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august 20, 2015 - Expo 2015

Objective: To inspire humanity - In World Expo 2015 celebrates World Humanitarian Day

Press release available only in Italian

UN senior officials, leaders of organizations of civil society from around the world and the general public are meeting today in Milan Expo 2015 to celebrate World Humanitarian Day. In keeping with the theme of the Universal "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life ", the World Humanitarian Day UN, this year, has chosen as its topic" To inspire humanity in the world. " Main objective of the debates and meetings of today was, in fact, provoke a deep sense of global citizenship, through the stories of humanitarian workers and efforts to assist the people in need.

At the opening ceremony of the work - which was held in the afternoon at the Media Centre - was attended by the Deputy Commissioner of the Government for Expo Milano 2015 Giuseppe Sala, the Commissioner General of Expo 2015 Bruno Antonio Pasquino, the Director of OCHA Geneva Rashid Khalikov, Ambassador Manuel Bessler Managing Director of the Swiss Government for Humanitarian Aid and Head of Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) and the Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme Barbara Noseworthy.