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August 19 is World Humanitarian Day—a time to remember those who lost their lives in the course of serving others and a time to celebrate those who are in the field, every day, building a better world for everyone.
Humanitarian heroes put themselves in danger transporting food around the world, distributing it in areas besieged by conflict or ravaged by natural disaster, and running the programmes that help millions of children, women and men build their futures. Below is a brief glimpse into what it means to be a humanitarian hero. [photo-collection:642630] Since the last World Humanitarian Day, Ayman Omar, WFP's head of security for Syria and the region, was killed in a road accident on July 28. He truly embodied the humanitarian spirit that this day celebrates. And in the past year, four truck drivers lost their lives while delivering WFP food: Abdull Ahad in Afghanistan; Willy Wenagbili in Democratic Republic of Congo; Kakooza Abdalla Yusuf in Rwanda and Housien Hammoud in Syria. They are all remembered and deeply missed.
