The threesome described a grave humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe and expressed disappointment in local leaders, who they said could have done more to prevent the situation.
Mr. Ford and other experts attending a conference organized by the Middle East Institute and International Relief and Development, two nongovernment organizations, described a deepening humanitarian crisis because of the Syrian conflict.
Authorities called on volunteers to send water, food supplies and blankets to cope with what they described as a humanitarian emergency.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla .— As Drew Brees carried the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl appearance, he was described as a humanitarian, a thinker, an overachiever and an underdog.
INDONESIA: ACEH TRUCE -- The government and representatives of separatist rebels from Aceh Province signed an agreement described as a "humanitarian pause," resulting in the first cease-fire in more than two decades.
When our hero's patronage of the local brothel is described as a humanitarian act in support of women down on their luck — women who, if not for such patronage, might have had to turn to . . .
Despite what has been described as a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, American and European officials say they strongly doubt that any aid will reach the Palestinians quickly, given the violent chaos in Palestinian areas and Hamas's declared intention to scrap a truce with Israel.
While condemnation of Israel in the Security Council is not uncommon, the criticism at the emergency session called by Turkey and Lebanon was notable for both its vehemence and for the broad array of countries demanding an independent investigation into the decision to fire on civilians in what they described as a humanitarian mission.
Bishop Yohanna Ibrahim, head of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Aleppo, and Bishop Boulos Yaziji, head of the Greek Orthodox Church there, were kidnapped by gunmen while they were on what was described as a humanitarian trip.
It was the worst on record and was described as a "humanitarian crisis" by the Red Cross.
