Every year on August 19th, World Humanitarian Day recognizes those who face danger and adversity to help others. August 19th is the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 22 people.
The day honors those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and we pay tribute to those who continue to help people around the world, regardless of who they are and where they are.
Every day we see and hear images and stories of pain and suffering in our own neighborhoods and in countries far away. But we also find acts of kindness, great and small. World Humanitarian Day is a global celebration of people helping people.
With the theme, I was Here, the 2012 World Humanitarian day focused on a simple message ‘DO SOMETHING GOOD, SOMEWHERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE’
Watch the Beyonce Performance with an embedded documentary below. For more information on World Humanitarian Day 2012, please click here
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