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UN Reports Record 383 Aid Workers Killed in 2024 as 2025 Toll Climbs

UN leaders demand accountability for those who target aid workers.

Palestinians carry aid supplies they collected from trucks that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip August 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli army airstrike in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
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Overview

  • The UN confirmed 383 aid-worker killings in 2024, a 31% rise from 2023, with 181 in Gaza and 60 in Sudan.
  • Provisional data show 265 aid workers killed in 2025 as of August 14, including 173 in Gaza, indicating no reversal of the trend.
  • Most of those killed were national staff attacked on duty or in their homes, according to OCHA.
  • The Aid Worker Security Database recorded 599 major attacks in 2024, with 308 wounded, 125 kidnapped and 45 detained, and government forces most frequently identified as perpetrators.
  • One March incident in Rafah killed 15 medics and emergency responders; Israel later cited an operational misunderstanding and a breach of orders, as UN officials pressed for protection and justice.