UN reports record number of attacks on aid workers worldwide

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UN reports record number of attacks on aid workers worldwide
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The Gaza Strip is the deadliest place for aid workers for the third year in a row, with 186 deaths. In Sudan, 71 aid workers were killed.

A total of 350 humanitarian workers were killed worldwide. Another 322 were injured in attacks, and 235 were kidnapped, according to OCHA. The total number of attacks, 907, is the highest ever, according to the UN.

So far this year, 82 aid workers have been killed, 97 injured and 39 kidnapped around the world.

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