Lebanon: World Humanitarian Day 2026: Protect those who protect humanity | IFRC

Countries: Lebanon, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies What it costs to show up Xavier Castellanos, IFRC's Under Secretary General, visited Lebanese Red Cross and Iranian Red Crescent teams earlier this year. He described watching Lebanese Red Cross volunteers in Tyre embrace one another before leaving their compound, not only out of affection, but because they knew they might not come back. He also watched paramedics pull on flak jackets and helmets