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humanitarian

[hyoo-man-i-tair-ee-uhn, yoo-] / hyuˌmæn ɪˈtɛər i ən, yu- /




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“Do this tomorrow. Open an international humanitarian corridor to Sweida. Bring people back to their homes. Return the kidnapped. Simple,” Tarif said.

From Los Angeles Times

“What Cuba is going through—a phenomenon I call demographic hollowing out—is nothing less than a humanitarian disaster only seen in countries in armed conflict,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In 2025, most of the humanitarian migration programs were terminated,” the Department of Finance wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Shortly after the first Gulf War in 1991, the U.S. and its allies launched Operation Provide Comfort, a humanitarian relief mission to defend Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since a fragile ceasefire came into force in October, the UN and other humanitarian agencies have been able to increase food getting into Gaza.

From BBC