Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN lauds heroic efforts on the front lines

United Nations, New York, 18 August 2010 - The United Nations will mark the second-ever World Humanitarian Day on Thursday by paying tribute to the life-saving work carried out by aid workers around the globe, often in perilous places, to help those whose lives have been torn asunder by conflict, natural disasters and other crises.

Events will be held at UN offices and peacekeeping missions worldwide, with many focusing on those personnel at the front lines who have been killed in the cause of assisting people in need.

Full story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35651&Cr=humanitarian&Cr1=

Website:
http://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/index.shtml

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• United Nations
• UN
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• World Humanitarian Day
• 19 August
• Humanity
• Neutrality
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• Impartiality
• Humanitarian workers
• General Assembly
• Cooperation
• Assistance
• Sergio Vieira de Mello
• Baghdad
• John Holmes
• Security
• Peace

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