humanitarian
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In so doing, she honors Ma’s own efforts toward humanitarian and environmental causes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
President Obama treated Ebola as a humanitarian emergency and a national-security priority.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
Gonzalez added that containment efforts and humanitarian aid deliveries were being delayed by "major constraints", including border and airport closures.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The League had some success in humanitarian work and in settling minor disputes.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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