August 19 th is World Humanitarian Day, a day to honor aid workers and to recognize the importance of humanitarian work around the globe. This year has been a difficult one for the superheroes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) - 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 ...

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 ...

The Lions Club, through its youth arm Leo District 404 B2 Nigeria, has donated food and toiletries to displaced persons at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Igando, Lagos State, to mark ...

The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza – but obstacles remain, particularly ...

In 1948, an international body of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) was introduced the concept of dedicating a ...

GENEVA, Aug 19 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Tuesday paid tribute to humanitarian workers worldwide whose work he said was becoming increasingly complex, dangerous ...