GC: n

S: UNDDR – https://www.undrr.org/terminology/vulnerability (last access: 18 December 2023); HC – https://www.humanitariancoalition.ca/what-is-a-humanitarian-emergency (last access: 18 December 2023)

N: 1. 1767, noun from vulnerable (q.v.). From Latin, vulnerare, to wound.

2. Life circumstances and/or discrimination based on physical, social or other characteristics that may reduce a person’s ability to enjoy access to rights, services and livehoods.

3. Vulnerability depends on different factors:

– physical.

– social.

– environmental.

– political.

Vulnerability is time-bound. Someone may be vulnerable at a particular moment in time, but that does not mean that person will remain vulnerable.

4. Must not be confused with “need”. Needs are typically solved in a quicker way, while there may still be vulnerabilities that need to be solved even when the basic needs are provided.

5. Collocations:

– Adj. + noun: adequate, effective,

– Noun + noun: degree

– Verb + noun: afford, give, offer, provide

6. Cultural Interrelation: 7 Best Vulnerability Books.

S: 1. OED – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=vulnerability (21 December 2023); MW – https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulnerable (last access: 18 December 2023) 2. and 3.  CE – https://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/policies/sectoral/policy_guidelines_humanitarian_protection_en.pdf (last access: 15 December 2023). 4. HC – https://www.humanitariancoalition.ca/humanitarian-needs (last access: 18 December 2023). 5. OCD- https://www.freecollocation.com/search?word=protection (last access: 18 December 2023). 6. Headway – https://makeheadway.com/library/topics/vulnerability/ (21 December 2023).

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CR: disaster, humanitarian aid, humanitarian crisis, mental health, population at risk, threats.