UN OCHA Chief: If guns go silent, then aid workers will be able to continue with their work

“The single biggest thing that can be done to make the job of the aid worker safer and more secure is to stop the fighting and that is of course if the guns go silent, then aid workers will be able to continue with their work then the country can get back on its feet then hopefully that work will not be necessary.” – Ian Ridley, Head of UNOCHA in South Sudan.

Each day, in South Sudan, humanitarian aid workers work on the front lines of conflict, confronting enormous challenges to deliver assistance to those who need it most.

This Saturday on 19 August, is World Humanitarian Day. The day takes place every year in recognition of the aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, to advocate for humanitarian action.

Ahead of the day, Miraya Breakfast show spoke with Mr. Ian Ridley, Head of UN OCHA in South Sudan.

Listen to the interview