--- title: "8 Humanitarian Issues Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Humanitarian Issues quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Humanitarian Issues sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0c/brandi-carlile-10844_be-happy_there-are-still-civil-rights-issues-ther_129526.jpg" --- > [There are still civil rights issues. There are still people who can't be visited by their spouse in the hospital because they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandi-carlile/there-are-still-civil-rights-issues-there-are-still-people-who-can-t/) [Brandi Carlile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandi-carlile/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0c/brandi-carlile-10844_be-happy_there-are-still-civil-rights-issues-ther_129526.jpg) > [Humanitarian issues must bring together all people who act in good faith trying to alleviate the suffering of people in dire need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lavrov/humanitarian-issues-must-bring-together-all-people-who-act-in-good/) [Sergei Lavrov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lavrov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d88/sergei-lavrov-10875_children_humanitarian-issues-must-bring-together_316637.jpg) > [When you look at the humanitarian issues - poverty, education, rights, violence - I think there are positive trends. But when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyan-slat/when-you-look-at-the-humanitarian-issues-poverty-education-rights/) [Boyan Slat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyan-slat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/boyan-slat-8602_change_when-you-look-at-the-humanitarian-issues_669832.jpg) > [I don't feel that I'm particularly political. I'm interested in politics; I'll express my view if I feel strongly about something, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-lineker/i-don-t-feel-that-i-m-particularly-political-i-m-interested-in/) [Gary Lineker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-lineker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bae/gary-lineker-2899_feel_i-don-t-feel-that-i-m-particularly-polit_883021.png) > [War and peace-making, human rights, humanitarian issues have become industries, but nobody looks closely at human greed, at the arms industry and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haris-pasovic/war-and-peace-making-human-rights-humanitarian-issues-have-become/) [Haris Pasovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haris-pasovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/haris-pasovic-18542_art_war-and-peace-making-human-rights-humani_1133599.jpg) > [So I've gone in and out of the U.N., working on counter-terrorism, on U.N. reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-luck/so-i-ve-gone-in-and-out-of-the-u-n-working-on-counter-terrorism-on-u/) [Edward Luck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-luck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/edward-luck-57010_counter-terrorism_so-i-ve-gone-in-and-out-of-the-u-n-worki_2258572.png) > [ As regards humanitarian issues and how to handle them, that was the Prime Minister's \[Shinzō Abe\] initiative. He brought the matter up… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/as-regards-humanitarian-issues-and-how-to-handle-them-that-was-the/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/vladimir-putin-261_abe_as-regards-humanitarian-issues-and-how-t_2331078.jpg) > [ The Prime Minister \[Shinzō Abe\] also highlighted the need to address general humanitarian issues. We already mentioned one of these issues: visa-free… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-prime-minister-shinz-abe-also-highlighted-the-need-to-address/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/vladimir-putin-261_abe_the-prime-minister-shinz-abe-also-highli_2373518.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humanitarian-issues/#itemlist", "name": "Humanitarian Issues Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are still civil rights issues. There are still people who can't be visited by their spouse in the hospital because they're gay. These are humanitarian issues. 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He brought the matter up at our last meeting in Lima and asked me straightforwardly whether we would agree to let Japanese citizens travel on a visa-free basis, resolve the issue in such a way as to enable them to visit the South Kurils, visit their native areas. 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