World Humanitarian Day 2011
About Take Action Real Stories Safety & Security 2011 Campaign


There are many pressing humanitarian issues around the world such as hunger, conflict and natural disasters.

The driving forces behind them like climate change, politics, rising fuel prices, water scarcity - are often complex.

You can learn more by testing your knowledge about refugees or by taking a short hunger quiz. You can also find out about access to food and about the number of children that still die each day from preventable causes.
Do 1 Thing Do 1 Thing To Help Refugees
Learn more about refugees. 1 refugee without hope is too many.
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  Test Your Hunger IQ and Feed a Child
For every person who takes this short hunger quiz, a child will receive a warm meal. Test your hunger IQ, then challenge your friends.
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Oxfam Learn about food systems
The GROW campaign is about transforming the broken food system so that it works for everyone today.
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  UNW Say no to violence
How wide widespread is violence against women and girls? Learn more by taking this quiz
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IRC1 Subscribe to IRIN
Sign up for email alerts from Integrated Regional Information Networks for humanitarian stories about unfolding crises and in-depth analysis.
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  UNICEF From 22,000 to zero
Help reduce the worldwide child mortality rate.
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