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UN warning on attacks against aid workers
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On 20 August 2026, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said nearly 1,000 aid workers were killed, injured or kidnapped in 2025. He warned from Kyiv that attacks have become normalized and face almost no meaningful investigations; the report gives no immediate response from Kyiv.
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The story so far
350 Aid Workers Killed in 2025 as UN Warns Attacks Have Hit Record Levels
The UN says 907 aid workers were hit by violence in 2025, with 350 killed — a toll concentrated in Gaza and Sudan as drones reshape war.
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- No incident-by-incident account of who attacked, who ordered attacks, or which cases were investigated is established in the provided reporting.
- No agreed definition of what would count as a credible, state-led investigation is established in the provided reporting.
History
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Who's involved
People
Sérgio Vieira de MelloBrazilian UN diplomat and humanitarian aid officer (1948–2003)1 report
Places
- Gaza StripGaza Strip1 report
- KhersonKherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, 730001 report
- KyivKyiv, Ukraine, 020001 report
- MykolaivMykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, 540001 report
- SudanSudan1 report
- فندق الإناء الملكي8C5G+VMJ, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
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European Express Newseuropean.express1
HeyDay News11 video
internazionale.it1
The Hinduthehindu.com1
The Nationalthenationalnews.com1
UN Newsun.org1