2015 Event Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi meets with U.S. President Barack Obama, focusing on the fight against ISIS militants; Obama agrees to send humanitarian aid but makes no commitment regarding military supplies or assistance 2014 Event Russia sends roughly 215 trucks of humanitarian supplies into Ukraine without permission from Kiev; the truck contents were inspected by neither Ukrainian officials nor Red Cross members as agreed to by Ukraine and Russia, but Kiev did not protest 2014 Event Over 250 Russian trucks enter embattled eastern Ukraine without permission to deliver humanitarian aid; NATO questions the true intent of the convoy, claiming that Russia has used deceptive 'aid' convoys in other conflicts 2014 Event The European Union will assist Iraq in fighting Islamic State militants; European nations and the Union are sending arms in addition to humanitarian aid 2011 Event Heavy fighting continues in Libya's heavily besieged city of Sirte; growing fears of humanitarian disaster builds 2010 Event John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator announces Niger faces total crop failure worse than that of 2005 2009 Death Norman Borlaug, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies 2004 Death Margaret Hassan, humanitarian, director of Care in Iraq who was murdered by terrorists, dies at 59 2002 Death John Wallach, journalist/humanitarian, dies at 59 2001 Death Emilie Schindler, humanitarian, ", helped save 1,000 Jews during WWII, ", dies at 93 2001 Death "Willie ""Pops"" Stargell", baseball great/humanitarian, dies at 61 1925 Birthday Paul Newman, born in Ohio, actor, entrepreneur, humanitarian, donated over $250 million to charity 1922 Birthday Rachel Robinson, social activist, humanitarian, Mrs. Jackie Robinson 1916 Birthday Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian 1914 Birthday Norman Borlaug, born in Cresco, Iowa, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1911 Birthday Elsie Agnes Giorgi, physician/humanitarian 1898 Birthday Audley Moore, civil rights activist, humanitarian [Queen Mother] 1897 Birthday Pricilla L Williams, social activist/humanitarian 1877 Birthday Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society 1875 Birthday Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist, Nobel 1954 1861 Birthday Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian, Nobel 1922
