Sentence examples for attack on humanitarian from inspiring English sources

An attack on healthcare, whether intended or "accidental", is an attack on humanitarian law.

As tragic as this event was, it was not the only blatant attack on humanitarian workers during the past year.

Farhana Faruqi-Stocker, the managing director of UK-based Afghanaid described it as "the worst attack on humanitarian workers in 30 years".

"We strongly condemn this attack on humanitarian workers in Pakistan who have been doing their utmost to deliver their humanitarian mission," the organization said, adding that "all possible measures" were being taken to secure his release.

The worst attack on humanitarian workers during the recent quarterly report period occurred Aug. 6, the report said, when 10 members of an international medical mission were executed by Taliban fighters in Badakhshan Province, where they had traveled to deliver free medical services, which had included eye examinations, as well as prenatal care.

Mr Sands warned that the Prime Minister would struggle to justify UK support for US-led air strikes on Islamist extremists in Syria on three grounds: no authorisation from the United Nations Security Council; no apparent evidence of self-defence; and little precedent for launching any attack on "humanitarian grounds".

Attacks on humanitarian posts have tripled in the last decade.

Unlike Polman, whose attacks on humanitarian aid are undifferentiated, de Waal is nuanced in his criticism of certain activities of certain aid agencies.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A foreign aid worker was shot dead and another was wounded by a former colleague at their office here in the capital on Thursday, according to officials and witnesses, adding to a series of attacks on humanitarian workers and journalists that has underscored the dangers of working in this war-torn country.

Crossfire, shelling in the camp, wounded soldiers, triage, attacks on humanitarian workers, threats against myself and others, lack of water for the internally displaced people and us for more than 36 hours (a tank drove over the pipeline)... there's a long list.

"MSF teams are horrified by what they're witnessing, including the execution of a healthcare worker, multiple violent attacks on humanitarian staff, burned villages, and appalling scenes of murder," MSF surgeon Erna Rijinierse said in a statement.