World Humanitarian Day 2022: 19 August

Category : Important Days Published on: August 20 2022

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World Humanitarian Day on August 19 honors humanitarian aid workers all over the world.
Established by the UN in 2009, this day commemorates the anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Iraq.
22 people lost their lives, including the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The day pays tribute to the thousands of humanitarian workers who gave their lives and suffered injuries in the course of their work.