Sentences with phrase «international humanitarian workers»

Another Day in Paradise; International Humanitarian Workers Tell Their Stories, was published by Orbis Books (US / Canada) and Earthscan Books (UK / Commowealth) in October, 2003 and was nominated for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize.

Among those who live at the intersection of these realities are thousands of international humanitarian workers — dedicated men and women from many countries who leave behind their own comfort and security to face dangers, sorrows, and brutality that most of us can not imagine.

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Mitchum and Gary Morsch, co-founder of Heart to Heart International, knew obtaining the paperwork for Haitians to go into Puerto Rico and serve as medical humanitarian relief workers was going to be an unprecedented feat.

International Red Cross workers are restoring connectivity for people impacted by the hurricane and for humanitarian workers on the ground, installing satellites that are enabling Puerto Ricans to reconnect with family members, charge their phones and access information.

The Nigeria Army has said a fighter jet misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), recording casualties.

Humanitarian workers are governed by an international code of conduct that requires that their services be provided independently of national agendas, on the basis of need alone.

Over the years of working with five international aid organizations, we've had the privilege to see first hand how effective eLearning can provide humanitarian organizations with a way to quickly and easily train their entire, globally - distributed network of volunteers and workers.