Over 1,000 Humanitarians Killed Worldwide in Three Years, UN Security Council Told

At least 326 humanitarians were killed in the line of duty in 21 countries during 2025, raising the three-year total to over 1,010 deaths. The majority of deaths occurred in Gaza and the West Bank with over 560 fatalities, followed by 130 in Sudan, 60 in South Sudan, 25 in Ukraine, and 25 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UN's top aid coordinator, Tom Fletcher, emphasized that these deaths occurred while humanitarians were performing their duties distributing food, water, shelter, and medicine, often in clearly marked convoys. Fletcher also reported increasing restrictions and delegitimization of humanitarian actions.

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