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humanitarian

[hyoo-man-i-tair-ee-uhn, yoo-] / hjuˌmæn ɪˈtɛər i ən, ju- /




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The Italian government has provided humanitarian and military support to Ukraine in its war against Russia.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The text acknowledged her "significant personal contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine, and for active human rights and charitable work."

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Zelensky's decree also cited Melania Trump's wider humanitarian work, including her efforts concerning Ukrainian children affected by the war, as reasons for giving her the Princess Olga award.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Russia and Ukraine are due to resume three-way negotiations on Nov. 10-11 in Abu Dhabi to discuss de-escalation of the war, humanitarian efforts and postwar security arrangements, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Politically, he was a humanitarian who did know right from left and was trapped uncomfortably between the two.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The three countries said the fact that Israel's announcement came on World Humanitarian Day, "while the world honoured the courage and sacrifice of humanitarians, was particularly egregious".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

As for whether humanitarians had the resources to deal with such a scenario, he warned: "Absolutely not. Our system has been depleted from every resource."

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 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

It is not at all what the humanitarians hoped and expected.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner


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