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Record 281 aid workers killed in 2024, says UN

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- Agence France-Presse - November 22, 2024November 23, 2024

A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians, the UN aid chief said Friday. "Humanitarian workers are being killed at an unprecedented rate, their courage and humanity being met with bullets and bombs," said Tom Fletcher, the

2023 deadliest year for aid workers & 2024 could be even worse

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- Thalif Deen - August 19, 2024August 19, 2024

Back in August 2003, the United Nations faced one of its violent tragedies when a terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad claimed the lives of 22 people. Among those killed was Sergio Vieira de Mello of Brazil, the UN envoy in Iraq and High Commissioner

Biden and Netanyahu to speak by phone after Israel killed aid workers

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- Agence France-Presse - April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

The leaders of the United States and Israel were set to speak on Thursday after Washington expressed "outrage" over Israel's killing of seven aid workers and growing concern over its military operations in besieged Gaza. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold their first phone discussions since the