Aid workers around the world are in greater danger than ever. Will a new UN declaration protect them?
- Written by Amra Lee, PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University
Aid workers face more difficult and dangerous conditions in carrying out their work than ever before. The United Nations declared 2024 the worst year on record, with 385 aid workers killed in 20 countries. That was, in turn, almost 100 more deaths than in 2023.
As Deputy UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya briefed the UN Security Council:
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