World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on

[amp_mcq option1=”26th June” option2=”17th July” option3=”19th August” option4=”27th September” correct=”option3″]

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2019

The correct option is C) 19th August.

World Humanitarian Day is observed annually on August 19th to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world.

The date was chosen to commemorate the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 22 people, including the Chief Humanitarian in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

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