Every day, humanitarians from all over the world put their lives in danger to deliver aid during emergencies. So, every year on August 19, people celebrate World Humanitarian Day to honour their ...

GENEVA, August 19 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Tuesday paid tribute to the enormous contribution made every year by humanitarian workers while noting that their work ...

This World Humanitarian Day – 19 August 2025 – we face a truth we can no longer avoid: the world is failing humanitarian workers and the people they serve. In many emergencies, it is local actors who ...

The United Arab Emirates today joins the global community in commemorating World Humanitarian Day 2025, observed annually on August 19, reaffirming its ongoing efforts and pivotal role in alleviating ...

Justin*, a humanitarian worker with Save the Children, is on the frontlines of one of the world’s most dangerous conflicts. Based in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he focuses on ...

19 August 2025 — Detrimental slashing of aid budgets from global powers including the USA and UK this year has made humanitarian aid delivery harder than ever. Frontline workers are doing everything ...

Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the UN's World Food Programme In June this year, a 15-truck convoy of humanitarians travelled more than a thousand miles across Sudan, loaded with life-saving ...

On World Humanitarian Day, the global humanitarian system faces its most perilous moment. Violence against aid workers is at record levels: in 2024, 383 were killed—a 31 percent increase from the ...

With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, one veteran UN aid worker based in Gaza reaffirmed the resolve of humanitarians everywhere ...

"World Humanitarian Day is a reminder that even in the darkest places, there are selfless individuals quietly doing the work — not for recognition, but because lives depend on it," said Dr. Tom Catena ...