Aid workers fill bags of fortified cereal for new arrivals to the Mugunga camp in eastern DR Congo.
Celebrating World Humanitarian Day
August 19th sees the launch of a new global campaign for World Humanitarian Day. Beyonce, Gucci, Barclays Bank, Western Union and Intel are joining the United Nations and other organizations to remember those who have lost their lives and celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world.
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Congo-Kinshasa: What It Means to Be an Aid Worker in DRC
UNIRIN, 16 August 2013
Armed conflict, displacement and rape in the provinces of North and South Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have become frighteningly commonplace in recent years,… Read more »
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18 August 2013
Beyoncé Helps Kid President With World Humanitarian Day 2013
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Kid President interviews Beyoncé for World Humanitarian Day 2013. see more »
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PR Newswire, 19 August 2013
August 19th sees the launch of a new global campaign for World Humanitarian Day. This year's campaign, 'The World Needs More__', turns people's words into real support for… Read more »
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Liberia: Moving Forward in Liberia
UNIRIN, 19 August 2013
Liberia is getting back to its feet after a protracted civil war that killed over 200,000 people, displaced over a million, and largely destroyed the country's infrastructure and… Read more »
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Africa: UN Pays Tribute to Staff Killed in the Line of Duty
UNHCR, 19 August 2013
Francois Preziosi turned out to have tempted fate when in July 1964 in a field report from the UNHCR office he headed in eastern Congo, he described to colleagues the dangerous… Read more »
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Africa: WFP Honours Work of Colleagues On Frontlines of Hunger
WFP, 19 August 2013
From WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin Read more »
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Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2013 - the World Needs More Inclusion
AlertNet, 18 August 2013
For World Humanitarian Day 2013 the UN and its humanitarian partners are launching a campaign called The world needs more... At CBM, we believe that the world definitely needs more… Read more »
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Africa: Executive Director message on World Humanitarian Day 2013
Unicef, 16 August 2013
Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we pause to honour the enormous courage and dedication of those who serve humanity in some of the most dangerous and difficult environments in the… Read more »
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Africa: White House On World Humanitarian Day
State Department, 19 August 2012
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Sudan: 4.5 Million People Across Sudan Still in Need of Humanitarian Aid - UN
Sudan Tribune, 18 August 2013
Nearly 4.5 million people across Sudan remain in need of humanitarian help despite the country being home to one of the biggest aid operations in the world, the UN said in a… Read more »
