World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating the Spirit of People Helping People
![School girls walk past a graffiti on a wall depicting UN humanitarian aid supplies, in Gaza City, Oct. 31, 2011. [AP File Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0819_un_aid_school_m.jpg)
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About the Author: Anne C. Richard serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Today we mark the fourth annual World Humanitarian Day. The United Nations created this day to honor those who have lost their lives in humanitarian service or serve in risky humanitarian endeavors. Earlier this year, I visited the UN offices in Baghdad and saw the memorial to the 22 people who lost their lives in an attack… more »
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