humanitarian

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The Maronite Patriarchate expressed "deep disappointment" on Sunday over the cancellation for "security reasons" of a humanitarian convoy jointly set up by the Vatican's envoy to Lebanon.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Widespread strikes on power plants and bridges, regardless of military value, raise legal and humanitarian questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In the background of a bar, a poster for Roberto Rossellini’s earnest humanitarian classic “Europa ’51” is visible, Jude obviously paying homage to a classic story about a privileged woman’s crisis of charity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Friday, Tom Fletcher, UN humanitarian chief, said that "somewhere along the way" international law had been "thrown aside".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He was so stubborn that Father Nicanor gave up his attempts at evangelization and continued visiting him out of humanitarian feelings.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez