1.
You use ~ to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
We have a different background, a different history. Accordingly, we have the right to different futures...
= therefore, consequently
ADV: usu ADV with cl, also ADV with v
2.
If you consider a situation and then act ~, the way you act depends on the nature of the situation.
It is a difficult job and they should be paid ~...
ADV: ADV after v