UN World Humanitarian Day

Today is World Humanitarian Day 2023

This year, the UN World Humanitarian Day campaign brings together the global humanitarian community to mark the twentieth anniversary of the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, and to show unwavering commitment to deliver for the communities we serve, no matter who, no matter where and #NoMatterWhat.

The 2023 Mid-Year Update of the Global Humanitarian Needs Overview estimated that 362 million people in the world need humanitarian assistance. Humanitarians have no other purpose than to save and protect lives and deliver the basic necessities of life, they stand shoulder to shoulder with the communities they serve and bring hope.

On 19 August, we come together to honour humanitarians around the world who strive to meet ever-growing global needs. No matter the danger or the hardship, humanitarians venture deep into disaster-stricken regions and on the front lines of conflict, strive to save and protect people in need.

In 2022, 444 aid workers were attacked: 116 killed, 143 wounded and 185 kidnapped; of the aid workers who died, 96% were national staff and only 4% were international (expatriate) staff.  Most of the violence took place in South Sudan, Mali and Myanmar.

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