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NEW YORK (SoOHA) – Every year on World Humanitarian Day, people across the globe rally support for humanitarian aid workers who dedicate their lives to helping the most vulnerable.
It marks the day in 2003, when the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, was attacked by terrorists, killing 22 people, including the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sergio Vieira de Mello.
For this year’s World Humanitarian Day, we honor women humanitarians and the unique contribution they make in helping people affected by crises.
Women in the humanitarian sector take on a variety of roles, each with distinct opportunities and challenges. Often, these women risk their lives to be on the front lines delivering life-saving assistance to civilians in distress.
Over the course of the day, 24 compelling stories will be told about 24 women. Each hour and each story will match the time of day to give a glimpse inside the lives of women humanitarians. The stories will demonstrate the immense challenges women in the field face, as well as the incredible opportunities.
They include the thrills that come with the job and the sometimes mundane parts of their daily routines. These women work across the UN and NGO systems and their stories illustrate the incredible diversity of the global aid response: from a woman in Kenya providing free legal advice to asylum seekers to a nurse working in the Ebola response in the DRC, to a woman delivering dignity kits in Somalia.
These women work day in and day out to make a difference in the lives of people affected by conflict, disaster, and crisis. The stories will be told in a variety of formats: videos, illustrations, written pieces, and podcasts.
On 19 August, the content can be found on the World Humanitarian Day website as well as other social media platforms. Celebrity ambassadors who are involved with the day will help promote the campaign on their platforms, as well.
Source: UN News Center
