Humanitarian crisis
Equivalents
humanitární krize — Humanitäre Krise — crisi umanitaria — kryzys humanitarny
Related terms
- (can transform into) humanitarian catastrophe/disaster
- (can have its origins in) refugee crisis, migration crisis
- (can be accompanied by) political crisis
- (requires) humanitarian aid
- (can necessitate opening of) humanitarian corridor
Encyclopaedic information
Modern humanitarian crises – whether in Syria, South Sudan, Myanmar, Venezuela, Afghanistan or elsewhere – aren't just short-term emergencies.
Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com
Humanitarian crises tend to be long, extremely complex and difficult and therefore affect well-being and education over a long period.
Source: https://jliflc.com
Collocations
- bad humanitarian crisis
- great humanitarian crisis
- big humanitarian crisis
- to worsen a humanitarian crisis
Examples
Humanitarian crisis around the world have been exacerbated by conflict, food insecurity, climate change and the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
Source: https://www.savethechildren.org
The refugees crisis is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.
Source: https://www.savethechildren.org
Note
The examples found with the collocations “bad humanitarian crisis”, “great humanitarian crisis” and “big humanitarian crisis” show the superlative form of the adjectives “bad” (i.e. “worst”), “great” (i.e. “greatest”) and “bad” (i.e. “biggest humanitarian crisis”).