Every year on August 19, World Humanitarian Day is observed to pay tribute to humanitarian workers who have been killed or injured in the course of their work, as well as to honor all aid and health workers who, despite the odds, continue to provide life-saving support and protection to those in greatest need.
World Humanitarian Day 2022 commemoration was titled "The Human Race." The subject was to draw attention to issues concerning the global climate change emergency. It also increased awareness of the immediate effects of the climate emergency on the world's most vulnerable people.