World Humanitarian Day

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On August 19, 2009On August 19, 2009



World HumanitarianWorld Humanitarian

DayDayHUMANITARIAN HUMANITARIAN :: A personA person who is devoted who is devotedto the promotion of human welfare and theto the promotion of human welfare and the

advancement of social reforms at heart.advancement of social reforms at heart.

HUMANITARIAN AIDHUMANITARIAN AID:: It includes differentIt includes different

activities. Life-saving activities in response toactivities. Life-saving activities in response to

conflict and disaster, humanitarian assistanceconflict and disaster, humanitarian assistancefunding is used for conflict management andfunding is used for conflict management and

peace building, for security, for democracy-peace building, for security, for democracy-

and nation-building, for infrastructureand nation-building, for infrastructure




DayDayHUMANITARIAN AIDHUMANITARIAN AID:: Contd. . .Contd. . .

rehabilitation, and for ‘hearts and minds’rehabilitation, and for ‘hearts and minds’

activities in military operations.activities in military operations.

It is being provided under emergencyIt is being provided under emergency

assistance and relief in the form of goods andassistance and relief in the form of goods and

services to the victims of natural or man-madeservices to the victims of natural or man-made

disasters or conflicts outside the Union.disasters or conflicts outside the Union.



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DayDayHUMANITARIAN AIDHUMANITARIAN AID:: Contd. . .Contd. . .

his aid is based on the principles of non-his aid is based on the principles of non-

discrimination, impartiality and humanity. It isdiscrimination, impartiality and humanity. It is

distributed by !uropean Commission"sdistributed by !uropean Commission"s

#umanitarian Aid $ffice %!C#$"s& partners,#umanitarian Aid $ffice %!C#$"s& partners,

namely non-governmental organisations,namely non-governmental organisations,

humanitarian agencies of the United 'ationshumanitarian agencies of the United 'ations

and other international organisations.and other international organisations.



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DayDayON AUGUST 19, 2009:ON AUGUST 19

, 2009:

1st time world1st time world wide inaugural of World Humanitarian wide inaugural of World Humanitarian

a! is going to held toda!. On the evea! is going to held toda!. On the eve

of World Humanitarian a! we do haveof World Humanitarian a! we do have

"oth opportunit! i.e. to remem"er"oth opportunit! i.e. to remem"er

those who have "een #illed or in$uredthose who have "een #illed or in$uredand to honour those continuing toand to honour those continuing to

carr! out their humanitarian wor#carr! out their humanitarian wor#

despite the dangerdespite the danger..



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H-A/'&A+'A/ A%H-A/'&A+'A/ A%-- August () is a date that is etched deep in theAugust () is a date that is etched deep in the

consciousness of the United 'ations and theconsciousness of the United 'ations and the

memories of those involved in humanitarianmemories of those involved in humanitarianand human rights *or+ around the *orld, theand human rights *or+ around the *orld, the

day in *hen people, mostly U' staffday in *hen people, mostly U' staff

including the U'"s #igh Commissioner forincluding the U'"s #igh Commissioner for#uman /ights at the time, 0r. 1ergio 2ieira de#uman /ights at the time, 0r. 1ergio 2ieira de

0ello, *ere +illed in cold blood by a single0ello, *ere +illed in cold blood by a single

bomb at the Canal #otel in 3aghdad.bomb at the Canal #otel in 3aghdad.



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H-A/'&A+'A/ A%H-A/'&A+'A/ A%O/&O/&

- !very year many humanitarian loosing their!very year many humanitarian loosing their

lives during the course of action to help others.lives during the course of action to help others.- 4illing those *ho are trying to help others is a4illing those *ho are trying to help others is a

particularly despicable crime, and one *hichparticularly despicable crime, and one *hich

all governments should 5oin forces to prevent,all governments should 5oin forces to prevent,and - *hen prevention fails - to punish. It isand - *hen prevention fails - to punish. It is

therefore appropriate - as a first step - that lasttherefore appropriate - as a first step - that last

6ecember the global forum for all the *orld‘s6ecember the global forum for all the *orld‘s



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governments, the U' 7eneral Assembly,governments, the U' 7eneral Assembly,

agreed to designate () August of every yearagreed to designate () August of every yearas 8orld #umanitarian 6ay.as 8orld #umanitarian 6ay.

herefore today is theherefore today is the *'+(& WO+*'+(& WO+H-A/'&A+'A/ A%H-A/'&A+'A/ A%



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aid wor#ers who have lost their livesaid wor#ers who have lost their lives

while "ringing assistance to others as while "ringing assistance to others as

well as to honour all huan!tar!an an"well as to honour all huan!tar!an an"

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intended to increase understanding ofintended to increase understanding ofhumanitarian needs. he day has particularhumanitarian needs. he day has particular

significance in this region, *here aidsignificance in this region, *here aid

*or+ers have suffered so many attac+s - in *or+ers have suffered so many attac+s - in3aghdad, Algiers, the occupied 9alestinian3aghdad, Algiers, the occupied 9alestinian

territory, Afghanistan, 9a+istan and so onterritory, Afghanistan, 9a+istan and so on ..




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as *idely as possible through formal andas *idely as possible through formal and

informal net*or+s:informal net*or+s:- 8herever, possible encouraging8herever, possible encouraging

humanitarian *or+ers to spea+ to thehumanitarian *or+ers to spea+ to thepress about their *or+:press about their *or+:- $rganising public events featuring$rganising public events featuring

humanitarian *or+:humanitarian *or+:




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senior political figures and officials to use insenior political figures and officials to use in

any press intervie*s or encountersany press intervie*s or encounters

organised specifically for the day:organised specifically for the day:

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2ision to provide emergency relief supplies and2ision to provide emergency relief supplies andlonger-term livelihood recovery assistance tolonger-term livelihood recovery assistance to

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