Over 300 humanitarian workers killed in 2025, marking second deadliest year, says OCHA


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.

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