World Humanitarian Day 2021: History, Global Problem, Quotes & Slogans

What is the History of World Humanitarian Day?

World Humanitarian Day was first observed by the United Nations General Assembly, for which resolution A/46/L.49 was passed in the year 2008. The proposal was sponsored by Sweden. In fact, 17 years ago today, on August 19, 2003, the United Nations Headquarters was attacked in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.

World Humanitarian Day History

In this attack 22 colleagues of the UN Headquarters were killed, including Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of UNO Secretary-General in Iraq, also died in the bombing. Since then, it was decided to celebrate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day.

Why World Humanitarian Day celebration

This day is celebrated on 19 August because of the bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad on this day in 2003. The bombing killed 22 other humanitarian personnel, including Sergio Vieira de Mello, the top UN envoy in Iraq. The United Nations has declared this day as a day to remember the courageous deeds of those who have been sacrificed in the service of humanity.

According to the UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O’Brien, “It is a day to remember humanity and pay tribute to the thousands of humanitarian aid workers around the world who have given their lives to provide life-saving help to those in need in the midst of crisis and utter despair.” risked.”

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Let us tell you that on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day on August 19, a rally is taken out for those who help others of sports on their lives. The purpose of this rally is to expose the plight of human workers all over the world and tell the world about their condition.

This Mission is Important amidst New Threats of Terror and Violence

According to the United Nations, the work of humanitarian personnel is very important in the midst of the increasing global threats of terror and violence day by day. From Syria to South Sudan and the Maldives to the starving regions of Africa, the work of humanitarian workers is very important.

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Millions of people struggle every day to get basic necessities like food, water, health and education for people around the world amid the crisis of terror and violence. To help these people and to give them a new dimension, the importance of events like World Humanitarian Day increases.

What do Humanitarian Aid Workers Do?

The World Humanitarian Day mission is based on several founding principles, including kindness, empathy, fairness, neutrality and independence. Humanitarian aid workers strive to help disaster-affected groups save lives, as well as their long-term rehabilitation, without discrimination on the basis of nationality, social group, religion, gender, race or any other basis. The mission also sends a message that humanitarian aid workers should be respected.

What are the Global Problems ?

In conflict zones (mostly Gulf Countries) civilians also die, or are injured. Here people are specifically targeted and killed, or indiscriminate attacks are carried out. Last year, the United Nations recorded more than 26,000 civilian deaths or injuries in attacks in just six countries: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.

Millions of people have been displaced in the worldwide unrest and conflict. The number of such people is more than six and a half crores. Children are recruited into armed groups and thrown into battles. Women are harassed and humiliated. As relief workers help and medical workers provide relief to those in need, they too are often targeted and threatened.

World Humanitarian Day Quotes in English

• “Today everyone has the desire to become great in the world, but people often forget to be the first person”.
• “No religion can survive by destroying humanity”. Jai Shankar Prasad
• “Hands serving humanity are as blessed as lips that pray to God”.
• “No human is greater than humanity”. – Theodore Parker “Human beings are born in every house, but humanity is born in only a few houses”.
• “The true nature of humanity lies in a peaceful heart, not in a speechless mind”.– Khalil Gibran
• “Service to the afflicted is the service of God”. – Mahatma Gandhi
• “No one got knowledge in the Gita, no one got faith in the Quran, what Lord would that person get in the sky, who did not find man in man”.
• “Manifestation of God in life is the humanity of man”. – Arvind Ghosh