Word: humanitarianism
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...redeem his dictatorial legacy by acknowledging that the opposition had actually defeated him. But it turns out that the 84-year-old despot was just slow off the mark in beginning the further strangulation of his own nation. The recent order to shut down all international aid groups and humanitarian ngos has crippled the only institutions helping millions of Zimbabweans and removed all doubt about Mugabe's totalitarian objectives...
...That was an amazing statement for him to make," says Birns. Chavez also called on the rebels to release all of their more than 750 hostages, including three U.S. defense contractors, without conditions. "It would be a great humanitarian gesture," said Chavez, who earlier this year brokered the release of a half dozen hostages...
...what you know? As for how serious it is, I don't think anybody has a 100% accurate assessment. But our basic principle is that the people in North Korea should not go through such dismal conditions because of the lack of food. [We] are prepared to provide humanitarian assistance...
...founding of Israel in May 1948 is in reality one of the worst humanitarian disasters in modern history. Those who reside in the West Bank and Gaza as well as the millions of refugees forced to flee and never allowed to return acknowledge the day for what it is: the catastrophe. The continued violation of Palestinian human rights is clear and well-documented, albeit ferociously undermined and consciously distorted by Israel and Israel's U.S. supporters. It is ironic that 2008 is also the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the apartheid regime in South Africa, which only lasted...
Gathering 2007 field data from southern Sudan, Ivory Coast and Haiti, Save the Children found that the majority of victims were "orphans, children separated from their parents and families, and children in families dependent on humanitarian assistance." Those children without familial support were most likely to not report abuse because of powerlessness and a fear of stigmatization in their community. The study included instances of verbal sexual abuse, coerced sex, child pornography and young children trading sexual favors for food, money, soap, and even mobile phones...