World Humanitarian Day 2024: Theme, History, Significance, Celebrations, and Inspiring Quotes

World Humanitarian Day 2024 is celebrated on 19 August for humanitarian aid workers all over the world. Established by the UN in 2009 this day marks the bombing of United Nations headquarters in Iraq. That day 22 people died, including the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights.

World Humanitarian Day Theme

This year the theme of World Humanitarian Day is “Act for Humanity”. It's a call to act on and save humanitarian workers and civilians and act against the violence and impurity of the perpetrators of attacks.

When we fail to act against the violence on humanitarian workers and civilians we fail to uphold the fundamentals of human rights

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World Humanitarian Day History

Humanitarian Day is not just a day to remember the 19th August humanitarian day martyrs but also to recognize their efforts made towards us to make our lives easier and safer.

The day was founded by the United Nations General Assembly to remember the deceased 22 U.N. aid workers on 19th August, who were bombed in Baghdad, U.N. headquarters in 2003. Sérgio Vieira de Mello the Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was also one of the deceased people.

After this incident, the Sérgio Vieira Mello Foundation and de Mello’s family worked together with the Ambassadors of France, Switzerland, Japan, and Brazil at both the Geneva and New York tables to appoint a dedicate a special day for the remembrance and legacy of the fallen Humanitarian workers.

Every year hundreds of humanitarian workers get killed and the U.N. comes up with a new theme for the event to focus on the specific subject that needs the spotlight.

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World Humanitarian Day Quotes

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill

“I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”~ Albert Schweitzer

“that the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

“We are not put on this earth for ourselves but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.”~Jeff Warner

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