World Humanitarian Day 2024:

World Humanitarian Day 2024:

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Category : Important Days Published on: August 20 2024

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  • World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed annually on August 19th to honor aid workers who devote their lives to humanitarian efforts. 
  • This day was established in memory of the 2003 bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, which tragically claimed 22 lives.
  • The 2024 World Humanitarian Day campaign, #ActForHumanity, aims to tackle the increasing violence against humanitarian workers and civilians, calling for the strict enforcement of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to end the impunity for such breaches.
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