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![EU Humanitarian air bridge to Egypt](https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-062426/00-02.jpg?itok=rd8hCcBN)
August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day, an opportunity to celebrate the indispensable life-saving efforts of aid workers worldwide. The EU has been providing humanitarian aid to people hit by human-induced disasters and natural hazards around the globe for more than 30 years. Find out more.
![Plastic waste](https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-045506/00-05.jpg?itok=2nP01iXJ)
Less plastic waste means cleaner beaches and improved human and animal health. Find out what the EU is doing now to tackle plastics pollution and marine litter.
![A dose of Imvanex vaccine by Danish vaccine developer Bavarian Nordic used to protect against Monkeypox virus](https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/%C2%A9Getty%20Images%20%20LEX%20VAN%20LIESHOUT.png?h=39055774&itok=j1VSXUQA)
The European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, will procure and donate vaccine doses, as an immediate response to the mpox outbreak in Africa. The Africa CDC will distribute the vaccines according to regional needs.