Statement on the World Humanitarian Day 2017
(World News Egypt)

The European Union (EU) is committed to the safety of humanitarian workers. Every year, the EU marks World Humanitarian Day by adding its voice to the global campaign that honours humanitarian workers who, day after day, put their lives on the line to save the lives of others. World Humanitarian Day marks the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, when 22 humanitarian workers lost their lives. High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Christos Stylianides, made the following statement: `We live in a world increasingly marked by...