The wide scope of topical categories includes the right of self-determination, the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities, social welfare, and humanitarian law (i.e., the humanitarian rules of armed conflict).
At the same time, the government introduced significantly lower welfare payments to humanitarian migrants (the so-called 'introduction benefit).
"The results have been catastrophic," said a blogger on the Guardian in a 2013 post: "Cumulative economic contraction approaching 25percentt, adult unemployment at nearly 30percentt, youth unemployment close to 65percentt, unprecedented poverty, destruction of the welfare state and humanitarian crisis in the urban centres.
A month later (10 September 2015) Boet and another chaplain were given the go-ahead to visit the prisoners by the Nigerian authorities, to render humanitarian and welfare counselling.
Six months later, Desmos helps some 35 different humanitarian and welfare institutions including soup kitchens, shelters for the homeless, orphanages, foundations for children with disabilities, a hostel for women suffering domestic violence, child care units and an association aiding the families of prisoners.
The social development function, which emerged most recently, serves to promote citizens' welfare, well-being, and humanitarian development, which includes government services in education, science and technology, cultural development, healthcare, social security, and environmental protection.
The majority of these overseas trained health and social welfare professionals were either humanitarian entrants or spousal visa holders and were facing numerous barriers to re-qualification.
In this light, the humanitarian aspect of "welfare" programs being offered today takes on a different meaning.
However, as we expect corporations to take over the functions of not only the welfare state but also of humanitarian relief, "freedom as a service" makes perfect sense.
"This is a humanitarian issue, and the welfare of these patients is a priority," he said.
His life included more than 50 years of service to humanitarian causes and civic welfare.
