World Humanitarian Day 19th August
The theme for this years World Humanitarian Day is “Strengthening Global Solidarity and Empowering Local Communities”.
This day is observed annually to “honour humanitarian workers who risk their lives to help people affected by conflicts, disasters, and crises worldwide, and to raise awareness about the challenges faced by vulnerable population and aid workers (UN).
The theme calls “attention to the unpresented threats facing civilians and aid workers, including underfunded operations, attacks on humanitarian personnel, and the growing scale of crises caused by conflict, climate change, and displacement” (UN).
World Humanitarian Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 in memory of the 22 humanitarian workers who lost their lives in the bombing of the UN headquarters in Bagdad on August 19th 2003.
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