Every day, humanitarian aid workers bring life-saving aid and hope to people around the world. Many of them are national staff who serve their communities and persevere despite violence and hardship.
On World Humanitarian Day, we demand an end to attacks on humanitarians and all civilians. They need our support and protection, so they can continue to ease suffering and improve people’s lives.
As UN Secretary-General António Guterres says: “Celebrating humanitarians is not enough. We must all do more to protect and safeguard our common humanity.”
Click on an image and discover our collection of UN stories that not only feature the work of UN humanitarians around the world, but also show their courage and determination to promote human welfare:
Three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to inflict untold suffering on the Ukrainian people and has profound global implications.
"Celebrating humanitarians is not enough. We must all do more to protect and safeguard our common humanity." — António Guterres
"From Sudan to Ukraine, from the Middle East to Myanmar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, conflict, climate chaos and upheaval are forcing record numbers of people from their homes and fueling profound human suffering." — António Guterres
The Blue Heart Campaign is a global initiative led by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to raise awareness of human trafficking and its impact on people and society.
