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Coronavirus: Seafarers stuck at sea a humanitarian crisis
2021-01-26 04:44:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Crew are asking to be designated 'key workers' so they can go home without risking public health.
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MAS Holdings chairman honoured for humanitarian work
2019-02-08 13:50:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Mahesh Amalean, the chairman and co-founder of Sri Lankan apparel and fabric manufacturing giant MAS Holdings has been honoured for his humanitarian work in the apparel sector.
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Alltech founder to posthumously receive humanitarian award
2018-08-24 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards were created in 2013 to publicly celebrate the greatness of people from around the world. The award recognizes individuals who are driven to become agents of change for the common good.
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UN hikes 2016 humanitarian appeal to record US$21.6 billion after new disasters
2016-06-28 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: UN hikes 2016 humanitarian appeal to record US$21.6 billion after new disasters The United Nations has raised its 2016 humanitarian funding appeal to a record US$21.6 billion from US$19.7 billion, partly due to new disasters including a cyclone that battered Fiji and an earthquake that hit Ecuador, as well as the deepening impact of El Nino. The money will go to help 95.4 million people hit hardest by conflicts and natural disasters in 40 countries, although a total of 130 million are in need...
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UN's Ban decries G7 absence at humanitarian summit
2016-05-27 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wingate Wire: Convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and hosted by Government of Turkey, the World Humanitarian Summit (COMMITMENT) is taking place on May 23-24, a Foreign Office statement said. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila told the World Humanitarian Summit gathering that included German Chancellor Angela Merkel: "Part of giving faith-based organisations a bigger role is to recognise that people must become agents of the rebuilding of their lives and not be made to feel simply like beneficiaries...