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Record 281 aid workers killed in 2024, says UN

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A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year , making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians , the UN aid chief said Friday . "Humanitarian workers are being killed at an unprecedented rate, their courage and humanity being met with bullets and bombs," said Tom Fletcher , the United Nations' new under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. With more than a month left to go of 2024 , the "grim milestone was reached", he said, after 280 humanitarians were killed across 33 countries during all of 2023 ..

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