Areas Quote by John Prendergast

“I’m an aid worker. I’ve been helping South Sudanese people who’ve returned to their villages after being displaced by the civil war prepare for…

— Rachel Grant

South Sudanese people are rich like the soil; they just need a little water, and they will grow.

— Alek Wek

In 2004, I went to Israel and gave a speech that resulted in guns and ammunition being given to the South Sudanese rebels, specifically…

— Kola Boof

While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets…

— Forest Whitaker

Women, men, and children have fundamental rights to humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet far too many states block aid and attack their own citizens,…

— Winnie Byanyima

Humanitarian assistance, once conceived as a short-term relief effort, is increasingly the only substitute for long-term development work in protracted armed conflicts.

— Peter Maurer

Access to humanitarian assistance and information are all the more important during the Covid-19 pandemic.

— Morgan Ortagus

We have a responsibility to make sure civilians and children are never the targets of war and humanitarian assistance is never blocked.

— Laphonza Butler

Fourth, we will continue providing humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist organization. This includes Sunni and Shia Muslims…

— Barack Obama

We need to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians and accept our fair share of refugees.

— Ro Khanna

Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance…

— Leon Panetta

As conflicts last longer, as the scale of needs increase, we are having to adapt. There is an increasing blurring between immediate humanitarian assistance…

— Peter Maurer