Event to be Live-Streamed on HuffPost Live; Includes Address by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
On World Humanitarian Day, August 19, 2014, HuffPost Live will host a panel discussion among leading journalists, aid workers and renowned musicians, live from the United Nations headquarters in New York. The event will be streamed on HuffPost Live from 1:30PM – 2:45PM ET, and will include a speech by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon regarding the UN’s newly released statistics on the record high number of aid workers killed, injured and kidnapped in the line of duty.
Moderated by HuffPost Live host Alyona Minkovski, the panelists below will comment on these figures and weigh in on the growing risks of humanitarian work.
Emmanuel Jal – Renowned activist and actor who stars in a new film alongside Reese Witherspoon called “The Good Lie.” Jal’s autobiography, War Child: A Child Soldier’s Story, was published in 2009.
Pernille Ironside – UNICEF’s Chief of Field Officer in Gaza. She has spent nearly a year on the ground working tirelessly to aid and protect the children of the region.
Kinan Azmeh – Syrian clarinet musician. His most recent solo lament, “A Sad Morning, Every Morning” was dedicated to the children of his homeland.
Ken Payumo – Security Coordination Officer at UN and former NYPD officer. Payumo has spent 10 years doing UN work, and during his time as head of the Sudan compound, he saved the lives of over 12,000 civilians.
Beginning today, viewers can submit their questions and comments for panelists using #humanitarianheroes to: http://huff.lv/VnXfKy
More than 600 influencers, philanthropists, media moguls, humanitarians and UN representatives will gather at the United Nations Headquarters. Other global events will take place, including a proposal for a resolution in New York at the UN Security Council hosted by the UK Presidency on the importance of protecting aid workers.
About World Humanitarian Day:
August 19 marks the anniversary of the UN Headquarters bombing in Baghdad when 22 people lost their lives. In an effort to raise public awareness of humanitarian assistance worldwide – and the people who risk their lives in order to provide it – the United Nations General Assembly designated August 19 as World Humanitarian Day in 2008. Other global events will take place, including a proposal for a resolution in New York at the UN Security Council hosted by the UK Presidency on the importance of protecting aid workers.
About HuffPost Live:
HuffPost Live is The Huffington Post’s award-winning live streaming network. Every discussion is live and unfiltered. Thousands of people from across the globe join the live conversation alongside our hosts: Marc Lamont Hill, Alyona Minkovski, Nancy Redd, Ricky Camilleri and Josh Zepps. HuffPost Live streams 8-hours of live programming, five days a week. www.huffpostlive.com
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