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Frage		Antworten
fundamentally Lernen beginnen		in basic and important way
denail Lernen beginnen		not allowing people to have
violation Lernen beginnen		act that spoils or destroys something
dignity Lernen beginnen		worth
absolutely poverty Lernen beginnen		being poor according to a fixed minimum standard; sometimes called the poverty line
relative poverty Lernen beginnen		being poor in relation to others around you
social context Lernen beginnen		situation
income equality Lernen beginnen		each share of the population gets the same share of income
extreme poverty Lernen beginnen		living below the poverty line
penury Lernen beginnen		the state of being very poor; extreme poverty
human poverty Lernen beginnen		being poor in range of ways, not only financial
shelter Lernen beginnen		having a place to live that is protected from the weather
nutrition Lernen beginnen		food that people take into their body
malnourished Lernen beginnen		suffering from ill health because of poor food (noun=malnourishment/malnutrition)
literacy Lernen beginnen		ability to read and write (illiterate)
sanitation Lernen beginnen		systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene
deprived Lernen beginnen		lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life (deprivation)
classed Lernen beginnen		categorized
affluence/affluent Lernen beginnen		wealth/wealthy super-rich
on/below the breadline Lernen beginnen		heaving the level of income of an extremely poor person
make ends meet Lernen beginnen		have enough money to buy all you need
poverty-stricken Lernen beginnen		affected by poverty
impoverished Lernen beginnen		poor, without much money to live on
destitute Lernen beginnen		without money, food, home or possessions (destitution)
living from hand to mouth Lernen beginnen		having just enough money to live without suffering
money has been tight Lernen beginnen		there has not been much money
tighten our belts Lernen beginnen		spend less than before
income bracket Lernen beginnen		range of income with upper and lower levels
constituted Lernen beginnen		formed (used about an official organization)
humanity Lernen beginnen		all people
foundation Lernen beginnen		time when it was established (founded)
pursued Lernen beginnen		try to achieve (aim, goal, career, strategy)
establish Lernen beginnen		set up, put in place
conquering Lernen beginnen		beating, getting rid of
illiteracy Lernen beginnen		inability to read or write
negotiation Lernen beginnen		discussions in an attempt to reach an agreement
injustice Lernen beginnen		unfairness
upholds Lernen beginnen		supports
minorities Lernen beginnen		groups of people who differ racially or in some other way from most of the people in the place where they live (etnic, religious, oppressed)
intervention Lernen beginnen		involvement in a difficult situation in order to improve it
justified Lernen beginnen		caused by a good reason
movement Lernen beginnen		a change or development
slogan Lernen beginnen		a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising
liberation Lernen beginnen		freedom from limits on thought or behavior
integration Lernen beginnen		the action or process of integrating
march Lernen beginnen		walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
solidarity Lernen beginnen		unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest, mutual support within a group
delegates Lernen beginnen		representatives
infrastructure Lernen beginnen		basic system and services such as transport
recognize Lernen beginnen		access
undertaken Lernen beginnen		promise
undeniably Lernen beginnen		certainly
delicate Lernen beginnen		needing to be handled with great skill
unity Lernen beginnen		being together as one
customary Lernen beginnen		usual
a last resort Lernen beginnen		something you do when everything else has failed
diplomacy Lernen beginnen		activities concerning the relationship between governments
sanctions Lernen beginnen		official orders such as the stopping of trade, taken against a country to make it obey international law
weaponry Lernen beginnen		weapons in general or different types
civilian casualties Lernen beginnen		people injured or killed who are not members of the military or the police
intervention Lernen beginnen		intentionally becoming involved in a difficult situation to improve it or stop it from getting worse
regime change Lernen beginnen		changing the government or leader of a country especially by force
tyrannical Lernen beginnen		using power in a cruel way over people in a country or group
overthrow Lernen beginnen		remove somebody from power using force
civil war Lernen beginnen		war between groups who live in the same country
unrest Lernen beginnen		disagreement or fight between groups
clashes Lernen beginnen		fights or arguments
rival Lernen beginnen		who compete against one another
ethnic Lernen beginnen		national or racial
escalate Lernen beginnen		become greater or more serious
all-out Lernen beginnen		complete and total
brutal suppression Lernen beginnen		violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something
ethnic cleansing Lernen beginnen		organized attempt by one racial or political group to completely remove from a country or area anyone who belongs to another particular racial group, using violence to achieve this
massacres Lernen beginnen		the killing of large numbers of people
conflict resolution Lernen beginnen		finding a way to end conflict and the negative feelings between groups
mistrust Lernen beginnen		lack or absence of trust
hatred Lernen beginnen		feeling of intense dislike
waged war on Lernen beginnen		fought a war against
hostilities Lernen beginnen		acts of war
besieged Lernen beginnen		attacked by surrounding it for a period of time (siege)
ambushed Lernen beginnen		attacked unexpectedly from secret positions (ambush)
truce Lernen beginnen		agreement during a war to stop fighting for a time
ceasefire Lernen beginnen		agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting
peacekeeping force Lernen beginnen		neutral soldiers who keep the peace in a dividend society
international observers Lernen beginnen		outside, neutral people or body
campaign Lernen beginnen		planned group of military activities
rebelion Lernen beginnen		people fighting against their government
suicide bomber Lernen beginnen		person who lets off explosives, deliberately killing themselves in the process
waging war on Lernen beginnen		to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something
campaign Lernen beginnen		an organized course of action to achieve a goal
battling Lernen beginnen		engage in a fight or struggle against
fight on our hands Lernen beginnen		responsibility
fleet Lernen beginnen		a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership

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