humanitarianism

humanitarian | American Dictionary

humanitarian
adjective
us/hjuˌmæn·ɪˈteər·i·ən/
involved in or connected with improving people’s lives and reducing suffering:
humanitarian aid in the form of food supplies

humanitarian

noun[ C ]us/hjuˌmæn·ɪˈteər·i·ən, ju-/
She was regarded by many as a compassionate humanitarian.

Examples of humanitarian

humanitarian
The series seemed to instil documentary and humanitarian characteristics into each film of its own accord, as though a matter of course.
This assertion supports the view that principles of humanitarian law remain applicable to refugees who are caught in the midst of armed conflicts.
The strategy of the patent-based industry was to draw attention to other causes of the humanitarian crises in least developed countries.
Economic and political motives seemed to take precedence over humanitarian considerations.
When things go wrong, or do not happen according to plan, then the humanitarians share the responsibility for the suboptimal outcomes.
Effacing borders helps to promote medicine's universalistic claims and also endorses humanitarian goals when political conflicts might interfere with public health endeavors.
Alongside humanitarian work for the most needy, the organisation also runs projects directed towards socially more stable and well-established groups.
The central argument - that the best and the brightest ideas of humanitarians can sometimes have bad consequences - will hardly be a surprise.
Repudiating the rationalist systems, he stressed the essential values of a humanitarian, liberal approach to education.
There are no documented instances where inflows of foreign aid or humanitarian assistance were affected by a host state's policies towards refugees on its territory.
The criteria for assistance were in the first instance governed by political rather than humanitarian considerations.
Basically, it is no longer sufficient for humanitarian agencies to save lives.
Humanitarian organisations are thus forced to make difficult compromises between these two polar positions.
But interventions out of humanitarian concerns overlook the cause of the problem and the long-term impact that any withdrawal of foreign troops might have.
Because conflicts loom large in humanitarian emergencies, donor perspectives play an inordinately important role in driving the research agenda.
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