Videos
2011 World Humanitarian Day Citizen Ambassador's Contest
The United Nations Department of Public Information, in partnership with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), will run the 3rd annual Citizen Ambassadors video contest from 8 August 2011 to 8 September 2011.
World Humanitarian Day 2011—Somalia Aid Worker Story
This story is part of the World Humanitarian Day 2011 campaign.
In it, trauma surgeon Dr Omar Saleh talks about his passion - saving lives in Somalia.
World Humanitarian Day 2011—Haiti Aid Worker Story
This story is part of the World Humanitarian Day 2011 campaign.
In it, humanitarian photographer Marco Domino talks about working closely with a family in Haiti.
Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN lauds heroic efforts on the front lines
The United Nations marked the second-ever World Humanitarian Day on 19 August 2010 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.