Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | August 2021

WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY
AIM OF WORLD
HUMANITARIAN DAY
The humanitarian day is marked
as a day to remember the loss of
many lives and to honor the work
of those brave humanitarians
who face challenges and risks
in their everyday job to make the
lives of others much better. Along
with this, it is also considered a
day to support the lives of those
civilians who were affected by the
conflict. Hence, 19th August is a
day to call on leaders to pledge
to protect vulnerable and helpless
people and to come up with a
solution to end world wars and
establish peace.
HISTORY OF WORLD
HUMANITARIAN DAY
World Humanitarian Day was
established by the United
Nations General Assembly to
commemorate the death of Sergio
Vieira de Mello and twenty-one of
his fellow humanitarians during
a bombing of the Baghdad
headquarters of the UN. Sergio
worked on several challenging
humanitarian cases and was
the voice to those victims that
suffered. His death had a
deep impact on his family and
they did not want his death to
go unrecognized and in vain. He
worked towards assisting those
families that were affected by such
war/conflicts and hence the day
was marked as ‘World Humanitarian
day’. The governments of France,
Brazil, Sweden, and Switzerland
are among the few who helped
the family to bring this resolution
to action. World Humanitarian
Day was formally established to
acknowledge Sergio and thousands
like him who work daily to make
this world a far better place for the
less fortunate, the underprivileged,
and people living in places of war,
starvation, and pandemic.
HOW TO CELEBRATE
THIS DAY?
World Humanitarian Day supports
the world’s poor and needy. It all
starts with education. Head out and
find some way to volunteer to help.
If you have the will, anyone can
play a small part in boosting the
lives of the less fortunate in distant
countries or become a part of the
hassle by organizing or volunteering
with any of the charitable
organizations. Make yourself aware
about the issues happening around
and discuss with friends and
colleagues, unfold awareness and
educate them, and make certain
that everybody around is aware of
the happenings around the world.
Not just as a nation, but even
individually one can contribute
towards ‘World Humanitarian Day.
It doesn’t have to make a huge
impact, but the effort is what
counts. You can make donations
to humanitarian organizations
by giving in your valuable time
or in terms of money. Help those
communities that have suffered
due to conflicts and put their
mind at ease. You can volunteer
at nursing homes, orphanages,
hospitals, and so on and help those
who can’t even meet their basic
needs. You can promote and create
awareness on humanitarian works
or campaigns on social media and
stand as one to help those in need.
Such small actions can bring a
smile to many faces and spreads
peace and positivity around the
world.
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