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Commemoration of World Humanitarian Day

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World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to mobilize people to advocate for a more humane world.
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Meetings & Events / Side Events
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01:52:12
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Original
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BAN KI-MOON
Subject Topical
COMMEMORATION
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
SECRETARY-GENERAL
MAMS Id
1694674
Parent Id
1692672
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In New York, a special event was held at the General Assembly on 19 August, which included musical performances and speeches by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Natalie Dormer, Leslie Odom Jr., Alisan Porter, Mohammed Assaf, Yasmine Al Masri and the Harlem Gospel Choir. Hala Kalim and her four children, who were featured in the documentary ‘Children of Syria’, also attended and told their story of the impossible choices they faced living in and fleeing Syria through four short films.

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