Sentence examples for dire humanitarian needs from inspiring English sources

A recent report by Integrity Research even surmises that Assad's ceasefires are designed to "force opposition surrender through the exploitation of dire humanitarian needs".

In the past few years, U.S. humanitarian assistance to Burma has expanded rapidly in response to dire humanitarian needs -- particularly in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in 2008.

The decision, Greimel said, to hire two public relations consultants at a time when there are dire humanitarian needs in Flint is a real "head scratcher".

Mark Yarnell, a senior advocate with Refugees International who was in CAR in March, cautioned that "this mission will not address the atrocities, displacement and dire humanitarian needs on the ground today".

Humanitarian needs are dire.

The humanitarian needs are dire in South Sudan, and aid agencies have been severely restricted in getting help to those in need.

With nearly 1.4 million people internally displaced and 6,000 killed, hospital shutdowns and 21 million in need of dire humanitarian assistance, international media presence is crucial.

A revised Humanitarian Appeal for Somalia for $326m was launched in Nairobi on 21 March 2006  by the Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr Christian Balslev-Olesen, to seek additional funding to respond to the critical needs of 2.1 million people in a dire humanitarian situation that has been further aggravated by the worst drought in a decade.

The deteriorating relationship between Russia and the west over Ukraine could have profound ramifications for the dire humanitarian situation in Syria, where the UN estimates 9.3 million people need help.

In light of such a dire humanitarian conflict flowing from the armed conflict, a sustainable peace is desperately needed in Colombia.

But the situation remains dire in Iraq, to a great extent because Saddam Hussein has not spent the money on the humanitarian needs of his people.