Conflicts: Humanitarian workers risk their lives in crisis areas
World Humanitarian Day on Wednesday commemorates the people working to combat hunger, poverty and inequality
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World Humanitarian Day on Wednesday commemorates the people working to combat hunger, poverty and inequality. More than 130 of them have been killed since the beginning of the civil war. Another colleague died. “He left behind his wife and young daughter and was the main earner of his extended family,” Drichi says. His loss was not only a profound personal tragedy, but also a devastating blow to those who depended on him for their livelihood and support. More than a thousand humanitarian workers killed worldwide in three years The database on the security of humanitarian workers so far records 133 serious attacks on humanitarian workers this year - deadly incidents as well as kidnappings or injuries in air strikes.
Furthermore, For the local helpers, an emergency evacuation is not a solution, they have their families here. “At the end of May, throughout June and early July, we had drone strikes almost around the clock, now it’s a little better, Alhamdulillah (thank God),” says Mahadi, who worked as a teacher before deciding to work as a humanitarian for children’s and girls’ rights in 2022. August 2026, 7:45 a.m. On the grounds of a camp for refugees from Sudan in eastern Chad are the logos of aid organisations working there. (file photo) © Eva Krafczyk/ dpa Humanitarian aid workers work where the need is greatest - in areas where earthquakes have raged or wars are raging. Tom Fletcher, director of the UN emergency agency OCHA, told the UN Security Council in April that more than a thousand humanitarian workers had been killed in recent years, including 326 people in 21 countries last year alone. They were killed while distributing food, water, medicine and shelter.
In addition, She often wondered if it was worth risking her life at work, she admits. “A colleague from the logistics team was arrested during the fighting in Al-Fashir and released after about a week of imprisonment,” says Drichi.
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World Humanitarian Day on Wednesday commemorates the people working to combat hunger, poverty and inequality.
reliability low1/5 sourcesMore than 130 of them have been killed since the beginning of the civil war.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAnother colleague died. “He left behind his wife and young daughter and was the main earner of his extended family,” Drichi says. His loss was not only a profound personal tragedy, but also a devastating blow to those who depended on him for their livelihood and support. More than a thousand humanitarian workers killed worldwide in three years The database on the security of humanitarian workers so far records 133 serious attacks on humanitarian workers this year - deadly incidents as well as kidnappings or injuries in air strikes.
reliability low1/3 sourcesFor the local helpers, an emergency evacuation is not a solution, they have their families here. “At the end of May, throughout June and early July, we had drone strikes almost around the clock, now it’s a little better, Alhamdulillah (thank God),” says Mahadi, who worked as a teacher before deciding to work as a humanitarian for children’s and girls’ rights in 2022.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAugust 2026, 7:45 a.m. On the grounds of a camp for refugees from Sudan in eastern Chad are the logos of aid organisations working there. (file photo) © Eva Krafczyk/ dpa Humanitarian aid workers work where the need is greatest - in areas where earthquakes have raged or wars are raging.
reliability low1/3 sourcesTom Fletcher, director of the UN emergency agency OCHA, told the UN Security Council in April that more than a thousand humanitarian workers had been killed in recent years, including 326 people in 21 countries last year alone. They were killed while distributing food, water, medicine and shelter.
reliability low1/3 sourcesShe often wondered if it was worth risking her life at work, she admits.
reliability low1/3 sources“A colleague from the logistics team was arrested during the fighting in Al-Fashir and released after about a week of imprisonment,” says Drichi.
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And all too often they have been killed by United Nations member states. © dpa-infocom, dpa:260818-930-545047/1
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