humanitarian issue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhumanitarianandissue
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humanitarian
adjective
noun[C]
uk/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/us/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈter.i.ən/
(a person who is) involved in or connected with improving people's lives and ...
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issue
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪʃ.uː/us/ˈɪʃ.uː/
a subject or problem that people are thinking and ...
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(Definition ofhumanitarianandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Between 1801 and 1803 the need for military manpower, along with thehumanitarianissueof shipping conditions for emigrants, provided this sense of common good.
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It sought to draw a highly technical legal distinction in answer to what is basically a simple,humanitarianissue.
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We believe that it is high time that thishumanitarianissuewas tackled.
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It is ahumanitarianissueabout how we address global suffering on an enormous scale.
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For us, the cyclone and its terrible consequences are a purelyhumanitarianissue.
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This is not an internal matter; it is ahumanitarianissueof international concern.
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This is a purelyhumanitarianissueand does not diminish in value however many times we repeat it.
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This is ahumanitarianissue, so it concerns you too.
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This is a serioushumanitarianissuewhich is getting worse day by day.
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Is he aware that the threat goes far beyond thehumanitarianissue?
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Unfortunately, it has not always been treated as ahumanitarianissue.
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It is ahumanitarianissueof the greatest moment.
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Surely we must not shirk such an importanthumanitarianissue.
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Their presence in these gaols is also ahumanitarianissue.
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For if we are not able to tackle thishumanitarianissuejointly, we will be presented with the political bill in due course.
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Nevertheless, we must also be very aware that thehumanitarianissueactually hides the real problem, which is a political one.
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It is not merely a political or a territorial issue; it is ahumanitarianissueof enormous proportions.
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In the early days many saw aid to the poorer nations as only a moral andhumanitarianissue.
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For one thing, we have been told specifically that it is not ahumanitarianissue.
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The effect of land mines on civilians has rightly become ahumanitarianissueof considerable public concern.
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