‘An attack on humanitarians is an attack on humanity’

A record 390 humanitarian workers were killed worldwide in 2024, marking the highest annual death toll ever recorded for aid personnel, according to the United Nations.

The figure was highlighted by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his message for World Humanitarian Day, observed on Tuesday.

By the end of November 2024, 281 aid workers had been killed , according to data previously released by the UN.

In just one month, nearly 100 humanitarian workers perished, based on the latest data from the international organization.

The 2024 number eclipsed the 280 aid worker deaths total that the UN recorded in 2023, according to the UN.

The fatalities occurred in conflict and disaster zones such as Gaza, Sudan, and Myanmar, wh

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