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UN Reports Record 383 Aid Workers Killed in 2024, Nearly Half in Gaza

The UN’s humanitarian chief says accountability is needed to restore safe access for relief operations.

Servicios de emergencias y voluntarios buscan heridos entre los escombros tras un ataque aéreo israelí en Rafah, el 11 de noviembre de 2023.
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Una columna de humo, tras un ataque aéreo del ejército israelí en Jan Yunis, en la Franja de Gaza el 18 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Mariam Dagga)

Overview

  • Gaza accounted for 181 of the 383 fatalities in 2024, and most of those killed were national staff attacked at work or in their homes.
  • The Aid Worker Security Database logged 599 major attacks in 2024, up from 420 in 2023, with 308 aid workers wounded, 125 kidnapped and 45 detained.
  • Violence rose across 21 countries in 2024, with state forces and affiliated actors most frequently identified as perpetrators.
  • Beyond Gaza and the West Bank, Sudan recorded 60 aid‑worker deaths in 2024, the second‑highest toll, as the Palestinian territories registered 194 major attacks.
  • OCHA reports 245 major attacks and 265 aid‑worker deaths so far in 2025 with no sign of reversal, and UN and humanitarian groups are pressing for accountability and concrete protections.