Security Council urged to ensure greater protection for humanitarian workers

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.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/11/1157496
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Security Council urged to ensure greater protection for humanitarian workers
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2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports

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

22 Nov 2024

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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Security Council hears of relentless attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine

Security Council hears of relentless attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine

14 May 2024

Escalating Russian attacks in northeast Ukraine have killed civilians, sparked further displacement and caused massive destruction to railways and other infrastructure, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, told the Security Council on Tuesday. 

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Gaza: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears

Gaza: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears

05 Apr 2024

Aid officials called on the Security Council on Friday to step in to stop the carnage in Gaza as the war enters its sixth month amid a man-made famine, Israel’s constant bombardment, targeted killings of aid workers and Palestinians civilians and “zero accountability” for the perpetrators.