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6 September 2012 - 2:23pmThe World Humanitarian Day (WHD) 2012 campaign is being hailed as the most successful yet due to its massive social outreach, which resonated in the world’s most disaster-prone region: Asia and the Pacific. This year’s campaign, which was launched in advance of WHD (19 August), made social... -
26 August 2011 - 11:47amFrom New York to the Bangkok, Wold Humanitarian Day 2011 was commemorated at events around the world on 19 August. The international community paid tribute to aid workers who lost their lives in the course of duty and celebrated the efforts of aid workers. “Wherever there are people in need, there... -
23 August 2011 - 6:46amOn 19 August 2011, we celebrated World Humanitarian Day in New York and worldwide. The event honours humanitarian workers who lost their lives in the course of duty, celebrates the efforts of aid workers around the world, and calls on the world to urgently scale up the response to the crisis in the Horn of... -
5 August 2011 - 5:16amWorld Humanitarian Day (WHD) - a global celebration of people helping people - is fast approaching. Every year, on 19 August, WHD brings together UN agencies and over 500 and national and international NGOs in recognition of those that help millions around the world every day. The UN Secretary-General...
