2017 World Humanitarian Day Campaign: #NotATarget
World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world.
For WHD 2017, humanitarian partners are coming together to reaffirm that civilians caught in conflict are #NotATarget.
Through a global online campaign, people will raise their voices to advocate for those most vulnerable in war zones, and demand that world leaders do everything in their power to protect civilians in conflict.
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This campaign follows on the UN Secretary-General’s report on protection of civilians, which was launched earlier this year.
“For the millions of people caught in conflict, struggling to find food, water, and safe shelter; who have been driven from their homes with little hope of return; whose schools have been bombed; and who await life-saving medical care – we cannot afford to fail,” Secretary-General António Guterres said, urging each person and country to stand in solidarity with civilians in conflict.
Laying out his ‘path to protection’, the Secretary-General calls for enhanced respect for international humanitarian and human rights law, and protection of civilians, including humanitarian and medical workers as well as civilian infrastructure.
You can sign the petition to reaffirm that civilians caught in conflict are #NotATarget.
