humanitarian
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The United Nations representative on the island warned Thursday that the humanitarian emergency, coupled with the onset of the Caribbean hurricane season, made for an "explosive cocktail."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The sole airport providing humanitarian organisations access to the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo reopened on Tuesday, when the reported number of suspected cases declined.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Seoul last month offered the mullahs humanitarian aid and proposed a separate diplomatic dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
But with shelters exceeding capacity, humanitarian workers and city officials told those displaced to keep going north.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Its leaders believed that white South Africans could be persuaded, on moral and humanitarian grounds, to end segregation.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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