World Humanitarian Day 

About World Humanitarian Day 

On August 19th 2003, a terrorist attack hit the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people. Among those who lost their lives was Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN’s top representative in Iraq.

Five years later, the General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day. Every year since then, the humanitarian community has organized global campaigns to commemorate WHD, advocating for the safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.

21Aug

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

• Human Rights
• United Nations

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

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23Aug

Slave Trade Remembrance Day

• Human Rights
• United Nations

This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.

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29Aug

International Day against Nuclear Tests  

• Human Rights
• United Nations

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day against Nuclear Tests  

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30Aug

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 

• Human Rights
• United Nations

Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within some societies.

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International Orangutan Day

• Animals
• International

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Orangutan Day

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World Photography Day 📷

• Arts
• International

Make it snappy! August 19th is the day to capture the world around you.

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National Aviation Day

• History
• USA

The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of aviation.

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National Soft Ice Cream Day

• Food
• USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Soft Ice Cream Day

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