On World Humanitarian Day 2019 we honour the work of #WomenHumanitarians in crises throughout the world. We focus on the #unsung heroes, who have long been working on the front lines in their own communities in the most difficult terrains
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..from the war-wounded in Afghanistan, to the food insecurity in the Sahel, to those who have lost their homes and livelihoods in places such as Central African Republic, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen. #WorldHumanitarianDay
..and we salute the efforts of women aid workers from across the world, who rally to people in need.
#Women make up a large number of those who risk their own lives to save others. They are often the first to respond and the last to leave. #WorldHumanitarianDay
#Women make up a large number of those who risk their own lives to save others. They are often the first to respond and the last to leave. #WorldHumanitarianDay
These women deserve to be celebrated. They are needed today as much as ever, to strengthen global #humanitarian response. World leaders and non-state actors must ensure that they – and all humanitarians – are guaranteed the protection afforded to them under international law.
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