CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
World Humanitarian Day – Observed on Aug 19
- World Humanitarian Day is observed every year on 19 August.
- The theme for World Humanitarian Day 2021 focuses on the immediate human cost of the climate crisis.
- The aim is to pressurize world leaders to take meaningful climate action for the world’s most vulnerable people.
- The day is observed around the world to recognize the people who work for a humanitarian cause, and the people who lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.
- The day is listed in United Nation’s observances and it focuses on bringing together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises and for the safety and security of aid workers.
