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Synonyms for impoverished

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Synonyms for impoverished

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Synonyms for impoverished

poor enough to need help from others

destroyed financially

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"Our main purpose is to assist and provide marginalised and impoverished children with access to quality education.
Rights group Adhoc spokesman Soeung Sen Karuna said that extending social protection to society's most impoverished was a positive development.
Abdelhakim al-Kahlani, the spokesman for Yemen's Ministry of Health, said the bacterial infection had resurfaced the previous week in the impoverished country, with reported cases in 10 provinces.
However, unauthorized logging and poaching by impoverished Guatemalan peasants has increased in recent years and has become one of the main sources of conflict between the two countries.
Building a Culture of Hope: Enriching Schools with Optimism and Opportunity is a guide written especially for educators who serve impoverished children.
In an E-statement, the facility said the world community is a partner in the bloodshed in Syria as it has done nothing to stop killings and displacement in the impoverished country.
Summary: Sudan's oil ministry said on Sunday that the first crude from South Sudan reached its territory, bringing both impoverished nations closer to billions of dollars in revenue after a dispute over fees.
It is heart-warming to see young individuals embark on creative and unique ventures with a strong commitment to help the impoverished in responsible ways.
John Copley's production of La Boheme recreates Paris in the 1830s from the lively Latin Quarter, where hawkers and traders ply their wares, to a draughty attic where impoverished artists live.
The contents in the report are: A[cedilla] Israel's Legacy -- In Numbers A[cedilla] Palestine's Isolated And Impoverished Capital A[cedilla] Deprivation of Water Resources A[cedilla] Occupation and Siege -- The Gaza Strip A[cedilla] Detention of Nearly a Quarter of all Palestinians A[cedilla] Most Recent Israeli Steps in Occupied East Jerusalem A[cedilla] Impoverishing the Occupied Population You can access the report in the following link: http://www.nad-plo.org/userfiles/file/New%20Publications/What%20is%20left%20of%20the%20two-state%20solution.pdf
The stresses of poverty -- such as crowded conditions, financial worry, and lack of adequate child care -- lead to impaired learning ability in children from impoverished backgrounds, according to a theory by a researcher funded by the National Institutes of Health.
NAN said the changes will have devastating impacts on First Nations people that are already impoverished. "Ontario's social assistance system already fails to meet the needs of First Nations and it is shameful that this government is proposing cuts that will only further impoverish and endanger the health and well-being of our people," said Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose.