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World Humanitarian Day 2013 - For this year’s World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations is looking to social media to raise awareness of and funds for various humanitarian crises that have fallen off the global agenda. Beyonce, Kid President and other international figures have joined the U.N. to show their support for the 2013 campaign “The World Needs More ___.” Keep reading to learn more about the global celebration. —Patrice Peck(Photo: REUTERS/Kieran Doherty KD/CN)

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Recognizing Lost Lives - On Aug. 19, 2003, a brutal terrorist attack on the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad killed 22 people, including Brazilian U.N. diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello. To honor these victims and others who also lost their lives in humanitarian service, this date was selected as the official World Humanitarian Day in December 2008.(Photo: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)

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The Humanitarian Who Inspired - Sergio Vieira de Mello, the U.N. envoy killed in the 2003 Baghdad attack was posthumously awarded a U.N. Prize in the field of human rights for his extensive efforts in humanitarian programs. Before his death, de Mello was considered a likely candidate for U.N. Secretary-General. The Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation was also created in 2007 to promote dialogue for the peaceful resolution of conflict.(Photo: United Nations/Getty Images)

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Forgotten Crises - "Basically what happens every year, there are crises that hit the spotlight (and) Syria is at the top of the agenda right now," U.N. Undersecretary-General Valerie Amos told Reuters. It’s been two years since popular demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime spiraled into the ongoing Syrian civil war. In June 2013, the death toll surpassed 100,000, according to the U.N.(Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)

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Helping Haiti - Haiti garnered an outpouring of humanitarian service when a catastrophic earthquake in 2010 killed tens of thousands of Haitians. Hundreds of thousands of residents continue to live in temporary settlement camps. Forced evictions have reportedly caused those numbers to decrease.  (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Tweeting for Global Change - Through a new initiative dubbed Word Market, this year’s World Humanitarian Day campaign, “The World Needs More ___,” has taken on a technological element, allowing participants to raise funds for humanitarian aid by using hash tags on Twitter.(Photo: Courtesy of UN.org)

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Beyoncé Lends Her Star Power - In honor of 2012 World Humanitarian Day, Beyoncé helped to raise awareness about global humanitarian efforts with her song “I Was Here,” which became the slogan for that year’s campaign. "'I Was Here’ says I want to leave my footprints in the sands of time, and that is leaving our mark on the world," Beyoncé told CNN. (Photo: AP Photo/Parkwood Entertainment, Cliff Watts)

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Kid President and Beyoncé Talk Humanitarianism - For her second time around, Beyoncé teamed up with the 10-year-old YouTube star Kid President to discuss this year’s campaign theme. When the young icon asked what qualities the world needs, Beyoncé replied: “The world needs more strong, empowered men and women. So, I say the world needs more strength.” (Photo: SoulPancake via YouTube)

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Big Names Celebrate World Humanitarian Day - Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan (right) and Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho (left) are some of the international celebrities also joining the United Nations and other organizations to remember those who have lost their lives during humanitarian crises and to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work worldwide.(Photos from left: the Image Gate/Getty Images for IWC Schaffhausen, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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