MOSCOW (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti): As many as 320 humanitarian workers have been killed worldwide in 2025, making it the second-deadliest year after 2024, according to the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
"At least 320 aid workers had been killed across 23 countries by the end of November 2025, with 98 per cent of them being national staff serving in their own communities or countries… This follows the deadliest year on record for humanitarians in 2024, when more than 380 aid workers were killed across 20 countries," the OCHA said.
The Occupied Palestinian Territory remains the most dangerous place in the world for humanitarian workers, with 120 of them killed there this year alone, according to the report.
South Sudan comes in second with 65 deaths, followed by Sudan with 39 deaths, the OCHA said.
Attacks on aid workers are a violation of international humanitarian law, the organisation said, adding that states and parties to conflicts must ensure respect for their rights and safety.
In August, the OCHA said that 383 humanitarian workers had been killed worldwide in 2024, which is a 31 per cent increase compared to the year before. Most of them lost their lives in Gaza and Sudan. -- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI
