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Canadian development: Foreign aid as a tool for Canadian development, according to Globe and Mail. It was several months before worldwide TV broadcasts alerted stunned viewers to the scope of the human tragedy. As portrayed on the news that October, the main heroes were the humanitarian workers battling to save lives in Ethiopia, despite lack of interest from the outside world and Monday marks World Humanitarian Day, a day set aside to honour those who work for relief and emergency response agencies around the world. For me, this day brings back memories of the summer of 1984. While North Americans enjoyed the warmth and sunshine, tens of thousands of Ethiopian children died of starvation in one of the worst famines in recent history. More Related to this Story Tamara Alrifai Syrias humanitarian blackmail is a war crime, and its victims need our help (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.