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humanitarian

adjective as in giving, compassionate

noun as in person who gives generously

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The document said that the EU, the largest international donor to Gaza, should focus on helping ramp up humanitarian aid deliveries to the region.

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Another six bodies have since been handed over, after Israel said it would curb the flow of humanitarian aid in response to what it viewed as Hamas’s violation of the pact.

The company then promised that all profits generated would go to humanitarian aid worldwide.

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Sudan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies.

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Earlier on Wednesday UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher urged Israel to immediately open all crossings into Gaza for humanitarian aid, as called for in the ceasefire plan.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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