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World Humanitarian Day: 19 August

Sumit Arora Published On August 19th, 2021 Leave a comment

World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on 19 August to pay tribute to humanitarian personnel and those workers who lost or risked their lives while doing humanitarian service. In 2021 we are celebrating the 12th WHD.

The theme for 2021 WHD is #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people who need it the most.

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Why 19 August?

19 August marks the day on which the then Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 of his colleagues were killed in the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad. World Humanitarian Day was commemorated for the first time on 19 August 2009, after it was formally recognised by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009.

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