The phrase "addressing the immediate needs" is correct and can be used in written English.
You could use it in a sentence like this: "Our response to the crisis should focus on addressing the immediate needs of those affected."
Humanitarian action is thus defined as addressing the immediate needs of people caught up in crisis, by delivering relief aid and delivering it in accordance to the principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence.
Some NGO informants noted that cash-for-work programs are most likely to be effective in addressing basic needs in relatively stable communities whereas unconditional cash transfers (if markets are functioning) or in-kind assistance is more suitable for addressing the immediate needs of displaced households.
By contrast, Erdmann pointed out that larger conservation organizations might invest large sums of money and by not addressing the immediate needs of the people, walk away from a failed project without having helped the community.
While we have been working through the transition and addressing the immediate needs of the American economy, the Iranians have filled the void in an attempt to control the message and drive the agenda.
During times of conflict and in situations of displacement, education helps restore a sense of routine, addressing the immediate needs of young people like Deng.
In Gevgelija, UNICEF has been very quick in addressing the immediate needs of women and children, including providing water and age-appropriate food as well as toys.
We urge the world community to join us not only in addressing the immediate need for fistula repair but also in supporting prevention programs that would give dedicated people a fighting chance at treating all the cases presented to them.
"So we need to address the immediate needs".
They note that the Red Cross typically addresses the immediate needs of disaster victims and leaves long-term recovery to other organizations.
"Right now, with hundreds of thousands of people on the move, there is a need to address the immediate needs that are there," he said on Macquarie Radio on Monday morning.
The result has been astounding: mobile apps, seed-planting devices, solar-powered computer kiosks made out of recycled oil drums, paraffin lamps, and other technologies that, importantly, address the immediate needs of Africans.
