Sentences with phrase «leading humanitarian aid»

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One order calls for the marines to set up a humanitarian - aid operation in a poor country that has been devastated by floods, leading to starvation and disease.

Four Christian humanitarian aid charities are among a coalition of leading UK aid agencies which has announced a joint fundraising appeal for victims of violent conflict in Myanmar.

«Britain is leading the world in terms of humanitarian aid in Syria.»

Led by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblyman Nick Perry, chair of the state Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, a delegation of legislators and staff embark today on a humanitarian effort to bring aid and support to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

«Quantitative, rigorous measurements are key to making important decisions about social welfare allocation and the distribution of humanitarian aid,» said lead author Joshua Blumenstock, assistant professor in the UW Information School, who is also an adjunct professor in computer science and engineering.

All funds raised from the sales will help Unicef, the world's leading children's organisation, provide children in Syria and refugee children in five neighbouring countries — Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt — with vital aid and support, as part of the largest humanitarian operation in history.

Furthermore, the EU, together with its Member states, is Africa's leading donor of emergency humanitarian aid with the Commission itself committing more than $ 800 million annually since 2015.

The co-founder of UNICEF Ventures, Chris Fabian, said the humanitarian and developmental children's aid organization is open to following the blockchain wherever it leads.

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