Addresses Quote by Angelina Jolie

I think we are challenged in how we define humanitarian action today and how we relate to long-term needs. We are also confronted with…

— Peter Maurer

I think humanitarian organizations should acknowledge the progress more than they do. I think that one reason people are reluctant to provide more help…

— Nicholas Kristof

The humanitarian aid system is built on a concept that when disaster strikes, outside agencies provide a temporary helping hand until people can take…

— Antonio Guterres

There is never a humanitarian solution for a humanitarian crisis. The solutions for the humanitarian crisis are always political ones.

— Antonio Guterres

“Today humanitarianism is in search of an identity, especially after the war in Iraq. In a perfect world, humanitarianism would not exist. People wouldn't…

— Marc Vachon

I do think that humanitarians and journalists alike have focused on all the things that go wrong, and that they sometimes leave the perception…

— Nicholas Kristof

The fragility created by protracted conflicts, resulting in destroyed cities and dramatically insufficient services, is not something that humanitarian organizations can address comprehensively. Only…

— Peter Maurer

On humanitarian intervention in general, I guess my view is not unlike the view that was attributed to Gandhi, accurately or not, when he…

— Noam Chomsky

Once again, victims of disaster have turned to the UN and the international community in their time of need, .. The world needs the…

— Ted Turner

The world needs many more humanitarians than it needs warriors, but there can be none of the former without enough of the latter.

— Eric Greitens

When our diplomats advocate for increased humanitarian access, coordinate foreign assistance to help those in need or impose sanctions on individuals committing human rights…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield