Celebrating women in aid: 10 stories for World Humanitarian Day

African women seen pictured in the back of a pickup in celebration of their day, celebrating

women in aid. photo: ryan brown/UN Women

(NHNEWS) GENEVA. AUGUST 19, 2019 -Today marks the tenth World Humanitarian Day, and the UN’s emergency aid coordination body, OCHA, has made “women humanitarians” its focus.

The day will feature events in at least 16 countries and content releases including video profiles of 24 women humanitarians. But while women form a vital part of the humanitarian workforce, they continue to face sexual harassment and discrimination within humanitarian organizations, and are more vulnerable to gender-based violence while working in dangerous or fragile settings.

But while women form a vital part of the humanitarian workforce, they continue to face sexual harassment and discrimination within humanitarian organisations, and are more vulnerable to gender-based violence while working in dangerous or fragile settings.

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