Tag: World Humanitarian Day
united-nations: Aid workers are #NotATarget. Volunteers are #NotATarget. Children are #NotATarget. Civilians are #NotATarget. This was the message sent by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and UN staff members, pictured here at UN Headquarters and at Times Square, #NYC on Friday. They have joined with people around the world to support Saturday’s World Humanitarian Day. “Warring parties attacking hospitals and schools are cowards. They must be held accountable. Civilians are not a target,” said the Secretary-General. 📷: UN Social Media Team
Happy Sunday Everybody! I hope you are all savouring your last weeks of summer this time around (unless you live somewhere where it is summer all year round in which case I envy you, or somewhere where it is not summer these months in which case let me know when it is summer already, then I want to go there). This week it was really down-season around the office for me, but at least coming back from vacation did not hurt that much. August 20 is also a National Day in Hungary, so when I am writing this (scheduled post…
On World Humanitarian Day we salute those who risk their lives on a daily basis in order to do good in the world. 19 August is the date on which a brutal terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad in 2003 killed 22 people, including UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello. World Humanitarian Day honours those, who have lost their lives in humanitarian service and those, who continue to bring assistance and relief to millions. Have you taken the humanitarian quiz yet? Click here to check it out! Click here to visit to UN’s website to learn more about World…
statedept: Today, August 19, is World Humanitarian Day. Last year alone, 155 aid workers were killed, 134 were kidnapped and over 170 were seriously wounded. World Humanitarian Day commemorates the aid workers who have lost their lives helping others in need – and recognizes the commitment to the life-saving work humanitarians carry out around the world every day. World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others. The day was designated by the General Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. …
“Every year on August 19th we mark World Humanitarian Day in honour of aid workers, who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We commemorate their sacrifice and reaffirm our commitment to the lifesaving work that humanitarians carry out around the world every day, often in difficult and dangerous circumstances, where others cannot or do not want to go. This year our World Humanitarian Day campaign is calling on people to answer a question: ‘What do you think the world needs more of?’” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Share your answer using #theworldneedsmore. Visit http://worldhumanitarianday.org/ to learn more.
Remember the Fallen Today is the 10th anniversary of a terrorist attack on the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad. The deadly attack claimed the lives of 22 people and it was a game changer for the world organization. It signaled the momentum from which the blue flag switched from being a shelter for those under it to being a target to terrorists in their war against western democracies. August 19th, World Humanitarian Day was designated by the General Assembly to honour humanitarian workers around the world who often risk their lives for the greater cause.
Happy weekend dear readers! Especially for everybody in Hungary who are just in the middle of a four-day-long weekend due to a public holiday on Tuesday. Hope you are all having a great time! I have some serious thinking to do during this weekend, still in the middle of serious profession-wise decision making. Although I still have no idea where it is going to take me (even geographically), I enjoy this process a lot. I know something good is going to come after either way. I am looking forward to being able to reveal everything, but until then, I’ll keep…
