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Special World Humanitarian Day 2026: Why aid workers face record attacks with little accountability video

World Humanitarian Day 2026: Why aid workers face record attacks with little accountability

  • Aid workers are being killed, detained and obstructed as humanitarian space shrinks across the world’s worst crises
  • From Gaza to Sudan, officials say dwindling funding is making it harder to protect workers and reach people in need
By Dalal Awienat ·
UN: Over 1,000 aid workers have been killed in the past 3 years, nearly triple the previous 3 years

UN: Over 1,000 aid workers have been killed in the past 3 years, nearly triple the previous 3 years

By AP ·
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

By AP ·
Israeli military says it holds special probe into Gaza aid worker deaths

Israeli military says it holds special probe into Gaza aid worker deaths

By Reuters ·
Record 281 aid workers killed in 2024, says UN, with 1 month left video

Record 281 aid workers killed in 2024, says UN, with 1 month left

By AFP ·
Aid workers ‘cannot access’ many areas of war-battered Sudan: Red Cross

Aid workers ‘cannot access’ many areas of war-battered Sudan: Red Cross

By AFP ·
Greek court drops criminal charges against 35 international aid workers

Greek court drops criminal charges against 35 international aid workers

By Reuters ·
Brother of British aid worker killed in Israeli strike slams UK government inaction

Brother of British aid worker killed in Israeli strike slams UK government inaction

By Arab News ·
World Central Kitchen founder says Israel targeted his aid workers ‘systematically, car by car’

World Central Kitchen founder says Israel targeted his aid workers ‘systematically, car by car’

By Reuters ·
UN chief calls aid worker deaths in Gaza ‘unconscionable’

UN chief calls aid worker deaths in Gaza ‘unconscionable’

By AFP ·
Netanyahu admits ‘unintentional’ Israel strike killed Gaza aid workers

Netanyahu admits ‘unintentional’ Israel strike killed Gaza aid workers

By AFP ·
Aid workers face ‘alarming’ levels of incitement, violence in Yemen: UN humanitarian envoy

Aid workers face ‘alarming’ levels of incitement, violence in Yemen: UN humanitarian envoy

By Arab News ·
South Sudan soldiers accused of rape, murder of aid workers appear in court

South Sudan soldiers accused of rape, murder of aid workers appear in court

By Reuters ·

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