NEW YORK , Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On this year's World Humanitarian Day , we are calling on people everywhere to #ActForHumanity. We must act for humanity in Gaza for the 40,000 fatalities – including at least 10,627 children killed – according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
We must act for humanity for the innocent victims killed and the hostages taken in the attacks by Hamas. We must act for humanity for the 270 aid workers killed so far in Gaza , including 207 UNRWA staff, according to the United Nations. Every human life is precious – not matter who, when or where.
Nothing can justify the killing, maiming and abduction of civilians, nor the launching of rockets at civilian targets. Nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, including children. Nothing can justify the killing of humanitarian aid workers.
We must act for humanity for the hundreds of millions of crisis-affected girls and boys whose human dignity and human rights – including their right to education – have been stripped away by armed conflicts, forced displacement, climate change and other protracted crises both in Ukraine and across many countries in the Global South. Every human life makes up our shared humanity. In all, more than 224 million crisis-impacted children urgently need quality education.
Our investment in their education is an investment in peace and stability, an investment in human rights, and an investment in equality and economic prosper.