Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A World Food Programme (WFP) truck backs up to load food items from a recently landed UN helicopter, in Yida camp, South Sudan ...

World Humanitarian Day is “a global celebration of people helping people,” according to the originators of the holiday, the United Nations. This special and much-needed day is formally recognized on ...

LENEXA, Kan. — A global humanitarian organization based in Lenexa, Kansas, is asking the public to learn more about its mission and help it fulfill its mission during an event Saturday. Heart to Heart ...

In honor of World Humanitarian Day, ENS Labs is launching a community fundraiser benefiting the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a global non-profit organization that helps people affected by ...

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 ...

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 ...

August 19, 2022 — On World Humanitarian Day, the International Rescue Committee commemorates humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. We honor all ...

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 ...

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 ...