World Humanitarian Day
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World Humanitarian Day is an international day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have died working for humanitarian causes. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as part of a Swedish-sponsored GA Resolution A/63/L.49 on the Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Assistance of the United Nations,[1] and set as 19 August. It 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.[2]
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World Humanitarian Day | |
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Also called | WHD |
Observed by | UN Members |
Date | 19 August |
Next time | 19 August 2024 (2024-08-19) |
Frequency | Annual |
First time | 19 August 2009 |
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