Showing posts with label World Humanitarian Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Humanitarian Day. Show all posts

UN World Food Programme Philippines Celebrates ‘HEROES AMONG US’ On World Humantiarian Day

The World Food Programme (WFP) Philippines is joining other organizations and agencies in the country and around the globe in celebration of World Humanitarian Day on 19 August to bring attention to the everyday heroes who risk and dedicate their lives every day to help people in need.

These humanitarian heroes are the first to respond unhesitatingly during disasters, most recently during the past three major emergencies of 2013—the Zamboanga conflict, Bohol Earthquake and Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) where WFP co-led three humanitarian clusters: Logistics, Food and Nutrition Security, and Emergency Telecommunications.

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” to hold World Premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Nine years after “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the Australian director, screenwriter and producer George Miller’s famous saga is back on the Croiset...