Vulnerable Group definition

Vulnerable Group means any group of Inuit who have historically faced or are currently facing barriers, difficulties, deprivation, unfair discrimination or other disadvantage in relation to housing or housing programs and who are able to maintain a home and live independently including:

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Vulnerable Group means a vulnerable group within the Project Affected People such as female-headed households, the landless, disabled and elderly people as well as poor families.

Vulnerable Group means a group at risk of nutritional deficiencies and includes children under five years of age, adolescents, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, the aged and individuals with special nutritional needs; and

Examples of Vulnerable Group in a sentence

• The Provider acknowledges that the Authority has legal responsibilities under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 (the “SVG Act (as amended)”) (as amended under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and in providing the Services under this Contract, the Provider warrants that it will comply with all requirements under the SVG Act (as amended) and all other relevant legislation in relation to safeguarding vulnerable group.

• The Provider acknowledges that the Commissioned Service has legal responsibilities under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 (the “SVG Act (as amended)”) (as amended under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and in providing the Services under this Contract, the Provider warrants that it will comply with all requirements under the SVG Act (as amended) and all other relevant legislation in relation to safeguarding vulnerable group.

• The Project State shall not amend, suspend, or waive the, the Environmental and Social Management Framework or the Tribal and Other Vulnerable Group Development Framework, or any provision thereof, without the prior concurrence of the Recipient and the Association.

• A guidance document on infection control/self-quarantine for the Homeless and Vulnerable Group settings has been added to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre guidance.

• Vulnerable Group: Depending on the context, any group or sector of society (such as children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, ethnic or religious minorities, migrants, particularly those who are in an irregular situation, or persons of diverse sex, sexual orientation and gender identity -SSOGI) that is at higher risk of being subjected to discriminatory practices, violence, social disadvantage, or economic hardship than other groups within the State.

More Definitions of Vulnerable Group

Vulnerable Group means any one of the following groups of persons: Orphans, households affected by HIV/AIDS, destitute women, the Batwa, internally displaced persons, returnees, the handicapped, and the youth.

Vulnerable Group means distinct groups of people who might suffer disproportionately from the loss of fixed and movable assets, other assets and production base or face the risk of being marginalized from the effects of resettlement and specifically include: divorced or windowed female headed households with dependents and low income, households with disabled or invalid persons, households with persons falling under the generally accepted indicator for poverty as defined by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, or the landless; elderly households with no means of support.

Vulnerable Group means a person whose physical readiness, immunities and tolerance to exposure to air pollution from toxic haze is lower than an ordinary person. This group includes children, pregnant women, the elderly, patients with chronic diseases, patients with cardiovascular disease, outdoor workers, and individuals who work outdoors, all of whom are in need of special protection measures.

Vulnerable Group means a group of persons who face a higher likelihood of experiencing adverse impacts from external stresses, shocks or risks, and as a result, shall require protective measures to ensure their well-being;“vulnerable person” means a person who needs special care, support or protection, including the orphaned and vulnerable children, widows or widowers, persons with disabilities, older members of society or at risk of abuse or neglect and who has been identified as such by the relevant government body; and“youth” means a person who has attained the age of eighteen but has not attained the age of thirty-five.

Vulnerable Group means an individual or his or her dependent household members who have no land or house (immovable asset) in his or her or his/her inheritor’s name; or has no means or resources to acquire a house or land in his/her or his/her inheritor’s name; or those who has become homeless and landless due to certain reason.The vulnerable are individuals or groups who may experience adverse impacts from a proposed project more severely than others because of their vulnerable status. Typically, those below poverty line, the landless or those without a title to land, the elderly, women headed households, women and children, and Indigenous Peoples comprise the disadvantaged or vulnerable groups within a project’s displaced population

Vulnerable Group means a “population within a country that has specific characteristics that make it at a higher risk of needing humanitarian assistance than others or being excluded from financial and social services such as women, disability person, children, indigenous people, migrant workers and people, LGBTQI+, third- party contracted labor, contractors and community.

Vulnerable Group means the patient group which is transfusion dependent, including those who are marginalised and have difficulty in accessing blood for transfusion; and