Audrey Hepburn

Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicization of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanization of politics.

British Actress

Francois Hollande

The fight against global warming is a humanitarian issue - how the planet can be preserved - and it is also an issue of considerable economic importance, of what we call green growth.

French Statesman

Harry Browne

Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.

American Writer

Eric Greitens

The world needs many more humanitarians than it needs warriors, but there can be none of the former without enough of the latter.

American Politician

Irving Babbitt

The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.

American Critic

Daryl Hannah

Being a humanitarian, supporting animal rights activists, human rights activists, it's all the same.

American Actress

Howard Zinn

Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.

American Historian

Jesse Jackson

Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.

American Activist

Jan Egeland

No amount of humanitarian assistance can protect people from being attacked.

Norwegian Public Servant

Mary Harris Jones

I'm not a humanitarian, I'm a hell-raiser.

Often used when discussing large-scale events where many need help like natural disasters or wars.

Context of Crisis

'Humanitarian' can imply mental or emotional support, not solely physical resources.

Not Just Physical Aid

'Humanitarian' implies work crossing borders; it's not limited to one's own country.

Global Scope

Being a humanitarian is about selflessly serving others, putting their needs first.

Service to Others

A humanitarian acts out of compassion for people's suffering, not for profit or fame.

Motivated by Compassion

The work of humanitarians usually involves sustained effort over a long period.

Lingering Commitment

 So we have got to create in this world also institutions for peacekeeping and humanitarian aid, but also for reconstruction and security for some of the conflict-ridden states of the world. So my argument today is basically this. We have the means by which we could create a truly global society.

Wiring a web for global...

 in order to feed their families -- humanitarian aid, the dirty secret of it is it has to be heated, really, to be edible -- are themselves subjected to rape, which is a tool of the genocide that is being used. And the peacekeepers I've mentioned, the force has been authorized,

Samantha Power: Shaking...

 What would you or I want if we were a refugee in a city? We would want money to pay rent or buy clothes. That is the future of the humanitarian system, or a significant part of give people cash so that you boost the power of refugees and you'll help the local economy.

The refugee crisis is a...

 What is humanitarian aid, you might ask? In its simplest terms, it's the provision of emergency care to those that need it the most at desperate times. Post-disaster, during a crisis. Food, water, shelter. I have worked within very large humanitarian organizations,

5 Ethical Principles for...

 They're increasingly obliged to rebuild their lives in the face of xenophobia and racism. And all too often, they aren't permitted to enter the work force and are fully dependent on humanitarian aid. In addition, far too many refugee children are out of school

What does it mean to be...

 it's going to look believe that little blower is lifting that weight it's amazing isn't it the speed with which this technology can be used may allow huge improvements in how the world reacts to humanitarian crises a concrete canvas building has good

Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...

 to get child mortality down in all of these countries and to get them down in the corner where we all would like to live together. And of course, lowering child mortality is a matter of utmost importance from humanitarian aspects.

Hans Rosling: The good...

 and that seize property from refugees. What are we doing? How has the situation come to this, that we've adopted such an inhumane response to a humanitarian crisis? I don't believe it's because people don't care,

Our refugee system is...

 in situations of grave violations of international and humanitarian law, if you don't understand what you're seeing, if you don't understand the truth and if you get trapped in the fake news paradigm,

How to seek truth in the...

 there is a vacuum even before she died first lady's role was merely humanitarian charitable and philanthropic arts they were housewives who just supported their spouses or they