PROTECT THOSE WHO PROTECT HUMANITY! (SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL)

 

Hi friend, Today is World Humanitarian Day. A day originally designed to honour and celebrate humanitarian aid workers' extraordinary efforts to bring care, protection, and hope to people living through crisis. But when attacks on aid workers have become the new normal, raising awareness and celebrating this critical work is no longer enough. They need more than thanks. They need action. They need protection. Every single day for the past 25 years, an average of one humanitarian worker has been killed, injured, kidnapped, or detained while delivering life-saving aid. And this year is on track to be the deadliest year on record. Across some of the world’s most dangerous contexts, aid workers, including our colleagues, face threats to their lives daily that keep them from doing their jobs, even when lives hang in the balance. They are being targeted in attacks, blocked from delivering lifesaving supplies, cut off from the very basics they need to survive themselves, like food. This is the lived reality for humanitarian workers. International humanitarian law dictates that humanitarian workers should always be protected and supported to do their jobs – never targeted.  But today, the promise of protection is broken, and violations of this law continue with impunity, indifference, and hypocrisy. And it is children in the world’s most dangerous places, who pay the ultimate price. We are calling on all governments to: Protect humanitarians and civilians. Uphold international humanitarian law. Fund the lifelines they say they support. We need your help to amplify this message. Please post on your social media channels today and use the hashtag #ActForHumanity. Today is #WorldHumanitarianDay  Humanitarian workers bring vital support to children and families in the most challenging circumstances. But , with this year is on track to be the deadliest year yet to be a humanitarian worker. Governments must honour their obligations under international humanitarian law: protect humanitarian workers, ensure aid access, and pursue justice for violations. #ActForHumanity @SavetheChildrenInternational Follow the conversation today on #ActForHumanity and through our accounts: Together, we can protect those who protect humanity.  With gratitude,  Loren Taylor, Donor Care Manager Save the Children International. A CHARITY YOU CAN TRUST For every $1 you donate, we spend... Save the Children International is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales with company number 3732267 and a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1076822. Its registered office is St Vincent House, 30 Orange Street, London, WC2H 7HH © 2024 Save the Children International

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