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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) cited the figures from the research and advisory group Humanitarian Outcomes in a statement marking World Humanitarian Day | Image used for representational purposes only
| Photo Credit: REUTERS
The number of aid workers killed worldwide in 2025 reached 350, with the most fatalities in Gaza and Sudan, the United Nations said Monday, calling attacks on humanitarians "unacceptable."
The death toll, however, was slightly lower than that of 2024, when 377 aid workers were killed.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) cited the figures from the research and advisory group Humanitarian Outcomes in a statement marking World Humanitarian Day.
Some 186 humanitarians were killed in Gaza — the deadliest place for aid workers for the third year running — followed by Sudan with 71 killed.