Xinhua Commentary: World Humanitarian Day Underscores Urgency of Ending Conflicts in Middle East

Scorched Lands, Scarred Souls — Mideast’s Agonies Spotlighted on World Humanitarian Day

Displaced Palestinians wait to receive free food at a distribution center in Gaza City, on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo/Xinhua) Cairo - As the World Humanitarian Day is marked across countries on Tuesday, the Middle East and North Africa remain mired in some of the world's gravest crises, especially humanitarian ones. Across Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, armed conflict rages on amid hunger, diseases and collapsing water systems. The daily stru…

Thinking of Gaza on World Humanitarian Day

Each year on August 19, civil society organisations around the world pause to honour those who risk everything to help others in crisis—aid workers, first responders, volunteers, and countless unsung heroes. In 2025, as this solemn day approaches, Gaza faces yet another devastating chapter in its ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. Amid blockade, bombardment, and systemic collapse, humanitarian workers in Gaza have shown extraordinary courage. Med…

Xinhua Commentary: World Humanitarian Day underscores urgency of ending conflicts in Middle East

From Gaza to Sudan, Syria to Yemen, relentless conflicts have triggered waves of humanitarian catastrophes. CAIRO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- World Humanitarian Day began...