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UN: Over 1,000 Aid Workers Have Been Killed in the Past 3 Years, Nearly Triple the Previous 3 Years

Tom Fletcher said the deaths reflect a collapse of protection, with 326 aid workers killed in 2025 and more than 1,010 over three years.

  • More than 1,000 humanitarian workers were killed globally from 2023 to 2025, nearly triple the 377 killed from 2020 to 2022, according to the U.N..
  • U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher reported that these deaths reflect a collapse of protection and questioned if humanitarian workers are now seen as legitimate targets..
  • Fletcher highlighted significant challenges for humanitarian workers, including restrictions and attacks in Gaza and Ukraine, arbitrary detentions in Yemen, and bans on female staff in Afghanistan..
  • He urged the U.N.'s 193 member nations to implement a 2024 resolution demanding protection for humanitarian workers and accountability for crimes against them..
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UN: Over 1,000 aid workers have been killed in the past 3 years

“This is not an accidental escalation — it is the collapse of protection,” U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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