US EditionUN Reports Record 383 Aid Worker Deaths in Global Hotspots in 2024
Nearly half of the 383 aid worker deaths in 2024 occurred in Gaza, with state actors responsible for most killings, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
- On Tuesday, the United Nations said 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, up from 265 in 2023.
- Amid relentless conflicts in Gaza Strip and Sudan, the UN said most of those killed were local staff, with 181 in Gaza and 60 in Sudan, driven by violence.
- Provisional data show that as of August 14, 265 aid workers have been killed this year, with 245 major attacks in the past seven months, according to the Aid Worker Security Database.
- The UN said attacks violate international humanitarian law and damage lifelines, with Tom Fletcher urging the record toll to serve as a wake-up call to protect civilians.
- Calling for accountability, UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher said `Violence against aid workers is not inevitable. It must end,` and called zero accountability a 'shameful indictment' of international apathy.
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Killing of aid workers surges to record high during Gaza war, UN says - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
GENEVA — Aid worker killings rose nearly a third to almost 400 last year, the most deadly year since records began in 1997, and the conflict in Gaza is continuing to cause high death rates for humanitarian staff in 2025, U.N. and other data showed.
Geneva. A record 383 humanitarian workers were killed in 2024, reported the United Nations (UN) Tuesday, which spurred the international community’s “apathy” and lack of accountability.
Eye on Africa - ‘Unravelling of international humanitarian law’: Deadliest year yet for aid workers
The world is becoming increasingly dangerous for humanitarian workers. New data from the Aid Worker Security Report reveals that a record 383 aid workers were killed in the line of duty last year. On…
A record 383 humanitarian workers died in global hotspots last year, almost half of them in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian office announced today, on a day dedicated to people who engage in crises to help others.
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