00:01Marking World Humanitarian Day on Wednesday, the United Nations flag was lowered to half-mast at the UN headquarters in
00:09Nairobi.
00:11The gesture recognises the humanitarian workers who lost their lives while serving others.
00:18More than 1,100 aid workers were killed, wounded, kidnapped, detained or arrested in 2025, according to the UN.
00:28Gaza remained the deadliest place for aid workers, with 186 killed.
00:34The southern and eastern Africa region is home to the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with 57 million people requiring assistance,
00:44more than a quarter of global needs.
00:47Across the region, humanitarian needs are driven by the combined impacts of climate change, long-running conflict and economic fragility,
00:56with violence triggering large-scale displacement.
01:00Sudan remains the world's worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, with millions forced to seek refuge in neighbouring countries.
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