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19th August: World Humanitarian Day 2019 Theme, Aim, Significance
19 August: World Humanitarian Day 2019 Theme, Details, Aim, Significance, History
World Humanitarian Day is celebrated every year on 19 August to recognize the work of humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives.
World Humanitarian Day observance provides an opportunity to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the globe.
World Humanitarian Day pays tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service and also to rally support for people affected by crisis around the world.
World Humanitarian Day 2019 campaign theme for this year is #WomenHumanitarians. It aims to honor the work of women in crises throughout the world
World Humanitarian Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by passing a resolution A/63/L.49 in 2008.
World Humanitarian Day coincides with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. In this bombing, then Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Iraq, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and his 21 colleagues were killed.
Since 2009, World Humanitarian Day is observed annually by the humanitarian community to ensure safety and security of humanitarian aid workers and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by the crisis.
