 | Term | Definition |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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Anxiety |
The state of being uneasy or worried about what may happen |
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Budget |
The total amount of money that is available to be spent during a specific period of time. |
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Celebrity |
A famous person |
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Child Mortality |
The death of children, especially when it occurs in large numbers. |
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Debt |
Somethng that is owed, such as money that must be repaid. |
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Destitute |
Completely impoverished. |
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Developing Countries |
A country with a low level of industrial capability or economic productivity. |
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Disaster-relief |
Efforts designed to assist victims and launch widespread cleanup following a natural disaster. |
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Economy |
The total system of economic activity in a specific society or nation. |
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Enforcement |
The act of compelling compliance with a law, regulation, policy, or guideline. |
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Financial Security |
The acquisition of adequate resources, through saving and investing, to ensure that the financial needs of oneself and one's family members are adequately met for the duration of one's life. |
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G8 |
The following group fo eight industrialized nations: Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States. |
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Grant |
The giving of funds for a specific purpose. |
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Health |
The condition of optimal well-being. |
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Healthcare |
The prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of health, through medical services. |
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HIV |
The virus that causes AIDS. |
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Interest |
A charge for a loan, typically a percentage of the total loan amount. |
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International Monetary Fund |
An organization with the primary function of providing funds to countries that have temporarily run short on them. |
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Kleptocracy |
A system by which political elites become richer at the expense of everybody else by lining their own pockets with riches. |
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Malaria |
An infectious disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes. |
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Moratorium |
A suspension of the required performance of a specific obligation, such as the temporary suspension of payments by a debtor |
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Mortality Rate |
The proportion of deaths in a specific area in relation to the total population of that area. |
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Natural Disaster |
A natural occurrence, such as a flood, earthquake, hurricane, or volcanic eruption, that is considered a disaster because of its severe negative impoact on people, places, and possessions. |
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Poverty |
The condition of lacking and adequate amount of money, belongings, and/or means of financial support. |
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Poverty-Stricken |
Extremely poor. |
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Privatization |
To change from government or public ownership or control to private ownership or control. |
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Public Interest |
Regarded as being beneficial to the majority of people in the same social system. |
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Restructuring |
The altering of the structure of something. |
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Security |
The state of being and feeling secure and experiencing freedom from anxiety and fear. |
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Taxes |
Fees required by a government to be paid in order to generate funds for common matters. |
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Third World |
The region of the world containing a high concentration of underdeveloped or emergent countries. |
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Tsunami |
A giant wave caused by an earthquake at the bottom of the sea or by a volcanic eruption. |
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World Bank |
A large financial institution that provides loans and grants annually to more than 100 countries to foster development activities and ssist with disaster relief, among other goals. |
