Attacks on Aid Workers Hit Record High in 2025, UN Says

The United Nations says attacks on humanitarian aid workers reached a record high in 2025, highlighting growing dangers facing people delivering assistance in conflict zones. Aid workers have been killed, injured, abducted, or threatened while providing food, medicine, shelter, and emergency services. The increase has complicated relief operations and limited access to vulnerable communities. UN officials called for stronger protections, accountability, and respect for international humanitarian law. They warned that continued violence could worsen humanitarian crises worldwide in the coming year.