Humanitarian aid under attack - aid workers killed in conflicts in 2024 and 2025

The maps illustrate the number of aid workers who lost their lives while carrying out their work in 2024 and 2025. While 2024 has been the deadliest year on record (since 1997) for aid workers, 2025 is set to be worse. While in 383 fatalities were reported across 27 countries in 2024, 265 fatalities have been reported until August 2025 out of which 173 have been reported from Gaza alone, which - like in the previous year-, remains the deadliest context for aid workers worldwide. The situation is Gaza is followed by Sudan with 36 fatalities, South Sudan with 14 and DR-Congo with 10. The rising numbers not only reflect the intensity of violence in armed conflicts, but also mark a retreat by states from norms of international humanitarian law (IHL). In addition, humanitarian funding is being cut which also affects humanitarian staff and puts them in even greater danger.