MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – World Humanitarian Day is observed every year on August 19 to honor humanitarian workers and recognize those who have risked or lost their lives in the line of duty. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

New York, New York, August 19, 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 ...

GENEVA, August 19 (UNHCR) - UNHCR staff were celebrating the third annual World Humanitarian Day on Friday at the end of an extremely challenging year for aid workers around the globe. "Crises in the ...

GENEVA, August 20 (UNHCR) - Sometimes Hélène Caux dreams that she goes back in time and urges Aleksandar Vorkapic to join her and other colleagues for dinner and enjoy the light breeze on the terrace ...

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 ...

Sunday is World Humanitarian Day--a day people around the world are asked to perform a humanitarian action--however big or small--in the spirit of people helping others--"doing something good, ...

In celebration of World Humanitarian Day, we are highlighting efforts by volunteers with Engineers Without Borders USA to help create and sustain job opportunities in refugee communities. Through such ...