Overview

• The UN said 383 humanitarian workers were killed in 2024, a 31% increase over 2023.
• Gaza accounted for 181 deaths and Sudan for 60, the highest tolls among conflict zones.
• Most killings were attributed to state actors, and most victims were local staff attacked at work or at home.
• WHO recorded more than 800 attacks on health services in 16 territories, killing over 1,100 medical personnel and patients.
• Provisional Aid Worker Security data show 265 aid workers had already been killed in 2025 as of August 14.