Ninety-seven per cent of Sudan's humanitarian aid workers are Sudanese. They are drivers, veterinarians, logisticians and nurses. They are Sudan's humanitarian heroes.

On the occasion of the World Humanitarian Day, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan lauded “the thousands of humanitarian workers in Sudan who work around the clock to provide aid and long-term rehabilitation to disaster-affected communities and people in need, regardless of race, religion and politics”.