| Subject | English | French |
| polit. | basic needs | besoins essentiels |
| polit. | basic needs Includes certain minimum requirements of a family for private consumption (adequate food, shelter, clothing, household equipment and furniture) and essential services provided by and for the community at large (safe drinking water, sanitation, public transport and health, educational and cultural facilities) | besoins essentiels |
| econ. | basic needs | besoins fondamentaux |
| social.sc. | basic needs assessment | évaluation des besoins essentiels |
| gen. | basic needs model | modèle des besoins essentiels |
| gen. | basic needs model | modèle de développement basé sur la stratégie des besoins essentiels. |
| gen. | basic needs policy | politique fondée sur les besoins essentiels |
| IMF. | basic needs poverty line | seuil de pauvreté fondé sur la satisfaction des besoins essentiels |
| law, econ. | basic needs strategy | stratégie des besoins fondamentaux |
| law, econ. | basic needs strategy | stratégie des besoins essentiels |