Humanitarian aid workers belonging to UN organisations, PVOs / NGOs or the Red Cross / Red Crescent have traditionally enjoyed both international legal protection, and de facto immunity from attack by belligerent parties. However, attacks on humanitarian workers have occasionally occurred, and became more frequent in the 1990s and 2000s. This is attributed to a number of factors, including the increasing number of humanitarian workers deployed, the increasingly unstable environments in which they work, and the erosion of the perception of neutrality and independence. Aid workers are the staff of humanitarian aid organizations, typically working overseas in development, disaster or complex emergencies. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... USAID defines private voluntary organizations as tax-exempt, non-profit organizations working in, or intending to become engaged in, international development activities. ... The term non-governmental organization (NGO) is used in a variety of ways all over the world and, depending on the context in which it is used, can refer to many different types of organizations. ... The Red Cross and the Red Crescent emblems, the symbols from which the Movement derives its name. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The 2000s decade refers to the years from 2000 to 2009. ...

Legal basis for protection of humanitarian workers

The legal basis for protection of humanitarian workers in conflicts is contained in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the related Protocol of 1977. These treaties describe the category of civilian non-combatant and outline the rights of obligations of non-combatants during conflict. These rights include the right to be treated humanely; to have access to food, water, shelter, medical treatment, and communications; to be free from violence to life and person, hostage taking, and humiliating or degrading treatment; and the prohibition against collective punishment or imprisonment. Civilian non-combatants include local citizens and nationals of countries that are not party to the conflict. Development of the Geneva Conventions from 1864 to 1949. ... Non-combatant is a military and legal term describing civilians not engaged in combat. ...

While the Geneva Conventions guarantee protection for humanitarian workers, they do not guarantee access of humanitarian workers to affected areas: governments or occupying forces may, if they wish, ban a relief agency from working in their area. Médecins Sans Frontières was created in 1971 with the express purpose of ignoring this restriction, by providing assistance to populations affected by the Biafran civil war despite the prohibitions of the government of Nigeria. Médecins Sans Frontières ( (help· info)) (English: Doctors Without Borders) is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic disease. ... National motto: Peace, Unity, Freedom Official language English Capital Enugu Head of State Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Area ?- Total ?- % water Population;- Total 13,500,000 (1967) Currency Biafran pound (BIAP) Created May 30, 1967 Dissolved January 15, 1970 Demonym Biafran The Republic of Biafra was a short-lived secessionist state in...

In addition, the Geneva Conventions do not require that parties to the conflict guarantee the safety of humanitarian workers. The Conventions prohibit combatants from attacking non-combatants, and they require occupying forces to maintain general order. However, the Conventions do not require that combating parties provide security escorts, for example, when other factions threaten the safety of non-combatants operating in their area.

Trends in risks faced by humanitarian workers

• Wars between states became much less common in the period following the end of the Cold War. Unfortunately, these wars have been largely replaced by an increased incidence of internal conflict and resulting anarchy, increasing the risk to civilians and humanitarian workers alike.
• Between 1985 and 1998 slightly less than 50% of all humanitarian worker deaths came from workers in UN programs. 25% of these deaths were UN peacekeepers.
• Most deaths of aid workers are due to deliberate violence.
• One third of deaths occur in the first three months of deployment, with 17% occurring within the first 30 days.

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Countries with the highest number of aid workers killed (1997 -2003)^{[citation needed]}

1. Angola: 58 (mostly as a result of anti-aircraft attacks on two UN planes by UNITA in 1998 and 1999 and by landmines)
2. Afghanistan: 36
3. Iraq: 32
4. Sudan: 29
5. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 18
6. Rwanda: 17
7. Somalia: 16
8. Burundi: 11
9. Palestinian Authority: 7
10. Uganda: 7
11. Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo): 5
12. Liberia: 5

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List of recent attacks on humanitarian workers^{[citation needed]}

1996

• Burundi - June 4, 1996 - 3 ICRC delegates were killed in an attack on two vehicles on the road between the villages of Rugombo and Mugina in the northern province of Cibitoke, resulting in a withdrawal of ICRC from Burundi.

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1997

• Republic of Somaliland - November 23, 1997 - UN negotiates with clan elders for release of 5 kidnapped aid workers.
• Mogadishu, Somalia - November 26, 1997 - All foreign aid workers withdraw from the city following the abduction of 2 Italian aid workers.

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1998

• Somalia - April 21, 1998 - 10 aid workers held hostage.
• Bujumbura, Burundi - June 10, 1998 - 1 Danish aid worker killed by car thieves in capital.
• Central Sudan - June 10, 1998 - 3 Sudanese UN staff killed and 3 wounded when gunmen fire on a UN vehicle.
• Arua, (North West) Rwanda - July 10, 1998 - Ugandan driver for UN World Food Programme (WFP) killed by rebels.
• Bujumbura, Burundi - July 24, 1998 - 1 Italian World Food Programme (WFP) staff member killed in the capital.

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1999

• South Sudan - January 4, 1999 - 4 ICRC staff killed by SPLA (abducted in February, executed in April).
• Southern, Somalia - January 27, 1999 - 1 Kenyan aid worker killed by gunmen.
• Lesotho - February 4, 1999 - Irish aid worker (Ken Hickley) robbed and murdered.
• Bundibugyo, Uganda - April 23, 1999 - Many aid workers flee area to avoid attacks by Allied Democratic Forces.
• Belgrade, Serbia - May 26, 1999 - 3 aid workers put on trial for spying.
• Angola - June 15, 1999 - 2 aid workers killed when gunmen ambush and rob them.
• Tajikistan - October 2 - French aid worker killed.
• Northern Kosovo - November 15, 1999 - 24 people on board a WFP aid flight died when it crashed.

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2000

• Balad, Somalia - January 3, 2000 - 1 local CARE staff shot dead in an ambush.
• North of Mogadishu, Somalia - January 4, 2000 - 1 CARE worker shot dead in an ambush.
• Sudan - January 9, 2000 - 2 CARE staff killed and 2 missing after an ambush.
• Somalia - January 31, 2000 - Attacks on a convoy of aid vehicles leave 20 people dead.
• Ethiopia - February 9, 2000 - A medical orgnisation suspends operations in part of Ethiopia after the killing of a staff member.
• Ambon, Indonesia - May 22, 2000 - Foreign aid workers pulled out of Ambon to escape growing inter-communal violence.
• Sierra Leone - June 19, 2000 - 1 British aid worker (Alan Smith) freed after being held for 1 month by rebels.
• Baghdad, Iraq - June 28, 2000 - 2 FAO workers shot and killed.
• South Sudan - August 6, 2000 - 8 aid workers killed in Sudan when vehicle was attacked near the border with Uganda.
• Atambua, Belu District, West Timor, Indonesia - September 6, 2000 - Five UNHCR staff members, Mr Samson Aregahegn (Supply Officer); Mr Carlos Caceres-Collazo (Protection Officer); and Mr Pero Simundza (Telecommunications Operator) and two Indonesians were killed when their office was attacked by militia.
• Macenta, Guinea - September 17, 2000 - The death of one UNHCR staff member and the abduction of another.
• Southern border Guinea - December 7, 2000 - Hundreds of people are left dead as rebels destroy the UNHCR centre.
• Afghanistan - December 9, 2000 - 7 people working for UN mine clearance programme killed in ambush.
• Aceh, Indonesia - December 10, 2000 - 3 aid workers killed.
• Burundi - December 30, 2000 - A British voluntary worker is one of 20 people killed by gunmen.

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2001

• Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - February 27, 2001 - 6 Red Cross staff killed.
• Mogadishu, Somalia - March 27, 2001 - MSF compound attacked by gunmen.
• Tajikistan, - June 16, 2001 - Kidnappers ask for release of detained militants after taking a group of aid workers hostage.
• Banda Aceh, Indonesia - October 4, 2001 - Three more people, including a Red Cross worker who had been tortured were killed.
• Afghanistan - November 15, 2001 - 8 western aid workers released after 3 months captivity by Taliban.

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2002

• Mogadishu, Somalia - February 23, 2002 - A Swiss woman who ran a small aid agency was shot dead.
• Mogadishu, Somalia - February 28, 2002 - One Somali UN worker kidnapped hours after region declared too dangerous for permanent UN presence.

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2003

• Baghdad, Iraq - August 19, 2003 - The bombing of the UN Headquarters at the Canal Hotel killed at least 24 people and wounded over 100.
• Baghdad, Iraq - October 27, 2003 - An attack on the ICRC building kills at least 12 people.
• Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan - November 16, 2003 - UNHCR staff person Bettina Goislard was shot dead by motorcycle-borne gunman while travelling by car.
• Kandahar, Southern Afghanistan- March 24, 2003 - ICRC Staff member Ricardo Munguia shot and killed in ambush north of Kandahar City.
• Rafah, Gaza - March 16, 2003 - Rachel Corrie, run over by an Israeli bulldozer she was trying to prevent it demolishing the home of Dr Samir Masri.
• Rafah, Gaza - April 11, 2003- Tom Hurndall, shot in the head by an Israeli sniper, whilst he was shepherding two children away from the IDF firing.

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2004

• Kabul, Afghanistan - February 26, 2004 - Five Afghans working for the Sanayee Development Foundation were killed when their vehicle was ambushed northeast of Kabul.

• Mosul, Iraq - March 15, 2004 - Larry Elliott, Jean Dover Elliott, Karen Denise Watson, and David McDonnall were killed in a drive-by shooting. They were US missionaries for Southern Baptist International Mission Board.

• Kabul, Afghanistan - April 28, 2004 - Two Afghan aid workers and a soldier were killed in an attack in the Panjwayi district of southern Kandahar city.

• Badghis province, Afghanistan - June 2, 2004 - Five staff working for Médecins Sans Frontières were killed on the road between Khairkhana and Qala i Naw, resulting in the complete withdrawal of MSF from Afghanistan. The names of the murdered staff were: Hélène de Beir, Willem Kwint, Egil Tynaes, Fasil Ahmad and Besmillah.

• Darfur, Sudan - October 10, 2004 - A Save the Children vehicle was hit by an anti-tank landmine in the Um Barro area of North Darfur, Sudan. Two members of staff travelling in the vehicle were killed, Rafe Bullick (British, Programme Manager, North Darfur) and Nourredine Issa Tayeb (Sudanese, Water Engineer).

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2006

Main article: Muttur massacre

• Muttur, Sri Lanka - August 4 or August 5 - Seventeen workers from the aid group Action Against Hunger were found executed on August 6 in northeastern Sri Lanka. They were working on post-tsunami reconstruction. There had been fierce fighting the area for more than a week. The independent Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission reported that the Sri Lankan Army was responsible for the killings.
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  • "Every Member of the Action Against Hunger Team in Muttur was Killed"
  • "We thank you for your condolences"

2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers happened on August 4 or 5 th 2006, 17 NGO workers working for Action Against Hunger a French NGO were shot at close range. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Action Against Hunger (also known under French name Action Internationale Contre la Faim) is international non-profit non-governmental organization that fights against hunger, the physiological need to eat, worldwide. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... -1... The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission - SLMM, was established on February 22, 2002 by the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). ...

See also

• Timeline of events in humanitarian relief and development
• Monument to Canadian Aid Workers

The following is a timeline of key events in the history of humanitarian aid, international relief and development aid. ... The Monument to Canadian Aid Workers (French: Monument commémoratif de laide humanitaire canadienne) is a monument in the Canadian city of Ottawa dedicated to Canadian aid workers who have lost their lives during foreign deployments. ...

External links

• UNHCR Report on Atambua killings
• Extract from Human Rights Watch report Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Internally Displaced Persons
• Paying the Ultimate Price: Analysis of the deaths of humanitarian aid workers (1997 - 2001)