humanitarian
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The United Nations humanitarian office, which monitors the attacks, says reports of settler violence have risen every year over the past decade, and spiked sharply after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
And beyond his music, he’s just such an incredible person and humanitarian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Severe drought and wildfire activity returned to parts of south-east Asia, while southern Africa experienced one of its worst droughts in decades, triggering a major humanitarian crisis.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Once a city of 24,000 people on the southern bank of the Dnipro River, Oleshky is now at the center of a humanitarian crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
After the German surrender, he brought one more argument to the table: using the bomb on Japan would fatally compromise America’s moral and humanitarian standing, undermining any efforts to create a workable international control regime.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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He worked alongside activists and humanitarians , externalin Czechoslovakia to navigate complex political obstacles, such as getting children to Britain through the Netherlands, which had closed its borders to Jewish refugees.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The statement said the attacks were an alarming reminder of the risks faced by humanitarians when tackling epidemics and emergencies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
But thank God we have humanitarians like Jeff and Janine Yass who still believe in lifting them up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
By early January, humanitarians were preparing to expand operations.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
This circular ran counter alike to the jealousy of patriots and to the sentiment of humanitarians.
From Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography by George William Erskine Russell
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