typhoon –n. a powerful ocean storm in the area of the northwest Pacific Ocean

humanitarian –adj. having to do with efforts to make people’s lives better

starvation –n. suffering or death caused by not having enough to eat

region –n. an area of a country or the world

sanitation –n. systems used to carry away waste and keep places clean

fund –n. an amount of money that is used for a special purpose

unification –n. the bringing together of people or things provocations –n. an action or occurrence that causes someone to become angry or to begin to do something

distorted –adj. to change something so that it is no longer true or accurate