World Humanitarian Day 2020: A tribute to aid workers on the front lines was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Wednesday, 19 August 2020 at 07:55 UTC. The event is classified as a epidemic incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the World Health Organization (WHO).
Amid a global pandemic, unprecedented needs and growing insecurity, aid workers and health-care responders are staying and delivering to the world’s most vulnerable people.Last year was the most violent on record for humanitarians, with 483 attacked, 125 killed, 234 wounded and 124 kidnapped. The UN condemns all attacks on humanitarians.OCHA and partners present the inspiring stories of humanitarian #RealLifeHeroes who are stepping up to meet the challenges.Today, World Humanitarian Day, the world honours all humanitarians – many working in their own communities – who are going to extraordinary lengths in extraordinary times to help women, men and children whose lives are upended by crises and the global COVID-19 pandemic. The dedication, perseverance and self-sacrifice of these real-life heroes represent the best of humanity as they respond to the COVID-19 crisis a
Where this happened
The incident is located in Central African Republic (Africa), whose capital is Bangui. Historically, Central African Republic is most affected by floods and conflict. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the Central African Republic incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 6.600°, 20.900°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding epidemic events
Disease outbreaks including cholera, dengue, measles, Ebola and influenza. Outbreak trajectories depend on transmission route, population immunity and the speed of detection. Early case-finding, clean water and vaccination coverage change outcomes far more than late-stage restrictions.
How severity is rated
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Data and verification
This record was generated automatically from the World Health Organization (WHO) and de-duplicated against our archive. Early reports for any incident can be revised: locations get refined, magnitudes are recalculated and impact figures change as assessments arrive. We deliberately do not publish casualty numbers unless an official source states them. The original source report is linked at the top of this page.
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Timeline and sources
Officially recorded
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· received · event time 19 Aug 2020, 07:55 UTCFirst report Humanitarian agency report
First recorded from World Health Organization.
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Conditions at the time
8.6 mm of rain fell that day, and the temperature peaked at 25°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.