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Tagged: World Humanitarian Day

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Group photo of jubilant women with their fists in the air

If you want to save the world, be your own superhero!

Group photo of jubilant women with their fists in the air
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By Hind Ghorayeb

Story also available in: العربية

If you want to save the world, be your own superhero!

When I signed up to be part of UNICEF’s Emergency Response Team, I felt a wave of excitement and euphoria to dedicate myself to a mandate I genuinely believe in: supporting women and children in conflict areas and emergencies. Some of my close family and friends questioned such a career direction as it involved taking risks and putting… Read more →←
A lady in a blue tradiotional headscarf addresses school girls in a classroom

“Hard times will make you stronger”

A lady in a blue tradiotional headscarf addresses school girls in a classroom
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By Anita Haidary

Story also available in: 中文 العربية Español

“Hard times will make you stronger”

To mark World Humanitarian Day, Anita Haidary, explains what’s it’s like to be a female humanitarian worker – and how she got to do the job she loves.   This photo you see is one of the few that survived all the moves we made to escape the war in Afghanistan. My father, who is holding me used to work for Save The Children… Read more →←
An almost completely destroyed school building with palm trees in the background.

My first steps in humanitarian emergencies

An almost completely destroyed school building with palm trees in the background.
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By Jean Paul Nico Luketo

Story also available in: Français

My first steps in humanitarian emergencies

It has been more than 11 years since I started working for children’s right to education in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Even though the challenges in this part of the country are immense, nothing could disrupt my work. However, in December 2017, the Kasai region plunged into a terrible, deadly crisis of great… Read more →←
A woman in a blue hat talking to a pair of girl school students

A different kind of journalist

A woman in a blue hat talking to a pair of girl school students
Impact

By Mercy Kolok

A different kind of journalist

Growing up, I always wanted to be a journalist. I admired how reporters and broadcasters would do their work. Every evening, I would sit quietly and watch the news or listen to the radio. Afterwards, I would practice my journalism skills with my siblings as the audience. The daily news I listened to was about my life. As a refugee child… Read more →←
A man in a blue shirt smiling as he carries a swaddled baby

Not all heroes wear capes

A man in a blue shirt smiling as he carries a swaddled baby
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By Philippa Lysaght

Not all heroes wear capes

Humanitarians never think of themselves as heroes. Most of the humanitarians I’ve met consider themselves lucky to be to able help provide relief to people in need. Many humanitarians working in conflicts put their own lives at risk to support people – sometimes entire communities or cities – who are in urgent need of assistance.… Read more →←
A lady interacts with young girls and boys outside a tin shed in a desolate field

Being a humanitarian woman in a conflict zone

A lady interacts with young girls and boys outside a tin shed in a desolate field
Insider

By Juan Haro

Being a humanitarian woman in a conflict zone

This year, World Humanitarian Day is on 19 August “I arrived in Diffa, Niger, on October 2015. One day after my arrival, two kamikaze attacks took place in the city. The people around thought I was going to quit after two months because I couldn’t handle such a situation. But not … here I am three years later, working as an… Read more →←

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