2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports

The death toll of humanitarian workers in 2024 has become the “deadliest on record”, with 281 killed globally, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Friday. 

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2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports
Security Council urged to ensure greater protection for humanitarian workers

Security Council urged to ensure greater protection for humanitarian workers

26 Nov 2024

With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly condemn attacks against them and ensure accountability for perpetrators, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Tuesday. 

Israel-Palestine: Rising death and displacement, including among UN staff

Israel-Palestine: Rising death and displacement, including among UN staff

11 Oct 2023

The death toll in Israel from attacks by Palestinian armed groups, and in Gaza due to Israeli bombardments, has continued to rise, with mass displacement soaring across the enclave, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office, OCHA, said on Wednesday.

World News in Brief: Aid workers under attack, DR Congo food crisis, Niger floods

World News in Brief: Aid workers under attack, DR Congo food crisis, Niger floods

29 Sep 2023

South Sudan and Sudan are the world’s most dangerous countries for aid workers today, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.