shortage of time for appropriate policy making
Unpresentable
Lack of protective legislation
Unpresentable
Lack of legal standing
Unpresentable
Dependency of children
Unpresentable
Denial of rights
Unpresentable
Uncaring politicians
Yet to rate
Lack of influential backers
Yet to rate

Related

Commercialization of crime-prevention
Presentable
Personal disempowerment
Yet to rate

Strategy

Providing public health services
Excellent
Disempowering vulnerable groups
Unpresentable
Using vulnerable groups
Yet to rate
Protecting vulnerable groups
Yet to rate
Protecting the vulnerable
Yet to rate
Protecting the poor
Yet to rate
Orienting economic policy toward social need
Yet to rate
Exploiting the vulnerable
Yet to rate
Empowering disenfranchised
Yet to rate

Value

Dependence
Yet to rate
Disempowerment
Yet to rate
Poverty
Yet to rate
Exploitation
Yet to rate
Lack
Yet to rate
Vulnerability
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(B) Basic universal problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Dependence
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
  • Societal problems » Protection
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
  • Society » Disadvantaged
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    B4353
    DOCID
    11243530
    D7NID
    133493
    Last update
    May 20, 2022