World Humanitarian Day 2023: History, significance, quotes, theme, wishes and all you need to know
The World Humanitarian Day 2023 campaign shines light on the thousands of volunteers, professionals and crisis-affected people who deliver urgent health care, shelter, food, protection, water and much more. Here's everything you need to know about the day.
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 21 of his fellow humanitarians in the bombing of the Baghdad headquarters of the UN. Ironically, Sergio had laid the groundwork for the piecing together of the Draft for the official designation of World Humanitarian Day.
In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly formalised the day as World Humanitarian Day. World Humanitarian Day was officially established to recognise Sergio and the thousands like him who work every day to make the world a better place for the less fortunate, the underprivileged, and those living in places of war, starvation, and pestilence.
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY SIGNIFICANCE:
Thousands of men and women all around the world put their lives in danger working for Humanitarian causes and do it selflessly, not for ulterior selfish motives. They do not think twice before offering to work in the most poverty and illness-stricken third world countries, which are often in areas of great social violence. World Humanitarian day is dedicated to them and for their selfless contribution.
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY QUOTES:
“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.” - Nelson Mandela
“Don’t look for big things, just do small things with great love.The smaller the thing, the greater our love must be.” -Mahatma Gandhi
“If you can’t feed a hundred people, feed just one.” - Mother Teresa, founder of The Missionaries of Charity
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
“The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind.” - Norman Borlaug
“We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” - Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist and clergyman
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY WISHES:
Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, remember to go into the world and do good. Wish you a very happy World Humanitarian Day.
All the power that we need to change the world and make it a better place, we already have it in our hands. It is up to us to use it and bring a change. Best wishes on this World Humanitarian Day.
On this occasion of World Humanitarian Day, do what you can. If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one, but start. Happy World Humanitarian Day.
A man’s true wealth in this world is the good that he does in the world. Wish you a very happy World Humanitarian Day.
In the end, all that gets left behind is our acts of kindness within the hearts of other people. Wish you a very happy World Humanitarian Day. You are just one person in millions, but your actions are not insignificant. It takes only one to change the world. Step out and change the world for the better on this World Humanitarian Day.
On this occasion of World Humanitarian Day, let your life’s most urgent and persistent question be what you are doing for others. Happy World Humanitarian Day.
0 Comments