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Olivier Vandecasteele, founder of Protect Humanitarians and former hostage, calls for urgent mobilization to protect humanitarian workers in Yemen, where the arbitrary detention of 73 United Nations staff members and other humanitarians jeopardizes humanitarian commitment and highlights the need to act beyond tributes on World Humanitarian Day. (translated)

326 aid workers were killed last year. They were not taking sides. They were saving lives. Humanitarians are not targets. International humanitarian law is not optional. Protect those who protect humanity. #WorldHumanitarianDay https://t.co/SdWcDWFK4u https://t.co/dZiePRluld #HumanitarianAwareness #ProtectHumanitarians #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.