voc engels

Last resort: Something you do when everything else has failed.
Example: Diplomacy failed, and they used force as a last resort.
Diplomacy: activities concerning the relationships between governments
Sanctions: Official orders, like trade restrictions, to force a country to obey.
Example: Sanctions were imposed to stop the war.
Weaponry: Weapons in general or of different types.
Example: Modern weaponry was used in the battle.
Civilian casualties: Non-military people killed or injured in war.
Example: The attack caused many civilian casualties.
Intervention: intentionally becoming involved in a difficult situation to improve it or stop it from getting worse
Example: The government supported military intervention in the region.
Regime change: Replacing the government of a country, often by force.
Example: The military aimed for regime change.
Tyrannical: Using power cruelly and unjustly.
Example: The tyrannical regime was overthrown.
Overthrow: remove somebody from power using force
Civil war: War between groups in the same country.
Example: The civil war destroyed the nation’s infrastructure.
Unrest: Disagreement or violent conflict between groups.
Example: Political unrest spread across the country.
Clashes: Fights or confrontations between groups.
Example: There were violent clashes in the streets.
Rival: who compete against one another
Ethnic: national or racial
Escalate: To increase in intensity or seriousness.
Example: The situation escalated into a full-scale war.
All-out: complete and total
Brutal suppression: violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something
Example: The brutal suppression of protests shocked the world.
Ethnic cleansing: Forcing an ethnic group to leave an area.
Example: Ethnic cleansing left thousands displaced.
Massacres: Large-scale killings of people.
Example: The massacre of civilians was condemned.
Conflict resolution: Solving disputes to bring peace.
Example: The UN focused on conflict resolution between the nations.
Mistrust: Lack of trust.
Example: Mistrust between the groups delayed peace efforts.
Hatred: Intense dislike or hostility.
Example: Years of hatred led to war.
Waged war: To fight or start a war.
Example: The king waged war against his enemies.
Hostilities: Acts of fighting or war.
Example: Hostilities between the countries lasted for years.

25. Besieging: surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender

Example: the army besieged the city

Siege: attacked by surrounding it for a period of time.
Example: The city was under siege for months.
Ambushed: Attacked unexpectedly from a hidden position.
Example: The soldiers were ambushed during their patrol.
Truce: An agreement to stop fighting temporarily.
Example: The two sides agreed to a truce.
Ceasefire: An agreement to end fighting.
Example: A ceasefire was declared to allow peace talks.
Peacekeeping force: Neutral troops keeping peace in conflict zones.
Example: A peacekeeping force was deployed in the region.
International observers: outside, neutral people or body
Campaign: A planned military or political operation.
Example: The campaign to overthrow the regime was successful.
Rebellion: Armed resistance against the government.
Example: The rebellion lasted for ten years.
Suicide bomber: Someone who kills themselves while carrying out an attack.
Example: The suicide bomber targeted a crowded market.
Waging war: Actively fighting or starting a strong fight against something.
Example: The government is waging war on corruption.
Besieging: Surrounding or pressuring someone.
Example: The paparazzi were besieging the actor's home.
Campaign: A series of organized efforts for a goal.
Example: They launched a campaign to promote the new product.
Battling: Struggling or competing strongly.
Example: The companies are battling for market leadership.
Fight on our hands: A tough challenge to deal with.
Example: We have a fight on our hands to solve this crisis.
Fleet: A group of ships or vehicles.
Example: A fleet of trucks delivered the supplies.

Economy and Finance

International Aid and Development

Sustainable development: Development that can continue for a long time.
Example: The organization promotes sustainable development in rural areas.
Encouraging signs: positive indicators or developments that suggest that something is improving or moving in a positive direction
Achieved economic growth: Reached an increase in the economy’s size or output.
Example: The country achieved economic growth of 5% last year.
Recovering from a long decline
Deep poverty: Extreme poverty, with very little to live on.
Example: Many families are trapped in deep poverty.
Determined efforts: Strong, focused attempts to achieve something.
Example: They made determined efforts to improve healthcare.
Allocating: giving to be used for a particular porpose
Funds: a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose.

Example: he had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment

Development grants: Money given to help development projects.
Example: The EU provided development grants for clean water projects.
Pursuing policies: Actively following or implementing rules or strategies.
Example: The government is pursuing policies to improve education.
Eradicate poverty: Completely get rid of poverty.
Example: Their goal is to eradicate poverty in the region.
Improve access: Make it easier to reach or use something.
Example: The program aims to improve access to clean water.

Debt

Repay debt: To pay back borrowed money.
Example: It took years to repay the debt.
Debt burden: The heavy load of debt.
Example: The country is struggling with a high debt burden.
Easing the debt burden: Making the debt load easier to handle.
Example: The new policies are easing the debt burden on families.
Cancel debt: To officially stop requiring repayment.
Example: Some countries have agreed to cancel debt for poorer nations.
Debtor countries: Countries that owe money to others.
Example: Debtor countries are asking for debt relief.
Incurring:
Alleviating debt: Reducing the effects or burden of debt.
Example: Alleviating debt helps boost economic growth.
Debt relief: Assistance to reduce or cancel debt.
Example: Debt relief was offered to struggling nations.

Trade and Cooperation

Free trade agreements: Agreements to trade without restrictions.
Example: The countries signed a free trade agreement last year.
Restrictive practices: Unfair restrictions on trade or competition.
Example: Restrictive practices harm smaller businesses.
Sanctions: restrictions on what country may import/ export
Trade wars: Economic conflicts caused by imposing tariffs or restrictions.
Example: The trade war between the two nations affected global markets.
Embargoes: Total bans on trading certain goods.
Example: Embargoes were placed on the country’s exports.
Imposed: opgelegd
Monetary union: A group of countries sharing a single currency.
Example: The EU is an example of a monetary union.
Single currency: a currency used by all the members of an economic federation

Economic Difficulties

War-torn economy: An economy badly damaged by war.
Example: The war-torn economy needed years to recover.
Ailing economies: Economies in poor or weak conditions.
Example: The region's ailing economies struggle with unemployment.
Devaluation/revaluation: A reduction in the value of a currency.
Example: The devaluation of the currency hurt imports.
Go into recession: Enter a period of economic decline.
Example: The country may go into recession next year.
Come out of/emerge from recession: Recover from an economic decline.
Example: The country is starting to emerge from recession.
Double-dip: recession wich ends and then begins again after a short time
Slump in prices: A sudden fall in prices.
Example: A slump in prices hurt farmers' income.
Boost the economy: Improve or stimulate economic growth.
Example: New investments will help boost the economy