It says most are unemployed, which makes it difficult for them to get adequate food or shelter.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

But Mullen says the year-and-a-half the president allowed for the new strategy to prove itself is adequate.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Luciani says increasing poverty means more and more girls are drawn into prostitution,exploited by men for as little as one U.S.dollar in a country without adequate mechanisms for child protection.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

But the council reserved its harshest criticism for Israeli actions, saying Israel used disproportionate force and failed to take adequate measures to protect civilians during its campaign to silence Hamas rocket attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04