Humanitarian Workers Killed Surge, U.N. Warns

0:00It's April 8th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Canada News today. Your AI-powered local news. Over 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed worldwide from 2023 to 2025, almost three times the 300, 77 deaths in the prior three years. The United Nations dropped this alarming stat this week, calling it a total breakdown in protection for folks just trying to deliver aid. Most of those deaths, over 560, hitting Gaza and the West Bank with 130 in Sudan, 60 in South Sudan, 25 in Ukraine, and 25 in Congo. This spike kicked off with the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, and even after a cease-fire last October, attacks keep coming on marked. Convoys and coordinated missions. UN humanitarian-achief Tom Fletcher laid it out raw to the Security Council, questioning if international law just ain't convenient anymore, or of aid. Workers are now seen as fair game.

1:00Last year loans saw a record, 383 killed across 21 countries, while handing out food, water, and mids. Beyond killings, workers face bans, detentions, and blocks. Like 73 UN staff held by Houthis and Yemen, women barred from jobs in Afghanistan, restrictions in Gaza, and drones pushing teams back in Ukraine. He's drying up, too, in this lawless scene. Fletcher's pushing all 193 UN nations to back their own 2024 resolution, protect these heroes, and hold attackers. Accountable, before more lives, turn to collateral.