humanitarian

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With better global health, development, and humanitarian assistance—with an ongoing connection to these communities—these kinds of interventions could happen faster, even, ideally, before an outbreak occurs.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Hadja Lahbib, the EU commissioner for crisis management, visited the provincial capital, Bunia, calling for humanitarian and health workers in the region to be guaranteed access to people in need.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

On May 23, the authorities suspended all commercial flights to and from the airport in Bunia, the capital of Ituri in the conflict-plagued eastern DRC, allowing only medical and humanitarian planes in.

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 the border was porous—always had been—and Laila knew that thousands of Afghans were still crossing into Pakistan either with bribes or by proving humanitarian grounds—and there were always smugglers who could be hired.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini