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Attacks on international aid workers have risen sharply over the past year and a half, with spikes in the numbers of killings, injuries and abductions, according to the updated figures of a database compiled by a humanitarian advisory group.Attacks on international aid workers have risen sharply over the past year and a half, with spikes in the numbers of killings, injuries and abductions, according to the updated figures of a database compiled by a humanitarian advisory group.
The updates, released on Monday, reflect the surge in conflict zones around the world, mostly in chronically unstable countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria. Over all, aid workers have been attacked in 30 countries.The updates, released on Monday, reflect the surge in conflict zones around the world, mostly in chronically unstable countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria. Over all, aid workers have been attacked in 30 countries.
The advisory group, Humanitarian Outcomes, said the number of attacks on aid workers in 2013 set an annual record, at 460, the most since the group began compiling its database, which goes back to 1997. Known as the Aid Worker Security Database, it is widely regarded as an authoritative reference for aid organizations and governments in assessing trends in security threats.The advisory group, Humanitarian Outcomes, said the number of attacks on aid workers in 2013 set an annual record, at 460, the most since the group began compiling its database, which goes back to 1997. Known as the Aid Worker Security Database, it is widely regarded as an authoritative reference for aid organizations and governments in assessing trends in security threats.
The new figures show that 155 aid workers were killed, 171 seriously wounded and 134 abducted in 2013, representing a 66 percent increase in the numbers of victims from a year earlier.The new figures show that 155 aid workers were killed, 171 seriously wounded and 134 abducted in 2013, representing a 66 percent increase in the numbers of victims from a year earlier.
More than half the fatalities were in Afghanistan, where aid workers faced particularly acute dangers from a potent Taliban insurgency even after more than a dozen years of war and American-led occupation.More than half the fatalities were in Afghanistan, where aid workers faced particularly acute dangers from a potent Taliban insurgency even after more than a dozen years of war and American-led occupation.
Preliminary figures for 2014 show that at least 83 aid workers have been killed as of mid-August. The preliminary figures also show increases in attacks involving aid workers for July and August because of South Sudan’s civil war and the Israeli assaults in Gaza, where a number of United Nations facilities were struck. Preliminary figures for 2014 show that at least 79 aid workers have been killed as of mid-August. The preliminary figures also show increases in attacks involving aid workers for July and August because of South Sudan’s civil war and the Israeli assaults in Gaza, where a number of United Nations facilities were struck.
Broken down by category, the database shows that the most prevalent form of violence against aid workers is a roadside ambush or attack while the intended victims are traveling and most vulnerable.Broken down by category, the database shows that the most prevalent form of violence against aid workers is a roadside ambush or attack while the intended victims are traveling and most vulnerable.
Humanitarian Outcomes, based in London, released the updated figures on the eve of the anniversary of a truck bombing that severely damaged the United Nations offices in Baghdad, on Aug. 19, 2003, killing 22 people, including a top United Nations diplomat, Sergio Vieira de Mello. That attack is considered one of the darkest events in the history of the United Nations, which now commemorates it every year in what the organization has named World Humanitarian Day.Humanitarian Outcomes, based in London, released the updated figures on the eve of the anniversary of a truck bombing that severely damaged the United Nations offices in Baghdad, on Aug. 19, 2003, killing 22 people, including a top United Nations diplomat, Sergio Vieira de Mello. That attack is considered one of the darkest events in the history of the United Nations, which now commemorates it every year in what the organization has named World Humanitarian Day.