humanitarian

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The State Department has also coordinated humanitarian aid missions with the Catholic Church.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"But it's not to precipitate a full-blown societal or humanitarian collapse."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

According to Interfax, the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin is carrying a "humanitarian shipment" of 100,000 tonnes of crude oil.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“Mexico has every right to send fuel for humanitarian or commercial reasons,” she said, adding that private companies have approached Mexico’s state oil company to sell fuel to the Cuban private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

After he had been diagnosed with cancer, a newspaper campaign calling for his release on humanitarian grounds had influenced the government.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela