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July 23, 2026
World Humanitarian Day: The Origin, Facts, and Celebration Ideas
World Humanitarian Day is observed every year on August 19 to honor humanitarian workers who risk their lives helping people caught in conflict, disaster, and crisis, and to draw attention to the scale of humanitarian need worldwide. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day in 2008, and it was first observed in 2009. The date marks the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, which killed 22 people, including the UN's top humanitarian official in Iraq, Sérgio Vieira de Mello.