The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.

ID Month Day Year ISO Country UN INGO ICRC NRCS and IFRC NNGO Other Nationals killed Nationals wounded Nationals kidnapped Total national staff Internationals killed Internationals wounded Internationals kidnapped Total international staff Total victims Gender Male Gender Female Gender Unknown Means of attack Attack context Location Latitude Longitude Motive Actor type Actor name Details Verified Source
3598 2017 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 13.806667 43.250556 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Houti Forces One NGO national aid worker was kidnapped in the town of Khokha in 2017. He died in Houti custody in July 2022. Yes Media
2367 Jan 4 2017 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Raid Office/compound 2.046934 45.318162 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab At least one guard for a UN agency was severely wounded when a car bomb exploded in the organization's garage. The security guard is a Somali national. Al-Shabaab reportedly took responsibility for the attack. Three additional security guards were injured in the attack (not currently counted here because the information on the additional guards could not be verified). Yes Official Report
2218 Jan 4 2017 ML Mali 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 16.263981 -0.027987 Unknown Unknown Unknown One security guard working for the ICRC was shot and killed during an altercation with two men on a motorcycle in Gao. Yes Official Report
2219 Jan 4 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.625376 36.107544 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer aid worker was injured in a rapid succession double aerial bombing in Wadi Barada while assisting civilians. He died the following day. Yes Media
2221 Jan 6 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 6.807249 29.678888 Economic Unknown Unknown Four armed men broke in an INGO compound and were spotted by the site security guards. One of the guards was injured by a shot fired by one of the assailants. The security guard was taken to the hospital and then medically evacuated to another facility for further treatment. Yes Official Report
2436 Jan 7 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Public location 8.927721 29.788925 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national aid worker was taken into the bush and hacked to death during tribal violence. The attack was not the result of his employment as an aid worker. Yes Focal Point
2220 Jan 8 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 8.062476 29.88152 Economic Unknown Unknown A national staff member was shot and killed at night while visiting family members. The motive of the attack is suspected to be robbery. Yes Official Report
2224 Jan 14 2017 MX Mexico 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Shooting Unknown Project site 19.309054 -98.907978 Unknown Criminal Unknown Two Mexican Red Cross paramedics were murdered by armed gunmen in Ixtapaluca while carrying out their humanitarian duties. Yes Focal Point
2223 Jan 17 2017 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 14 0 0 6 8 0 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 12.2701 14.4636 Incidental Host state Nigerian Armed Forces Six aid workers from the Nigerian Red Cross and numerous civilians were killed following an airstrike on a refugee camp in Rann, Borno state. The aid workers were in Rann as part of a humanitarian relief operation that was bringing food to over 25,000 displaced people. A number of aid workers were also wounded in the attack and eight had to be airlifted out of the town for medical assistance. Yes Media
2230 Jan 25 2017 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.03596 45.327206 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Two UN staff members were injured during a complex attack by Al-Shabaab on Hotel Dayah, which was popular with government officials and politicians. A car with explosives was first used to breach the gate of the hotel, followed by a raid on the hotel and then a secondary blast. Reportedly, 28 people died in the attack and 43 were wounded. Yes Media
2228 Jan 28 2017 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.2735 29.79322 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four trucks contracted by an INGO were attacked by gunmen on their way to Mayom in the morning. The driver was killed and two others were wounded and required medical attention at a clinic in Bentiu. One driver was unaccounted for after he fled the area. Further details on his whereabouts were not available during follow-up with the reporting agency. Yes Official Report
2441 Feb 6 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.876992 31.306979 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO contracted driver was kidnapped in the Ajira area in Kajo Keji. Approximately eight men approached the vehicle when it was stopped due to a flat tire. It was a private vehicle but clearly marked with the INGO's flag. Other staff members were in the vehicle as well during the attack but they were released in the Bori area with their valuables intact. The vehicle and the driver were still missing when this was reported and their whereabouts were not able to be confirmed upon verification a year later. Yes Official Report
2229 Feb 6 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 34.802075 38.996815 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national volunteer succumbed to his injuries after being wounded in an air strike that reportedly targeted the organization's center. Yes Media
2227 Feb 8 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 36.6672 65.7536 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) Six ICRC staff workers of Afghan nationality have been shot and killed by gunmen in the northern province of Jawzjan. Two more staff members were abducted. The attack on the convoy occurred south of Shibergan while the aid workers were transporting relief supplies to areas affected by the recent snowstorm. The abducted aid workers were released around the 5th of September, 2017. Yes Media
2232 Feb 8 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.179124 43.400012 Incidental Unknown Unknown One Red Crescent staff member was killed and seven staff and volunteers were wounded - three of them critically, during a suspected mortar attack. Update: One Red Crescent volunteer who was wounded in the February 8th attack on a SARC distribution centre in Hamadaniya, Aleppo, died as a result of his injuries on February 11th. Yes Focal Point
2231 Feb 9 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.41024 32.574038 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) A contractor for a UN agency was shot and killed by SPLA soldiers at a checkpoint in Torit. The circumstances that culminated in the shooting are unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
2238 Feb 12 2017 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 13.320302 43.247315 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) A staff member of an NGO was critically injured during an air strike on her home in Mokha, Yemen. Several of her family members (not counted here) were killed in the attack. Yes Media
2450 Feb 19 2017 SD Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 12.862807 30.217636 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A contracted truck for a UN agency was driving between Diffra and Gola when an armed man attempted to block the road. The driver was able to speed up and avoid the ambush but the perpetrator shot off two rounds, hitting the passenger and killing him and wounding the driver in the thigh. The driver was taken to a UN medical center for treatment. The contracted team was on-duty at the time of the attack. Yes Focal Point
2234 Feb 23 2017 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 4.742941 45.200936 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Three national aid workers for an INGO were reportedly abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen at Hajub, near Beledweyne. They were providing humanitarian assistance to drought-affected beneficiaries at the time of the attack. They were all released within a week. Yes Media
2233 Feb 28 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.733389 36.658386 Political Unknown Unknown One volunteer died while performing humanitarian activities in Al-Waer, Homs. Reportedly, the team he was working with in the field was targeted by aerial artillery fire and he died while rescuing civilians in the area. Yes Media
2492 Mar 11 2017 ML Mali 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 16.263981 -0.027987 Political Unknown Unknown One Malian Red Cross driver was killed and one international Red Cross delegate was shot and wounded on March 11th in Gao. Yes Focal Point
2459 Mar 13 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.012602 36.671452 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition A hospital in the area of Maarat Misreen, Idlib, Syria, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though there were likely more as a result of this attack. Yes Focal Point
2460 Mar 13 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.250118 36.571396 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition A hospital in the area of Mahardah, Hama, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though the organization mentioned that there were likely more as a result of this attack. Yes Focal Point
2276 Mar 13 2017 SS South Sudan 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Kidnapping Raid Project site 8.062476 29.88152 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Eight INGO national aid workers were kidnapped by armed rebels near Mayendit, South Sudan. Reports give different accounts of the incident. Most recent reports say that the aid workers were kidnapped in order to pressure the organization for aid deliveries to specific areas but in a statement, the organization said that this wasn't the case. The aid workers were released after two days. Yes Media
2235 Mar 14 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Unknown Ambush Road 7.076948 30.739403 Unknown Unknown Unknown One international staff member of a UN agency was wounded in Yirol East during a medical mission. Their car was ambushed along the Shambe-Karair road by unidentified men. There were two fatalities as a result of this incident and three others were wounded (not aid workers as defined by the AWSD). The injured staff member was MEDEVACed from Yirol West in order to receive medical attention for a gunshot wound. Yes Official Report
2481 Mar 18 2017 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 32.893513 13.275044 Political Police or paramilitary Airport security Three international staff members working for an INGO were detained by Libyan airport security forces at Mitiga airport. They were taken to an off-site location and all faced significant verbal and physical assault. One of the aid workers was nearly raped. The group was questioned about their in-country presence and security-related information. Their personal property and items belonging to the INGO were stolen. Yes Focal Point
2239 Mar 20 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Unknown Road 32.636016 32.636016 Incidental Unknown Unknown One senior staff member of an NGO was killed in Daraa when his car was hit by a missile. Yes Media
2237 Mar 22 2017 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.339047 42.288006 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab A Red Cross national staff member was reportedly shot and killed not far from where he lived in Bardhere town by two suspected al-Shabaab militants. Although it appears that he was targeted, it is unclear whether he was targeted because of his work for an aid organization or because of a personal dispute. Yes Media
2482 Mar 23 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 37.176661 42.13559 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was held by opposition forces in Syria for over 24 hours in Derik, Syria. He also received some minor injuries as a result of the incident. Yes Focal Point
2427 Mar 24 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 6.536944 21.991944 Incidental Unknown Unknown A national staff member was struck by a stray round in the marketplace. The staff member was not on-duty at the time and the incident was most likely not the result of him working for an international non-governmental organization. Yes Focal Point
2236 Mar 25 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 6 6 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.144193 31.818123 Unknown Unknown Unknown Six aid workers (3 South Sudanese and 3 Kenyan nationals) were shot and killed in an ambush while they were traveling on the Juba-Pibor road at Magri (south of Mangalla) on March 25th. This includes the driver. The circumstances leading to the attack are currently under investigation and the perpetrators are unknown. The government and the SPLA-IO are blaming one another for the attack. Yes Official Report
2240 Mar 27 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.902611 38.523472 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition A Red Crescent volunteer was killed, reportedly during an airstrike, while at a project site in the al-Tabaqa area of Raqqa. Yes Focal Point
2451 Mar 29 2017 MM Myanmar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Public location 25.395724 97.399952 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Kachin Independence Army (KIA) One UN contracted off-duty guard was abducted by a KIA battalion that forcibly tried to recruit him into their army. This occurred in the Hparew village which is 16 kilometers west of Mytikyina. UNDSS and the local KLA liaison officer were involved in securing his release, which occurred on April 1st, 2017. Yes Focal Point
2430 Mar 30 2017 MX Mexico 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 19.983333 -102.283333 Economic Criminal Unknown The senior staff member of a local non-governmental organization was kidnapped from his hotel at 3 am and held in captivity for 30 hours before being released. The assailants extorted money (or tied to extort money) from the victim. Yes Focal Point
2278 Mar 30 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 33.526488 36.352518 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national volunteer was killed during two consecutive airstrikes in Zamalka, Damascus. Yes Media
2270 Mar 31 2017 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road 33.5734 71.0099 Incidental Unknown Unknown An NGO vehicle drove over an IED in Saifal Darra in Orakzai Agency which exploded and wounded three aid workers. Although the wounds were not life threatening, two female staff members required medical attention. The aid workers were not the target of the attack, the IED had been intended for security forces in the area. Yes Official Report
2241 Apr 3 2017 YE Yemen 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 5 Kidnapping Raid Home 13.972093 44.162534 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Five aid workers and two contracted drivers were detained in Ibb by rebel forces that raided the hotel that the aid workers were in. They were all released on April 3rd but it is unknown how long they were held. Yes Media
2266 Apr 7 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.608987 36.968994 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two male volunteers for an NGO were killed while responding during airstrikes in Jisr Al Shughur, Idleb. Yes Media
2271 Apr 10 2017 SS South Sudan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 7.709188 27.983474 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three national porters contracted by a UN agency were killed in the violence that spread through Wau, South Sudan, during the week of April 10th. One was found shot and two died from machete wounds. They were on their way to work when the incident occurred. Yes Official Report
2277 Apr 11 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.802075 38.996815 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two national volunteers were wounded in two consecutive airstrikes on their location while they were providing humanitarian aid. Yes Media
2275 Apr 13 2017 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 0.499012 29.452754 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A national staff member from an INGO that was abducted on April 13th in the Grand Nord Beni Region, south of Lubero Territory, managed to escape. Having intended to target a person from a specific INGO, the perpetrators had accidentally abducted the wrong person. Yes Official Report
2287 Apr 17 2017 HT Haiti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 18.564198 -72.250978 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable According to a media report, one national staff member from the Haitian Red Cross (HRC) was shot by armed perpetrators. A group of HRC members were in their vehicle, steps away from the chapter, when armed gunmen started shooting at them at point-blank range. The motive for the attack is unknown. Yes Media
2461 Apr 18 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.322546 36.622538 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition A hospital in the area of Al Latamnah, Hama, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though the organization mentioned that there were likely more as a result of this attack. Yes Focal Point
2466 Apr 18 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 7.9651 31.9574 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) One national staff member working for an INGO was shot and killed by government troops in the course of an offensive on the community. Yes Focal Point
2452 Apr 19 2017 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 1.373333 32.290275 Economic Criminal Unknown One INGO staff member was walking along the road when someone on the back of a motorbike grabbed her backpack and roughly pulled her along in an attempt to steal it. The victim sustained some injuries, predominantly to her leg and nose. Yes Focal Point
2483 Apr 24 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 6.807249 29.678888 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national male INGO staff member was shot and killed in Rumbek county during an ethnically motivated incident. The aid worker was also robbed. Yes Focal Point
2443 Apr 25 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 6.876992 31.306979 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces One INGO male aid worker was seriously assaulted in detention by security services in Maban. He was released shortly thereafter. Yes Official Report
2425 Apr 27 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 7.780485 33.00291 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown One national staff member was killed during tribal clashes with a conflicting village. Yes Focal Point
2279 Apr 27 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 4.94187 23.65574 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) The remains of an NGO aid worker were discovered in Selim. He had been abducted by gunmen with suspected associations to the LRA while travelling on a motorbike between Selim and Rafai. Yes Official Report
2281 Apr 29 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 8 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.374018 36.601294 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Eight volunteers from a local NGO and one staff member of an INGO were killed during a targeted airstrike against the NGO's center in Kafr Zita, Hama. It is reported that this attack was orchestrated by the Syrian regime or its allies. Bunker busting bombs were reportedly used, which broke through to the underground shelter and killed the team. Yes Media
2280 Apr 30 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.931027 36.641778 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) volunteer, a photographer, working with a field relief team was killed during an aerial attack while the team he was with carried out a humanitarian mission in Al Janudeiah village, Idlib's rural area. Yes Media
2462 May 2 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.250118 36.571396 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition A hospital in the area of Mahardah, Hama, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though the organization mentioned that there were likely more as a result of this attack. Yes Focal Point
2476 May 2 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 31.391389 64.299722 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown A truck contracted by a UN agency partner was transporting commodities and was stopped by armed Anti Government Elements in Khalaj. The driver was held hostage for several days and released on May 12th. Yes Focal Point
2282 May 2 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 9.88942 32.718138 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO driver was shot by armed men when a UN-contracted NGO aid convoy delivering humanitarian supplies was attacked in Wulu, Rumbek. He was treated at the hospital. Another UN staff member was slightly injured in the attack (not counted here). Yes Official Report
2288 May 5 2017 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 6 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.037069 28.315887 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Over 30 INGO and NGO staff members were abducted when militiamen ambushed and fired at a convoy of four INGO and NGO vehicles on the Mwenga-Tubimbi road. Most of the abductees were rescued during a rescue operation but six staff members (including one international) were still being held by the militia. One of the drivers was seriously wounded in the attack and taken to the hospital. Yes Official Report
2495 May 8 2017 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.356648 43.164 Incidental Unknown Unknown In Mosul, one national staff member was shot in the leg by a stray round. Yes Focal Point
2289 May 14 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.42539 32.614117 Unknown Unknown Unknown Armed men ambushed two contracted trucks that were returning from Kapoeta to Torit at Idolu. One the contracted truck drivers was killed and the other managed to escape. Yes Official Report
2491 May 16 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 34.920175 70.764424 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national volunteer for the Red Crescent was killed due to fighting in Gosalak village in Kunar province. The circumstances of his death remain unknown. Yes Focal Point
2290 May 20 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 34.555349 69.207486 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One German international aid worker was killed in an INGO guest house after armed attackers ambushed the building. A Finnish aid worker was also kidnapped by the group. In addition, the attackers beheaded a guard at the compound. Details surrounding the incident and the attackers are currently unavailable. On September 14th, the Finnish government confirmed that the aid worker was released after being held captive for 118 days. In a statement, the foreign minister said that they did not pay a ransom for the release of the aid worker. Yes Media
2484 May 31 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 34.555349 69.207486 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A VBIED exploded in the diplomatic quarter, close to Kabul's Zanbaq square. One INGO national staff member was slightly injured in the attack by shrapnel. Yes Focal Point
2423 Jun 1 2017 SL Sierra Leone 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Unknown 8.460555 -11.779889 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths This was an unprovoked assault resulting from a spillover of violence from an earlier incident on a motorbike rider who was assigned to an INGO local staff member. The community youth had earlier accused the motorbike rider of assaulting an adolescent who threw an object at the motorbike. They tried to attack the motorbike rider, but he received protection in a police station. The youths decided to attack the INGO local staff member instead. Yes Focal Point
2299 Jun 6 2017 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Landmine Ambush Road 0.086126 40.318966 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One Kenyan aid worker was killed when their vehicle hit a landmine not far from Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Garissa. It is reported that the mine was likely planted by Al-Shabaab. Yes Media
2295 Jun 7 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Public location 8.465411 20.577393 Economic Unknown Unknown On June 14th, one NGO national staff member was injured during a robbery in Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture a short distance from Nd Yes Official Report
2296 Jun 7 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.219651 30.964966 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national aid worker was injured and taken to the hospital when his vehicle was shot at by armed men, 9 miles/15 kilometres from Lainya in Central Equatorial. He was shot when he decided not to stop his car for the two men. The aid worker was taken to Juba for medical treatment. Yes Official Report
2298 Jun 7 2017 CD DR Congo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.500805 29.43512 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One aid worker from the ICRC and one from the national Red Cross were kidnapped on June 7th, between Kirumba and Beni in North Kivu province. The organization did not mention who was responsible for the kidnapping, however, a number of militias are active in that region. Both aid workers were released on June 15th. Yes Official Report
2477 Jun 15 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 33.316667 68.45 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN agency and one NGO staff member that were working together on a monitoring mission were abducted by the local Taliban group. They were taken and held in Andar district in Ghazni province. They were interviewed by the provincial council and then one of the staff members was brought back to Waghaz and released on June 17th. The other had escaped earlier that day. Yes Focal Point
2300 Jun 17 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 33.513807 36.276528 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A humanitarian convoy composed of multiple agencies was fired upon by a non-state armed group close to a military checkpoint on its way back to Damascus city. As a direct result of this incident, one of the drivers lost control of his vehicle and hit another truck. The driver was injured and evacuated to a hospital in order to receive treatment. Yes Official Report
2480 Jun 18 2017 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.342068 14.185827 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One NGO truck carrying food commodities was heading to Gamboru when the vehicle broke down. The driver left to arrange alternative means of transportation, leaving his assistant driver in the truck. Boko Haram insurgents came and looted the provisions and set the vehicle on fire. The assistance driver was abducted and found the following day. Yes Focal Point
2297 Jun 18 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 33.513056 36.291944 Political Unknown Unknown A staff member of the Syrian Red Crescent was injured in an attack on a humanitarian convoy near the Syrian capital of Damascus. The convoy was targeted when it approached the city and the staff member was shot and seriously wounded. The truck was part of a multi-agency convoy tasked with the mission to deliver food, medicine and supplies to 11,000 people in the town of East Harasta. Yes Media
2465 Jun 19 2017 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 12.616598 -7.902098 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al-Qaeda (affiliated) One aid worker was killed during a complex terrorist attack on a popular tourist retreat in Yirimandio. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb later claimed responsibility for the attack. Gunmen killed five people in the attack. Four of the assailants were killed as well and four others were arrested. According to reports, thirty-two guests were rescued. Yes Focal Point
2432 Jun 25 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Public location 35.931027 36.641778 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male aid worker was wounded in a VBIED attack that occurred in a public location in Idlib, Syria. He was not the intended target of the attack but was wounded as a result. Yes Focal Point
2301 Jun 26 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Office/compound 4.73357 22.827648 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Anti-Balaka One male Red Cross volunteer was killed in Bangassou by an armed group while he was in the organization's compound in an area that is a base for an anti-Balaka affiliated group. There is no further information about this attack. Yes Official Report
2328 Jun 28 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 10.147149 30.157471 Economic Unaffiliated Youths A number of aid workers required medical attention after their office compound was forcefully entered by local youth who physically assaulted both international and national staff. They were reportedly angered by the lack of employment opportunities available to the local community. Exactly how many staff members required medical attention and whether they were national or international staff is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
2313 Jul 1 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 33.526488 36.352518 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces A volunteer was reportedly killed by a government-aligned sniper while providing humanitarian services in Zamalka, Eastern Ghouta. Yes Media
2485 Jul 4 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Project site 34.171831 70.621679 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban A number of staff members from an assessment team (and a local partner to an INGO) were parked outside of a school in the Surkroad district of Nangarhar province. An AOG fired at them, killing one of the national staff members and seriously injuring another. According to a report, there was a change of command within the AOG, which could have contributed to the attack occurring. Yes Focal Point
2468 Jul 6 2017 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 30.17984 66.974973 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN national staff member, on leave from work at the time, was shot dead at his home in Quetta by a 9mm handgun. A security guard watching the premises was also killed. Both were shot multiple times. Yes Focal Point
2303 Jul 9 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 6.217554 33.438353 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO security guard was assaulted when a group of men forcibly entered an INGO compound. The guard was treated at the hospital and discharged. Yes Official Report
2368 Jul 11 2017 SS South Sudan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Combat/Crossfire Public location 7.471389 30.415 Political Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) Three contractors for a UN agency were detained by Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) upon their arrival in Pagak after fleeing heavy fighting in Mathiang on July 6th. According to some reports, they are still being held by the group. Yes Focal Point
2453 Jul 14 2017 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Raid Office/compound 6.800169 33.126717 Economic Unknown Unknown On July 14th, six to ten armed men broke into an INGO's compound, injuring two staff members and threatening others. According to a report, the organization partially withdrew its team after the violent attack while they were re-evaluating the security situation. How the injured staff received their injuries is not known at this time. Although they are listed as being national staff in the AWSD, that could not be verified. Computers, phones and other office equipment were stolen. Yes Official Report
2467 Jul 14 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 34.473946 67.349694 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN driver was abducted north of Dahwali, Afghanistan, in AGE controlled territory. He was released three days later on July 16th after the intervention of local elders. Yes Focal Point
2371 Jul 15 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 4.577569 28.398784 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO national staff member was shot and killed by unknown armed perpetrators. There is no further information about this incident. Yes Official Report
2304 Jul 16 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.539036 21.991001 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff member of an NGO was shot dead in Bria while transporting a sick person to the local hospital. Yes Official Report
2307 Jul 16 2017 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.99087 43.860168 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Seven humanitarian workers kidnapped by al-Shabaab on July 16th near Baidoa, southwest of the capital Mogadishu, were released after being held for 8 days. According to early local media reports, a ransom was paid although the type (monetary, resource or other) cannot be currently verified. Pending Media
2306 Jul 18 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 6.539036 21.991001 Political Non-state armed group: National Popular Front for the Central African Renaissance One national staff member of an INGO was killed by fighters from the Popular Front for the Central African Renaissance which is an ex-Seleka faction. There are no other details about this incident at this time. Yes Official Report
2305 Jul 20 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Unknown Unknown 33.572772 36.409376 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national NGO volunteer was killed during an aerial bombing in Duma, Damascus. There are no other details about the incident at this time. Yes Media
2473 Jul 27 2017 IQ Iraq 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.164486 43.864934 Incidental Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) During a complex attack in Amiriyat la-Fallujah by ISIS fighters, a BBIED denoted inside a police station. A UN agency contracted truck driver, who was parked in front of the organization's warehouse, which is in the vicinity of the police station, was shot in the leg when police started firing. Yes Focal Point
2458 Jul 30 2017 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 16.10524 43.971691 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO contracted guard was stabbed when he didn't let visitors enter the hospital outside of visiting hours. They were armed with Jambias. Yes Focal Point
2308 Aug 3 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Shooting Raid Project site 5.033333 23.25 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Ten Red Cross volunteers were killed in Gambo, Central African Republic. According to a Red Cross media statement, the volunteers were participating in a crisis meeting at a medical center when they were attacked. Yes Media
2310 Aug 12 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Shooting Raid Office/compound 35.9033 36.733459 Political Unknown Unknown Seven volunteers working with an NGO were assassinated at their compound at night in Sarmeen, Idlib, while they were sleeping. They died from gunshot wounds to the head and some media reports state that the perpetrators used silencers on their firearms. The bodies of the aid workers were found when the next team arrived at the compound for the morning shift. Yes Media
2311 Aug 14 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Unknown Unknown 34.52151 65.246344 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three national aid workers for an INGO were gunned down and killed in Ghor province, somewhere near the capital city of Chaghcharan. Two others (not currently counted in the AWSD because the information could not be verified) were reportedly wounded in the event. Although the motive and perpetrators of this incident are also unknown, the area reportedly has an active Taliban and ISIS presence. Yes Media
2464 Aug 15 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 34.171831 70.621679 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national staff member of an INGO was shot and killed during a personal dispute in Nanghar. Yes Focal Point
2429 Aug 16 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 5.764345 20.670528 Economic Criminal Unknown An assailant attempted to murder a guard on the organization's compound in Bambari. He was stabbed in the back four times by one assailant. He was taken to the hospital and although he was seriously injured, he survived the attack. Although the motive for the attack is difficult to ascertain, it should be mentioned that the compound was later robbed by four individuals. Yes Focal Point
2493 Aug 17 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 7.885906 32.691324 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was assaulted in al-Mabien, South Sudan. Further details are not available. Yes Focal Point
2494 Aug 17 2017 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 11.746996 11.966192 Incidental Staff member Not applicable Two staff members got into a confrontation with one another after one arrived late to the distribution point. The argument escalated to physical violence and both had to be treated at a clinic for their injuries. Yes Focal Point
2374 Aug 21 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 6.777367 29.71322 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One NGO staff member was killed at home in Cuei Cok in Rumbek East. This incident is not considered to be due to his work as an aid worker but to inter-communal fighting in the town. Yes Official Report
2375 Aug 22 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 4.41024 32.574038 Unknown Unknown Unknown The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) discovered the body of an NGO driver when they responded to the sounds of gunfire in Torit, near the UNMISS base. It is unknown whether the incident is related and a police investigation was underway during the time that this incident was reported. The NGO driver had been shot. Yes Official Report
2469 Aug 22 2017 ML Mali 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 16.766589 -3.002561 Political Unknown Unknown A UN vehicle en route from the airport to the city center was targeted by small arms fire from another vehicle. One international staff member was wounded in the arm and the chest. The driver was injured in the chest. Both were transferred to the hospital with serious injuries. Yes Focal Point
2318 Aug 24 2017 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Home 14.487428 -4.197463 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO staffer was killed in his hotel room in the Mopti region of central Mali. His personal items were missing from the hotel room where he was found. The perpetrators of the attack are currently unknown. Yes Official Report
2317 Aug 27 2017 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Office/compound 24.814844 67.111745 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable Two armed attackers forcefully entered the office of a national NGO and killed its founder. The two suspects escaped after the attack. The police believe that the killing may have been as a result of a personal dispute and not to do with the man's status as an aid worker. Yes Official Report
2428 Aug 29 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 32.264539 68.524715 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban Four national male staff members were kidnapped by the Taliban in Pakitika and released over the course of several weeks. An additional staff member from the same organization was also abducted with the group but released less than 24 hours (and therefore not counted here). Yes Focal Point
2454 Sep 1 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.709188 27.983474 Economic Unknown Unknown One female UN national staff member walking to the office in Deraja Wau town in the morning and was attacked by two men. She was grabbed by the neck and forced to the ground in an effort to control her while they attempted to steal her bag. The woman was unable to call for help because she was being choked as she the man held her down. A passerby saw the incident and intervened. The female staff member sustained injuries during the attack. Yes Focal Point
2314 Sep 4 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.539036 21.991001 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Ex-Seleka One INGO staff member is in critical condition after being stabbed by a person reportedly affiliated with the ex-Seleka faction, the Popular Front for the Central African Renaissance. The incident took place in front of a hospital in Bria and the motive for the attack is unknown. Yes Official Report
2319 Sep 7 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Raid Project site 7.311512 18.31172 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Ex-Seleka One INGO aid worker was killed in Bogidi when gunmen with possible associations to the ex-Seleka faction raided the organization's distribution site. The victim and two other INGO aid workers were told to follow the perpetrators to the authorities. Sometime during the transfer, they singled out the temporary worker (hired for the day) and drove away with him. He was later killed for reasons that remain unclear. The two other staff members in the car were released. Yes Official Report
2320 Sep 7 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Public location 4.577569 28.398784 Unknown Unknown Unknown An NGO worker was found dead in Western Equatorial on September 7th after being reported missing since the weekend. His body was retrieved from the Uze River outside of Yambio Town. There are no further details available at this time. Yes Official Report
2315 Sep 8 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.244754 30.199338 Political Unknown Unknown One national ICRC staff member was killed when a convoy of nine trucks and a four-wheel-drive vehicle was shot at by unknown assailants in Kotobi. The convoy was returning from a relief operation. Yes Official Report
2321 Sep 9 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 9.88942 32.718138 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) In an act of revenge, an SPLA soldier escaped from detention and opened fire at a housing complex for SPLA officers, killing one soldier and one INGO national staff member. He had been incarcerated by his commanding officer since September 8th (reasons unknown). The soldier fled after the shooting and has not been apprehended. . Yes Official Report
2316 Sep 11 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 36.692617 67.117951 Unknown Aid recipient Not applicable One international staff member of the ICRC working in Mazar-i-Sharif, was shot and killed at the organization's rehabilitation center where she treated disabled men, women, and children. She was taken to a NATO medical facility where she succumbed to her wounds. According to early reports, the shooter was someone that she treated. Yes Media
2455 Sep 13 2017 NG Nigeria 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Office/compound 12.672917 13.616014 Incidental Host State Nigerian Armed Forces Four members of a UN agency were seriously assaulted by soldiers that had entered their residential compound in Monguno. The soldiers were making their rounds to enforce curfew when the attack occurred, reportedly because the soldiers found that some contracted staff were in violation of the regulations. They forced the staff inside and proceeded to make their way through the house, waking other staff up and assaulting or threatening them. Three contracted drivers and one staff member were physically hurt in the attack. Yes Focal Point
2474 Sep 13 2017 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 11.934773 13.623968 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram A contracted truck driver transporting UN commodities was shot by suspected Bobo-Haram fighters along the Dikwa-Maiduguri road. Despite the injury, he managed to drive to Dikwa. Yes Focal Point
2470 Sep 15 2017 NG Nigeria 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7.265136 5.460296 Economic Unknown Unknown On September 15th, one UN national staff member and a driver were ambushed by armed robbers between Akure and Ibadan, resulting in the death of the driver and the kidnapping of the female staff member. She was released on September 18th, 2017. Yes Focal Point
2372 Sep 16 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 5.06697 30.733558 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable An NGO national staff member was abducted by armed men in Jambo, Mundri East County. He has not been released and the reason for his abduction is unknown. This follows earlier violence in the county that prompted the relocation of other staff. Yes Official Report
2463 Sep 19 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.647987 36.679543 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One female national INGO staff member was killed during an aerial bombing on a hospital in Maarat Annuman district in Idlib, Syria. Syrian forces and/or their allies were the perpetrators of the attack. Yes Focal Point
2478 Sep 20 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.316667 68.45 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Anti-government elements diverted one out of three UN agency contracted trucks that were heading to Barmal district to an unknown location, off-loaded the items from the truck and reportedly sold them at the market. They kidnapped the truck driver but released him on September 29th. Yes Focal Point
2456 Sep 22 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 9.231487 29.800503 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN male staff member was assaulted by armed men and had his personal items (laptop and money) stolen in Bentiu POC camp. He was taken to an INGO medical clinic for treatment. Yes Focal Point
2373 Sep 23 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 5.343688 30.450165 Economic Unknown Unknown Two national staff members were assaulted during a robbery on an NGO compound in Lui, Mundri East County, and required medical attention. Valuables were stolen during the compound robbery. Yes Official Report
2431 Sep 28 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 8.296968 30.153157 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths A male national staff member was shot during a fight between from conflicting Padeah and Kur villages, which started at the airstrip while an ICRC distribution was taking place. It is not know if he was shot at the distribution site or somewhere else. Yes Focal Point
2433 Oct 1 2017 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.577589 44.017799 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A Non-State Armed Actor abducted one male national INGO staff member in Taiz, Yemen. He was released nine days after negotiations on October 9th. Yes Focal Point
2322 Oct 7 2017 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 13.61975 25.354871 Disputed Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One female international aid worker was abducted from her home in El-Fasher in North Darfur by armed gunmen. Some reports say that a ransom was demanded for her release, although those reports currently cannot be corroborated. Neither can reports that allege that she was abducted by pro-government factions in protest to not having received their salaries. Some reports also state that she was working for a Swiss INGO which provides aid to children. United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Marta Ruedas, made a statement in regards to this incident calling for the release of the aid worker. Update: She was released on November, 15th, 2018. Reportedly, no ransom was paid by the host government or home government. Two members of the kidnapping team were arrested. It is possible that she ran her own charity although this has not been verified at this time. Yes Official Report
2324 Oct 8 2017 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 33.729388 73.093146 Unknown Unknown Unknown A UN national staff member was sitting in a park with some friends when he was attacked by three perpetrators in Islamabad that ran away after the attack. The staff member suffered multiple fractures on his left arm and required medical attention for his injuries. The reason for the attack is unknown and the attack is under investigation. Yes Focal Point
2457 Oct 12 2017 MU Mauritius 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -20.166274 57.502302 Economic Unknown Unknown A man on a motorbike grabbed the handbag of a female UN national staff member after she had left the office for the day. Having held onto the strap, she fell to the ground and was dragged behind the motorcyclist as he tried to steal it. The perpetrator let go of the bag when passers-by shouted at him. The staff member did not have any broken bones but went to the hospital to seek treatment for her cuts and bruises. Yes Focal Point
2326 Oct 12 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 4.864586 31.558421 Economic Unknown Unknown Armed men raided the home of a UN aid worker in Gudele, Juba. The aid worker was shot and killed during the robbery along with his brother (not counted here). Yes Official Report
2323 Oct 14 2017 SO Somalia 0 0 0 18 0 0 5 13 0 18 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 18 Vehicle-born IED Raid Public location 2.046934 45.318162 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Five aid workers from that Somali Red Crescent died after a massive truck bomb exploded in Mogadishu, followed by another, smaller, bomb. An additional thirteen aid workers (3 volunteers, 7 staff members, and 3 security guards) were wounded in the attack. Over 300 hundred people are reported to have been killed with scores more still missing. Although no credit has been taken for the attack, Al-Shabaab is widely reported as being the only group with the means to execute such an attack. This was the largest terrorist attack that Somalia has experienced in its history. Yes Media
2426 Oct 16 2017 TD Chad 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Home 13.533333 14.316667 Economic Unknown Unknown A national staff member was killed in a botched home invasion/robbery in Bagasola. Yes Focal Point
2325 Oct 16 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.821201 31.542647 Economic Unknown Unknown On 16 October in Juba, an INGO vehicle carrying refugees from Juba to Gorom was fired upon by armed men on Yei Road not far from a SPLA checkpoint. The driver was shot in the arm and one of the refugees suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Cash and other personal items were stolen by the perpetrators. Yes Official Report
2486 Oct 17 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 34.555349 69.207486 Incidental Host State Unknown One national female aid worker for an INGO was injured by shrapnel after the area was targeted by aerial bombing. Yes Focal Point
2376 Oct 20 2017 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 6.213266 31.565542 Economic Unknown Unknown There was an armed robbery of an INGO compound on October 20th, 2017 in Bor town. A group of men robbed the compound and assaulted two INGO staff members that required medical treatment after being badly beaten. Yes Official Report
2435 Oct 22 2017 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 17.570692 -3.996166 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national INGO staff members were kidnapped while they were traveling in a vehicle. No further information is available about this incident from the reporting agency, Yes Focal Point
2216 Oct 22 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Unknown Project site 36.202105 36.202105 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was killed during an airstrike while performing his humanitarian duties in Aleppo. Yes Media
2437 Oct 23 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.329652 40.135034 Incidental Unknown Unknown A Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer was killed in the line of duty in Deir Ezzour on 23 October while the volunteer was giving First Aid support and was in the vicinity of mortar fire. Initial reports suggest it was a wrong place wrong time incident. At the same time, another volunteer was wounded. Yes Focal Point
2471 Oct 28 2017 SO Somalia 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 2.046934 45.318162 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Two UN contracted guards and one contracted driver were killed in the suicide car bombing attack on the Naasa-Hablood Hotel in Mogadishu. A UN agency staff member who as also in the car survived but was also seriously wounded. He managed to jump out of the vehicle before the explosion. The national staff member received care in the local hospital and then was MEDEVAC to Nairobi for specialized medical attention. At least twenty-three people died in the attack. Yes Focal Point
2479 Oct 28 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.307049 62.136421 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN agency contracted commercial truck carrying relief items was stopped and diverted by AGE in Shindad district of Herat province. Reportedly the truck driver and the truck was taken to the AGEs stronghold but the driver and the truck were later released on November 18th. Yes Focal Point
2327 Nov 4 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.996436 19.191914 Economic Unknown Unknown One male ICRC aid worker was shot and killed when the convoy he was driving in was attacked by armed assailants while they were on their way to deliver humanitarian aid. According to an official statement, the attack appears to have been a robbery attempt, which occurred east of Kaga Bandoro. The vehicle had been clearly marked with the ICRC emblem. Yes Official Report
2487 Nov 5 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 10.016921 29.974053 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national INGO aid worker in Ajoung Thok was assaulted by a robber armed with a machete just outside the organization's compound. His personal items were stolen from him during the attack. Yes Focal Point
2329 Nov 7 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 4.41024 32.574038 Economic Unknown Unknown A UN national staff member was killed in Torit, Eastern Equatorial when armed men shot him while attempting to gain entry into his home. Robbery is the suspected motive. Yes Official Report
2331 Nov 11 2017 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.918673 19.186249 Economic Unknown Unknown A UN agency mechanic that was traveling as part of a humanitarian convoy was physically assaulted and robbed. The convoy was on its way to Kaga Bandoro from Nana-Outta village when the attack occurred. The mechanic was later treated for his injuries at Kaga Bandoro hospital. The convoy was escorted to its destination by a patrol without further incident. Yes Official Report
2330 Nov 13 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location 4.41024 32.574038 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff member, a driver for an INGO, was shot while eating supper with his colleagues. According to media reports, armed assailants opened fire on the center where they were eating, wounding the driver. On their way to the health clinic, they were ambushed by armed men. The wounded man's colleagues ran into the bush and found their colleague dead the next morning. The details of the report are still preliminary and likely to change. Yes Official Report
2335 Nov 13 2017 NG Nigeria 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 4 2 2 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Public location 5.177861 5.708404 Economic Criminal Unknown Three aid workers working for a medical organization were released after being kidnapped in Enekorogha on October 13th, 2017. However, one aid worker, also kidnapped at the same time, was killed by the criminal gang that is reportedly responsible for their abduction. According to one reporter, this was the first time the criminal group resorted to kidnapping and killing of a foreigner. The report also states that a ransom was demanded for the release of the workers. All the aid workers were from the United Kingdom. Yes Media
2332 Nov 14 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 5.39565 26.491673 Economic Aid recipient Refugees On 14 November, South Sudanese refugees attempted to loot an INGO warehouse. During food distribution, one NGO worker was assaulted by the refugees and suffered injuries that need to be treated at Obo Hospital. Yes Official Report
2490 Nov 17 2017 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Public location 36.206293 44.00887 Incidental Unknown Unknown A female international staff member was jogging in the park in Erbil, Iraq. She followed by a man who physically restrained her and sexually assaulted her. The assailant ran away when the female staff member started shouting. Yes Focal Point
2333 Nov 18 2017 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 6.56098 30.502 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable A male guard working for an NGO was shot and killed in Yirol, Lakes. According to reports, the incident was the result of a personal dispute. Yes Official Report
2337 Nov 18 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.537147 36.385345 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three male NGO workers were killed during heavy aerial bombing in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region on November 18th, 2017. The aid workers were killed while they were helping civilians that had been injured in an earlier airstrike. Other team members were also injured in the attack but the numbers and severity of their injuries have not been reported at this time. Yes Media
3463 Nov 22 2017 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 13.578889 44.021944 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) A UN agency partner vehicle driver was injured after his vehicle was hit by Saudi led coalition airstrike in Taiz. Yes Focal Point
2488 Nov 22 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 32.844941 36.225112 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was abducted and held for ransom in Izra, Syria. Assailants physically assaulted the aid worker badly in captivity. The crime was economically motivated (and potentially premeditated due to certain circumstances that would make the aid worker a valuable target). Released after three days, the staff member required medical treatment for their wounds. Yes Focal Point
2336 Nov 23 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 35.931027 36.641778 Political Unknown Unknown One male NGO aid worker was shot and killed on the way to work in the Idlib city by an unknown assailant. Yes Media
2489 Nov 25 2017 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 15.919256 2.39243 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was brutally assaulted at the organization's compound in Menaka, Mali. Items were stolen after the attack. The staff member had to be medically evacuated for treatment and then travel outside of the country for additional medical support. Yes Focal Point
2472 Nov 27 2017 KE Kenya 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road -0.453229 39.646099 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab A truck contracted by a UN agency partner in Garissa county ran over an IED planted in the road. All three contracted employees sustained major injuries as a result of the attack. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the area is prone to extremist activities by Al-Shabaab. The workers were delivering food commodities at the time. Yes Focal Point
2334 Nov 28 2017 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Unknown Raid Public location 7.477959 31.519872 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Six NGO workers were killed in a raid on Duk Payuel village. Reportedly, around 44 people were killed and dozens wounded when assailants launched a coordinated attack the village. Houses and huts were destroyed in the attack and around 50 women and children were abducted. An NGO warehouse was looted and around 1,000 cattle were stolen. Yes Focal Point
2338 Dec 4 2017 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Public location 5.652673 31.05127 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A demining team contracted by an INGO was attacked by 15 armed men while the team was camped in Kowari Village between Rokon and Tindalo. Three vehicles and personal property were stolen. The vehicles were later recovered after being abandoned not far from the site. Two of the staff members sustained fractures and bruises. Yes Official Report
2475 Dec 8 2017 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.088624 28.641064 Unknown Unknown Unknown A contracted truck heading to Abyei was ambushed by unknown gunmen in Madou village, Warrap state. The driver was shot in the left pelvic area and had to be medically evacuated to Wau for further medical treatment. Yes Focal Point
2339 Dec 8 2017 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 7.69493 18.626469 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national aid worker was killed in Kabo after gunman raided his home and shot him. His death is the latest in a week of clashes between two armed groups in the country. The aid worker, age 35, died in the hospital. According to reports, at least 10 people have been killed during the week-long clashes between armed groups. Yes Media
2424 Dec 9 2017 MG Madagascar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Raid Project site -23.064754 43.59048 Economic Unknown Unknown During a night raid, armed bandits attacked a project team of four aid workers that were spending the night at the site. The team was robbed of valuables and one of the team members was raped. Yes Focal Point
2340 Dec 9 2017 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.280151 29.780241 Unknown Unknown Unknown A convoy of vehicles belonging to a UN-contracted demining company was ambushed at Dobor about ten miles from Rubkona. Six people were wounded in the attack, two with critical gunshot injuries (the extent of the injuries of the other four victims is unknown). Yes Official Report
2215 Dec 11 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.57244 36.401956 Political Unknown Unknown One volunteer was killed in Douma when the area he was performing humanitarian services in was shelled. Yes Media
2434 Dec 12 2017 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.577589 44.017799 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A Non-State Armed Group detained one male national INGO aid worker in Taiz on December 12th. He was released after negotiations in early January. Yes Focal Point
2438 Dec 17 2017 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 6 6 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 8.461161 25.680587 Political Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) Six aid workers were missing after an ambush on the road between Raga and Deim Zubier. It was reported that they may have been caught up in an attack on SPLA forces by the SPLA-IO. It was later confirmed that they (and their vehicles) were taken by opposition forces and held in Raj for approximately three days before being released. Yes Official Report
2341 Dec 17 2017 NG Nigeria 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 12.335281 14.188221 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram Three people, including a UN-contracted driver and assistant driver, were killed in an attack on a convoy in Borno State, 22 miles southwest of Ngala by an armed group. There's a militant presence in the region and although no reports have confirmed the perpetrator, reports have mentioned Boko Haram and their previous attacks on security convoys in 2017. Yes Media
2345 Dec 25 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.811564 36.202047 Political Unknown Unknown One volunteer was killed in Bdama when the area where he was helping to rescue civilians that had been victims of a shell attack was fired upon again. Yes Media
2440 Dec 26 2017 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Project site 9.231487 29.800503 Unknown Aid recipient Internally Displaced People (IDPs) A group of internally displaced persons (IDPs) reportedly attacked a male national truck driver that was driving aid supplies into Bentiu POC camp. He was assaulted with spears in the buffer zone for unknown reasons. It should be noted that it is unclear whether the driver was contracted by a UN agency or an INGO (noted in the ASWD database as an INGO contractor with the information currently made available). He was referred to an INGO for treatment for the wounds that he sustained. Yes Official Report
2343 Dec 26 2017 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.440378 36.65721 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition A male volunteer was killed on December 26th in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, at the organization's centre during an airstrike. Yes Media
2312 Dec 30 2017 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 15.579155 32.564528 Economic Unknown Unknown One female UN international staff member was walking to work in the Al Riyadh area of Khartoum when she was attacked by two men on a motorcycle. The men dragged her behind the motorcycle for a distance and then physically assaulted her, biting off her thumb in the attack. The aid worker had to be medically evacuated to Nairobi to receive treatment for extensive injuries. Robbery is the suspected motive for the attack. Yes Focal Point
2378 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 9.231487 29.800503 Unknown Unknown Unknown A UN agency national staff member was assaulted by two unknown men at his shelter inside the Protection of Civilians site at around midnight in Bentiu. The motive for the attack is unknown and the victim was treated at an INGO clinic for his injuries. Yes Official Report
2683 2018 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 19.1399952 -72.3570972 Unknown Unknown Unknown One international INGO staff member was kidnapped and later released unharmed. Yes Focal Point
2662 Jan 7 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 34.533333 69.166667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national male INGO driver was ambushed while travelling in Kabul and forced out of his vehicle by perpetrators with weapons. The staff member was injured after being beaten. Yes Focal Point
2592 Jan 9 2018 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 32.22183 35.25881 Unknown Unknown Unknown One volunteer was shot dead in Nablus in the West Bank. More than twenty bullets were shot from a passing vehicle during the drive-by unknown assailants. The volunteer was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Yes Media
2364 Jan 12 2018 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 27.036541 14.429024 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two UN agency employees and their driver have all been found after having been kidnapped on January 12th from Sabha. The driver was found on Sunday and the female UN worker was found in the northern suburbs of Sabha. The male national UN staffer (not counted here at this time until further information becomes available) was found on Saturday near Sabha city. Yes Media
2669 Jan 14 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 35.708333 36.805 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national INGO staff member was seriously wounded after being hit by shrapnel as a result of airstrikes in Ma'saran, Idlib. Yes Focal Point
2603 Jan 14 2018 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 27.043449 14.42952 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male Libyan Red Crescent volunteer was transporting a patient between two hospitals. After the transfer, the volunteer left with the ambulance and disappeared. After three days he was located in Um Aranib hospital, 52 km away from his initial location, unconscious, badly beaten, and he had a broken leg. On January 14th has was transferred to Misurata hospital but died on-route. No other information is available about this incident. Yes Focal Point
2615 Jan 15 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -6.305744 28.140761 Economic Unknown Unknown Two national staff members were ambushed on the road and kidnapped in Bendera, Tanganyika. They were released three days later and the primary motive is suspected to have been financial. Yes Focal Point
2643 Jan 18 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.566667 28.7 Economic Unknown Unknown Two national staff members were ambushed on the road and kidnapped. They were released after 30 hours. The motive was reported to be most likely financial in nature. Yes Focal Point
2370 Jan 20 2018 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.369445 44.191007 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN agency staff member was led out of his car at gunpoint and abducted. His wife was in the car at the time of the incident as well but only the staff member was taken. The perpetrator was wearing a mask at the time of the incident. At the time of this report, the staff member's whereabouts were unknown. Reports regarding this incident are currently unconfirmed. Yes Media
2552 Jan 20 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Ambush Project site 33.57175 36.4027 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male NGO volunteer providing aid after an attack, was killed around 11:30am in Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, by supposed Syrian Regime artillery shelling. Yes Media
2346 Jan 21 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 10.114894 29.967957 Economic Unaffiliated Youths On the morning of January 21st, youths attacked a group of national NGO staff members in Ajuong Thok. Four were seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital. Reports suggest that the motive for this attack may have been the result of grievances about the perceived lack of employment opportunities. Yes Official Report
2649 Jan 22 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 9.31402 29.07999 Economic Unknown Unknown One national staff member was wounded when the car he was travelling in was ambushed in a road attack. The perpetrators robbed the occupants. Yes Focal Point
2549 Jan 23 2018 AF Afghanistan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 34.555347 69.207489 Economic Unknown Unknown One male UN Agency driver and a female colleague with her son were kidnapped, after their car was stopped by unknown assailants around 6:00am in the North of the capital. The body of the driver was recovered on March 16 2018 and the female UN agency staff and her son were released by the kidnappers on May 24, 2018. Yes Media
2344 Jan 24 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 9 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 Complex attack Raid Office/compound 34.419849 70.472943 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) Four national staff members of an INGO and one soldier (not counted here) were killed in a complex attack on the organization's office in Jalalabad. The attackers detonated a suicide car bomb and then laid siege to the building for hours. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the attack. Five other national INGO staff were injured in the attack and are receiving medical treatment. Yes media
2670 Jan 25 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 6.8 33.133333 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths One male national INGO staff member was wounded when shot in the abdomen on a road in Lekuangole, Pibor district, Jonglei State. The staff member reportedly saw an 8 year old child playing with a rifle, attempted to take it away, and was shot by the child. It is unknown whether or not the weapons discharge was intentional. Yes Focal Point
2348 Jan 25 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.489911 29.012146 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) A UN agency contracted driver was shot on Kuajok-Mayom road. The vehicle was part of a convoy and was reportedly stopped by SPLA soldiers between Ajakuac and Abiemnom. The soldiers demanded a lift and were refused which prompted one of the soldiers to fire his weapon and wound the driver's assistant. The soldier was later arrested and the contractor was taken to a clinic for medical treatment. Yes Official Report
2347 Jan 27 2018 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 2.046934 45.318162 Economic Staff member Security guard A UN agency staff member was shot dead in Mogadishu within the agency's compound. A security guard that had previously been fired and then reinstated to his post allegedly shot the employee. The motive for the attack appears to be in relation to that human resources incident. Yes Media
2650 Jan 29 2018 TN Tunisia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 36.862532 10.218272 Economic Unknown Unknown One national female staff member was walking on the street when a thief walked up to her and stole her phone and tried to steal her bag. She resisted and was hurt in the struggle when he pushed her back. The aid worker fell and injured her back. She was out on medical leave for over a week. Yes Focal Point
2351 Jan 30 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7.471182 18.451663 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique / Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (MPC/FPRC) A national staff member was kidnapped on January 29th in Ouhman Prefecture. Two INGO vehicles were reportedly intercepted by combatants from the Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique / Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (MPC/FPRC). An international staff member that was traveling as part of the convoy in another vehicle was also stopped but allowed to continue. The abducted staff member was found on February 2nd in critical condition after having been tortured. Yes Official Report
2721 Feb 5 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.538535 36.366068 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Unknown One male national NGO volunteer was killed by aerial bombardment in Arbeen (Arbin) town, Eastern Ghouta. Yes Focal Point
2349 Feb 6 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.650659 36.854628 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was killed while working to rescue civilians affected by Russian aerial bombing in Al Gharafa. The area was struck again shortly after the first bombing and the volunteer was killed. Yes Media
2354 Feb 8 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.771316 33.592394 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO driver was assaulted when the vehicle he was travelling in was ambushed by a group of armed men between Kapoeta South and Camp 15. There were two other staff members in the vehicle for a total of two international staff members and one local staff member. They were all robbed of their valuables and money. The international staff members were robbed of their passports as well. After the attack, the group traveled to Kapoeta so that their colleague could receive medical attention at the hospital for a head injury. Yes Official Report
2355 Feb 8 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.440378 36.65721 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three volunteers were killed in two airstrikes when their operational center was hit during aerial bombardments by the state. Four other volunteers were hurt but they are not counted here since that information could not be verified. Yes Media
2359 Feb 8 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Unknown 35.647987 36.679543 Political Unknown Unknown One volunteer for a Syrian NGO was wounded during the shelling of Maarrat Al-Numam town in Idlib governorate. Yes Media
2600 Feb 8 2018 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.99845 -2.95453 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national INGO staff member was abducted by a Non-State Armed Group and released two days later after local negotiations took place. The abduction occurred while the staff member was on-route in a vehicle to his destination in the Douentza region. Yes Focal Point
2352 Feb 10 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Raid Office/compound 4.859363 31.57125 Economic Unknown Unknown An NGO security guard was killed during a compound robbery of the organization's office in Juba. Yes Official Report
2353 Feb 11 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Public location 7.780485 33.00291 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One casual NGO worker was killed during an attack in Akobo, Jonglei, that was reported to be caused by a local dispute. Another NGO staff member was hurt as well (not counted here as severity of his injuries could not be verified). Yes Official Report
2722 Feb 13 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.525278 36.352778 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national NGO volunteer was killed by aerial bombardment in the Damascus suburb Zamalka. Yes Focal Point
2356 Feb 15 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35 38 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was killed and one wounded (not countered at this time because the information could not be verified) during aerial airstrikes. Yes Media
2369 Feb 17 2018 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.18557 29.446951 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two aid workers were killed and one abducted on February 17th. The attack occurred in the village of Mushikiri located on the Nyanzal Yes Media
2698 Feb 18 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 7.783333 33.05 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was injured when shot in accidental crossfire. The perpetrator is currently unknown at this time. Yes Focal Point
2357 Feb 19 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 8.410151 20.648179 Economic Non-state armed group: National Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) One INGO staff member was kidnapped and held for three days by the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC). A ransom was demanded for the release of the staff member and it was paid, however, it is not clear whether it was a family member or another individual or entity that paid for his release. Yes Official Report
2358 Feb 19 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.529083 36.527018 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three NGO staff members were killed by aerial bombing in Eastern Ghouta during the continued Syrian government-led siege. Yes Media
2631 Feb 20 2018 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -3.4 29.0824 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN contracted driver was shot and killed when his truck was ambushed while transporting food items in South Kivu by Uvira town. Yes Focal Point
2380 Feb 20 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.558337 36.460617 Political Unknown Unknown Two national NGO volunteers were killed by artillery shelling while they were helping civilians that were affected by an earlier attack in Douma. Yes Media
2360 Feb 21 2018 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 0.653899 38.516826 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO male staff member needed medical attention after he was shot twice by armed perpetrators who ambushed the organization's vehicle. The staff members (five in total but only one was wounded) were in the vicinity of Darer Dima and traveling from Malkadaka to Garbatulla when they were attacked. Nothing was stolen from the passengers. While it was reported that the aid workers did not appear to be targeted specifically for their affiliation to an aid organization and that there has been an increase in insecurity in greater Isiolo county, it should also be noted that the vehicle was clearly marked. Yes Focal Point
2561 Feb 24 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 35.914759 36.614433 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One female NGO staff member died when her house, located in the Kafar Sgana suburb south of Idlib, was hit during a reported government airstrike targeting rebels in the area. The strike also killed members of her family staying in the house (not counted here). Yes Media
2706 Feb 25 2018 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Project site 3.767564 34.728647 Unknown Police or paramilitary Administration Police (AP) One male national INGO staff member sustained a fractured leg after reportedly being assaulted by the Administration Police of the Kalobeyei Settlement area at 11:30pm LT. Yes Focal Point
2619 Feb 25 2018 SL Sierra Leone 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 7.95639 -11.74 Economic Unknown Unknown A staff member of an INGO was attacked by armed assailants during an armed burglary at his residence. The staff was severely beaten with boards, sticks and other sharp instruments. Yes Focal Point
2361 Feb 27 2018 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Shooting Ambush Road 7.090911 17.668887 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Ex-Seleka Suspected Ex-Seleka members shot and killed six people at an illegal checkpoint south of Makounda in Ouham Prefecture. One of the victims was a national UN education consultant and five were staff members from a local non-governmental organization. The perpetrators, reportedly belonging to the MPC faction, set the vehicle on fire after the shooting. The aid workers were on their way to Makounda. Yes Official Report
2362 Feb 27 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 9.240345 29.799546 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO aid worker was assaulted at home in Bentiu protection of civilian (PoC) site. His injuries required medical treatment. Three other people were also hurt in the attack but they sustained minor injuries. Nothing was taken from the household. Yes Official Report
2381 Feb 27 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.665868 29.211771 Unknown Unknown Unknown Gunmen intercepted and abducted an INGO contracted driver and his assistant along the Mweso-Kalembe road axis. The vehicle was clearly marked. No additional information about their whereabouts is available at this time. Yes Official Report
2363 Feb 28 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.545997 36.406492 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was killed in Rif Dimashq, Eastern Ghouta when he was caught in an air raid while helping civilians affected by earlier aerial bombardment. Yes Media
2365 Mar 1 2018 NG Nigeria 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 4 Complex attack Raid Project site 12.270081 14.463596 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram Boko Haram fighters raided the north-eastern town of Rann, home to a camp housing 55,000 internally displaced persons. Armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades the insurgent group attacked the military post guarding the camp. Initial reports state that 3 aid workers contracted by the UN (from two different agencies), all Nigerian nationals, were killed in the attack. One nurse, a third party contractor to a UN agency, was kidnapped. Two midwives, both female aid workers and supported by an INGO, were also kidnapped by the militant group. Other unconfirmed reports suggest that there may have been more abductions. This incident will be updated when more information becomes available. Updates: 1. (Kidnapped/killed - Monday, September 17th, 2018) One of the kidnapped midwives was killed on or around September 17th. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria called the act, "cowardly, heinous and despicable." She was killed by Boko Haram while she was held captive. 2. (Kidnapped/killed) - On October 16th, 2018 the ICRC confirmed that another female healthcare worker (midwife) that had been kidnapped by Boko Haram in March was executed by the group. She was 24 years old. Yes Media
2671 Mar 1 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Home 36.216667 37.166667 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was wounded in his home when a VBIED exploded near his house in the countryside surrounding Aleppo. Coordinates listed are for Aleppo city as exact location of the incident is unknown. Yes Focal Point
2726 Mar 1 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 32.616667 36.1 Incidental Unknown Unknown One volunteer in Daraa was killed by a stray bullet. Yes Media
2627 Mar 2 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.22902 31.43816 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff was assaulted by criminals after the car that he was traveling in was ambushed on the road in Mayom. Robbery was reported as the most likely motive for the incident. Yes Focal Point
2386 Mar 6 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.42 36.59 Political Unknown Unknown One male national NGO volunteer died after a mine exploded in Aleppo province, Der Sawwan district. Yes Media
2449 Mar 6 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 33.516729 36.954107 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two national aid workers were killed when an aerial attack by Syrian forces hit their homes in Eastern Ghouta. Yes Focal Point
2385 Mar 7 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 33.513742 36.347101 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Four national male volunteers were killed during air strikes in Ein Tarma, Eastern Ghouta. Yes Media
2448 Mar 8 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 33.516729 36.954107 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national aid worker was killed when an aerial attack hit his home in Eastern Ghouta. Yes Focal Point
2387 Mar 10 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.140888 36.755199 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One female national NGO volunteer was killed during air raids on Idlib while fulfilling emergency response duties. Yes Media
2620 Mar 11 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 36.585331 37.056561 Incidental Unknown Unknown A volunteer of an INGO was found shot and killed. The volunteer was on personal travel (not on official business) on his motorcycle, mistakenly traveled through an area affected by conflict and reportedly died from a suspected sniper shot. Yes Focal Point
3295 Mar 12 2018 SA Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 24.633333 46.716667 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces One male Red Crescent staff member was detained in Riyadh by the Security Forces for reportedly having an anti-government twitter account. He was held for 1,120 days and reportedly tortured, before being convicted on April 5, 2021. Yes Media
2377 Mar 14 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 9.231487 29.800503 Unknown Unaffiliated Youths A UN agency contracted truck driver received a head injury during an assault in Bentiu on March 14th. Local youths threw stones at the truck which broke the windscreen and caused the injury. The driver was treated at an INGO clinic. Yes Official Report
2390 Mar 14 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.520918 36.364792 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was killed by a secondary airstrike in Haza (Hazeh), Eastern Ghouta when he was helping civilians affected by an earlier aerial attack. The organization's service center and an ambulance were also destroyed in the incident. Yes Media
2388 Mar 16 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.540668 36.43275 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national NGO volunteer was killed during air raids in Eastern Ghouta. Yes Media
2382 Mar 17 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road -0.050221 29.514285 Unknown Unknown Unknown According to a report, on March 17th a 20-vehicle NGO convoy was attacked by armed assailants in Virunga Park. During the attack, the convoy lead was injured and needed to be taken to the hospital. Twenty-one people from the convoy were abducted by the armed group and were still being held in captivity on March 20th, 2018. Until a few details can be confirmed, the twenty-one people that have reportedly been abducted are not yet counted here. Yes Official Report
2660 Mar 17 2018 PH Philippines 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.231 124.240967 Economic Unknown Unknown A female national staff member was a victim of robbery in Iligan city (Philippines) while withdrawing cash from the ATM machine. She was hit in the face 4 times, resulting in a hematoma, and stabbed with an ice pick or screwdriver twice in the stomach. No internal organs were damaged but one of the wounds needed stiches. She was released from hospital the next day. Yes Focal Point
2379 Mar 18 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown -0.15496 29.243701 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff member for an INGO was killed by gunmen in Bwatsinge village, Lubero. At this time there is no further information available about this incident. Yes Official Report
2389 Mar 21 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 33.526488 36.352518 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was killed during an airstrike that hit the organization's office in Ain Trma. The organization reports that the attack was deliberate. Yes Media
2391 Mar 21 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.572772 36.409376 Political Unknown Unknown One volunteer died after sustaining life-threatening injuries while helping affected civilians after an attack in Douma, Eastern Ghouta. Two other volunteers were also killed in the same area by artillery shelling while supporting civilians affected by earlier attacks. Yes Media
2553 Mar 22 2018 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Unknown Public location 15.296896 -7.184023 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four NGO aid workers were abducted in Dialloube?, Mopti Region by alleged jihadist assailants. The workers were released unharmed after 21 days. Yes Media
2394 Mar 25 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.1079 30.964542 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) On March 25th, seven NGO workers were abducted by SPLA-IO opposition forces outside Yei, Central Equatorial. The aid workers were part of a convoy that was delivering supplies to health centers in Kupera, Limuro, Wuji, and Koyoko. Along with their three vehicles, they were all released on April 15th and were reported to be in good health. Yes Official Report
2393 Mar 26 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.572772 36.409376 Political Unknown Unknown One volunteer was injured in Douma by an artillery shell during a rescue mission to evacuate wounded civilians from the area. Yes Media
2383 Mar 28 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location 2.032194 45.304361 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One ICRC staff member was critically injured when an Improvised Explosive Device in a car was detonated outside of the ICRC's office. The staff member later died in the hospital as a result of his injuries. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack and mentioned via their media portal that they killed the victim because he was a member of Parliament. The victim had been working for the ICRC for five months. One other person was hurt in the attack (not counted here). Yes Focal Point
2384 Mar 29 2018 AZ Azerbaijan 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Landmine Ambush Road 41.071472 43.839254 Incidental Unknown Unknown Three national staff members were killed and two injured when the vehicle that they were driving hit an anti-tank landmine that detonated on impact. The incident occurred in the Ghazanchi area of Nagorno Karabakh on March 29th. Yes Media
2621 Apr 4 2018 LK Sri Lanka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.43051 80.99084 Economic Unknown Unknown A male staff member of an INGO was riding his motorcycle when he was attacked by two individuals who forcibly took the staff member's bag and stabbed him. Yes Focal Point
2396 Apr 5 2018 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 16.945935 97.959286 Unknown Host State Unknown One male NGO volunteer was shot and killed in southeastern Kayin state. According to reports and a statement by the NGO, the volunteer was returning home on the back of a motorbike from a meeting to help organize humanitarian relief for displaced villagers when he was shot by a Burmese soldier. Yes Media
2571 Apr 6 2018 PG Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 5.5056 142.572 Economic Unknown Unknown A team of local aid workers with the Red Cross was robbed and assaulted by armed assailants in Tari. According to police and incident reports seen by the Guardian and confirmed by the security focal point, the group of eight people, including five PNG Red Cross staff members, was robbed by five people armed with shotguns and machetes last Friday. They had been traveling to Tari, through Hela province, an area which has seen an escalation in violence in recent weeks. The assailants who appeared agitated and would not listen to explanations of the RC reportedly assaulted them and robbed them of clothing and possessions. One staff member was hit with a machete. Yes Media
2395 Apr 7 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.023608 29.675991 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO worker was shot and killed during an ambush on his vehicle by armed men when he was traveling between Nhialgiu and Bentiu. According to media reports, the aid worker was returning to base from field training. Yes Official Report
2397 Apr 7 2018 PG Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road -6.127153 143.420306 Unknown Unknown Unknown On April 7th, a UN convoy was attacked in Nipa town by a mob. One international staff member was hurt when a rock smashed the rear window of the vehicle. A bullet also punctured the vehicle's tire but they were able to reach safety. Eventually, they reached their destination, Mendi town, and the aid worker was able to receive further treatment. The convoy had been a mix of government partners, the UN and it was escorted by police and the military. Yes Focal Point
2398 Apr 8 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 8.723687 30.164704 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths One national NGO aid worker was killed in a crossfire incident during clashes in Mayendit between local youths. Yes Official Report
2637 Apr 11 2018 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Road -4.3 28.944167 Unknown Host state Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) One male national UN contracted driver was injured during a reported altercation with a DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) Officer. The staff member was taken to the Baraka hospital and later transferred to Bukavu hospital the following day. Yes Focal Point
2399 Apr 11 2018 NE Niger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.733193 0.917772 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A German aid worker for an INGO was abducted while traveling close to the border with Mali. Traveling with four other national colleagues, the vehicle was surrounded by armed men on motorbikes. The Nigerian nationals were assaulted and left behind (not counted here at this time until further details can be verified) and the vehicle was set on fire before they were freed. The kidnapping occurred near Ayorou. The staff was released in December 2022. Yes Media
2594 Apr 18 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 9.306617 30.029697 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) One INGO male staff member sustained a gunshot wound during clashes between government troops and SPLA opposition fighters in Nimni, Guit county. The aid worker was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was not targeted for being an aid worker. Yes Focal Point
2697 Apr 19 2018 ML Mali 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 16.083333 -1.75 Economic Unknown Unknown While travelling in Gourma Rharous District, 4 national INGO staff members (1 male, 2 female, 1 unknown) received blunt force trauma injuries when they were robbed on the highway. The staff members received medical attention for their injuries, and there is no further information available at this time regarding the criminal perpetrators. Yes Focal Point
2401 Apr 20 2018 SD Sudan 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Shooting Unknown Project site 9.640175 28.434905 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Misseriya One INGO driver was killed and three aid workers injured when they were attacked in the Taalei-Mabek area in Abyei by armed men, suspected to be Misseriya. The team was on a vaccination campaign. The injured aid workers were taken to a hospital in Abyei and then evacuated to an INGO hospital in Agok. Yes Official Report
2400 Apr 21 2018 YE Yemen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.577589 44.017799 Unknown Unknown Unknown An ICRC vehicle was ambushed on Saturday morning, April 21st while traveling on the outskirts of Taiz. One male international aid worker from Lebanon was shot and killed in the attack. Colleagues traveling with him in the vehicle were unharmed. Yes Media
2402 Apr 21 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 2.859023 30.838409 Economic Unknown Unknown Two unarmed security guards at an INGO compound were administered an unknown drug in order to incapacitate them and facilitate a break-in into three different INGO offices on the compound. The perpetrators stole vehicles and laptops. Both of the security guards required medical attention. Yes Official Report
2651 Apr 22 2018 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 26.666955 18.030248 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was shot in the foot by a stray bullet during crossfire between two armed actors. He was treated in a medical clinic and released the same day. The incident occurred in Sebha Al-Thanawiya. Yes Focal Point
2559 Apr 22 2018 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 34.555347 69.207489 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN staff member was shot in the shoulder in front of his house. He was treated in the hospital for his wounds. Yes Official Report
2439 Apr 23 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 8.296968 30.153157 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Armed men attacked the ICRC's base in Leer, Unity State, prompting a halt to activities in seed and farming tool equipment distribution. Shots were fired directly into the field base, resulting in an injury to the leg of a guard who received medical attention in Leer for minor injuries. Eight staff members were temporarily evacuated to Juba after the attack. Yes Official Report
2403 Apr 24 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.6372 31.7153 Unknown Unknown Unknown Armed assailants shot at a private vehicle that was travelling from Terekeka to Tali. Overtaking the vehicle in Lwoki, they fired, killing the driver and one of the passengers, who worked for an INGO and was reporting back to his duty station. Yes Official Report
2593 Apr 24 2018 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 14.365716 22.46143 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national male aid worker was fatality stabbed outside of his residence. The perpetrator pulled out a knife and stabbed the staff member in the chest. He died in Kulbus hospital. Yes Focal Point
2404 Apr 25 2018 SS South Sudan 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 8 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.095271 30.677505 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Ten aid workers were abducted from a mixed-agency convoy that was travelling just outside Yei town in Central Equatorial. They were on their way to Tore to conduct a humanitarian needs assessment. Three of the aid workers are from two different UN agencies, one from a national NGO and six from three different INGOs. The team was reportedly being held in Minyori by an armed group. All ten aid workers were detained for more than five days before being released on April 30th. Yes Official Report
2405 Apr 26 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 6.876992 31.306979 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO community-based volunteer, working in Gandor clinic in Southern Lietch, was killed by gunfire in Nyandong. Further details are not available but this incident has been verified. Yes Official Report
2406 Apr 26 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 6.876992 31.306979 Incidental Unknown Unknown An INGO staff member was killed returning to the NGO clinic in Padeah after having to evacuate the town earlier in the day due to armed conflict between SPLA and armed opposition groups. He was shot on his way back to the village to check on the facility. It is not known who shot him. Yes Official Report
2672 Apr 28 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 4.85 31.6 Incidental Police or paramilitary South Sudan National Police Service Two national INGO staff members were detained by police after being falsely accused of trying to rob a motorcycle taxi driver in Juba. While in custody, one of the male national staff members was severely beaten. Yes Focal Point
2408 May 1 2018 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.046934 45.318162 Unknown Unknown Unknown One United Nations female staff member working for agency's immunization program was shot and killed by armed gunmen in Bakara market in the capital, Mogadishu. Although her duty station was in Baidoa town, she was off-duty in Mogadishu buying items for her upcoming wedding, according to a statement made by a family member. Yes Media
2407 May 2 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Office/compound 2.046934 45.318162 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Unknown A female international staff member working for the ICRC was kidnapped from inside the organization's compound by armed men in Mogadishu on Wednesday evening. Local security authorities have called this an inside job and are investigating whether this incident involved a local private security firm that was staffing the compound. At least one guard is suspected of participating in the kidnapping. Information about any of the perpetrators cannot be confirmed at this time. The motive for the kidnapping is unknown and concern for the aid worker's safety have been expressed. Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab operates in Somalia and is active in Mogadishu. Yes Media
2622 May 3 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 36.585331 37.056561 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A male national staff member of an INGO was kidnapped in Azaz on 03 May 2018 and released on 07 May 2019. Yes Focal Point
2409 May 5 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 35.359532 70.859562 Unknown Police or paramilitary Afghan National Police (ANP) One NGO female aid worker in Wama district was shot and killed when an Afghan National Police officer fired his weapon at a group of NGO workers and then fled the scene. Further details about this incident and the motive are unavailable at this time. Yes Official Report
2578 May 5 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 34.533814 69.181595 Economic Unknown Unknown One female national INGO staff was struck on her head by a group of armed men after exiting a bank branch. The staff member had withdrawn a large amount of money for office use, which was taken by the armed men after she was assaulted. Yes Focal Point
2572 May 9 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Home 7 19.18333 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was injured when armed men in uniform broke into the staff members home, and assaulted then robbed the individual of cash and valuables. Yes Official Report
2723 May 12 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Unknown 33.5 37 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national NGO volunteer died after a mine exploded in Jendaires town. Yes Focal Point
2410 May 13 2018 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.52371 -4.118498 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four INGO staff members traveling in an unmarked vehicle were fired upon by an armed group in the Mopti region, approximately three miles (five kilometers) east of Sambere village. Two of the aid workers were wounded and needed to be medically evacuated. Yes Official Report
2411 May 13 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.86362 28.75435 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was abducted near Penemede, near the administrative border between South Kivu and Maniema, when armed men ambushed an INGO motorcycle convey composed of five workers. Two motorcycles were also taken in the attack. The whereabouts of the worker and the motive for the attack are unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
2658 May 14 2018 DZ Algeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Home 36.883333 3.716667 Other Unaffiliated Not applicable One international female INGO consultant was raped by two individuals in their home on May 14, 2018 in Djinet town. The staff member was offered a site seeing trip by the couple, who then kidnapped her and took her to their residence where the sexual assault occurred. After an investigation charges were laid on both individuals. Yes Media
2412 May 14 2018 SS South Sudan 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 2 2 12 0 0 12 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.178817 27.956335 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Twelve NGO members went missing in Western Equatorial, near Yangiri, while en route from Tambura to Yambio in a mixed-agency marked convoy. One staff member was able to escape, ten were released on May 18th after negotiations. The last two aid workers, one national and one international, were released on, or around, May 24th. Yes Official Report
2673 May 15 2018 NI Nicaragua 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 12.136389 -86.251389 Political Unaffiliated Youths One male international staff member was wounded when a piece of a cement block broke through a vehicle window and struck the staff member in the neck. The incident occurred while two staff members were travelling from the airport, when they encountered a group of youths manning a road block who threw stones and bricks at the vehicle. Yes Focal Point
2560 May 16 2018 SS South Sudan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 9.255848 29.80355 Economic Unknown Unknown On May 16 a UN mission convoy of 4 trucks arriving at the UNMISS compound were reportedly ambushed by approximately 30 men, who physically assaulted 5 UN drivers with makeshift weapons (i.e.. stones) and robbed them. The five drivers were treated for their injuries at an INGO medical clinic. Yes Official Report
2616 May 16 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 36.213571 36.770435 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national staff member was killed in a vehicle-borne IED explosion in ad-Dana, Syria. The attack occurred close to the organization's compound. Yes Focal Point
2579 May 17 2018 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 13.590597104615 44.0525984337325 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One female national INGO worker was shot and wounded when caught between crossfire. The staff member was travelling from Hawban to Tazi city in the early evening of May 17, 2018, when clashes broke out between the Houthis checkpoint and the first Resistance checkpoint. The staff members car was in the line of fire and she sustained one bullet wound to the leg, which was initially treated at the Revelation Hospital. Yes Focal Point
2413 May 19 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Unknown Project site 33.223252 35.830723 Political Unknown Unknown One male NGO volunteer was killed by artillery shelling while providing emergency rescue services in Jubata Alkashad city in Quneitra. Yes Media
2692 May 19 2018 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.25 34.583333 Incidental Staff member Not applicable One male UN agency staff member was assaulted and killed in Gambela around 9:00pm May 19, 2018. The staff member arrived in Gambela from Pugnido at 5:00pm and reportedly met friends and colleagues at a local hotel. Reports indicate the staff members body was found at 1:00am and cause of death determined to be a large head injury resulting in blood loss. Another UN agency staff member is in custody in relation to the death. Yes Focal Point
2632 May 22 2018 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.224042 29.166706 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two male UN contracted staff members were attacked while transporting goods 40km from the town of Rupakona. During the attack the assistant driver was shot and killed, and the driver was severely injured. Yes Focal Point
2415 May 22 2018 SS South Sudan 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.959847 31.210376 Economic Unknown Unknown Seven INGO staff members traveling in and INGO vehicle convoy were ambushed and held by the unknown assailants in Western Equatorial between Lanyi and Gado. Reports indicate the motive was likely economic and the kidnapping was simply a result of an unplanned ambush. There is no follow-up information available at this time. Yes Official Report
2416 May 22 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 1.572747 30.240077 Economic Unknown Unknown Armed assailants ambushed an INGO vehicle that was transporting cash from an airfield to the city center in Irumu territory. When the vehicle came under fire, the four aid workers onboard abandoned the vehicle and ran to hide in the bush. Although two aid workers were able to escape, the other two were found by the gunmen. They were assaulted and stabbed. Yes Official Report
2422 May 26 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 35.990837 36.937984 Political Non-state armed group: National Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Five volunteers from a national NGO were shot and killed when armed assailants raided their compound in Al-Hader, Aleppo. The volunteers were blindfolded before being shot. Four died immediately and one died later in the hospital. Two additional volunteers were wounded (not currently counted here because the information cannot be confirmed via the agency) and two more were able to escape the attack. The assailants also stole equipment. Although the motive for the attack and perpetrators are unknown, a few reports pointed to and loosely insinuated that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham may have been involved because they currently control the area. These reports are currently unsubstantiated. On June 3rd, one volunteer that was hurt in the attack the previous week succumbed to his wounds bringing up the total amount of aid workers killed to six. Yes Media
2696 May 26 2018 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 7.216667 48.85 Economic Aid recipient Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was shot and wounded by an aid recipient at a project site. Reports indicate the perpetrator was upset with being missed during an aid distribution. Yes Focal Point
2417 May 30 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Ambush Road 4.089045 30.681738 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A commercial vehicle carrying 15 passengers was attacked by armed men on the Yei-Kaya road about 9 miles (16 km) from Yei. Two people were killed during the ambush, one of which was a reportedly a local NGO aid worker. Yes Official Report
2418 May 30 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 4.874661 31.589626 Economic Unknown Unknown Two security guards and a driver were assaulted by robbers that broke into an NGO compound around the Tomping area in Juba. They stole personal items and computers. One of the security guards was seriously hurt and required medical attention at the local hospital. Yes Official Report
2591 May 30 2018 BD Bangladesh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 23.225332 90.950096 Economic Unknown Unknown A staff member of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society was poisoned/drugged by criminal perpetrators while traveling from Chattogram to Banskhali Upazila on 30th May 2018. He died in the hospital while undergoing treatment. He was carrying a Red Crescent marked bag and his personal items, including a phone, wallet, documents, ID, and official checks were stolen. The staff member was found unconscious. While it's not possible to discern whether he was specially targeted, it was likely that this was random, according to reports. Yes Focal Point
2421 Jun 1 2018 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 31.416667 34.333333 Political Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One female medical volunteer with an NGO was shot and killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza during a protest. According to witness reports and cellphone footage, the volunteer was moving with her hands up and identification card displayed toward a protestor who was close to the border fence and had been affected by tear gas. A preliminary IDF investigation stated that she was not specifically targeted in the attack. Yes Media
2419 Jun 2 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 6.038206 31.51063 Unknown Unaffiliated Security guard One UN national staff member was stabbed in the neck with a knife by a security guard that may have been inebriated. The staff member had to be medically evacuated to Juba and is reportedly recovering from the attack. The security guard has been arrested. Yes Official Report
2420 Jun 2 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 36.510918 68.903288 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Six people, including one NGO staff member, were abducted by anti-government elements (group unknown) in Aliabad District in Kunduz Province. Yes Official Report
2699 Jun 4 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 9.979167 33.75 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national INGO guard was injured after being assaulted during an attempted robbery of the INGO office in Maban. The staff member received medical attention for a laceration on his hand. Yes Focal Point
2496 Jun 6 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.807249 29.678888 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female national NGO staff member was assaulted by two men after she had inquired whether he was a boda-boda driver available for hire. She was beaten and left unconscious on the side of the road. Some passerby assisted her and she was admitted to the hospital. Yes Official Report
2501 Jun 6 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.04497 36.756362 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was killed while conducting search and rescue operations due to earlier bombing activity. The second wave of attacks by Syrian allied forced, reportedly Russia, killed him in Zardana city. Yes Media
2624 Jun 7 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Unknown Unknown 32.622434 36.11097 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition An INGO implementing partner's staff member, his wife and daughter (the latter two not counted in the database) were killed by airstrikes. Yes Focal Point
2500 Jun 7 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.016078 40.44654 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national volunteer was killed in Umm Al Mayadin, Daraa, during aerial bombing while he was conducting search and rescue operations after an earlier bombing. Yes Media
2503 Jun 7 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 36.046111 36.754444 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One volunteer was injured during aerial bombing in Idlib province, Zardana district. Yes Media
2596 Jun 12 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -5.946021 29.196717 Economic Unknown Unknown One national male INGO staff member was wounded outside of his residence when perpetrators assaulted him with a machete. They also stole his personal belongings and it is reported that was most likely the primary motive. The incident occurred in Kalemie, Tanganyika province. Yes Focal Point
2498 Jun 13 2018 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.996037 19.185032 Economic Unknown Unknown A number of UN contracted trucks were looted on the Kaga-Bandoro axis in Ouham Prefecture. The armed men forced the vehicles to stop and physically assaulted the truck drivers. A total of four contracted drivers were assaulted with one being injured. The food items that were on the truck were stolen by the perpetrators and the injured driver was admitted into a medical facility for treatment. Yes Official Report
2689 Jun 19 2018 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 32.887222 13.191389 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police One national INGO staff member was shot and injured when caught in police operation crossfire on a road in Tripoli. Yes Focal Point
2509 Jun 19 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 32.626434 36.103306 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national male volunteer in Nahta city was killed during search and rescue operations after the area was hit by artillery fire. Yes Media
2505 Jun 21 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.931027 36.641778 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national volunteer was killed while conducting a search and rescue mission. He was killed when the second aerial attack hit Idlib, Syria. Yes Media
2623 Jun 25 2018 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.5 41.88333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A male staff member of an INGO was killed when the public transport bus he was riding on was shot at by armed attackers. A total of 26 people were on the bus, of which 3 were killed and others wounded. Yes Focal Point
2502 Jun 25 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 32.751027 36.301039 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national male volunteer was killed while conducting rescue operations after an artillery shelling took place on Alhrak city. Another bombing took place while the rescue operations were underway. Yes Media
2504 Jun 26 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 32.834404 36.344392 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national volunteer was killed during an aerial bombing attack in Busra al Harir, Daraa. He was conducting a search and rescue mission after earlier bombardment impacted the area. Yes Media
2707 Jun 28 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 32.628333 36.226111 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three national male INGO staff members were killed during an airstrike in Tiba, Sayda, rural farmland in Daraa. Two staff members where at home at the time of the strike, and one was attempting to flee. Yes Focal Point
2633 Jun 30 2018 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.799568 33.552246 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two male UN contracted drivers were attacked and shot after delivering food to a village in Maban District, Upper Nile. One staff member, the driver assistant, died from his wounds two days after the attack. The driver survived although was severely wounded. Yes Focal Point
2639 Jun 30 2018 GN Guinea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.883333 -10.166667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN contracted driver was ambushed near Yende in Kissidougou, and serioulsy injured by the unknown armed perpetrators. Yes Focal Point
2668 Jun 30 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Detention Custody 37.05 41.22 Political Unknown Unknown One international and three national staff members were reportedly taken after a meeting with local dignitaries in Qamishli, North East Syria. The four staff members were released in December 2018. Yes Focal Point
2724 Jun 30 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 32.616667 36.1 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Unknown One male national NGO volunteer was killed during aerial bombardment of Em Almiazen town in Daraa district. Yes Focal Point
2705 Jul 2 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 32.737778 36.06875 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One female national INGO staff member was killed when an airstrike hit her home in Tafas, Daraa. The aerial bombardment happened at 3:00am LT, and the staff members baby was also killed in the attack. Yes Focal Point
2518 Jul 4 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.19729 31.76986 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One assistant driver was killed when gunmen attacked a two-truck humanitarian UN agency convoy near Mongalla town in Jubek state. Yes Focal Point
2580 Jul 4 2018 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 0.347596 32.58252 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police One male national INGO staff member while on leave in Kampala, was caught amidst a riot while travelling. Police fired to disperse the crowd and the staff member was shot in the leg. Yes Focal Point
2716 Jul 7 2018 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -1.292066 36.821945 Economic Unknown Unknown One female national INGO staff member was injured during an armed robbery/assault and was required to stay at the hospital overnight due to the injuries. The assault occurred in Nairobi, as the woman exited a cab when it was then stolen. The taxi driver also had to spend several days in the hospital. Yes Focal Point
2581 Jul 9 2018 GT Guatemala 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 14.634915 -90.506882 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff member was killed around 12:30 on July 9, 2018 by a group of unidentified assailants while riding his motorbike. Yes Focal Point
2582 Jul 9 2018 NG Nigeria 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.464143 8.450353 Economic Unknown Unknown 5 male national INGO staff members (1 driver and 4 project officers) were kidnapped while travelling from Yola to Abuja. At 3:59pm on July 9, 2018 one staff member confirmed they had arrived in Jos; following this call contact was lost. The supervisor was alerted of the kidnapping at midnight that evening after a phone call from one of the staff. No further information is known at this time. Yes Focal Point
2634 Jul 11 2018 YE Yemen 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 13.05863 44.86451 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) Two national male UN staff members were hit in a contracted truck by an airstrike at Ayrim Junction in Lahj. The driver died and the assistant was seriously injured in the SLC attack reportedly aimed at military vehicles. Yes Focal Point
2507 Jul 12 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -6.274012 27.9249 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO national staff members were released on July 13th after IDPs negotiated for their release with the assailants who abducted them the previous day along the Kalemie-Nyemba-Nyunzu road near Nyemba village. A total of 6 staff members were stopped on the road, robbed, and then 4 were released leaving two with the assailants until the next day. Yes Official Report
2618 Jul 15 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 34.97586 36.51221 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national staff member was wounded by aerial bombing when her home was hit. Yes Focal Point
2499 Jul 16 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 7.300804 18.288171 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national staff member was shot when armed assailants forced their way into an INGO compound and opened fire, before fleeing. The INGO was then secured by a MINUSCA patrol and the injured staff member received medical treatment for their injuries. The motive for the attack is being investigated. Yes Official Report
2515 Jul 16 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 4.847202 31.595166 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO security guard was hurt when several armed men stormed the NGO's compound. The assailants initially opened fire on the team of guards, who were able to flee the gunfire. However, they caught up with the one guard and assaulted him. Although the injuries were reported to be minor, he did require medical attention. The assailants fled without taking anything from the compound. Yes Official Report
2598 Jul 16 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 31.612181 65.712219 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable An INGO national volunteer and his brother were physically assaulted by AOG (brother not counted in the AWSD). Reportedly, the assault occurred because the AOG was opposed to their association with the INGO. Yes Focal Point
2701 Jul 19 2018 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 2.9 23.483333 Political Host State Military Two national INGO staff members (1 male and 1 female) were injured during a raid of the INGO office/compound. Reportedly, government military forced their way into the INGO facility and injured the staff members as an intimidation tactic. Yes Focal Point
2562 Jul 19 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 34.875746 70.993766 Unknown Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) 12 employees of a demining NGO were abducted by a group of armed men reportedly associated with the Islamic State. The group of deminers were working in a remote area of Kunar province at the request of tribal leaders, who are now attempting to mediate their release. As of January 2019 their status is unknown. Pending Media
2597 Jul 20 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home -5.946021 29.196717 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was assaulted with a machete and wooden bats by perpetrators during a robbery of his residence. Personal belongings were taken and the primary motive for this incident was reported to be theft. The incident occurred in Kalemie, Tanganyika. Yes Focal Point
2508 Jul 21 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -0.153679 29.179937 Unknown Unknown Unknown One local NGO national staff member was kidnapped between the early hours of July 21-22 in Kasesa village, west of Lubero. Yes Official Report
2661 Jul 27 2018 CM Cameroon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Public location 3.866667 11.516667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff member was injured in a pub in Yaounde after being attacked and beaten. Information about the perpetrators is unknown. Yes Focal Point
2583 Jul 28 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.44038 70.441856 Unknown State: unknown Not applicable 3 national INGO staff were killed and 2 wounded during an aerial bombardment of a project site at 11:15 on July 28, 2018 in Police District #03. Yes Focal Point
2635 Jul 30 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.584522 29.952998 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN contracted driver was shot and killed by unknown assailants when his truck was ambushed between Atibab and Thon Aduel in Lakes District. Yes Focal Point
2506 Jul 31 2018 AF Afghanistan 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Complex attack Raid Project site 34.419849 70.472943 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) An attack on the Ministry of Refugees and Returnees office in Jalalabad killed at least fifteen people, including UN and INGO staff members. Another UN aid worker was wounded in the complex attack. It began when a suicide car bomb was detonated and followed by a gunfight that lastest several hours between Afghan security forces and two shooters that had taken hostages. Reportedly, as many as thirty people were wounded and no group has taken responsibility for the attack. The attack apparently took place during a meeting with NGOs working on refugee issues. Yes Media
2688 Aug 1 2018 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.85 44.233333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Militia One national INGO staff member was shot and injured when caught in crossfire involving a local militia in a public location in Dujail, Saladin province. Yes Focal Point
2512 Aug 1 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 5.348133 30.326254 Economic Unknown Unknown Three armed men stopped NGO staff members traveling from a field exercise in Mudri West and robbed the team. Two female staff members received minor injuries during the attack and were treated at Mudri. Personal belongings, programme related items, and cash were stolen. Yes Official Report
2513 Aug 1 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 5.037845 21.209981 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff member of a local NGO was found dead on the road between Alindao airfield and the city center. His motorcycle was also found charred. No further details are available at this time. Yes Official Report
2511 Aug 2 2018 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.210744 -1.988153 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was abducted by armed gunmen while he was traveling on public transportation in the Douentza Cercle, Boni-Monodoro axis. He was released unharmed on August 4th. Yes Official Report
2563 Aug 2 2018 BD Bangladesh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown 21.5019 91.8922 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable The body of one UN international staff member was found by a fishing boat near Sonadia Island by Cox's Bazar on August 2 at 11:30am, after being missing since July 30. Cause of death has not been released but local authorities arrested two individuals in connection with the murder as the investigation continues. Yes Focal Point
2725 Aug 3 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 35.1333 36.75 Political Foreign or coalition forces Unknown One male national NGO volunteer was killed during aerial bombardment, that was reported as attacks on the aid worker team. Yes Focal Point
2510 Aug 3 2018 CD DR Congo 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.398474 28.814284 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Seven UN local implementing partners were abducted in North Kivu on August 2nd, 2018. The convoy of two vehicles was stopped by armed assailants East of Masisi center. The Congolese nationals were kidnapped but the two drivers and their vehicles were released. On August 3rd, two of the seven staff members were released after being seriously assaulted. They were treated for their wounds in Masisi. Reportedly a ransom has been requested for the remaining staff members. Yes Official Report
2514 Aug 9 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.111621 43.491606 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Armed men reportedly abducted Somali Red Crescent staff members near Baidoa town on August 9th. The staff members were on a mission to provide aid to drought-affected beneficiaries when they were abducted from the camp at gunpoint during a food distribution operation. It's unclear who kidnapped the staff members but militants have previously carried out attacks in the region. The staff members were released on 23rd August 2018. Yes Focal Point
2516 Aug 11 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 9.53082 31.65955 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded in Malakal on August 11th. The staff member was initially treated at an INGO clinic in Malakal before being evacuated to Juba for surgery. Allegedly, the shooter was an SPLA soldier. Yes Official Report
2599 Aug 11 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.05003 45.322399 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two female health workers employed by a local NGO were abducted by an AOG. Local community members negotiated for their release. The staff members were held for approximately 36 hours. Yes Focal Point
2700 Aug 15 2018 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 4.85 31.6 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable Two male national INGO staff members were injured when a mob situation turned riot in Juba and they were assaulted. Yes Focal Point
2647 Aug 17 2018 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site -3.38413 29.1415 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO contractors were kidnapped during a raid on their project site in Uvira. The were released after several days. Yes Focal Point
2555 Aug 19 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -6.699833 29.498361 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Four members of the Red Cross were reportedly kidnapped in Katanga state, Tanganyika province, by a group of Hapa Na Pale Mayi Mayi militants. It is unkown whether the members have been released. Pending Media
2556 Aug 20 2018 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 31.485479 34.48684 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male employee of an INGO was shot and killed by Israeli border soldiers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for allegedly approaching the Gaza Strip/Israel border fence with a weapon. Yes Media
2665 Aug 23 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Detention Custody 7.18 34.1 Unknown State: unknown Not applicable One national INGO staff driver was abducted when reportedly forced to transport government authorities on official business. On August 23 at 9:00LT, the staff member was requested at a local government office where his services were demanded. After his refusal was allegedly rejected, the INGO staff member transported authorities for three days where he was forced to cover his own living costs and was not allowed to contact his family. After completion of the request the staff member was released unharmed, but not compensated. Yes Focal Point
2519 Aug 25 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 5.10223 20.41207 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two national staff members were reportedly killed during clashes between anti-Balaka elements and Rassemblement Patriotique pour le Renouveau de Centrafrique (RPRC) combatants in Bournou. Eleven other people were injured in the incident. It is currently unknown whether any of the injured are aid workers. Yes Official Report
2520 Aug 29 2018 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 14.18412 43.22871 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contracted truck driver was hit during shelling and had to be hospitalized in Al-Khawkha. He was making his way from Aden to At-Tuhayta in an area controlled by the Internationally Recognized Government of Yemen (IRG). The driver is expected to recover. Yes Official Report
2522 Aug 31 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 8.468179 25.677397 Unknown Host State Unknown Three national staff members (including one male driver) were physically assaulted when their vehicle was stopped by soldiers in Raja. The soldier's said that they stopped the vehicle because they refused to stop earlier when they passed through the town. Money was also taken from them. All three required medical attention for their wounds. Yes Official Report
2523 Sep 2 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 7.170803 30.109512 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national staff member was killed when an armed group ambushed their vehicle south of Limbe on the Lainya-Yei road in Central Equatorial. The driver was able to get away and alert authorities in Limbe. SPLA soldiers recovered the victim's body and the vehicle at the scene. Yes Official Report
2550 Sep 3 2018 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 12.35216 -7.986576 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable On September 3 the head of a national NGO was kidnapped from in front on his home in Kalaban Koura, Bamako, by unkown perpetrators posing in uniform. After a police operation the victim was released on September 9 and treated for minor injuries. Pending Media
2674 Sep 4 2018 GT Guatemala 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 14.613333 -90.535278 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff member was wounded after being attacked with a knife during an argument with an unknown individual, in Guatemala City. Yes Focal Point
2702 Sep 10 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 32.5 68.8 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Taliban One international INGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by Taliban members, due to mistaken identity. The staff member was travelling in Paktika Province when the road ambush occurred. He was released two days later. Yes Focal Point
2521 Sep 12 2018 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Public location 13.177669 23.642486 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLA/AW) One national INGO staff member was assaulted at Daya village in Golo area. The staff member was admitted to Golo hospital for treatment. The assailants were reportedly part of the SLA/AW. Further information about the reason behind this attack is not available at this time. Yes Official Report
2690 Sep 19 2018 IQ Iraq 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Public location 36.316667 44 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One female national NGO staff member was sexually assaulted in Erbil, Iraq on September 19, 2018. The assault reportedly occurred in a marketplace and the perpetrator was an aggressive vendor. Yes Focal Point
2525 Sep 19 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 7.050637 33.008586 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national staff member was caught between inter-communal violence in Likuangole, Pibor County. The staff member sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound in the crossfire. Yes Official Report
2524 Sep 24 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 4.872864 31.551515 Incidental Unknown Unknown An NGO staff member was reportedly killed in Juba by gunmen during the night in the Gudele area of the city. Reportedly, the staff member was not the intended target of the shooting and the death was accidental. Yes Official Report
2933 Sep 29 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 4.45 20.983333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was seriously wounded when armed men attacked an NGO office in Zangba. Pending ACLED
2708 Sep 29 2018 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.216667 48.85 Political Aid recipient Not applicable One male national INGO worker was seriously injured after being assaulted by a disgruntled aid recipient who was reportedly not included in an aid distribution. Yes Focal Point
2527 Oct 2 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 0.140692 29.335015 Political Unaffiliated Community members Two members of the Red Cross were wounded when community members attacked them while they were performing safe Ebola burials in Butembo. They were treated in the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Yes Media
2629 Oct 3 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Raid Project site 36.1317 65.554 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four national NGO staff were abducted while conducting an assessment of a drought response project in Sayyad district, of Sar-e-pol province. Seven staff members were originally abducted in the incident, with three being released after several hours. The remaining four staff members were released 2 days later. Yes Focal Point
2604 Oct 6 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Mob violence Public location 34.4823 66.2724 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One female national INGO staff member was hit by crossfire during a mob incident and later died in the hospital on October 6, 2018. The mob reportedly erupted as the group tried to prevent the arrest of a local commander by the military. Yes Focal Point
2628 Oct 8 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.4127 64.5123 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two national staff, one employed by a LNGO and one employed by an INGO, were abducted in Sangan, Ghor province. Following extensive negotiations between the anti-government kidnapper elements and the Herat access team, the two aid workers were released after 5 days. Yes Focal Point
2529 Oct 16 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 4.771099 33.58823 Unknown Unknown Unknown One local NGO staff member in Kapoeta was shot in the abdomen when armed assailants broke into the organization's compound. The staff member was taken to the hospital, but there is no further information about his prognosis. The motive for the attack is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
2638 Oct 17 2018 SS South Sudan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 4.775 33.59 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were attacked and seriously injured when they were attacked after stopping their aid convoy in a camp in Kapoeta for the night. The international staff member was evacuated to Juba and later to Nairobi for further treatment. The national UN contracted driver received medical treatment at a local hospital. Yes Focal Point
2675 Oct 17 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 8.366917 31.136611 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was taken by an opposition group after a dispute regarding the INGO project's drilling equipment in Jiech, Jonglei state. The staff member was released after 2 weeks, but had injuries to various parts of his body. Yes Focal Point
2528 Oct 17 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Home 4.771099 33.58823 Unknown Unknown Unknown An international NGO staff member was shot by armed assailants in Hai Malakal, Kapoeta in Eastern Equatorial. The victim, who was at home at the time, was admitted to a hospital in Kapoeta and later evacuated to Nairobi for further medical treatment. The motive for the incident is unknown. Yes Official Report
2652 Oct 18 2018 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 15.8281113251804 44.0366316881474 Unknown Unaffiliated Community members One male national contractor was shot at the INGO's project site after being assaulted by individuals from the local community. The motive for the attack is unknown. The incident occurred in or close to Raydah. Yes Focal Point
2625 Oct 23 2018 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -0.10309 34.756062 Unknown Unknown Unknown A male staff member of an INGO was attacked by unknown assailants near his residence during the evening. The attack led to severe head injuries and a crack on his skull. Yes Focal Point
2641 Oct 23 2018 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 9.5 42.7 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN contracted driver was shot and seriously wounded while distributing food in an IDP camp in Chinaksen. Yes Focal Point
2595 Oct 23 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.967183 20.093937 Economic Unknown Unknown Two national male INGO staff members were assaulted during a robbery. The theft occurred on the road while they were traveling between Chenda and Kedja village. The staff members were assaulted after valuables were taken. Yes Focal Point
2535 Oct 24 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 9.407323 31.162239 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable An NGO national staff member was shot dead in the line of duty in what was a revenge killing in Fangak, Jonglei. Yes Official Report
2532 Oct 25 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 36.603113 69.104049 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable The body of one INGO staff member was found in Khanabad District not far from where he was abducted from by anti-government elements on October 25th. Yes Official Report
2564 Oct 25 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 9.53082 31.65955 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male security guard reportedly sustained injuries that required medical attention after a group of three males assaulted him at the PoC gate in Malakal. A UN contractor was also involved in the assault, but did not sustain injuries (not counted here). Yes Official Report
2531 Oct 28 2018 SS South Sudan 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 10 0 0 1 1 11 9 2 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.34307 31.07268 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable An INGO convoy was attacked traveling on the Juba-Lainya road by several armed men at Kwerjik. One INGO national staff member was killed and ten other staff members were abducted. Seventeen staff members that were part of the convoy were able to flee and reach the South Sudan Peoples Defence Force (SSPDF) camp. All the abducted staff members were later released. Yes Official Report
2932 Oct 31 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 7.3 18.3 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO motorcycle driver delivered vaccines to a hospital in Batangafo. After the delivery he stopped at an IDP site at 10:00pm where he had an altercation with a group of men for unknown reasons and was hit on the head with a machete. Yes ACLED
2533 Oct 31 2018 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.304913 30.141992 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO security guard was attacked in Leer while he was off-duty and standing behind the INGO's compound. He sustained serious injuries and was taken to a medical facility for treatment. The suspects escaped. Yes Official Report
2626 Nov 1 2018 TZ Tanzania 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound -8.9 33.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown A female security guard at an INGO office was attacked by unidentified armed assailants and suffered knife injuries to her head and face. Yes Focal Point
2534 Nov 2 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.29502 29.964754 Unknown Unknown Unknown An NGO vehicle was ambushed by armed men while travelling from Koch at the Nimni road junction. Two people were hurt in the attack, one was an NGO staff member. They were admitted to the hospital in Bentiu to have their gunshot wounds treated. Yes Official Report
2663 Nov 4 2018 CM Cameroon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 9.3 13.4 Economic Unknown Unknown Two international INGO staff were assaulted and robbed of their phones. One staff member was hit by a perpetrator and required stitches on the wound. Yes Focal Point
2687 Nov 4 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 32.5 68.8 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One national INGO staff member while travelling through Paktika province, was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by his captors. Reports indicate the motive is unknown, but the perpetrators are Taliban members. Yes Focal Point
2536 Nov 10 2018 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 12.0126 27.73993 Unknown Unknown Unknown Near Agok Sector South, a security guard working for an INGO was shot by an unknown gunman from behind at Wunpeth town while off duty. He died at the hospital. The incident is being investigated by police with UNISFA assistance. Yes Official Report
2542 Nov 10 2018 KE Kenya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.639904 40.312878 Political Unknown Unknown One Red Cross (RC) staff member was wounded when assailants opened fire on the RC vehicle, which was traveling in Ruqa, Garissa County. The team was traveling Masalani to Ijara to conduct assessments on projects that they were implementing in the towns. The shots came from the bush. The injured staff member was evacuated to Malindi for further treatment. The rest of the team were not physically injured and received psychosocial support. Yes Media
2636 Nov 11 2018 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.53 16.32 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national UN contracted staff member was shot and killed during an ambush. He was travelling on the road between Bassangoa and Paoua when his truck carrying food items was ambushed by unknown assailants. Yes Focal Point
2539 Nov 11 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown -1.554059 29.189061 Unknown Unknown Unknown The head of a local NGO was reported missing in Goma. For the purposes of the AWSD, this incident was listed as a kidnapping, however, that has not been confirmed and, therefore, the designation is likely to change. According to reports, she is mentioned as being an activist. Whether that had something to do with her disappearance cannot be confirmed. Yes Official Report
2541 Nov 12 2018 ML Mali 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 9 9 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Raid Public location 16.28348 -0.04271 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) 9 international UN demining contractors were among those wounded after a vehicle-borne suicide attack by the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), exploded in a residential area of Gao. One of the staff members was seriously hurt even though they all required medical attention. Two other UN peacekeepers were killed and 16 others (including the aid workers) were hospitalized. Yes Focal Point
2538 Nov 15 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.993502 29.163729 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were killed in an ambush while travelling by motorcycle between Fatuma and Maendeleo village along the Kalemie-Moba road axis. The bodies were recovered and brought back to Kalemie on November 17th, 2018. The means of attack consisted of bodily assault by stabbing and shooting. It is currently unknown who the perpetrators were and what the motive was for the attack. Yes Official Report
2557 Nov 15 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.11 36.5 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One male NGO staff was shot and killed by incidental crossfire after a weapon was fired at a wedding in Suhara town, in Western Aleppo governate. Pending Media
2547 Nov 18 2018 MX Mexico 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Shooting Raid Project site 18.593416 -99.692483 Incidental Criminal Unknown One Red Cross volunteer handing out winter supplies (NFI distributions) was shot and killed when a distribution site was attacked. Nine other staff members were also injured, with two male employees and one female employee requiring medical attention for serious leg wounds. The attack on the aid station in San Juan Tener Yes Media
2537 Nov 20 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 4.837629 31.548639 Unknown Criminal Unknown One national NGO contracted driver was heading home (most likely on foot) when he was attacked by a criminal gang that brandished machetes. This was a violent assault which led to the hospitalization of the driver. The incident occurred in the Hai Loklili residential area, close to Jebek Kujur in Central Equatorial. The motive for the attack is unknown. Yes Official Report
2540 Nov 20 2018 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Public location -3.117136 39.627166 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One female international staff member of an INGO was kidnapped by armed men that are suspected of being al-Shabaab militants. The attack occurred when the group raided Chakama, a coastal town in Kenya. During the attack, five other people were shot. According to reports, the militants were demanding money from the local populace and then decided to take the staff member. There is conflicting information on whether the abducted staff member was the area director of the INGO or a volunteer. Yes Media
2630 Nov 23 2018 SV El Salvador 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Ambush Road 13.48 -89.183 Economic Criminal MS-13 One female UN Agency staff member was robbed and raped by a supposed MS-13 gang member while on her way to the organization office. The assailant threatened the staff member with a knife during the attack. Yes Focal Point
2543 Nov 24 2018 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Raid Project site 7.299303 15.528852 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown Two INGO local staff members were kidnapped in Gbama village, Haute-Kotto prefecture. Reports say that they were abducted by anti-Balaka fighters as they were providing vaccinations to children in the village. The aid workers were also tortured. They were released on 03/12. Yes Official Report
2655 Nov 28 2018 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 22.366667 91.8 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member on security duty, was injured during a robbery attempt on a project site in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Although the assault was minor, the staff member required medical attention for his injuries. Yes Focal Point
2544 Nov 29 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 36.662982 39.069734 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One local driver of an NGO was wounded in a drive-by-shooting Incident in Deir Ezzor when the multi-agency convoy that he was part of was targeted by unknown armed men. Three motorcycles were driven by the assailants, who opened fire as the convoy was travelling through Thiban. The wounded driver was taken to the hospital. Yes Official Report
2617 Nov 29 2018 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 33.312805 44.361488 Political Host state Unknown An armed raid on the organization's office by a state authority resulted in one national staff member being wounded. Yes Focal Point
2545 Dec 4 2018 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.39465 36.6894 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national NGO staff member was killed in an IED explosion in Jendeires town while he was on duty. Yes Media
2546 Dec 7 2018 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 4.40998 32.574711 Economic Unknown Unknown A male UN agency national staff member was assaulted and robbed of his cellphone and cash by two unknown perpetrators in the street while travelling home from town at 8:30pm in Torit. The staff member suffered minor injuries and was treated locally for them. Yes Official Report
2548 Dec 17 2018 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.360432 28.79195 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male UN Agency driver was shot and killed during an ambush of their 2-vehicle convoy, roughly 70km north-west of Goma at Loashi at 8:30am. The food distribution mission aimed to reached Nyabiondo, but was reportedly ambushed by three armed men in civilian clothes. Yes Official Report
2567 Dec 17 2018 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 4.092673 30.677393 Incidental Unaffiliated Spouse One male national NGO staff was assaulted and had his fingers broken by the husband of another female staff member at the husbands home in Yei. Due to a personal grievance the female staff and the male staff member where detained and reportedly tortured by the female staff members husband. The female staff member did not require medical attention, but both staff members were suspended during the investigation. Yes Official Report
2640 Dec 21 2018 UG Uganda 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 3.53 31.35 Unknown Aid recipient Not applicable In total 13 UN staff members were caught amongst a mob inside the Bidi Bidi Refugee settlement. 5 staff members were able to escape, and 3 were injured by crude weapons and required medical attention. Vehicles were also damaged during the mob violence. Yes Focal Point
2648 Dec 22 2018 TZ Tanzania 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site -3.689481 30.784619 Unknown Unknown Unknown One guard was seriously assaulted at a Nduta camp by a group of individuals that ran away after the attack. The staff member had to be hospitalized for several days. The motive for the attack is not known. Yes Focal Point
2551 Dec 26 2018 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 30.221951 67.023048 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female NGO employee working on a Polio program was shot and killed by unknown perpetrators. Yes Official Report
2569 Jan 1 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 35.810357 36.612625 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was abducted and killed during the week of January 1-6 (exact date unknown) in the Idlib region of Syria. Gender/organization/exact location unknown at this time. Information received from a public UN press briefing. Yes Media
2858 Jan 1 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 36.2849665 36.8519377 Political Non-state armed group: National Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) One male national INGO staff was killed and two others wounded when an armed group affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed the INGO supported hospital and began shooting randomly. Focal Point reports indicate, clashes erupted between armed factions near Daret Izza town in Aleppo Governate, and the hospital was hit with shelling and small arms fire. Some staff were evacuated, but others were not able to leading to the injuries and death. Yes Focal Point
2558 Jan 5 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 7.300804 18.288171 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male INGO staff member was shot by a group of armed men who entered the INGO compound in Batangafo by force and demanded to see the field coordinator. Once their request was denied, the group opened fire shooting the staff member. They then fired an RPG and fled. MINUSCA responded and transported the injured staff member to the hospital where he died of his injuries. Seven INGO staff members were transported out of the compound to an temporary location for security. Yes Official Report
2588 Jan 7 2019 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 36.341584 43.129139 Unknown Police or paramilitary Police One male guard at an IDP camp south of Mosul was reportedly taken into custody after refusing entry into the camp by a group of armed local police in an armored vehicle. Information from the reports outlined this refusal was in accordance with the April 2017 government directive barring armed personnel from entering camps. After the guard left work at the camp he was arrested on allegations of ISIS affiliation, and later beaten as well as robbed at the local police station. He was reportedly released later that night after colleague intervention. Yes Media
2979 Jan 8 2019 GT Guatemala 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 14.766667 -91.183333 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff member was injured after he was assaulted by unknown perpetrators who ambushed a bus and robbed its passengers. The bus was travelling from Solola to Chimaltenango, when 6 passengers began shooting on the bus, threatening the passengers, and disrupting the route. The staff member had his injuries checked at a medical clinic. Yes Focal Point
2908 Jan 10 2019 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 15.7030403 43.6039301 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male INGO contracted truck driver was assaulted and injured by a mob of 50 civilians in the Kuaidenah Market. Reports indicate 50% of the truck contents were taken by the mob. Yes Focal Point
2917 Jan 12 2019 YE Yemen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.94 43.759167 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Tuareg tribe Three UN agency contracted truck drivers were kidnapped by a NSAG suspected to be connected with the Tuarge tribe. They were held until January 19 and released after negotiations. Yes Focal Point
2566 Jan 15 2019 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.394673 18.558189 Economic Criminal Unknown One male UN international staff member was injured when shot during a carjacking incident at the 14 villas neighbourhood of Bangui. After injuring him in the leg, the two unknown assailants fled the scene with the staff members vehicle, which was later recovered by security forces in the Yasmadi neighbourhood of Bangui. The international staff member was treated at a hospital and is in stable condition. Yes Official Report
2980 Jan 17 2019 PH Philippines 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.22 125.07 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members travelling by motorbike in Polomolok were shot when unknown perpetrators on separate motorbikes ambushed the staff members, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Once the injured staff regained consciousness he realized all their belongings were taken including their motorbike. Yes Focal Point
2568 Jan 18 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Raid Home 5.767948 20.675651 Economic Unknown Unknown One male humanitarian staff was killed during a violent burglary of his home in Bambari. Yes Media
2958 Jan 19 2019 CI Cote D'Ivoire 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Public location 5.316667 -4.033333 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was injured during an armed robbery. Yes Focal Point
2610 Jan 19 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 5.767948 20.675651 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) One INGO staff member and a local teacher (not counted here) were reportedly killed amidst a barrage of gunfire on January 19, 2019, in Bambari Town. Reports indicate UCP militants and UN soldiers were present in the area and involved in the violent clash. Pending Media
2847 Jan 20 2019 TZ Tanzania 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound -4.08 31.01 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO security guard was injured during a break in and was admitted to the hospital for his injuries. Yes Focal Point
2971 Jan 23 2019 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 16.2716694 -0.04472 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured after a group of 7 people were ambushed at an illegal checkpoint in Mamadou Talatou, Gao. Yes Focal Point
2875 Jan 24 2019 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 21.2237441 92.1057549 Economic Criminal Bandits One national male INGO staff member was injured when unknown criminal bandits raided the office compound in Ukhia area of Cox's Bazar. Yes Focal Point
2570 Jan 26 2019 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 34.44038 70.441856 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national staff was injured when a magnetic IED, attached to a UN implementing partner vehicle responsible for mine clearance, detonated, also killing a dependent of the staff member (not counted here) in the vehicle. Yes Official Report
2575 Jan 27 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Detention Custody 36.202106 37.134258 Political Unknown Unknown One national male NGO volunteer was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and shot and killed after being held for one week. Yes Media
2860 Jan 27 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.640183 29.178362 Economic Criminal Unknown One male INGO national staff member was kidnapped by a suspected criminal group on the road between Goma and Sake. The staff member was among 6 other passengers travelling in private vehicles when they were ambushed near the forest. After the kidnappers made contact with the staff members wife and requested ransom, he was released the following afternoon. Yes Focal Point
2642 Jan 28 2019 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 15.348333 44.206389 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One female INGO director was reportedly summoned for questioning by Houthi rebels to their headquarters on January 28 in Sanaa, and after not returning to the organization was assumed kidnapped by the rebels. She was released on February 16, 2019 after international diplomatic pressure. Yes Media
2611 Jan 28 2019 UG Uganda 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 2.77162 32.297421 Economic Unknown Unknown Two male national INGO guards were assaulted and injured when a group of unknown assailants raided the INGO office in Gulu city on January 28, 2019 at 2:00am local time. Reports indicate organization resources estimated at millions of shilings were damaged during the incident. The two staff members were treated at the Victory Medical Center after the attack. Yes Media
2952 Feb 1 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.03 38.74 Economic Unknown Unknown One international male INGO staff member was choked by a perpetrator on the street until he lost consciousness. He was then robbed of all belongings. Yes Focal Point
2981 Feb 1 2019 LK Sri Lanka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 6.7307932 81.1216761 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One male INGO staff member was assaulted by an angry individual in Kotaweheragala while visiting the house of a client. He was admitted to the Sirigala Hospital for treatment of injuries to his face. Yes Focal Point
2906 Feb 2 2019 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 22.366667 91.8 Political Unknown Unknown One female INGO staff member was taken from her house in Chittagong by 7 masked men at 6:30pm. The unknown men forcibly covered her face and dragged her out of her house to a nearby field. The perpetrators assaulted and robbed the staff member, cut her hair, threatened her to stop working for the INGO and get married. Focal point reports also indicate the staff member explained other members of her family had been threatened and assaulted in recent months. Yes Focal Point
2905 Feb 5 2019 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 21.43392 91.98703 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable 1 INGO national staff was wounded after mob violence among unaffiliated civilians erupted on the main road to Thainghkhali, near Cox's Bazar. Focal point reports indicate, a group of civilians were stopping buses and INGO vehicles insisting ID's and documents be checked. The staff member was beaten and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he was released later the same day. 4 staff members of a separate INGO were also assaulted but we are uable to confirm the extent of their injuries at this time. Yes Focal Point
2677 Feb 5 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 0.4833 29.45 Political Unaffiliated Community members One Ebola response team member was assaulted and injured when a group of local residents clashed with aid workers after the transfer of an Ebola case to Tako village in Beni Territory. The organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Official Report
2902 Feb 8 2019 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 12.0488796 24.8806896 Political Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff member was shot and killed when an unknown civilian entered the INGO compound in Nyala and began shooting. Yes Focal Point
2972 Feb 8 2019 ML Mali 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.4842997 -4.18296 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 3 male INGO national staff members were kidnapped by an armed group in the area while travelling through Mopti region. They were held for 5 days then released. Yes Focal Point
2576 Feb 8 2019 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.604706139658 44.0393591686737 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown One male and one female national humanitarian workers were reportedly shot and killed by a Houthi sniper while delivering aid in the Abar area east of the city of Taiz. Yes Media
2612 Feb 8 2019 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 16.8986549280264 44.2774497763839 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) One national male UN contracted staff was injured when his truck carrying aid was reportedly hit by an SLC airstrike in Al Hashawah district, on route to Al Akaik. All commodities in the truck were totally damaged. Yes Official Report
2993 Feb 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home -10.6197026 26.3190398 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was shot in the leg in his home after a group of unknown perpetrators broke into his home to steal goods and a cash wedding dowry. Yes Focal Point
2890 Feb 14 2019 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 15.5517702 32.5324097 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was wounded when a civilian attacked him in the office compound in Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
2584 Feb 18 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Unknown Project site 35.825691 36.682449 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national NGO volunteer was critically wounded after a VBIED exploded, while carrying out humanitarian duties in Idlib. The volunteer is reportedly in a coma due to these injuries. Yes Media
2711 Feb 19 2019 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.480656 -1.558156 Unknown Unknown Unknown A Red Cross vehicle was ambushed on route between Kaya and Djibo. Unknown perpetrators kidnapped three Red Cross staff and their driver. One staff was released on March 23, 2019, another on April 29, 2019, and one remains in captivity as of June 2020. Yes ACLED
2585 Feb 21 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 6.203993 31.558729 Unknown Aid recipient Internally Displaced People (IDPs) One INGO staff member distributing food in the morning inside the PoC site was assaulted by an IDP. The reason for the assault is unknown, and the staff member's minor injuries were treated locally. Yes Official Report
2852 Feb 24 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road -0.1549602 29.2437011 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN agency contracted driver transporting 33 tons of food from Goma to Mangina was killed near the town of Kasegha, south of Lubero. Focal point reports indicate the driver exited the vehicle for a rest and a nearby grenade unearthed on the road by a construction worker exploded. Yes Focal Point
2884 Feb 27 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 6.5423298 21.98633 Economic Unknown Unknown One national male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured after an INGO project site was raided. Yes Focal Point
2586 Feb 28 2019 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.76956 42.06527 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unknown 6 national aid workers have reportedly been kidnapped in the Gedo region of Somalia. Initial reports indicate around 10 people were taken, but some managed to escape and alert authorities. Although no group has officially taken responsibility, Al Shabaab is being blamed. Yes Media
2589 Mar 1 2019 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Landmine Ambush Road 13.376944 44.478333 Incidental Unknown Unknown An INGO contracted truck struck a landlmine while passing by Al-Huwaimi village on March 1, injuring two. No further details available at this time. Yes Official Report
2607 Mar 1 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35 38 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male International staff member died while working in a medical facility in a refugee camp when the area was hit by an airstrike. Details regarding the exact date/location and administration within the camp is unknown at this time. Yes Media
2874 Mar 3 2019 JO Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 31.9054 36.5809 Unknown Aid recipient Refugees One national male INGO staff member was assaulted by an angry beneficiary for unknown reasons in the Azraq Refugee Camp. Yes Focal Point
2914 Mar 4 2019 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 1.415 34.515 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable One INGO reception centre guard was injured when he was attacked by a group of nearby male civilians. INGO staff were attempting to instruct a woman on infant bathing safety, when she became irritable. As the group of nearby men heard the issue they approached the staff holding knives. The staff fled and the nearby guard attempted to control the mob when he was stabbed. He was taken to a health facility where he received medical attention. Yes Focal Point
2916 Mar 7 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 14.1056708 38.2849463 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was seriously injured when a group of four unknown perpetrators attacked him at a mini bus stop in Shire. The staff was assaulted and robbed, suffering a fractured hip among other injuries. Yes Focal Point
3011 Mar 9 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.8142 36.32 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three male NGO staff members were hit during a Russian coalition airstrike of Mintar village in Idlib. One staff lost his life and the other two were seriously injured. Yes Focal Point
2915 Mar 10 2019 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 1.415 34.515 Unknown Aid recipient Refugees One male INGO guard at a refugee camp in Kyegegwa was injured when a refugee cut him with a razor blade after mob violence erupted over missing documentation. Yes Focal Point
2590 Mar 10 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.22 35.41 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male NGO volunteer was killed after the organization's center in Morek, Hama was reportedly targeted by regime artillery. Yes Media
2883 Mar 11 2019 BF Burkina Faso 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.1005099 -1.6226538 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was kidnapped on the road in Djibo, Soum by unknown perpetrators. Focal point reports indicate the staff are now safe. Yes Focal Point
2853 Mar 11 2019 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.846687 31.852221 Unknown Criminal Unknown One UN agency contracted truck driver carrying commodities was ambushed by unknown criminal elements near Mogiri on the Juba-Terekeka road to Bor. He was kidnapped and held for three days, released on March 13. Yes Focal Point
2717 Mar 12 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Raid Project site 6.514587 21.960187 Political Non-state armed group: National The Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC) One male national INGO staff member died after being reportedly beaten and tortured by FPRC Fighters southwest of Bria city in Piya District. The staff member and other employees were working on a well project when the rebel fighters approached the project site at 11:00am LT and demanded information about a supposed theft of boots/flashlights and missing rangers. When the group of staff were not able to provide any useful information, the staff member was taken and killed. Yes ACLED
2880 Mar 14 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.9197738 65.2909179 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male NGO security guard at a healthy facility in Char Sada, was killed when clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan National Army (ANA) erupted in the area around the project site. Yes Focal Point
2601 Mar 15 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 7.390836 18.392444 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO employee was shot and wounded by two armed assailants while reportedly distributing food near Bamara-Kassai (17km North of Batangafo). The staff member was evacuated to Batangafo for medical attention, and the assailants fled before a UN patrol arrived. Yes Official Report
2968 Mar 19 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -4.325 15.322222 Economic Criminal Unknown One female INGO national staff member was robbed and beaten by criminals and left by the Congo river. Yes Focal Point
2602 Mar 19 2019 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 14.7909 42.9709 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female INGO national employee was killed when she was hit by shrapnel while standing on the roof of her house in Hodeidah. Her sister, also on the roof, was wounded (not counted here). Yes Media
2609 Mar 24 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 0.129899 29.292641 Political Aid recipient Ebola victim families One UN staff member was assaulted by a group of Butembo residents and alleged family members of an Ebola victim. A total of three UN staff were assaulted, with only one injured and treated at the local Ebola treatment center. This incident follows a trend of numerous attacks on aid workers in North Kivu throughout March 2019. Yes Official Report
2982 Mar 25 2019 BO Bolivia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound -19.4168 -63.183333 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO male guard was injured after being hit in the head with a shovel by 4 unknown perpetrators who raided the office in Gutierrez. The intruders stole motorcycles, cellphones and laptops. Yes Focal Point
2608 Mar 26 2019 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 17.033027 44.107973 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) One health worker and one guard at the INGO supported Ritaf rural hospital were killed during an airstrike on March 26, 2019. An explosion occurred when a missile reportedly struck the gas station near the entrance to hospital, approximately 60 miles from the city of Saada in northwest Yemen, at 9:30am. Seven people died in the blast including four children and the two staff members (only staff counted here). Yes Official Report
2614 Mar 27 2019 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.413847 35.110296 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male national INGO volunteer was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli forces during a clash at the Dheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Reports outline the volunteer paramedic was working within the camp, when others in the area throwing rocks prompted a response from Israeli soldiers. Yes Media
2983 Mar 29 2019 LK Sri Lanka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 8.0369211 80.4725346 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male INGO was assaulted by an individual after he visited a clients house to collect payments. The staff member's neck was injured and he spent 2 days in the hospital. Yes Focal Point
2613 Mar 30 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 5.513779 20.827387 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was injured when armed assailants reportedly began shooting at the group riding motorcycles around 1:10pm. The staff member and 3 others were travelling near the town of Pavika on the Alindao-Bangassou axis, when their group was attacked on the road. The injured staff member was admitted to a local hospital for treatment. Yes Official Report
2678 Mar 31 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 0.15 29.283333 Political Unaffiliated Community members Two Ebola response team members were assaulted and injured by a group of local residents in Butembo. The team was preforming a burial of one Ebola victim in Mwemero Cellule, Wayene Quarter, Bulengera Commune of Butembo, when they were attacked. The injured staff were taken to the Butembo Ebola sub-coordination office for first aid. Organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Official Report
2891 Apr 3 2019 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Office/compound 0.14164 29.2911701 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable Three female national staff members of an INGO were wounded when civilian mob violence erupted in the office compound in Butembo. Yes Focal Point
2973 Apr 3 2019 HT Haiti 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 19.356047 -72.583995 Economic Criminal Unknown Two male INGO national staff members were injured after being shot at an illegal criminal checkpoint while travelling between Port-de-Paix and Port au Prince. Yes Focal Point
2646 Apr 4 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.3 18.3 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national male INGO staff member was shot and killed while travelling by Bolhom village at approximately 6:00am. The staff members motorcycle was also taken by the unknown perpetrators. Yes Official Report
2984 Apr 4 2019 BI Burundi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Home -2.718 30.318556 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male INGO staff member and his family were caught in a complex armed group attack in Buhinyuza. His wife was shot and the staff member was injured after grenade blasts hit the home. Yes Focal Point
2892 Apr 6 2019 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 0.14164 29.2911701 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable Two male national INGO staff were wounded when a civilian assaulted them at a project site in Butembo. Yes Focal Point
2854 Apr 9 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 31.7880105 65.5707852 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four male NGO staff members travelling in a person vehicle in Khakrez district, Kandahar, were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators. They were released unharmed 7 days later. Yes Focal Point
2955 Apr 12 2019 MX Mexico 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Unknown 19.433333 -99.133333 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was assaulted by two men and robbed in a supermarket. Yes Focal Point
2656 Apr 18 2019 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.083333 -2.666667 Unknown Unknown Unknown On April 17 between the towns of Douentza and Boni in Kerena village, 2 INGO staff members and 1 local NGO (all national staff) were kidnapped by unknown armed men. The NGO staff member was released days later on April 22, and the INGO staff were released on July 31 (3.5 months later). Yes Official Report
2653 Apr 19 2019 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Shooting Raid Public location 10.312581 7.679319 Incidental Unknown Unknown On April 19 2019 at 11:40 pm LT, armed assailants entered a hotel resort in Kaduna state and began shooting, killing two individuals including one female international INGO aid worker. After firing at hotel guests the armed assailants reportedly took away three people, whose whereabouts are unknown at the time of writing. Yes Media
2654 Apr 19 2019 CD DR Congo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 0.127778 29.2875 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable On April 19 2019, one male international UN aid worker was shot and killed, while another male national staff member was shot and wounded. The perpetrators reported to be armed militia, attacked the Ebola treatment group in Butembo with indiscriminate use of firearms. Attacks on Ebola response aid workers have recently been common in areas of the DRC affected, causing some medical INGOs to withdraw. Yes Media
2693 Apr 19 2019 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Road 4.166667 9.233333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national NGO driver was kidnapped near the Mermoz Hotel, 1.3km from the UN office in Buea town. The staff and the family members (not counted here) taken with him were held for 2 days by a non-state armed group active in the area. Yes Media
2657 Apr 22 2019 KE Kenya 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -2.0789 41.1338 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female Red Cross volunteer was attacked by unknown assailants with a large knife while closing her store, unrelated to Red Cross activities, in Mbwajumwali village at 11:00pm. Media reports indicate the volunteer was killed after suffering several large and serious lacerations. There is an ongoing police investigation Yes Media
2659 Apr 23 2019 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national UN staff member was travelling from the airport in Port-Au-Prince in a private vehicle, when the car was attacked during a traffic stop. Due to traffic the car was stopped on Sans Fil road near Rue Saint- Martin, when two armed assailants demanding personnel belongings from the individuals in the vehicle shot into the car. The staff member was rushed to the hospital after being shot, but succumbed to his wounds during surgery. An investigation is ongoing. Yes Official Report
2710 Apr 24 2019 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.384977 28.092944 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 national INGO staff members were ambushed approximately 18km outside the city of Walikale on the Malikale-Masisi road, while returning from Mpofi. During the ambush the 2 staff members were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators. The staff were later released. Yes ACLED
2676 Apr 25 2019 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 Shooting Raid Project site 30.631561 66.736965 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One female polio vaccination team member was shot and killed, and another injured, while administering the vaccine in the remote village of Sultan Zai, 100km Northwest of Quetta, Balochistan. The team was ambushed in the village by unknown armed assailants, who began shooting at the group. There were reports of four other attacks on polio vaccination teams that week in Pakistan. Yes Media
2885 Apr 26 2019 NE Niger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Raid Office/compound 13.2143917 12.0289902 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO watchman was injured when his INGO base was attacked by unknown perpetrators in Maine Soroa, Diffa. Reports indicate 3 months after this incident, due to escalating violence, the INGO was forced to shut down all programming in the area. Yes Focal Point
2985 Apr 28 2019 LK Sri Lanka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 6.889722 80.598056 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable One male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured after he was attacked by the husband of a loan client at their house. He was treated at the hospital. Yes Focal Point
2986 Apr 30 2019 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -14.716667 34.366667 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO was attacked while returning from a field mission in Ndaula, 62 km from Vila Ulongue. The attack occurred 5km from the INGO office in Vila Ulongue. The staff was riding a motorcycle when a group with big sticks and machetes struck him and stole his laptop, cellphone and glasses. Yes Focal Point
2974 May 1 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 9.231487 29.8005027 Incidental Staff member Day labourer One male INGO staff member was injured after a contracted day labourer assaulted him while he was distributing wages to the labourers. Reports indicate the attack was ethnically motivated as the staff member was from a different state than the labourer. Yes Focal Point
2680 May 4 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 35.63 36.67 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One national male NGO volunteer was struck by aerial bombardment in the Idlib countryside near the village of Rayaka, while on route to respond to a civilian call. The volunteer sustained a serious head wound which he later succumbed to. Motive for the attack is unconfirmed, but considering the location and the marked vehicle it appears unlikely to be incidental. Yes Media
2664 May 5 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 34.4 70.366667 Political Unknown Unknown Four NGO staff members travelling in Surkh Rod district were injured when a Magnetic Improvised Explosive Device (MIED) attached to an NGO rented vehicle detonated. Yes Official Report
2859 May 5 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 35.6990115 36.6053435 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national INGO staff member was killed at his home during a massive aerial bombardment campaign by the Russian and Syrian Militaries reportedly targeting Hait Tahrir al Sham (HTS) shelling locations in the area of Deir Sunbul, Idlib. Yes Focal Point
2987 May 7 2019 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 19.15 -72.016667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was shot by two unknown armed men outside his home in Hinche. He was treated at a local hospital. Yes Focal Point
2667 May 8 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Raid Project site 34.533333 69.166667 Political Unknown Unknown Three male national INGO staff members were killed at their project office in Kabul after a VBIED detonated, targeting another INGOs nearby office. Reports indicate 2 others were killed and 15 injured (not counted here). One driver for another INGO was sitting in a car nearby suffered burns to his hands and glass fragments in his face and body Yes Official Report
2694 May 11 2019 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Public location 11.833333 13.15 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One NGO national humanitarian worker was killed in an attack attributed to Boko Haram in Moranti, near Tashan Joni area of Maiduguri at 7:00pmLT. 8 bodies were recovered after the incident including the NGO worker, and four civilian bodies are still reported to be missing. Pending Media
2704 May 11 2019 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.401936 34.386018 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Palestinian paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent was reportedly shot in the face with a rubber bullet, while performing humanitarian activities, by the Israeli military. The military shots came from the border wall east of Khan Younis on May 11, 2019. On June 11, 2019 the RC volunteer succumbed to his wounds and died in a hospital in Gaza. Yes Media
2960 May 14 2019 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 4.030278 42.296667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Two INGO national staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Geedweyne, 30km east of Doolow. The staff members were on mission in the remote village when the incident occurred. Information on their release is unavailable at this time. Yes Media
2679 May 16 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Unknown 35.6581 68.0478 Unknown Staff member Security guard One female midwife at an NGO clinic located in Ruyi Dab District of Samangan province was allegedly sexually assaulted by 6 local individuals and a security guard from the NGO clinic. Reports indicate the suspects are now in custody. Yes Official Report
2855 May 16 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.3728836 29.1448793 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN agency contracted truck driver was ambushed on the road 55km north of Uvira near the villages of Bwegera by unknown criminal perpetrators. The driver was kidnapped and held for ransom for two days and then released. Yes Focal Point
2873 May 20 2019 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 21.2126 92.1634 Economic Aid recipient Refugees One national male INGO staff member was assaulted by angry beneficiaries in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. Yes Focal Point
2691 May 21 2019 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.775 33.59 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two UN agency staff members of a demining team were shot and seriously injured when ambushed by an armed group. The road ambush occurred after the team left Kapoeta on route to Buno minefield. The two staff members were flown to Juba for medical treatment. Yes Official Report
2681 May 22 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.814167 36.32 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two national male NGO volunteers were wounded due to a second attack, while responding to victims of an airstrike in Jisr ash-Shugur, Idlib. Both volunteers received medical attention for their injuries. Reports indicate one civilian was killed and seven wounded during the airstrike. Yes Media
2682 May 23 2019 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 14.104039 -1.629995 Economic Unknown Unknown Three UN Agency partner national staff members were abducted from their project site at the Goudoubo Health Centre in the Mentao Refugee Camp, outside of Djibo. During the incident an agency vehicle was taken and two female staff members were temporarily held, but released shortly after (not counted here). Yes Official Report
2866 May 23 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Public location 4.8516502 31.5824699 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male in Juba. She received medical attention after the attack. Yes Focal Point
2685 May 24 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 32.1415 61.2096 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces International Military Forces (IMF) During an international military airstrike targeting anti-government elements at 12:17am LT, an NGO compound in Shib Koh district was also destroyed killing two national NGO staff members. Reports indicate 8 militants were also killed during the strike. Yes Official Report
2684 May 25 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Mob violence Project site 0.517895 29.311459 Political Unaffiliated Community members One member of the Ebola team for prevention and control of infections died after suffering serious injuries during an attack. Reports indicate local residents of the Mabalako health sector in Vusahiro village attacked the Ebola team. The seriously injured staff member was being transferred to a hospital when he succumbed to his wounds. Organization is listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Media
2686 May 27 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 35.64 64.28 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable While conducting an EPI vaccine survey, 4 NGO staff members were abducted by anti-government elements in Qaysar District of Faryab Province. The 2 female staff members were released shortly after (not counted here), but the 2 male staff members are still being held. Yes Official Report
2909 May 29 2019 JO Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 31.9054 36.5809 Political Aid recipient Refugees One female INGO staff member was injured when a large rock was thrown into a project site and hit her on the head. Focal point reports indicate the staff member was hosting a meal event for girls and women in the safe space inside the Azraq Refugee Camp Village 2, when another male resident threw a large rock onto the shading tent above the centre while yelling 'women should stay home.' The staff member was taken to the hospital and received a CT scan. Yes Focal Point
2863 Jun 1 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 31.0261488 62.4504154 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped and held for several days by the Taliban in Nimroz province. The staff member was on leave in his home village when he was abducted, but he was able to convince the perpetrators he was a student, not an aid worker, leading to his release. Yes Focal Point
2695 Jun 2 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 6.2125 31.560833 Political Staff member Not applicable One female INGO staff member was physically assaulted by a male colleague national staff at the Bor PoC site. The assault reportedly occurred because the female staff refused demands to medically treat the male colleague's wife. UNPOL arrested the male staff member and the female staff's injuries were treated at the INGO clinic. Yes Official Report
2954 Jun 4 2019 TZ Tanzania 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -3.366667 36.683333 Economic Unknown Unknown One international INGO staff member was injured when his bag was snatched on a roadway in Arusha. Yes Focal Point
2738 Jun 5 2019 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.155 29.24 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown militants while travelling by road in the Lubero territory of North Kivu province. Reports indicate both staff members were released on June 7. Yes ACLED
2900 Jun 6 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.9474902 29.1947098 Economic Host state DR Congo Armed Forces One male national INGO staff member was shot and killed after being ambushed by the DR Congo Armed Forces in Kalemie. Yes Focal Point
3009 Jun 6 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 1.55941 30.25224 Political Unaffiliated Community members One ICRC national male staff member was assaulted after community members broke out into mob violence, in a project site in Bunia, over Ebola stigma. Yes Focal Point
2953 Jun 10 2019 TN Tunisia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 36.8 10.17 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was assaulted and robbed on her way home from work. Yes Focal Point
2703 Jun 10 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 8.76328 29.856159 Unknown Unknown Unknown While travelling from Khat to Boaw in Koch district, the NGO vehicle was shot at by unknown criminals and kept driving. Two national staff members were shot, and managed to continue moving until the Tar Jath airfield near Rier. They were transported to a medical clinic in Bentiu, and later to Juba. Yes Official Report
3016 Jun 10 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.456667 36.746389 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three NGO staff members were injured in Russian Coalition airstrikes in Tamanaah. Yes Focal Point
2718 Jun 15 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.775 33.59 Political Unaffiliated Community members Two male national NGO staff members, one team leader and a driver, were injured when beaten and dragged from their vehicles after their convoy was stopped by a group of villagers in Eastern Equatorial. The aid worker victims were part of an NGO team of enumerators, who were reportedly targeted by the villagers because of their perceived ethnicity and affiliation. After the two staff members were dragged from the convoy and beaten, some community members contacted the NGO and confirmed their positions which deescalated the situation and the NGO team vehicles were allowed to depart the area. Yes Official Report
2872 Jun 15 2019 JO Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 31.915877 36.589156 Economic Aid recipient Refugees One male national INGO staff member was assaulted by angry aid recipients in the Azraq Refugee Camp. Yes Focal Point
2877 Jun 15 2019 NE Niger 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 13.31411 12.60934 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national male INGO staff member and a INGO contracted driver were killed by unknown armed militants while at a water treatment project site in Tcholori village, near the border with Nigeria approximately 20 miles from Diffa. One other staff member was injured in the attack. Yes Focal Point
2709 Jun 16 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 9.962839 33.730204 Unknown Unaffiliated Community members One INGO staff member was assaulted and shot twice after an altercation in Bunj town, Maban county. The altercation reportedly occurred at 20:30, after the staff member got in a verbal argument with two other men which escalated. Reports indicate one man was arrested by local police. Yes Official Report
2713 Jun 19 2019 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 8.082926 31.979923 Incidental Unaffiliated Community members Two national INGO staff members were shot by a community member in Patluak village near Pulchuol. The perpetrator reportedly mistook the two aid workers for 'his enemies.' The two staff members received medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries at a clinic walking distance away, and the shooter was arrested. Yes Official Report
2712 Jun 20 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 35.638611 36.671667 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three national NGO volunteers were killed during an airstrike, and three other volunteers were also seriously injured at 10:50am LT on June 20, 2019. Reports indicate the airstrike directly targeted the NGO ambulance while it was transporting a patient in the Maarrat Al-Numan area of Idlib province on a rural road. Yes Official Report
2904 Jun 21 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 34.5281296 69.1723328 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was stabbed in the leg with a knife while walking to a neary shop, 150 meters from his home in Kabul. Four unknown men were involved in the attack, and likely intended to rob the staff member. Yes Focal Point
2719 Jun 23 2019 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Office/compound 4.85 31.6 Political Staff member Security guards Two male national UN guards at the compound in Juba, were injured when striking employees pelted stones at them at 12:45 LT. The protests at the main gate reportedly involved 100 striking guards. The two guards injured with stones received medical attention after being escorted out of the crowd. Yes Official Report
2728 Jun 24 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.478014 32.721848 Economic Unknown Unknown While travelling from Torit to Kapoeta, an NGO vehicle carrying one driver and 9 NGO staff members was ambushed by unknown armed individuals. The aid workers were robbed of mobile phones and cash, assaulted and threatened. After the attack, the driver managed to transport all 9 passengers to Camp 15 where one injured worker received medical attention. Some reports indicate more aid workers were wounded, but this has not been verified at this time. Yes Official Report
2720 Jun 25 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 7.3 18.3 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Anti-Balaka Three INGO staff members were assaulted and injured after anti-Balaka armed actors broke into their home. During the armed incursion, the staff were robbed of their mobile phones, cash, and other items. The staff members received medical treatment at a local hospital, and the perpetrators were handed over to MINUSCA by a local anti-Balaka leader. Yes Official Report
2714 Jun 26 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Unknown 7.28 28.68 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO employee was reportedly shot and killed along with 3 others in Akucieng, 5km from Tonj town. The inter-community violence was carried out by unknown armed men around 3:00 am LT. Yes Official Report
2715 Jun 26 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.438889 36.651111 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two national NGO volunteers were killed and four others wounded, during a reported Russian double tap airstrike, while attempting to evacuate injured people in an ambulance. The airstrike occurred in Khan Sheikhoun town, of Maarrat Al-Numan district, which has seen recent extensive aerial bombardment. Yes Media
2727 Jul 2 2019 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 2.333333 42.283333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable The head of a local NGO in the Gredo region of Somalia was killed by a group of armed assailants approximately 4km from Baardheere in Bula Cadey. Three NGO staff members were also taken at the same time as the killing, and were released unharmed 5 hours later and 46km away (not counted here). Yes Official Report
2729 Jul 3 2019 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Unknown Road 13.177669 23.642486 Economic Unknown Unknown 5 national NGO staff members were kidnapped 4km outside of Golo in Kaironga village on July 3, 2019. All 5 staff members were released the following day after reports a ransom was paid. Yes Official Report
3006 Jul 3 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.0249701 38.746891 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One female INGO national staff was assaulted by community members in Alek, Ethiopia. Yes Focal Point
2731 Jul 6 2019 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Roadside IED Ambush Road 16.6 -4.466667 Unknown Unknown Unknown 4 national NGO staff members were injured when their vehicle hit a road-side IED or possible landmine between Ehabak and Zouerat Elhamar, 10 km east of Razelma Commune, Timbuktu Region. The injured staff members were evacuated to a hospital for treatment, and the vehicle was severely damaged. Information about the group linked to the explosive is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
2881 Jul 6 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.1 64.2667 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male NGO staff member was shot and killed by Taliban perpetrators on the road as he was travelling to the local health centre. Yes Focal Point
2739 Jul 8 2019 TD Chad 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Public location 13.578103 21.824944 Economic Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were killed after a group of unknown armed perpetrators raided a bar in Farchana, Ouaddai. The perpetrators stole cash and opened fire wounding two other people (not counted here). Yes Media
2742 Jul 8 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Project site 34.2164 68.2952 Political Police or paramilitary Afghan National Security Forces Reports indicate, Afghan National Security Forces raided an INGO health clinic in Tangi Saidan, Day Mirdad district of Wardak around 9:00pm LT. The security forces shot and killed an aid recipient within the clinic, bound four other individuals and took them outside for an interrogation. Information currently available highlights ANSF were seeking information regarding possible connections to the Taliban. During the interrogation two staff members were shot and killed approximately 50 meters from the facility. A third INGO staff member is missing and presumed detained by the forces. Yes Media
2747 Jul 10 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 35.32 36.32 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO national aid volunteer was reportedly killed in Russian-Syrian military airstrikes on the town of Maara Hrema in the Aleppo countryside. The aid volunteer was killed when in his home in a displaced persons camp with his daughter. Two other volunteer's nearby were wounded. Yes Media
2893 Jul 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 0.14164 29.2911701 Economic Unknown Unknown Three female and one male national staff of an INGO were all wounded in a shooting when unknown armed perpetrators raided and robbed the office compound in Butembo. Yes Focal Point
2950 Jul 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -2.633333 26.1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO national staff were injured and one national staff member was killed during an ambush on the road. Yes Focal Point
2733 Jul 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Public location -2.536656 25.752575 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One national staff member of a INGO local partner was killed by members of a Mai Mai militia in the vicinity of Lomami Park, Maniema province, near the FARDC Camp in Lakakando and the Likolongo village. Reports indicate three other NGO personnel were assaulted but the extent of their injuries is unknown. After, the perpetrators burned three NGO motorcycles and left with stolen belongings. Yes Official Report
2732 Jul 12 2019 SO Somalia 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location -0.358056 42.545278 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Unknown One male international INGO director and one UN agency manager were shot and killed after an attack by Al Shabaab militants on the Assey Hotel in Kismayo, Somalia. Media reports indicate the militants used a vehicle borne explosive device to obstruct the front entrance, where after at least 4 perpetrators entered the hotel and attacked those inside with weapons. The perpetrators were in the building for more than 14 hours and killed 25 other people. Yes Media
3018 Jul 13 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.37425 36.6033 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two male NGO staff members were injured during an airstrike in Kafr Zita. Yes Focal Point
2748 Jul 14 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Individual attack Home -0.566667 28.7 Political Unaffiliated Community members 2 national Ebola health aid workers were reportedly killed in their homes the night of July 14, 2019 by angry community members in North Kivu. The health ministry reported the workers suffered months of threats prior to the attack. Attacks against Ebola aid workers in North Kivu is occurring more often due to the distrust for causes and treatments for the disease among community members. Staff members are listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Media
2734 Jul 15 2019 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 9.26 29.8 Unknown Aid recipient Internally Displaced People (IDPs) During a fight between two groups of IDPs at a humanitarian cafeteria in Bentiu, 3 UN contracted staff were seriously injured. Reports were only able to confirm one as UN humanitarian staff at this time (other two not counted here). The staff members received medical attention at the UNMISS level II hospital and were later discharged. Yes Official Report
2736 Jul 16 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 9.347376 31.489106 Political Host state South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) Three INGO staff members and the boat driver were travelling by river from Malakal to Tongo, when they were stopped by members of the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces (SSPDF) in Kaldak at 12h00. After a search of their boat resulted in cash being found, the SSPDF reportedly detained the staff members and boat driver after accusations of transporting money to the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO). While the staff members were being interrogated, the boat driver was severely beaten. After support from UNOCHA and state authorities, negotiations resulted in the release of all staff with the money initially under question at 19h00. The boat driver received medical attention at the UNMISS clinic. Yes Official Report
2735 Jul 17 2019 UA Ukraine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 48.006667 37.512778 Unknown Aid recipient Not applicable One UN agency staff member was assaulted in the parking lot of the Krasnohorivka hospital, by a recipient of UN agency assistance. Another UN staff member intervened, stopping the assault. The assaulted staff sustained damaged teeth, bruises and a swollen face. Yes Official Report
2894 Jul 19 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road -5.9127393 29.1913918 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national staff member was wounded when assaulted due to mob violence on the road in Kalemie. Yes Focal Point
2737 Jul 19 2019 NG Nigeria 0 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 3 1 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.105 12.506667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) 7 INGO staff members travelling in the border region of Borno state near the town of Damasak, were ambushed and attacked by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants. One driver was killed during the attack, and two other drivers, three health workers and an aid worker were kidnapped and were still held as of September 2019. On September 26th 2019, one of the six hostages was killed. On December 13th, 2019 four of the remaining hostages were killed. Reports indicate the remaining captive is female. On May 20th, 2023, the female aid worker was rescued during a military operation in Borno State after three years and 10 months of captivity. Yes Media
2749 Jul 21 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.438889 36.651111 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national NGO aid volunteer and media activist was killed after three reported Russian-Syrian military airstrikes repeatedly hit the city of Khan Shaikhoun in Idlib governate, in the area he was working. Yes Media
2740 Jul 22 2019 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.0299564 45.3101475 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One UN national staff member was injured by the blast after a VIED reportedly rammed the main gate of the Afrik Hotel located in Mogadishu. Reports indicate the attack is being attributed to Al Shabaab as the blast accordingly also targeted a main security checkpoint near the hotel. Media reports outline 17 civilians were killed and many injured. Yes Official Report
3012 Jul 22 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Individual attack Project site 35.638611 36.671667 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male NGO staff member was killed after a regime airstrike hit a project site in Marraat Al-Numan. Yes Focal Point
2750 Jul 22 2019 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Public location 31.798611 35.248333 Political Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Palestinian Red Cross paramedic was wounded when shot in the stomach by Israeli forces after a reported raid of the Occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood Al-Issawiya. Reports indicate the occupying forces attacked civilians and attacked Red Cross staff with rubber bullets to prevent them from transporting civilian patients to the hospital. Yes Media
2751 Jul 22 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.638611 36.671667 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national NGO volunteer was killed by reported Russian-Syrian military airstrikes, while attempting to assist those affected by previous strikes in Maraat Al-Numan. Yes Media
2753 Jul 22 2019 MX Mexico 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 17.644444 -101.551111 Incidental Criminal Unknown One male national member of the Red Cross board of directors was shot and killed while traveling through downtown Zihuatanejo in a vehicle, by two unknown criminals on a motorcycle. The board member was also traveling with his wife who was taken to the hospital in critical condition (not counted here). Focal point reports indicate the attack motive was not linked to his status with the Red Cross. Yes Media
2761 Jul 22 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.4733 37.0972 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national employee of an INGO was killed along with another civilian after a motorcycle bomb exploded in Tell Rifaat city of Aleppo governate. The motive and perpetrators are currently unknown. Yes Media
2744 Jul 23 2019 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 9.979167 33.75 Economic Aid recipient Refugees Two INGO staff members working within the Doro refugee camp in Maban district, were assaulted and injured by aid recipients after a dispute about the distribution of solar lamps. Reports indicate local and regional authorities had to intervene when a group of community members would not let 6 INGO staff leave until they all received solar lamps. A resolution was achieved with those receiving lamps later and all staff were released at 15h30. Yes Official Report
2745 Jul 26 2019 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.216667 -0.3 Economic Criminal Unknown An INGO vehicle travelling between Ansongo and Tessit, 25 km north of Tessit village, was ambushed by unknown armed men. The criminals stole the INGO rented SUV, robbed the passengers, and abducted the INGO driver. The driver was released the following day. Yes Official Report
2746 Jul 26 2019 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 6.8 33.133333 Incidental Unaffiliated Community members During a reported marital dispute between different age groups of the community in Likuangloe, Pibor, Jonglei state, the violence escalated around 18h45. Two off duty national INGO staff members were wounded and one killed during the community violence. Yes Official Report
2754 Jul 27 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 35.373611 36.601667 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two paramedics and one ambulance driver were killed when a targeted airstrike destroyed their ambulance as it drove through the Hama countryside to Kafr Zita. The INGO supported ambulance was travelling to Kafr Zita to assist victims of an airstrike that hit the town at 2:00pmLT. Yes Media
2988 Jul 28 2019 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 0.5454656 31.7464393 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female INGO staff member was injured after being dragged off a motorbike on her way to the office in Moyo town, near Iboa village, Palorinya Refugee Settlement. The incident occurred amidst a tribal clash between Madi and Gimara clans. Yes Focal Point
2989 Jul 28 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.8138694 36.6077207 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male INGO site guard was injured during airstrikes in Ariha, Idlib. He received treatment at a local hospital. These airstrikes came during a multi-day strike campaign against Idlib and Hama. The INGO building was considerably damaged. Yes Focal Point
2743 Jul 29 2019 MM Myanmar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 20.6 93.2 Incidental Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One male INGO national staff member was shot by Myanmar military officers while riding his motorcycle through Mrauk U township in Rakhine State. Army reports indicate the staff member was carrying a grenade and was charged under a counterterrorism law after being taken to the hospital to receive treatment. Yes Media
2752 Jul 29 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.373611 36.601667 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national NGO volunteer was killed at a project site by Russian-Syrian military airstrikes in Kafr Zita, Hama. Reports indicate his family was also killed in the attack which appeared to target the aid workers home and family. Yes Media
2990 Jul 30 2019 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 10.687778 43.936389 Political Aid recipient Not applicable One male INGO staff member was stabbed by an angry beneficiary at a food distribution point in Lughaya because he attempted to forcefully take items. Yes Focal Point
2848 Aug 2019 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 5.83566 9.88347 Unknown Unknown Unknown 4 male NGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed men in in Kulabe 25 km from the town of Batibo (coordinates given for Batibo). The staff members were on humanitarian assignment in the community for sensitization and vulnerable persons programs. They were released after 3 days unharmed. Yes Focal Point
2849 Aug 2019 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 5.862997 9.768234 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 male NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed men three times over the month of August culminating in over three days of captivity. The staff member was on a humanitarian assignment in Widikum throughout the month. During the final abduction he was financially extorted and beaten. Yes Focal Point
2755 Aug 3 2019 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 14.465 -3.306111 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members working in Sangha Commune, 35 km north-east of Bandiagara town, were reportedly kidnapped by an unknown armed group. Both were released the following day on August 04. Yes Official Report
2991 Aug 4 2019 GT Guatemala 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 14.613333 -90.535278 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO guard at an additional parking lot for the INGO in Calle Mariscal, Guatemala City was beat by unknown burglars attempting to steal from the compound. He was treated at a hospital and released after a few days. Yes Focal Point
2867 Aug 5 2019 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Ambush Road 15.9181995 2.4022 Economic Criminal Unknown One national female NGO staff member was sexually assaulted after being stopped by a criminal group on the road in Menaka. She received medical attention after the assault. Yes Focal Point
2757 Aug 7 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Custody 4.85 31.6 Incidental Police or paramilitary Spouse/National Security Services (NSS) The Director of a local NGO was reportedly kidnapped by her estranged husband, who is a member of the National Security Services (NSS). The abduction occurred over a family dispute, and the female staff member was assaulted prior to being released. She later received medical attention from a local clinic. Yes Official Report
2758 Aug 7 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Raid Home 7.3 18.3 Economic Criminal Unknown Two international NGO employees were injured when 6 unidentified armed criminals entered their home in Batangafo and stole a variety of valuables including money. UN security forces responded, but the perpetrators had already fled. The two injured staff were treated at the MSF hospital. Yes Official Report
2895 Aug 8 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 7.9219687 34.1531947 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was wounded when mob violence erupted at a project site in Gambella. Yes Focal Point
2760 Aug 8 2019 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Individual attack Road 33.72 73.06 Political Unknown Unknown One male national driver for a local NGO was injured when his vehicle was targeted by unknown attackers using an IED. The aid worker was travelling in the Esori area of North Waziristan, when the blast damaged the vehicle and injured him. Yes Official Report
2879 Aug 10 2019 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 32.1194242 20.0867909 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male UN national staff was wounded when a VBIED parked outside a supermarket in Benghazi exploded. Yes Focal Point
2975 Aug 12 2019 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 11.016667 29.716667 Economic Criminal Unknown One male INGO national staff member was injured after an unknown criminal robbed his home and physically assaulted him. Yes Focal Point
3013 Aug 14 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.549167 36.540833 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male NGO staff member was killed after a Russian Coalition airstrike hit the town of Maar Tahroma. Yes Focal Point
2759 Aug 14 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Individual attack Project site 35.63 36.67 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two INGO employees, a paramedic and an ambulance driver, were killed at the organizations medical centre after 6 Russian/Syrian military coalition airstrikes targeted the facility and their ambulance. The ambulance was completely destroyed in the attack. Reports indicate this is the 40th attack on healthcare facilities in northwest Syria since April 2019. Yes Official Report
2762 Aug 16 2019 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.7625 35.265833 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Palestinian Red Crescent volunteer paramedic was shot in the head by the Israeli Army with a rubber bullet. The incident reportedly occurred while the paramedic was trying to assist victims during clashes in the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem. He was transferred to the hospital for medical treatment. Yes Media
2763 Aug 17 2019 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 23.00241 97.768314 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Northern Alliance One male national NGO staff member was reportedly shot and killed by a sniper targeting their aid convoy. The staff member was travelling in an ambulance marked with the organisations name 13 miles from Lashio, Shan state. After the staff member was shot, an RPG hit the ambulance, which is being attributed to the Northern Alliance NSAG. Other staff members were reportedly wounded, but we are unable to confirm those details at this time. Yes Media
2992 Aug 18 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.8516502 31.5824699 Unknown Police or paramilitary Security Forces One INGO staff member was ambushed by an illegal checkpoint, which reports describe as NSS uniformed officers, on his way home from the office in Juba. The staff was pulled from his vehicle, shot in the leg and was held by the suspected security servicemen until 5:30am where he was then robbed and left on the street. Yes Focal Point
3019 Aug 18 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.638611 36.671667 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two NGO staff members were injured during a Russian airstrike in Maarrat Al-Numan. Yes Focal Point
2764 Aug 19 2019 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Other Explosives Unknown Unknown 16.953333 -0.353889 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national staff member of a local NGO in Bourem town, Bourem Cercle, Goa, was injured by a grenade explosion. Yes Official Report
2820 Aug 20 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.587 36.356 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male NGO volunteer sustained serious injuries from reported regime bombardment in the town of Shagurit, Hama as he was attempting to assist other civilians. The volunteer was taken to medical facilities in Hama but died of his injuries. Yes Media
2959 Aug 21 2019 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 14.5756177109005 44.3777940439854 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded after his vehicle was ambushed on the road in Thi Yai village near Dhamar city. Yes Focal Point
2765 Aug 21 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 7.3 18.3 Economic Criminal Unknown One security guard at an INGO guest house in Batangafo was severely injured, when a group of 5 unknown criminals broke in. The perpetrators stole a large sum of money, international passports, and 2 computers of staff still sleeping. MINUSCA patrol responded, but the perpetrators had already fled. The security guard was transported to the local hospital, and the INGO staff were escorted to the base. Yes Official Report
2769 Aug 23 2019 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.3 34.25 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One female volunteer paramedic was injured in the head with a plastic-coated steel bullet while trying to assist wounded during the Great March of Return protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Yes Media
2770 Aug 23 2019 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.344444 34.303056 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male volunteer paramedic for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and one male volunteer paramedic for a local NGO were both wounded with plastic-coated steel bullets at demonstrations in Khan Younis district of the Gaza Strip. The staff members were struck on the left thigh and neck respectively. Yes Media
2772 Aug 24 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.768161 29.051722 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national driver for a UN implementing partner was traveling around 40km on the Kalemie - Nyemba - Nyunzu axis, when his truck carrying fuel to Nyunzu was ambushed by unknown armed assailants. The perpetrators shot the driver in the arm, but he was able to speed away and arrive at a medical centre 50km away to receive medical attention. He was evacuated to Kalemie by air for treatment. Yes Official Report
2819 Aug 27 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 35.933333 36.633333 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male NGO volunteer was injured after regime air strikes struck his town of Kafr Awed, Idlib. The raid also killed 3 and injured 12 other civilians. Yes Media
2766 Aug 28 2019 UG Uganda 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Home 0.31 32.52 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female national NGO aid worker was abducted by unknown perpetrators outside her home in Busega, a suburb of Kampala. Exact cause of death is unknown, but her body was found the following day in Nakitutuli village in Nama sub-county, Mukono district, and reports indicate it appeared to have head trauma. The female staff member was also reportedly 6 months pregnant at the time of the attack. Yes Media
2896 Aug 29 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 7.9219687 34.1531947 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police Two male national staff members were assaulted by police officers after being stopped and temporarily detained on the road in Gambella. Yes Focal Point
2913 Sep 1 2019 UG Uganda 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 1.9530448 32.1391217 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NGO national staff member was attacked with a knife outside of his house on the street in Bweyale by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate the staff member was lured outside by a phone call pretending to be a friend, where he was then cut twice on the head and neck. He was taken to hospital where he died the next day. Yes Focal Point
2767 Sep 1 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 35.9917 36.3938 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national male staff member of an INGO and NGO in Syria, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Darkoush town located in the western suburbs of Idlib governate. He was released on September 17, 2019. Yes Media
2957 Sep 2 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 0 0 7 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban Seven INGO international staff members were injured after a large vehicle borne IED exploded outside the Green Village compound in Kabul. The Taliban took responsibility for the attack that killed 16 and wounded over 100. Yes Focal Point
2771 Sep 4 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.85 31.6 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 INGO staff members and their driver were travelling in Juba to the INGO compound when they were stopped by armed men wearing partially civilian and military clothes. Reports indicate the staff members were removed from the vehicle, robbed and the driver was assaulted and placed in the trunk of the vehicle around 2030hLT. The armed perpetrators drove the vehicle around until 2330hLT when it was abandoned. The driver was rescued and received medical attention for his injuries. Yes Official Report
2768 Sep 5 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.308999 34.322233 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were ambushed and killed by unknown perpetrators as they were in transit from the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. The aid workers were staff in a child nutrition center within the camp. Yes Media
2897 Sep 6 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.9219687 34.1531947 Political Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces Two male national INGO staff members were shot and killed after being ambushed by the Ethiopian Armed Forces on the road in Gambella. Yes Focal Point
2773 Sep 6 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 4.859363 31.571251 Economic Unknown Unknown One national staff member of an INGO was assaulted by three unknown armed men and robbed of cash and a mobile phone near Rock City in Juba. The staff member received medical attention for injuries sustained during the assault, and reported the incident to the proper authorities. Yes Official Report
2778 Sep 6 2019 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 33.983023 71.57162 Political Unknown Unknown One female immunization aid worker was shot and killed on her way to work in Peshawar. The staff member was traveling the cities ring road near the Madina CHG Station at 9:00 am when unknown motorists opened fire. Her body was taken to the Khyber Medical College. Yes Media
2774 Sep 8 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 4.844697 31.603254 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national staff member of a local NGO returning to his house from a neighbours at around 20:30LT, was attacked by 5 men in civilian clothing in the Juba suburb of Buluk. The 5 men robbed the staff member of cash and his mobile phone, and severely damaged his face. The next day he received medical treatment at the Juba Teaching Hospital, and the incident was reported to the authorities. Yes Official Report
2878 Sep 12 2019 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 31.8625706 70.9018692 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped in Gomal city South Waziristan district. He was later released unharmed. Yes Focal Point
2775 Sep 14 2019 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 2.65 45.05 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One male humanitarian aid worker was killed when a roadside explosion damaged a convoy carrying government representatives. The explosion reportedly occurred on Jowhar-Bal'ad road. Yes Media
2776 Sep 14 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.374555 68.896679 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Five staff members of a local NGO were reportedly kidnapped by unknown non-state actors, along the Kunduz-Baghlan road in the Khal Zaey area of Baghlan province. No further information about their whereabouts is available at this time. Yes Official Report
2949 Sep 15 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -4.325 15.322222 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was injured when robbed at gunpoint while sitting in a cab. Yes Focal Point
2777 Sep 15 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 4.848002 31.613044 Economic Criminal Unknown One female international INGO staff member was seriously injured when two men attempted to steal her shoulder bag. The staff member was walking on the sidewalk in the Hai Cinema area of Juba, when two unknown criminals on a motorbike attempted to steal her bag which was attached to her body/shoulder. The staff member was dragged for several metres and sustained a serious shoulder injury which required surgery. Yes Official Report
2948 Sep 17 2019 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 0.313611 32.581111 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was injured after he was severely assaulted after an unknown perpetrator robbed him in front of his home in Kampala. Yes Focal Point
2782 Sep 17 2019 ML Mali 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.077148 -2.684227 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Fulani Three INGO staff and their driver were reportedly ambushed by suspected Fulani militants between Dansa and Dallah villages, at 25 km and 35 km east of Douentza town. The armed perpetrators kidnapped all four in the vehicle, but released everyone the following day unharmed. Information about motive is unavailable at this time. Yes Official Report
2779 Sep 19 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Home 4.859363 31.571251 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable Gunmen broke into the home of a national male INGO staff member in Juba and held him at gunpoint while they stole cash, mobile phones, and laptops. The staff member was then shot. Emergency surgery was performed at the local hospital. The staff member is expected to recover. Yes Official Report
2822 Sep 22 2019 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Custody 11.831098 13.150967 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram Two male national aid workers of an INGO were kidnapped in Borno state reportedly in the Maiduguri area. Boko Haram militants then posted on September 22, 2019 a video of their execution, shared by various media outlets. Exact location or time/day of death is unknown. Coordinates given are for Maiduguri. Yes Media
2976 Sep 23 2019 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 13.5775886 44.0177989 Other Aid recipient Not applicable One male INGO volunteer was shot by an angry aid recipient while monitoring food distribution in Taiz. Yes Focal Point
2780 Sep 26 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.02667 29.24611 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable A national staff member from a local NGO was robbed and assaulted while on-route from Abiriu to Cuibet. He was travelling on a motorbike when two armed men stopped him and tried to rob him at gunpoint. When the attempt was unsuccessful, the robbers proceeded to beat him and then fled from the scene. The NGO aid worker was admitted to the hospital for his injuries. Yes Official Report
2946 Sep 27 2019 PH Philippines 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 14.63 121.03 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was stabbed by an individual assumed to be under the influence of drugs at a house party in Quezon city of metro Manila. The staff member was seriously injured and was evacuated. Yes Focal Point
2781 Sep 27 2019 ML Mali 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.294713 -1.559076 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three national INGO personnel, two staff and a driver, were kidnapped along with their vehicle. Unknown armed assailants riding motorcycles ambushed the INGO vehicle near Wally village, 20 km east of Hombori town, Douentza cercle. Further information is not available at this time. Yes Official Report
2856 Sep 27 2019 CM Cameroon 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.0054338 10.2628167 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 4 male INGO national staff members were ambushed when their truck full of food supplies broke down in Bambili, Mezam Division, North West Region. Focal Point reports indicate non-state armed actors kidnapped the 4 staff members, demanded ransom to the INGO, and held them for 3 days. Yes Focal Point
2871 Sep 28 2019 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 21.4397297 92.009552 Unknown Unaffiliated Spouse One female national INGO staff member was wounded when her angry spouse entered the project site in Cox's Bazar and assaulted her. Yes Focal Point
3015 Oct 3 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Individual attack Office/compound 35.375278 36.687222 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male NGO staff member was killed after regime shelling hit the office compound in Morek, Hama. Yes Focal Point
2783 Oct 4 2019 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Public location 4.849136 31.583743 Economic Host state South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) Two male national staff members of two separate INGOs were stopped at 10:00 am LT outside a UN Agency in Buluk, after leaving a nearby bank. The staff were reportedly stopped by eight armed men in military uniforms, who forcibly detained them and drove them to the John Garang Mausoleum. At the monument park, the men were assaulted, stripped naked, and severely physically abused. The perpetrators also stole large sums of money and cell phones from the staff members. Yes Official Report
2790 Oct 7 2019 SS South Sudan 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 8.76201 31.26465 Political Non-state armed group: Regional SPLA/M-IO 7 national staff members of an INGO, including two guards, were reportedly kidnapped by armed perpetrators, reported to be SPLA/M-IO supported by local authorities in Pagil town. 6 of the staff members were held for over 24 hours, but released after the intervention of an INGO program officer. The last staff member was released two weeks later. Yes Official Report
2898 Oct 9 2019 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 32.8751907 13.1874599 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national staff member was assaulted by an unaffiliated civilian at a project site in Tripoli. Yes Focal Point
2945 Oct 9 2019 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 0.313611 32.581111 Economic Unknown Unknown One international INGO staff member was injured after his phone was stolen in a shopping mall which resulted in a physical altercation. Yes Focal Point
2857 Oct 9 2019 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.0054338 10.2628167 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three male NGO national staff members were kidnapped after their truck transporting food was intercepted by a non-state armed group north of Bambili. Two additional staff members from the NGO were sent to recover the food and also kidnapped. All 5 staff were released unharmed 4 days later. Yes Focal Point
2882 Oct 10 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.1244 66.5288 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male NGO staff member was shot and killed when the ambulance he was in to accompany a patient was ambushed by Taliban perpetrators near Bayencha village between Dualiana district and Chaghcharan district. Yes Focal Point
2785 Oct 13 2019 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Project site 14.140653 -5.016219 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national male staff were abducted from Sahouna village, Mopti, by a group of armed individuals. They were released on November 13, 2019. Yes Official Report
2788 Oct 14 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 36.6975 38.956667 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Turkish Armed Forces One doctor for a Kurdish NGO was reportedly killed during a Turkish airstrike near the northern Syria border town of Tell Abyad. Yes Media
2868 Oct 14 2019 TZ Tanzania 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Raid Project site -4.5766702 30.1025009 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male at a project site in Kasulu. Yes Focal Point
2784 Oct 15 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.00745 29.235558 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was shot when the vehicle that he was traveling in along Rumbek-Cueibet road was ambushed by armed men. The INGO vehicle was stopped in Makakot in Abiriru Payam, Rumbek. Personal items were taken from the INGO vehicle. Yes Official Report
2944 Oct 20 2019 SN Senegal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 14.666667 -17.416667 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was stabbed by a criminal perpetrator until he handed over the keys to his motorcycle on a public street in Dakar. Yes Focal Point
2792 Oct 21 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 7.30841 18.30154 Unknown Criminal Unknown 4 staff members of an INGO were assaulted during a robbery of the INGO base by a group of armed men in Batangafo. One security guard was stabbed, and all four received medical attention at a local hospital. Organization statements highlight repeated attacks in this area on their facilities in the last year. Yes Official Report
2911 Oct 22 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.9806034 38.7577605 Economic Criminal Unknown Two female INGO international staff members walking back to their hotel from an event in Addis Ababa were attacked by four unknown criminal men and strangled until they were unconcious, where they were then robbed. Once the staff members gained consciousness they walked back to the hotel and reported the incident. Yes Focal Point
2861 Oct 23 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 37.414099 70.1932084 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Two INGO national staff, one female and one male, were kidnapped along with two civilians (rental car driver and staff's husband) at a project site in Aspakha village, Shahr-e-Buzurg district. Focal point reports indicate the kidnappers belong to the NSAG The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and requested ransom from one of the family members. Both staff were released unharmed after 36 hours. Yes Focal Point
2807 Oct 24 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Shooting Raid Project site 34.5742 64.9436 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One female health worker for a national NGO was killed by Taliban militants in Shahr-e- Naw village, Yarfolad Area, of Chaghcharan district, Ghor at 2:00pm. One other female staff member was wounded, and taken to the provincial hospital of Chaghcharan where she succumbed to her injuries. Yes Focal Point
2805 Oct 25 2019 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.563704 34.529523 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male volunteer paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent was injured after a reported direct blow of a tear gas canister to his right leg during Friday demonstrations in the North Gaza District. Yes Media
2791 Oct 26 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.937858 23.810462 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) 4 national NGO staff members were reportedly abducted by perpetrators from the non-state armed group Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC). The NGO team was transporting medical supplies from Bangassou to Djema, when they were ambushed near Barawa-Dembia, 165 km northwest of Rafai. The armed perpetrators also looted and burned the NGO vehicles. Yes Official Report
2786 Oct 27 2019 SS South Sudan 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 3.685336 30.775124 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational National Salvation Front Three volunteers, two male and one female, were killed in a crossfire incident during clashes between armed groups in Morobo County. The volunteers were working in Ebola screening points, tracking the spread of the disease. Two volunteers were also injured and one of them is recovering from gunshot wounds. A female volunteer was abducted during the attack. Later media reports indicate she died from her injuries. Yes Official Report
3014 Oct 31 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.9925 36.393056 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NGO staff member was killed when an unknown explosive detonated, while he was attempting to put out a fire at a warehouse in Darkoush. Yes Focal Point
2818 Oct 31 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.9925 36.393056 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NGO volunteer was killed while inspecting repeated explosions in the city of Darkoush, Idlib. Yes Media
2850 Nov 2019 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 5.8351175 9.8878507 Economic Unknown Unknown One female and one male NGO staff member were kidnapped in Guzan, 15 km from the town of Batibo while distributing food (coordinates for Batibo). They were held for 1.5 days and released after being financially extorted. Yes Focal Point
2899 Nov 1 2019 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -1.2920659 36.8219462 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was wounded after being ambushed and robbed on the road in Nairobi by civilians. Yes Focal Point
2793 Nov 1 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.247049 29.795661 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two male NGO contractors assigned with building a fence for a school were traveling by foot from Bentiu PoC to Bentiu town when they went missing. Reports indicate kidnapping is suspected, and nothing further about their whereabouts or the perpetrators is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
2789 Nov 3 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.6606 40.3714 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army An INGO medical team was caught in a reported mortar attack by Turkish Armed Forces and the Free Syrian Army at a project site in the north-eastern town of Rashidiyya where they were providing medical aid. In the attack, one international staff member was killed after shrapnel hit his head and another international staff was wounded. Yes Media
2795 Nov 3 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 0.651669 29.388876 Political Unknown Unknown One Ebola community outreach volunteer was stabbed to death in front of his home in Lwemba in Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province. Reports outline the volunteers wife was also injured by the group of unknown perpetrators before they burned down their house. This attack comes as a new Ebola vaccine was set to be released in the area. The incident is categorized as 'other' staff due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Official Report
2943 Nov 4 2019 MW Malawi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home -13.983333 33.783333 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff guard was injured after armed perpetrators cut the fence surrounding a residence at 1:50am, handcuffed and beat the guard, but soon fled when the security company was alerted. Yes Focal Point
3020 Nov 4 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.814167 36.32 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces Two NGO staff members were injured after being hit with shelling in Jisr-Ash-Shugur. Yes Focal Point
3017 Nov 6 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.1 36.5 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two male NGO staff members were injured during Russian Coalition airstrikes in Sahara. Yes Focal Point
2817 Nov 7 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.861961 36.372986 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male NGO volunteer was wounded along with his family during air raids in Marj Akhdar town in Idlib. Yes Media
2910 Nov 10 2019 YE Yemen 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 16.001944 43.196111 Political Police or paramilitary National Council of Abs District Officer Three female INGO staff members were injured when an armed district officer entered a project site with a gun and physically assaulted the women. Reports indicate the staff members were handing out vouchers at a women's only event when one woman was refused a voucher due to documentation issues. An hour later the women returned with a group of men, including a officer of the district where they assaulted the women. Yes Focal Point
2808 Nov 11 2019 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Project site 6.68506 10.81517 Political Unknown Unknown One male aid worker of a national NGO was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Donga Mantung Division of the Northwest Region, while completing a needs assessment for the community. Official statements indicate the staff member was subsequently killed by his kidnappers. Yes Official Report
2903 Nov 12 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 33.5102005 36.2912788 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national INGO staff member was wounded when an airstrike hit his home in Damascus. Yes Focal Point
2994 Nov 12 2019 EC Ecuador 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -1.17358 -79.2218 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member stopped his motorcycle on Guapara Road, in Moraspungo Parish, and was attacked by unknown perpetrators, hit on the head with a blunt object, and robbed. Yes Focal Point
3021 Nov 12 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.549167 36.540833 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three NGO staff members were injured during shelling in Maar Tahroma. Yes Focal Point
2794 Nov 12 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.503056 36.258333 Incidental Host state Isreali Defence Forces (IDF) An Israeli military missile aimed at the house of a prominent Palestinian Jihad Movement leader, killed the son of the leader and injured 9 civilians, including one national UN staff member. Reports indicate the airstrike targeted the house in Western Mazzeh, a suburb of Damascus, just 500 meters from UN offices. The injured staff member was taken to Mwasat Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Yes Official Report
2816 Nov 12 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.933333 36.633333 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces 5 male NGO volunteers were injured, and 1 killed by heavy regime artillery shelling in IMaar Tahroma, Idlib. Reports indicate as the 6 member team were carrying out search and rescue operations, they were deliberately targeted by the heavy regime artillery shelling. Yes Media
2942 Nov 15 2019 MW Malawi 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Raid Home -13.983333 33.783333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO guards were assaulted and injured after unknown perpetrators attempted to enter the house but fled after a shot was fired. Yes Focal Point
2995 Nov 15 2019 KH Cambodia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 11.4475101 104.6114551 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was injured after riding his motorbike in the area of Ang Sra Nge Primary School, when he struck a thin wire tied across the road. He received treatment at the local clinic. Yes Focal Point
2996 Nov 17 2019 PG Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -9.469444 147.199722 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was robbed and stabbed with a screw driver multiple times outside a fast food chain in the Boroko suburb of Port Moresby. Yes Focal Point
2815 Nov 17 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Unknown Public location 35.933333 36.633333 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male NGO volunteer was injured in the city of Saraqib, Idlib, while working with service provision. Yes Media
2870 Nov 19 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 36.6975 38.956667 Unknown Police or paramilitary Police One male national INGO staff member received injuries after being assaulting while in local police custody in Tell Abyad. Yes Focal Point
2797 Nov 21 2019 SS South Sudan 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 Kidnapping Ambush Unknown 9.0932947 28.4275791 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four women, part of a larger group of 33 INGO volunteers, were reportedly kidnapped by a group of 6 armed men who attacked the group of volunteers working for an INGO in Khoat. The rest of the 29 volunteers returned to Khoat, and the whereabouts of the 4 women and details on the allegedly Murle armed group are currently unknown. Yes Official Report
2798 Nov 22 2019 CD DR Congo 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound -3.404897 29.136817 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 6 INGO staff members, including a driver and the director, were kidnapped during a raid by armed men on the organization Uvira Office on the RN5 Road in Uvira Territory. After negotiations with the armed group, four staff members were reportedly released on November 23. The remaining 2 are still being held, no further information is available at this time. Yes Official Report
2796 Nov 24 2019 AF Afghanistan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male international UN staff member was killed when a magnetic IED was reportedly placed on the rear roof of the UN vehicle during a taffic stop in the city of Kabul, in the area of 4th Macrorayan Main Road between Airport Road and Jalalabad Road. Another international staff and the driver sitting in the front seat were injured and taken for medical treatment, and three nearby civilians were wounded in the attack. Although no group has taken responsibility, similar recent attacks on aid workers and organisations in Afghanistan point to NSAGs with a political motive. Yes Official Report
2799 Nov 26 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 9.25436 29.79739 Incidental Unaffiliated Family member One NGO and one INGO staff members were stabbed at 18:00 by a relative in a reported family dispute in the Bentiu PoC site. Official reports indicate there was a dowry dispute, and both staff members are receiving medical attention and in stable condition. Yes Official Report
2814 Nov 27 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.933333 36.633333 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces Four male NGO staff members were injured after being hit with a regime cluster bomb, while attempting to assist civilians in Bakfla village after being hit with shelling. Yes Media
2876 Nov 27 2019 MM Myanmar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 20.483333 92.75 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was physically assaulted for unknown reasons in a public location by an angry construction worker in the Rathedaung area. Yes Focal Point
2800 Nov 28 2019 CD DR Congo 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 Shooting Raid Office/compound 0.570679 29.324529 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three aid workers were killed, and one seriously injured, in a raid by reported Mai Mai militants on the UN compound approximately 35km W of Mangina and 65km W of Beni. Armed perpetrators entered the compound and starting shooting indiscriminately injuring 5 others. Official reports described the attack as "unmistakably a directed attack at the [Ebola] response." The staff members are categorized here as other due to likely world bank funding. Yes Official Report
2804 Nov 30 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.806 29.676 Unknown Unaffiliated Youths One INGO international staff member received an injury to their leg after their group of 3 INGO staff members on 2 motorbikes was ambushed by a group of unknown armed youth. The INGO group was travelling near Langchok and Boui village, 20km north of Rumbek, and managed to escape to Rumbek to alert authorities and have the wound treated. Yes Official Report
2851 Dec 2019 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.9597001 10.1459703 Economic Unknown Unknown One male NGO staff member was kidnapped in Bamenda town, Mezam division on his way home from the office. He was held for 2 nights and released after being financially extorted. Yes Focal Point
2801 Dec 1 2019 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Rape/sexual assault Raid Office/compound 9.9453569 33.8090262 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable Two national female staff members of an NGO in Bunj, North Kivu, were sexually assaulted by a group of unknown heavily armed perpetrators in military uniforms. At 00:00 the armed group entered the INGO compound by overpowering three guards, robbed the office and forced staff members to lay down in the common area while the assault occurred. At 13:30 14 INGO staff members including the assault victims, were relocated to Juba by plane. Official reports indicate initial investigations point to two possible ex-casual employees as suspected perpetrators. Yes Official Report
2977 Dec 3 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 4.8516502 31.5824699 Economic Criminal Unknown One male INGO national staff member was physically assaulted and robbed while shopping in Juba. Yes Focal Point
2809 Dec 3 2019 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 24.9 88.75 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff member was stabbed to death in a suspected burglary of his home in Krishnapur village in Manda upazila of Naogaon, Rajshahi Division. Media reports indicate the staff member's body was discovered at 5:00pm, and his residence was damaged with money, a camera, and a computer missing. Pending Media
2802 Dec 4 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.434167 70.447778 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 4 male INGO staff members including the driver and 3 body guards, were killed immediately when their vehicle was attacked by perpetrators with small arms in Jalalabad City, Chashma-e-Khanji area, at 08:10. The head of the INGO was also in the vehicle and was critically wounded; he later died in hospital. A civilian who was also in the vehicle was killed (not counted here). Although no group has taken responsibility, reports indicate the presence of the Islamic State and the Taliban in the area makes NSAG perpetrators likely. Yes Official Report
2997 Dec 8 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Home 9.5 35.5 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was shot and killed in his home when local an unknown NSAG began firing in his community. Yes Focal Point
2886 Dec 12 2019 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 3.4698023 31.2483291 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and wounded during a raid by unknown perpetrators of their INGO compound in Yumbe, Northern Uganda. Yes Focal Point
2803 Dec 12 2019 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.806037 12.517494 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) 2 Red Cross staff members were reportedly kidnapped by members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. The armed group had barricaded the road and was stopping cars, where they abducted the 2 aid workers, 6 off duty soldiers, and 8 civilians. Official reports indicate the armed group claimed responsibility for the incident on social media. Further information about the whereabouts of the RC staff is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
2810 Dec 12 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 6.22 31.55 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was assaulted near John Garang University in Bor. The attack occurred at 16:30LT, and official reports list the perpetrators and motive as unknown. The staff member sustained a deep wound and was treated at the UNMISS Level II Clinic. Yes Official Report
2812 Dec 13 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Other Explosives Individual attack Office/compound 35.41 36.22 Political Unknown Unknown 3 male national staff members of a Syrian NGO were reportedly killed when unknown explosives detonated inside their centre in Qastoun, Hama. Yes Media
2869 Dec 16 2019 ML Mali 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 15.3683996 -4.2628002 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four male national INGO staff members were kidnapped when unknown radical militants raided their project site in Youwarou. Yes Focal Point
2998 Dec 21 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 35.8614715 36.7981073 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male INGO staff member was injured after hit by shrapnel caused by an airstrike on Saraqib city. Yes Focal Point
2912 Dec 22 2019 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.7701456 46.7913915 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national driver was shot and killed when his INGO vehicle was ambushed on his way to a project site in Saaxo. Yes Focal Point
2821 Dec 22 2019 NG Nigeria 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 10 0 0 0 0 10 4 2 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.391055 13.153456 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Two female national staff members and four male staff members of an INGO were kidnapped after their convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram militants on the road between Monguno and Maiduguri in Borno. Four other staff members in the convoy were reportedly killed. Three kidnapped staff members were released on January 15, 2020. Yes Media
2811 Dec 24 2019 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Mob violence Unknown 4.373333 18.562778 Incidental Criminal You le Geant One Red Cross national staff was killed during exchange of fire between criminal gangs and traders in Bangui. Reportedly the clashes began on December 24 when a member of the You le Geant criminal gang and a trader exchanged fire, then a gang member was killed. Media reports indicate as of December 27 over 30 individuals have been killed in the violent clashes. Yes Official Report
2907 Dec 25 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.4377785 69.0277405 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO contracted truck carrying blankets to the Urgon and Barmal Districts in Paktia was kidnapped by unknown non government actors in the early hours of December 25 near Hazarkhil village, Sarkai area. After intervention of the INGO and elders in the area, the truck and driver were released unharmed the afternoon of the following day. Yes Focal Point
2825 Dec 27 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -4.104123 29.094035 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown One UN international staff member was kidnapped along with 2 other private security guards (not counted here) in Baraka, South Kivu. Media reports indicate the armed perpetrators, part of a South Kivu militia, requested ransom for their release. All three individuals were released on December 30, 2019. Yes ACLED
3010 Dec 29 2019 YE Yemen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 15.348333 44.206389 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One ICRC male national staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of daily labourers looking for work in Sanaa. Yes Focal Point
2823 Dec 30 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.638611 36.671667 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One male national NGO volunteer was reportedly killed in Maarat al-Numan after regime coalition helicopters dropped barrel bombs on an area the NGO was helping to evacuate. Yes Media
2862 Dec 30 2019 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.447898 22.4649083 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male INGO national staff member on leave at the time, was shot in the leg during tribal clash crossfire in Ag Geneina, West Darfur. The staff member was taken to a military hospital nearby for treatment, but was evacuated to Khartoum by the government where his leg was amputated. Yes Focal Point
2901 Dec 31 2019 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 36.507867 40.7462671 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male national INGO staff member was shot and wounded when Syrian Armed Forces soldiers raided the INGO office in Al-Hasakah. Yes Focal Point
2813 Dec 31 2019 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Home 9.052387 29.095359 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was reportedly killed at approximately 2050h in his home in Mankien, Mayom county. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes Official Report
2831 Jan 2 2020 KG Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 42.874622 74.569763 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One female national UN humanitarian agency staff member was reportedly injured when a intoxicated individual struck the staff members head near My Shisha Bar & Cafe at the intersection of Kievskaia and Togolok Moldo streets. Authorities promptly reached the incident site and escorted the staff member to the hospital where she was reported in stable condition. The attacker was arrested and charged by police. Yes Official Report
2837 Jan 3 2020 BD Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 23.541667 89.63 Unknown Unknown Unknown The body of a female NGO director was found in a sugarcane field in Modhukhali Upazila, Faridpur District. Reports indicate she had severe injuries to her head and body. There is no further information about the attack available at this time, police investigations are ongoing. Yes Media
3254 Jan 6 2020 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 32.887222 13.191389 Unknown Unaffiliated Civilians One national male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by another civilian in Tripoli. Yes Focal Point
3162 Jan 8 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -2.5 28.866667 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of men with machetes while walking from his home in Bukavu. Yes Focal Point
3197 Jan 8 2020 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location -18.25 35 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was injured after being attacked by two unknown robbers outside his home. Yes Focal Point
3053 Jan 11 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.933333 36.633333 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male national NGO staff member was wounded after the NGO centre was hit with a barrel bomb. Yes Official Report
2826 Jan 13 2020 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 1.510808 30.249844 Political Unaffiliated Community members Four Red Cross volunteers, part of a EVD response team, were attacked and assaulted by a group of community members in Bandibwane village, approx. 32kms east of Mambasa in Mambasa Territory. Official reports indicate the team were attempting to return a body to the family house in the village when rumors spread they had removed organs from the body. All four staff members were injured, 2 seriously, and all were taken to the Nyankunde Hospital, approx. 45kms West of Bunia. Yes Official Report
2828 Jan 13 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.1266 31.1738 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN humanitarian agency Ugandan national truck driver was assaulted and taken to a local clinic Bunagok Payam when his convoy was attacked. The convoy of 24 trucks was travelling from Juba to Warrap through Awrerial county near Awachi village, at 11:45LT when unknown armed men ambushed the trucks. The staff member was beaten and robbed, along with other trucks in the convoy. Yes Official Report
3047 Jan 15 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.93062 36.63393 Incidental Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male national NGO staff member was killed during Syrian regime airstrikes of an industrial area in east Idlib. Yes Official Report
3293 Jan 15 2020 KE Kenya 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Raid Office/compound -0.083333 34.766667 Economic Unknown Unknown One female NGO staff member was sexually and killed with a knife after the NGO compound was raided by unknown criminals who stole computers. Yes Focal Point
2827 Jan 15 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 4.859363 31.571251 Economic Criminal Toronto Boys One national INGO staff member was injured when their motorcycle was forced to crash after criminal perpetrators attempted to steal a backpack the staff member was wearing. The incident occurred near Seven Days' Roundabout by UN OCHA, and official reports indicate the perpetrators are likely associated with the Toronto Boys. The staff members minor injuries were treated at a local clinic. Yes Official Report
2829 Jan 17 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 9.1385 30.0665 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national NGO staff member was seriously injured when a group of armed men attacked a clinic in Kauch, Guit County. The injured staff was evacuated to Bentiu for treatment and 8 other INGO staff in the clinic were relocated from the site. Official reports indicate the suspected motive is a revenge killing. Yes Official Report
2830 Jan 20 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 7.11111 19.183333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO staff member was injured when reportedly shot after their NGO vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators near Dere/Kpakaya village, 26km south of Kaga-Bandoro on the Ndomete-Mbr Yes Official Report
2833 Jan 20 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Mob violence Unknown 6.806 29.676 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths One health worker was reportedly killed, along with 3 other civilians not counted here, during a clash between youth from Meen and Wundhiot, Rumbek East, over cattle. Reports indicate the staff member was an employee of a health centre in the area, but we are unable to confirm at this time whether or not it is INGO or NNGO run. Yes Official Report
2839 Jan 20 2020 IQ Iraq 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 33.333333 44.383333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national and three international (French) INGO staff were kidnapped in Baghdad, with no ransom demands were reported. The staff were in the capital city completing administrative tasks with authorities when the organization lost contact. All four staff were released on March 26, 2020. Yes Media
3167 Jan 24 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 36.16 40.46 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national guard was injured when stabbed by an unknown person in the Areesha refugee camp in, Al-Hasakah. Yes Focal Point
3320 Jan 24 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.638611 36.671667 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Three NGO staff members were injured after their centre in Tallmins village was bombed by Russian Syrian coalition airstrikes. Yes Focal Point
3321 Jan 24 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.638611 36.671667 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces Two NGO staff were injured when their centre in Maarat Al-Numan was hit with a barrel bomb by the Syrian Armed Forces. Yes Focal Point
3322 Jan 24 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 36.22 37.17 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces Three NGO staff members were injured after their centre in Maaret Elartiq was targetted by Syrian Forces aerial bombardment. Yes Focal Point
3323 Jan 24 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.638611 36.671667 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces One NGO staff member was wounded when the Syrian Armed forces bombed their centre in Maarrat Al Numan. Yes Focal Point
3324 Jan 24 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.638611 36.671667 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces One NGO staff member was injured when the NGO centre was hit with a Syrian Armed forces barrel bomb. Yes Focal Point
3255 Jan 26 2020 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 32.887222 13.191389 Unknown Unaffiliated Civilians One male national INGO staff member was injured after being assaulted by another civilian at the INGO office in Tripoli. Yes Focal Point
3048 Jan 27 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Ambush Road 35.733333 36.7 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male national NGO staff member was killed and two others wounded after their vehicle was hit by a Syrian regime missle in Moataf village in the Idlib countryside. Yes Official Report
3050 Jan 29 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 35.82 36.6 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One female NGO staff member was killed in her home after 3 consecutive air strikes hit the town of Ariha. Yes Official Report
2832 Jan 29 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 7.45822 31.535433 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member suffered a gunshot wound to the leg when their INGO transport convoy of 10 trucks was ambushed and fired upon by unknown armed perpetrators. The convoy was in Duk Poktap area, Duk County, when the incident occurred and the other staff members were able to escape on foot. The injured staff member was treated in Poktap. Yes Official Report
2834 Jan 29 2020 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.116667 72.466667 Political Unknown Unknown A polio vaccination team, consisting of two female staff working in the Parmoli area of Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were attacked and shot by unknown armed men while assisting the community. One female staff was killed immediately and the other later died in the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar due to her injuries. Yes Media
2840 Jan 29 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.816667 36.6 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Official statements indicate Russian Syrian Military Coalition airstrikes completely destroyed an INGO supported hospital in Ariha town, Idlib governate. Four nurses were injured in the attack, and one female NGO employee was killed. Yes Official Report
3137 Jan 30 2020 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 5.933333 10.166667 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 4 NGO staff members, 3 males and 1 female, were kidnapped from their organisation office by militants from an unknown armed group in Mankon, Bamenda. The perpetrators expressed political grievances behind the kidnapping, before releasing the staff the next day after negotiations. The staff were also seriously beaten while being held. Yes Focal Point
3187 Jan 30 2020 ML Mali 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.375 -4.2625 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 6 national INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown militant group in Youwarou, Mopti. Information on their whereabouts is unknown. Yes Focal Point
3055 Jan 31 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.863611 36.800556 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition 6 male national NGO staff members were wounded after the NGO headquarters for eastern Idlib in Saraqib was targetted and hit by the Russian coalition airstrikes. Yes Official Report
3221 Feb 1 2020 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.651944 -4.069722 Political Unknown Unknown An INGO contracted driver and his assistant were kidnapped while transporting food between Kounari and Severe. They were held for 4 days. Yes Focal Point
3129 Feb 2 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 7.4777935 31.5149689 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded when their aid convoy was ambushed between Panyagoor and Poktap in Jonglei. Yes Media
2889 Feb 3 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 3.928611 41.876111 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Five NGO aid workers, 4 male and 1 female, were kidnapped while distributing supplies approximately 13 km outside of Belet-Hawa, Gedo. Media reports suspect Al Shabaab due to their strong prevalence in the area. All staff were released 10 days later. Yes ACLED
3325 Feb 3 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.905833 36.8075 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition Two NGO staff members were injured helping people trapped under rubble in Afs, Idlib when a Russian coalition double-tap airstrike targetted the same location. Yes Focal Point
3220 Feb 4 2020 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Home 18.633333 -74.3 Political Aid recipient Not applicable One INGO national male staff was killed after he was attacked over a programming benefits dispute in his home in Abricots. Yes Focal Point
3051 Feb 6 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 35.93062 36.63393 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition 3 male national paramedics traveling on the eastern outskirts of Idlib were killed after a Russian coalition airstrike hit the area. Yes Official Report
2835 Feb 6 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 6.999293 19.182319 Unknown Unknown Unknown One security guard at an INGO compound was stabbed when two unknown armed perpetrators broke into the Kaga-Bandoro site at 2:50am LT. A second security guard was hit on the head by the perpetrators, but the extent of his injuries are unknown at this time (not counted here). The staff in the compound were able to reach a 'safe room' and when MINUSCA later responded the unknown perpetrators fled. Yes Official Report
3058 Feb 11 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.699167 36.689167 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Guardians of Religion Organisation One male national engineer working with an NGO in the area was reportedly kidnapped by members of the al-Qaeda affiliate Guardians of Religion Organisation while traveling on the Dana-Sarmada road. His whereabouts are unknown. Yes Official Report
3186 Feb 12 2020 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Raid Project site -4.301111 28.944167 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces Two INGO national staff were beaten and injured after security forces raided their project site accusing the staff of medically treating rebels. Yes Focal Point
2836 Feb 12 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 6.691224 32.936938 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths An INGO vehicle travelling between Lawol and Gumuruk at 10:00am LT, was involved in a collision that killed one youth. In response to the incident local youths in the area attacked and killed the driver. The other three national staff in the vehicle escaped the scene on foot and reports indicate they have all been accounted for. Yes Official Report
3326 Feb 15 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.276 36.8225 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member was injured in Russian airstrikes in Sahara, Jebel Saman. Yes Focal Point
2940 Feb 16 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 10.294 22.782 Unknown Unknown Unknown One humanitarian was killed according to official reports in Birao. No further information is available at this time. Yes Official Report
3198 Feb 17 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.282778 36.851944 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One guard working at an NGO hospital funded by an INGO, was injured after the hospital was hit by a Russian Syrian Coalition airtstrike in Daret Izza, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
3049 Feb 18 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.638611 36.671667 Incidental Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male national pharmacist and director of an INGO supported health centre was killed by regime shelling in Maarrat Al-Numan. Yes Official Report
2841 Feb 19 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 5 2 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 32.888889 36.043056 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two male national INGO staff members were killed, and 3 international staff wounded when their 3 vehicle convoy was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators between the towns of Nawa and al-Yadudah, Daraa governate. Yes Media
3228 Feb 20 2020 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.95 68.7 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN humanitarian agency national staff member was ambushed by the Tablian on the Pul-e Khumri- Kabul road while travelling to a funeral in a private vehicle. He was released after 26 hours. Yes Focal Point
2920 Feb 21 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.075433 28.981833 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO staff members, one female and two males, were reportedly kidnapped while travelling to a field mission in Kafulo 20km west of Baraka. The abduction occurred at approximately 3:00pm LT, but the driver of the INGO vehicle was released. Further information about perpetrators or any ransom requests is unknown at this time. Yes ACLED
2843 Feb 21 2020 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Ambush Road 7.443507 28.773288 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national INGO staff were seriously injured when their organization vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed men on the Tonj-Cueibet Road, in Warrap. Reports indicate they were able to escape the attack in the vehicle. Yes Official Report
3219 Feb 22 2020 MG Madagascar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -25.173889 45.06 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff was shot and injured with an arrow standing outside another staff's house in Beloha. Yes Focal Point
3026 Feb 22 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Home 4.85165 31.58247 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN agency staff member was injured after 4 criminals broke into his home in Juba, beat him with iron bars, and stole mobile phones and cash. He was treated at the local hospital. Yes Official Report
3199 Feb 24 2020 MX Mexico 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Bodily assault Ambush Road 18.676111 -96.645278 Economic Unknown Unknown 5 INGO staff members were beaten and injured after their aid truck was ambushed by unknown criminals in Rio Moreno, Veracruz. The perpetrators stole the truck and the goods. Yes Focal Point
3059 Feb 24 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.699167 36.689167 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Guardians of Religion Organisation One male national NGO staff member was kidnapped after leaving his house in Al-Dana, by al-Qaeda affiliate Guardians of Religion Organisation. His whereabouts are unknown. Yes Official Report
2921 Feb 25 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 6.78124 29.60896 Incidental Unaffiliated Community members One male INGO clinic medical clerk was killed by a group of community members from the Pakam community, a sub-set of the Dinka Agar in a suspected revenge killing. The armed raid occurred at the INGO project site in Malek and in addition to the killing, the drug store and food items were destroyed. Yes Official Report
3238 Feb 25 2020 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Unknown One female international UN staff member was kidnapped in Port au Prince and held for 2 days. Yes Focal Point
2845 Feb 25 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.719247 33.580573 Economic Unknown Unknown The driver of an INGO vehicle was ambushed by a group of unknown armed men while travelling on the Kapoeta-Budi Road. The staff sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was robbed once the vehicle stopped. Yes Official Report
3229 Feb 26 2020 PE Peru 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -6.483333 -76.366667 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN agency male national was seriously injured in Tarapoto after an unknown perpetrator entered through a window and attempted to rape the staff member's girlfriend. Yes Focal Point
3056 Feb 27 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 35.816667 36.6 Unknown Host state Syrian Armed Forces Two male NGO staff members returning from inspecting a bombing site in northwest Ariha, Kafr Najd suburb, were wounded and their van damaged from regime shelling. Yes Official Report
2864 Feb 28 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 6.068974 31.605935 Incidental Host state Youths One national INGO community facilitator was injured during mob violence between a group of youth and police. Official reports indicate armed youth attempting to raid cattle near Aluakluak were met by police and three youths were killed in the clash. In retaliation, the mob of youth responded on the community killing two people including the INGO staff member, who received medical attention for his injuries. Yes Official Report
3327 Feb 29 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.884722 36.290833 Unknown Host state Syrian Armed Forces Two NGO staff members were injured in regime shelling. Yes Focal Point
2922 Mar 2 2020 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road 14.6370201 43.0550499 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Houti Forces One suspected UN agency truck carrying relief supplies reportedly exploded injuring the driver when it struck an IED allegedly planted by pro-Houti Forces on the Durayhimi road, Al Hudayah. Pending ACLED
2846 Mar 2 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 7.9 31.883333 Unknown Unaffiliated Youths One INGO driver was injured and one local contractor killed, when the INGO vehicle carrying 1 other staff member was attacked by a group of unknown armed perpetrators thought to be youths conducting cattle raids in the area. The aid workers were travelling between Yuai to Pieri in the vicinity of Chueideng. The national staff driver was able to reach Pieri where he received medical attention. The last staff member was unharmed. Yes Official Report
2937 Mar 7 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 8.409167 20.653056 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two humanitarian staff members were hit with stray bullets during clashes in Ndele at the beginning of March (exact date unknown). One staff member was killed and the other injured. More information is unavailable at this time. Yes Official Report
2865 Mar 7 2020 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.39534 29.1377907 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO driver travelling few kilometers away from Sebele village, approx. 12km E of Baraka, was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate he was travelling from Kazimia to Baraka when he was taken. The NGO vehicle was left on the road. No further information is available at this time. Yes Official Report
3179 Mar 9 2020 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 16.089722 -3.235278 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO national male staff members were injured after being assaulted when unknown perpetrators raided an organisation field guest house at night. Yes Focal Point
3057 Mar 9 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 36.46744 36.88608 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Armed Opposition One male national NGO staff member was kidnapped by armed opposition NSAG while working in Trinda village, Afrin. His whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
2930 Mar 14 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 36.1389 36.83 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) One male Qatar Red Crescent ambulance driver was reportedly shot and killed when Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) gunmen raided his brothers house in al Atareb city in Aleppo governate. Yes Official Report
3171 Mar 14 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Office/compound 6.1805 34.3888 Political Unaffiliated Youths One male INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured by an angry mob of youths over contracts with a measles vaccination campaign in Boma. Yes Focal Point
3307 Mar 17 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 8.164722 32.053333 Incidental Staff member Not applicable One female INGO national staff was injured breaking up a fight in the medical clinic. Yes Focal Point
2888 Mar 19 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Combat/Crossfire Unknown 32.626434 36.1033061 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN national staff member was killed during an outbreak of violence in the western suburb of Jilin, Daraa. Yes Media
2887 Mar 20 2020 YE Yemen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 12.7794399 45.0366707 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two Emirates Red Crescent aid workers were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators in the port city of Aden and later found dead. Yes Media
2923 Mar 29 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 6.80619 29.6774197 Incidental Unknown Unknown The administrator of a UN supported hospital in Rumbek town was reportedly killed by an unknown gunmen in his residential compound. Yes Official Report
2924 Mar 31 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.382258 31.419555 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One UN agency contracted truck was ambushed by suspected Murle Tribesman while travelling from Pajut to Bor. The driver's assistant was shot during the ambush, but the truck was able to return to Pajut where the assistant received medical attention and is in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3263 Mar 31 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Road 33.13 68.78 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national male INGO staff member was injured by a VBIED on the road in Sharana. Yes Focal Point
2919 Apr 3 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 7.3008199 18.2833004 Economic Non-state armed group: National Anti-Balaka Two NGO guards were injured during a raid of the NGO premise in Batangafo by anti-Balaka militants. The perpetrators stole communication equipment, electronics, and cash. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Yes Focal Point
2918 Apr 5 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 8.169358 32.105211 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NGO national staff was shot dead by unknown armed assailants walking on the road from Motot to Waat in the afternoon of April 5. Yes Official Report
3256 Apr 5 2020 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 15.500556 32.56 Economic Criminal Unknown One male national staff member was assaulted and injured after a road ambush robbery in Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
3217 Apr 6 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 7.4 32.066667 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was killed after the commercial bus he was traveling in was ambushed by unknown perpetrators in Jonglei state. Yes Focal Point
2926 Apr 11 2020 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.822778 -3.698611 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four national staff members of a local NGO, one contracted were reportedly kidnapped in Oraya, Niafunke. They were released 2 weeks later. Yes Official Report
2928 Apr 12 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7.1703 31.40858 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was reportedly killed by a group of perpetrators stealing cattle from the Pamot cattle camp in Twic East county. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3040 Apr 16 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.4 29.15 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia 3 national INGO staff members were kidnapped after their vehicle was ambushed and stolen near Kajembwe neighbourhood in Sange rural commune. They were released on the 31st of May in Kigurwe village, Uvira territory, South-Kivu. Yes Focal Point
2927 Apr 17 2020 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.200656 29.024874 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped while travelling in two vehicles in between Fizi and Baraka in South Kivu. Their whereabouts and the perpetrators are unknown at this time. Yes Media
2925 Apr 20 2020 MM Myanmar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 20.3667 93.2667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN Agency driver and a non-UN passenger travelling in a marked UN vehicle from Sittwe to Yangon were ambushed by unknown perpetrators near Yar Maung Bridge, Min Bya Township, Rakhine. The victims were reportedly carrying COVID19 related items. They were both evacuated to Minbya hospital where the driver succumbed to his wounds. Yes Official Report
3216 Apr 20 2020 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 6.3 10.4 Economic Unknown Unknown One female NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and in Bambui and held for 3 days. Yes Focal Point
3209 Apr 23 2020 CM Cameroon 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 4.633333 9.45 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 5 INGO staff, one international and four national, were abducted by an unknown NSAG after negotiations into access. They were released after 36 hours. Yes Focal Point
3227 Apr 23 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 7 21 Economic Unknown Unknown 4 INGO staff, 3 national males and 1 international female, were assaulted and injured during an armed robbery of the INGO office and guesthouse. Yes Focal Point
3201 Apr 24 2020 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound -16.85 36.983333 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable One male INGO national staff member was attacked by a disgruntled community member with a machete. Yes Focal Point
3239 Apr 24 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.1014349 28.2058768 Economic Unknown Unknown One male UN contracted truck driver was shot dead during an ambush by an unknown perpetrator in Nahr Jur. Yes Focal Point
2964 Apr 26 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.408056 32.575 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN agency contracted truck carrying food items in the Hokuma-Mafi area between Kapoeta and Torit was ambushed by unknown armed men, shot at and robbed. The assistant driver was shot in his stomach, but managed to reach the hospital in Kapoeta for care and is reported in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3202 Apr 29 2020 IN India 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 22.1983 88.7139 Political Unaffiliated Community members One male INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of 4 men after the staff member and others stopped a child marriage arranged by the group the day before. Yes Focal Point
2931 Apr 30 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.317222 16.378333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was injured after being physically assaulted by a group of armed young men in the central Bozoum market, for unknown reasons. The staff member was treated at the local city hospital. Yes Official Report
3330 Apr 30 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 7 21 Economic Police or paramilitary Not applicable Three INGO male staff members were threatened, assaulted, and injured after the organisation office and guesthouse was raided by criminal military elements. Yes Focal Point
3215 May 3 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 11 39 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was seriously injured during an armed robbery by an unknown criminal in Chiro Kebele, Legambo. Yes Focal Point
2965 May 7 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 9.26 29.8 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN agency male national staff member was injured after an unknown perpetrator broke into his home in the Bentiu PoC site and assaulted him with a spear. The perpetrators stole 2 mobile phones and a radio that were later recovered in the PoC. The UN staff victim was treated at the UNMISS level II clinic. Yes Official Report
3065 May 8 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.270477 42.479039 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Three NGO staff members travelling in Kismayo between Hoosingow and Dhobley town, were reportedly kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes Media
2938 May 9 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 4.859363 31.571251 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO security guard was held at gunpoint at the compound in Juba by a group of unknown intruders. After cutting the fence the intruders cut cables to the AC units and demanded the security guard produce keys for another gate he did not have. The perpetrators then proceeded to drag and beat the security guard. Another guard on duty was able to alert the rapid response team and the perpetrators fled. All AC units were accounted for and the security guard was referred to the local hospital. Yes Official Report
2939 May 9 2020 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 11.016667 29.716667 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN Agency staff member was reportedly shot in his shoulder, hand and stomach, as he tried to intervene in a robbery near his home in Kadguli. He was taken to the hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3001 May 9 2020 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.531389 34.656944 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Karamojong Militia One male INGO staff member and doctor was shot and killed in Turutuko, Napak District, by Karamojong perpetrators while on his way home. Initial reports indicate it is likely the attack was planned, but motive is unknown. Yes ACLED
3180 May 11 2020 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 15.279167 -5.552778 Incidental Host state Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) One INGO national male staff was injured after Malian Armed Forces fired at the humanitarian vehicle at a checkpoint in Nampalari, Niono, Segou. Yes Focal Point
2961 May 12 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 Shooting Raid Project site 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO midwife was killed and 3 other staff injured when armed assailants raided the maternity ward of a hospital in Kabul. The attackers opened fire on the patients and staff resulting in a total of 24 deaths, including 16 mothers. Neither the Taliban nor ISIS have claimed responsibility. Yes Media
2999 May 12 2020 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Unknown Home 2.410556 42.976667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was injured after an unknown perpetrator threw a grenade at his house in Waaberi area of Dinsoor. Pending ACLED
3081 May 13 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 8.25 34.583333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff member was injured after unknown perpetrators jumped over the organization compound fence and attacked the staff with a knife causing serious damage to his hand. Yes Focal Point
2941 May 14 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7 19.183333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO driver was critically shot and later died in hospital after his NGO vehicle was ambushed on the road in Yagarandji Forest, 15km south of Kaga-Bandoro by an unknown armed group. The three other passengers were unharmed. Yes Official Report
2962 May 14 2020 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 12.333333 23.416667 Incidental Police or paramilitary Sudan National Security Service One INGO staff member was shot after different sections of the Sudanese security forces, engaged in fire in Central Darfur, entered the INGO hospital in Rokero while shooting. The staff member shot in the crossfire was severely injured. Reports indicate it was an accidental weapon discharge. Yes Official Report
3045 May 14 2020 TR Turkey 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Raid Project site 38.658333 43.989444 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Two aid workers were reportedly killed while delivering aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ozlap district of Van province. Media reports indicate Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants attacked the community as they received aid. Yes Media
2963 May 17 2020 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 8.0412978 32.0298672 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown Two INGO staff members were injured and one killed, after intense intercommunal clashes and cattle raids broke out in Pieri, Uror country. The INGO had to temporarily suspend operations in the village. Yes Official Report
2966 May 20 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 5.593275 16.336487 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Fulanis tribe One NGO driver was reportedly ambushed and beaten at 9:00LT by seven armed Fulanis tribesmen near a village 90km east of Bouar. The perpetrators stole cash, documents and other personal items. The driver is being treated at the Bouar hospital. Yes Official Report
2970 May 24 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.8001687 33.126717 Economic Unaffiliated Youths One INGO truck driver was assaulted after he was forced to remain with a truck having mechanical problems through the night near Gumuruk Payam. During the night, 30 armed youths reportedly assaulted and robbed the driver, and the next day he was able to receive medical treatment at a clinic in Pibor. Yes Official Report
3274 May 24 2020 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location 3.116667 43.65 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN male national staff member was wounded after a remote-controlled explosive device targeting a traditional dance group performing during an Eid celebration detonated. Yes Focal Point
2967 May 25 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7.413557 18.25028 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Fulanis tribe 6 INGO national staff members, 3 women and 3 men, were reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed Fulanis tribesmen in Bokita village 3km north of Batangafo. The group were ambushed while returning from a cash work activity on the Kabo axis. MINUSCA contacted the assumed tribe leader and one female INGO staff member was released (not counted here). The rest are still being held, and all humanitarian activities in the area have been temporarily suspended. The following day the 5 staff were moved to the Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique/ Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de la Centrafrique (MPC/FPRC) base in Batangafo where negotiations for their release continue. All staff were released on May 31 following negotiations by local authorities between anti-Balaka and the Fulani community. Yes Official Report
3188 May 27 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 34.17359 68.26808 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff was kidnapped by an NSAG while on leave visiting his family in Day Mirdad. He was released along with 27 other prisoners during a prisoner exchange on June 11, 2020. Yes Focal Point
2969 May 27 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Kidnap-killing Raid Office/compound 2.22733 45.65257 Disputed Unknown Unknown 7 NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown masked perpetrators from the NGO centre in Gololey, Balcad. On May 28 the bodies of the 7 staff members, and one other civilian, were returned to the centre. Investigations into the murders are ongoing. Conflicting reports point blame to the Somalia Armed Forces for retaliation over the death of soldiers, while other officials blame the group Al Shabaab. Yes Official Report
3226 May 27 2020 CO Colombia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 4 -72 Economic Unaffiliated Civilians One INGO national male staff was attacked and injured while walking his dog with his partner. Reports indicate he was robbed, but the civilian perpetrators also used homophobic language during the attack. Yes Focal Point
3002 May 30 2020 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.333333 10.5 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male humanitarian staff member was kidnapped by an separatist armed group in Northwest Cameroon. He was tied to a tree, beaten, then released the following day. Yes Media
3240 May 30 2020 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 Shooting Ambush Road 13.4108 -1.0522 Unknown Unknown Unknown A 15 truck UN contracted convoy was ambushed in Bilalogo village near Barsalogho, 2 contracted NGO drivers and a Red Cross nurse were shot and killed along with 10 other civilians. 2 aid workers were also kidnapped and have not been released as of February 2021. Yes Focal Point
3112 May 30 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 36.8175 38.0111 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national male staff of an INGO contracted by a UN agency in Jarabulus city, Aleppo, was seriously injured after a vehicle he was travelling in contained an IED which exploded. The aid worker was travelling with a government official in Jarabulus city and suffered a double leg amputation after the explosion. Yes Official Report
2978 May 31 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.80801 31.649172 Economic Unknown Unknown One NGO vehicle with 3 staff was ambushed in Cuiecok village between Terekeka and Awerial by unknown armed perpetrators demanding money. When the staff refused, the driver was shot in the hand as they left the area. Yes Official Report
3000 Jun 1 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 36.8189943 38.0075815 Unknown Unknown Unknown One director of a local NGO travelling in Jarabulus city, rural Aleppo, was injured after a VBIED on the underside of the vehicle detonated. Yes Official Report
3181 Jun 2 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 7 19.183333 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) One INGO driver was assaulted and injured by a member of the UPC NSAG while working. Reports indicate the attack was for personal reasons. Yes Focal Point
3182 Jun 3 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 7.616667 16.983333 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national male staff member was assaulted by an unknown criminal while staying in a private home during a field visit. Yes Focal Point
3165 Jun 8 2020 CL Chile 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -33.45 -70.666667 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff was beaten and robbed by an unknown armed individual in Santiago. Yes Focal Point
3183 Jun 8 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7 19.183333 Incidental Unknown Unknown Two INGO national male staff members were beaten when their convoy was ambushed by unknown armed men in Grivae-Pamia, Kaga-Bandoro. Yes Focal Point
3003 Jun 8 2020 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.224042 29.166706 Economic Unknown Unknown Two UN Agency truck drivers transporting food to Abiemnom were ambushed and shot by unknown perpetrators after getting stuck in the mud. They managed to drive to Mayom for medical attention. Yes Official Report
3004 Jun 8 2020 NG Nigeria 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 12.382928 13.161392 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State of West Africa Province Three NGO staff members, a security guard and a government employee (latter two not counted here at this time) were kidnapped after being ambushed by a splinter group of Boko Haram, the Islamic State of West Africa Province, while travelling from Maiduguri to Monguno. They were all killed sometime during the week of July 20th and an execution video was released on the 22nd showing that the men were all shot. Yes Media
3034 Jun 9 2020 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.633333 -3.233333 Political Unknown Unknown 2 NGO staff members and their driver were kidnapped by unknown gunmen from an inter-community meeting on peace in Mopti, at the Maison des jeunes de Baye. Their whereabouts are unknown. Yes ACLED
3007 Jun 10 2020 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 14.683333 -6.016667 Political Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Two INGO staff members were kidnapped in Diabaly commune by an NSAG, due to reports a female staff was allegedly not complying with a dress code imposed by the armed group. They were released after 3 weeks. Yes Official Report
3169 Jun 11 2020 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national male staff member was kidnapped after being ambushed on the road near Port au Prince. He was later able to escape. Yes Focal Point
3286 Jun 13 2020 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Complex attack Raid Office/compound 12.683333 13.6 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) During an ISWA militant raid of the humanitarian hub compound in Monguno town, one UN staff sustained injuries while escaping to the bunk during the attack. The staff died several weeks later due to the trauma. Yes Focal Point
3008 Jun 14 2020 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.312222 48.954167 Disputed Unknown Unknown One driver of an INGO rented vehicle with INGO staff as passengers, was shot and killed when unknown perpetrators ambushed and took the vehicle in Bilcil village and heading towards Awr-bogays village. Motive is suspected as either a carjacking or revenge killing. Yes Official Report
3168 Jun 15 2020 CG Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site -3.7275 14.52111 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable Two male INGO national staff members were injured after being attacked by an ex-NSAG militant with a machete in Makana. Yes Focal Point
3066 Jun 16 2020 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.1322 0.6795 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO vehicle driver was kidnapped in Karou village, Gao after his vehicle was ambushed by unknown gunmen. The other staff in the vehicle were left, but the driver was taken along with the NGO vehicle. Yes Media
3113 Jun 16 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.3725 37.5178 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO national male staff member suffered burns and suffocation after trying to put out a fire in Mazout Market, al Bab city caused by an IED placed in a truck loaded with fuel. Yes Official Report
3210 Jun 19 2020 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 11.5 13 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) 3 INGO staff were ambushed by ISWA militants in Borno. One INGO was detained and killed and the other was injured. Yes Focal Point
3230 Jun 20 2020 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 10.616667 13.383333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN agency contracted truck leaving a project site in Bazza, Michika, was ambushed by unknown perpetrators. The contracted site engineer was shot and passed away 10 days later from his injuries. Yes Focal Point
3231 Jun 20 2020 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Unknown 12.8 45.033333 Political Unaffiliated Community members One UN agency international staff member involved in the medical evacuation of a COVID-19 patient that deceased during the evacuation was ambushed and taken by a group of community members in military vehicles. The staff was seriously injured while in their care and was released later that day after a security/military mission to retrieve him. Yes Focal Point
3025 Jun 20 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Raid Public location 7.1703 31.40858 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member, while gathering his cattle in Maboir village, was caught in a cattle raid and killed. The motive is not related to his status as an aid worker. Yes Official Report
3046 Jun 20 2020 ML Mali 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.068333 -3.081389 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO national male staff were reportedly kidnapped along with two vehicles a few kilometers outside of Koro, Mopti. The perpetrators ambushed the aid convoy, released the female staff, and kidnapped the male staff with two drivers. Further information on their whereabouts or the perpetrators is unknown. Yes Media
3027 Jun 22 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.238586 29.799701 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN agency male staff member was injured after being attacked by unknown individuals while walking from the market to his accommodation in the Bentiu PoC. He was sent to an INGO clinic for treatment, but later evacuated to Juba on June 23. Yes Official Report
3022 Jun 24 2020 NE Niger 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 11 11 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.349 1.306 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 11 male NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in the village of Bossey Bangou on a lean season targeting exercise. No group has claimed responsibility, but due to activity in the region, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) or an Al Qaeda linked group is likely and suspected. All 11 were released on September 26, 2020. Yes Media
3032 Jun 27 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.2125 31.560833 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN agency contracted truck driver sustained three gunshot wounds when his truck was ambushed by unknown armed men in Bor. The truck was damaged and the driver was taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3028 Jun 28 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Project site 7.055605 29.230077 Incidental Unknown Unknown An INGO ambulance driver was transporting a civilian with a gunshot wound from Manakol village when he was ambushed on the road by unknown armed assailants. He was shot and killed by the assailants in a suspected revenge killing. The wounded passenger escaped. Yes Official Report
3029 Jun 28 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Unknown Unknown One female international INGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators in Lulimba Fizi territory, approximately 210km South of Uvira. She was released on June 30 after reported payment of ransom. Yes Official Report
3203 Jul 2 2020 IN India 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 26.1225 85.390556 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One male INGO staff member was injured after he was attacked by an intoxicated individual after an argument. Yes Focal Point
3031 Jul 2 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Raid Public location 7.45822 31.535433 Incidental Unknown Unknown One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed in a cattle raid in Duk Payuel while grazing his own cattle. Yes Official Report
3044 Jul 3 2020 UG Uganda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 0.347596 32.58252 Economic Unknown Unknown One male UN national staff member was assaulted and robbed after departing public transport used from the Rwamwanja refugee settlement to Kampala. The incident occurred in the Bwaise suburb of Kampala and the staff member was treated a local hospital for an injury to his left eye. Yes Official Report
3080 Jul 6 2020 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.659444 0.501667 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Ansongo town, Goa. They were released two days later. Yes Media
3308 Jul 7 2020 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 36.191188 44.009189 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female INGO national staff member was injured after being assaulted by an unknown intruder in the office. Yes Focal Point
3033 Jul 8 2020 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 33.6671 70.9547 Political Police or paramilitary Police One UN Agency staff member, after examining a polio patient at the hospital in Orakzai District, was followed and physically assaulted by a group of policemen. He received a series of injuries, lost consciousness, and experienced blurred vision. Yes Official Report
3035 Jul 9 2020 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 4.2408 9.2634 Political Non-state armed group: National Amazonia seperatists One NGO national staff member was kidnapped in the town of Banga Bakundu, Southwest region, by suspected separatists of the self-declared Amazonia region. The staff member was later reported as dead to the organization by the perpetrators. Yes Official Report
3041 Jul 10 2020 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location -0.358056 42.545278 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN agency contractor was injured after a suspected Al Shabaab militant threw a grenade into a restaurant in Sinnay Junction of Farjano village, Lower Juba. The contractor was treated at the local hospital for a laceration and a fragment injury. A child was also killed in the incident and 3 civilians seriously injured (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3272 Jul 12 2020 MZ Mozambique 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home -12.35 40.633333 Unknown Police or paramilitary Security Forces One male national UN staff member was assaulted by Security Forces personnel after they raided his home. Yes Focal Point
3114 Jul 12 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.225642 36.70011 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two male national staff members of an NGO were killed after a large vehicle-borne IED exploded in the area of Dawaar Sejjo Idlib, 1 km from the Bab al Salama Syrian-Turkish border crossing. Yes Official Report
3222 Jul 13 2020 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Mob violence Project site 14.205556 24.65 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Arab Tribesmen One INGO senior national staff was seriously injured after he was shot twice in the Fato Borno IDP Camp by raiding Arab Tribesmen. Yes Focal Point
3030 Jul 13 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.85165 31.58247 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO hired taxi driver in Juba was ambushed by three unknown men who claimed he was involved in a traffic accident the previous day. Upon denial, the perpetrators assaulted the driver with a pistol handle, robbed him, and ordered him to leave the area. The staff member was referred to a hospital for his injuries. Yes Official Report
3036 Jul 13 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 7.44456 31.4121 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two NGO national staff members were shot and killed after being caught in an unknown armed groups attack on the Pajut village in Duk county. The staff were administering health and nutrition services when the indiscriminate gunfire hit the village. 4 other civilians were killed. Yes Official Report
3042 Jul 13 2020 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home -5.94749 29.19471 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN agency consultant was injured after three unknown men with machetes raided his home in Kalemie and assaulted him. The assailants stole a TV, laptops, and cellphones. The consultant was treated at the hospital and is in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3166 Jul 15 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 34.341944 62.203056 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff was stabbed after unknown males attacked him and attempted to steal his car on the driveway of his home. Yes Focal Point
3225 Jul 16 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Unknown Unknown 33 65 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was raped in Afghanistan. Yes Focal Point
3037 Jul 19 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7.9404 28.03041 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was kidnapped along with 8 civilians travelling in a private vehicle near Jebel Thiik in River County. Reports indicate the perpetrators are suspected NSAG rouge elements active in the area. The staff was released on August 19 2020 following community interventions. Yes Official Report
3043 Jul 20 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.25722 29.79833 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN Agency national staff member was assaulted and injured by unknown criminals in a failed robbery attempt. The staff member was walking back from the market in the Bentiu PoC site when he was attacked. He was treated at a local INGO clinic. Yes Official Report
3224 Jul 21 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Office/compound 8 38 Political Police or paramilitary Police Two INGO male national staff were assaulted and injured by the local police after they were arrested in the INGO office. Reports indicate the mistreatment was over the delay of a construction project and the payment of daily laborers. Yes Focal Point
3038 Jul 21 2020 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15 -2.95 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO staff member was reportedly abducted while traveling between Boni and Douentza in Mopti. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3039 Jul 22 2020 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 4.538399 33.331256 Economic Unknown Unknown A UN agency convoy was ambuhsed on the Budi-Kapoeta Road near Camp 15 by unknown criminals. The staff were robbed and one humanitarian staff suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound and was evacuated to Juba. Yes Official Report
3204 Jul 23 2020 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 13.333 -4.417 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO driver was injured by broken glass after their vehicle, travelling on the Bandiagara-Bankass road, was hit by crossfire between national forces and unknown militants. Yes Focal Point
3265 Jul 25 2020 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location 13.45 22.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national male staff member was shot and killed in Ag Geneina. Yes Focal Point
3241 Jul 27 2020 ML Mali 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.756984 -4.221508 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 UN national staff members were kidnapped after their boat travelling on the river between Mopti and Timbuktu carrying food was ambushed by unknown armed men. They were released 3 days later. Yes Focal Point
3218 Aug 4 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 6.8 33.133333 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national male staff was shot and injured after unknown attackers entered his home in Pibor. Two other family members were shot and killed. Yes Focal Point
3061 Aug 5 2020 CM Cameroon 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 4.2418 9.1612 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO national staff members were shot and wounded after their aid convoy was ambushed by a NSAG after they finished delivering aid in Munyenge village. While they were in the village, the NSAG shot a beneficiary. Yes Official Report
3076 Aug 5 2020 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.9107 -1.634 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia An NGO driver and his assistant transporting supplies were ambushed and kidnapped near Gaskinde, Soum. They were released two days later on August 7. Yes ACLED
3068 Aug 7 2020 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Home 5.8358 9.8553 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NGO staff member and local pastor was reportedly taken from his home in Batibo on August 7 by unknown armed men and found murdered the following day. Motives and perpetrators are unclear at this time. Yes Official Report
3067 Aug 8 2020 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.35 -3.611111 Economic Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia A convoy of NGO trucks transporting food were travelling 25 km south-west of Bandiagara, when they were ambushed by unknown armed elements near the Parou/Songobia bridge. The aid convoy was forced by the militants to drive to Diallo village. The drivers apprentice was shot and killed and the remaining 4 staff members were kidnapped and released on August 15, 2020. Yes Official Report
3062 Aug 9 2020 NE Niger 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 6 7 4 3 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.3106 2.576 Unknown Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State 7 INGO staff members, 3 women and 4 men, 6 French international staff and1 national staff, were shot and killed in the Koure Wildlife reserve park. The INGO group were in the area to observe the popular tourist destination of West African giraffes when the group was ambushed. The perpetrators also burned their vehicles. No group has yet claimed responsibility. Yes Official Report
3063 Aug 10 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.010921 30.563761 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO driver of a two vehicle aid convoy (second vehicle was an ambulance) was shot and wounded between Yei and Lasu near Abegi. Unknown perpetrators ambushed the convoy and shot at the vehicles, striking the driver. All other staff members escaped, but two civilians are missing. Yes Official Report
3064 Aug 10 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 7.783333 33.05 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO compound security guard was assaulted by a group of unknown perpetrators who broke into and robbed the NGO compound. The guard was treated for his non-life-threatening injuries. Yes Official Report
3257 Aug 11 2020 JO Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 32.339939 36.205166 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a youth in Mafraq. Yes Focal Point
3094 Aug 12 2020 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 34.434167 70.447778 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN agency male national staff was shot and killed in his home in Jalalabad. Yes Official Report
3242 Aug 22 2020 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.043 12.768 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One INGO staff member is still missing after his vehicle was ambushed by ISWA elements between Maiduguri and Damasak by Kaerto village. Yes Focal Point
3072 Aug 26 2020 IQ Iraq 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 36.352222 43.379722 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN humanitarian agency female staff member was wounded when the vehicle, travelling near Bartilla, hit a roadside IED. Yes Official Report
3243 Aug 27 2020 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 5.8358 9.8553 Political Unknown Unknown Four NGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators while distributing food in Akulabei village of Batibo. They were released after 2 days. Yes Focal Point
3170 Aug 28 2020 CI Cote D'Ivoire 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 5.766667 -6.4 Economic Unknown Unknown One female INGO national staff member was injured after being ambushed by an unknown perpetrator while traveling in Trequetrequekro. She was also robbed of her belongings. Yes Focal Point
3194 Aug 29 2020 ZW Zimbabwe 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound -17.829167 31.052222 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO office compound guard was injured after being assaulted by an unknown intruder in Harare. Yes Focal Point
3071 Aug 29 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.331692 31.065871 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO driver was shot and wounded after the NGO convoy of 5 contracted trucks were ambushed near Lainya while traveling from Juba to Kupera. The unknown armed perpetrators set fire to two trucks and looted supplies from the others. Yes Official Report
3223 Aug 31 2020 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound -19.116667 33.45 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO guard was seriously injured after a failed robbery attempt of the INGO office in Chimoio. Yes Focal Point
3211 Sep 1 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Mob violence Road 9.10378 30.4457 Incidental Unaffiliated Community members One INGO national staff was shot and wounded after he was ambushed on the road in Thokchak by local armed youth fighting between community groups. Reports indicate the youth dispute began at a wedding where many were under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Yes Focal Point
3086 Sep 3 2020 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 14.31401 -2.86074 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Dan Na Ambassagou Militia One driver with an INGO was attacked by Dan Na Ambassagou militia, preventing the aid group from conducting humanitarian activities between Douma and Petaka, Mopti. Reports indicate the driver was severely beaten. Yes ACLED
3200 Sep 4 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 4.565 28.375 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces One female INGO national staff member was beaten by National Security personnel at the gate of the UNMISS compound due to an argument over who her employer was. Yes Focal Point
3250 Sep 4 2020 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.775 33.59 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two UN staff members were injured after their vehicle was ambushed 25km outside of Kapoeta. Yes Focal Point
3258 Sep 6 2020 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 32.887222 13.191389 Unknown Unaffiliated Civilians One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by another civilian at the office in Tripoli. Yes Focal Point
3070 Sep 9 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.69664 27.9863 Economic Criminal Unknown One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed on the road next to the Bhar El Ghazal hotel in Hai Daraja, Wau. He was also robbed of his motorbike by unknown armed criminals. Yes Official Report
3328 Sep 9 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 32.633333 36.641667 Political Host state Syrian Armed Forces Three NGO staff members were injured after being hit by targetted regime shelling. Yes Focal Point
3161 Sep 11 2020 CM Cameroon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 3.866667 11.516667 Economic Unaffiliated Youths One female INGO international staff was injured after being assaulted by a group of youths trying to steal her handbag in Yaounde, Centre. Yes Focal Point
3259 Sep 14 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 4.85 31.6 Political Police or paramilitary Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was injured after being detained and in police custody in Juba. Yes Focal Point
3069 Sep 14 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 36.3725 37.5178 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One Turkish Red Crescent staff member was shot and killed and another shot and wounded, when their marked RC vehicle was caught in crossfire on the road between Cobanbey and Al Bab. Perpetrator's are unknown, but official reports indicate they were dressed in militant attire. A third staff in the vehicle was unharmed. Yes Official Report
3115 Sep 14 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.508333 36.869167 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two NGO staff members were killed and one was seriously injured after a vehicle-borne IED driven by an unknown suicide bomber exploded near Dawaar Kawa in the city centre of Afrin. Yes Official Report
3275 Sep 15 2020 NG Nigeria 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road 11.2558 14.1524 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram 4 UN contractors on route to install solar panels were injured after their civilian/UN/military convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram near Banki, Borno. As their vehicle escaped the gunmen ambush, it hit a roadside IED. 2 staff were in critical condition and airlifted for further treatment. Yes Focal Point
3078 Sep 15 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Mob violence Public location 8.663734 32.74684 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One NGO male staff member was reportedly seriously injured during clan clashes between Ying Payam and Nyangore on September 15 on the Sobat river near Ulang town. The staff member succumbed to his wounds the following day at the NGO clinic. Yes Official Report
3087 Sep 15 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 35.01498 40.51028 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed while travelling in his car, by unknown perpetrators passing on a motorcycle in Dahleh village, Deir ez-Zor. Yes ACLED
3117 Sep 15 2020 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.518997 12.768246 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One aid worker was reportedly kidnapped while travelling with other civilians on the Maiduguri-Damasak road by Boko Haram militants, who also seized the 3 vehicles. Further information on their whereabouts is unknown. Yes ACLED
3244 Sep 16 2020 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -1.19209 29.15049 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN contracted truck driver carrying food from Goma to Mpati near Muhanga was ambushed and assaulted with a machete by unknown criminals. Yes Focal Point
3292 Sep 16 2020 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 10.440419 32.201529 Political Unknown Unknown Three INGO staff members were assaulted and injured after their compound in Melut was raided. Reports indicate the host community was unhappy with some of the INGO's policies. Yes Focal Point
3077 Sep 16 2020 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road -0.103685 29.297175 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One INGO male national staff was killed and another seriously injured, after their 2 vehicle convoy was ambushed 11km NW of Luofo on the Kasiki-Luofu road in Lubero, North Kivu, after returning from distributing humanitarian aid to IDPs. The convoy was reportedly intercepted by suspected local Mai Mai Militia. Two other staff were kidnapped, but released the following day after community support. Yes Official Report
3083 Sep 18 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 1.566667 30.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO national staff members were abducted from their project site in Irumu territory, not far from Bunia. The site (but not staff) have previously been attacked and damaged earlier in September by a coalition of armed actors. Yes Official Report
3195 Sep 21 2020 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 9.527889 45.5345 Economic Aid recipient Not applicable One female INGO international staff member was injured after unsatisfied aid recipients at a distribution site in Burco began throwing stones at the aid workers. She was injured on her hand and leg. Yes Focal Point
3082 Sep 21 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.04417 29.18333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A convoy with two vehicles was intercepted by unidentified armed individuals near Kigurwe village, approximately 40km northwest of Uvira. Two INGO national staff members and a contracted driver were abducted and released after 2 nights. Valuables were also stolen from the vehicle. The staff had been returning from a mission in Rusabaki. Yes Official Report
3205 Sep 23 2020 PG Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Public location -9.478889 147.149444 Incidental Unaffiliated Spouse One female INGO national staff member was sexually assaulted at a bus stop after leaving work. Reports allege the perpetrator may have been the spouse's husband. Yes Focal Point
3260 Sep 24 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 9.03 38.74 Incidental Unaffiliated Civilians Two national male INGO staff members were assaulted and injured at the office in Addis Ababa by another civilian. Yes Focal Point
3245 Sep 25 2020 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 16.4051720205875 45.6008985925226 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One NGO labourer was killed when a perpetrator drove a vehicle over people sleeping beside a truck in the Al Rayyan area. Yes Focal Point
3084 Sep 29 2020 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Unknown Ambush Road 4.643509 32.080228 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff travelling from Liria to Juba were ambushed in Korgana on September 29th. Despite their injuries, the driver managed to navigate the team to a nearby village where the two injured INGO members could be evacuated to Juba for medical treatment. The driver was given first aid treatment by SSPDF forces at the village. Yes Official Report
3233 Sep 30 2020 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 2.033333 45.333333 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN national male staff was injured when stabbed during a street robbery in Mogadishu. Yes Focal Point
3085 Sep 30 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 5.043572 32.456227 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male contracted security guard was shot and killed on 30th September by armed persons at a primary health care facility in Lopa/Lafon area. The staff were relocated to Torit Town. Yes Official Report
3091 Oct 1 2020 ZM Zambia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -14.639679 24.814114 Political Unknown Unknown One UN national male staff from the Maheba Refugee Settlement was injured as the marked vehicle traveled through Chilombu, 11km from Kaoma. Unknown perpetrators stoned the vehicle causing the windshield to break and the staff sustained facial injuries which were both treated at the hospital. Yes Official Report
3246 Oct 4 2020 CO Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Home 7.090278 -70.761667 Economic Unknown Unknown One female UN staff member was sexually assaulted in her home. Yes Focal Point
3088 Oct 5 2020 SS South Sudan 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 Shooting Ambush Public location 6.98 30.58 Economic Unknown Unknown A convoy of UN Agency aid boats in the Shambe area, on route from Bor to Malakal was ambushed by unknown perpetrators on the water. One boat completely sank and a staff member passenger drowned after being shot. Two other staff members received some injuries and were treated locally. A fourth staff member was seriously injured and evacuated to Juba. Yes Official Report
3253 Oct 6 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 35 71.2 Economic Non-state armed group: National Taliban Two INGO staff members, one female and one male national, were kidnapped by the Taliban in Konar. Yes Focal Point
3093 Oct 6 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 36.3725 37.5178 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown 3 NGO staff members travelling in Al Bab city were seriously injured, the male driver critically, after a truck bomb exploded. 18 other civilians were killed in the attack (not counted here), and no group has claimed responsibility although reports suspect the YPG/PKK. Yes Official Report
3164 Oct 8 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -2.5 28.866667 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff was attacked and severely beaten by a mob of unknown men in Bukavu. He was left unconscious and his belongings stolen. Yes Focal Point
3185 Oct 8 2020 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road 20.866667 92.3 Incidental Police or paramilitary Security Forces One female national staff member of an INGO was sexually assaulted by security forces at a road checkpoint in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. Yes Focal Point
3206 Oct 11 2020 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 2.781667 32.299167 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national guard was seriously beaten by a group of intruders who raided the office compound in Gulu. Yes Focal Point
3090 Oct 11 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 5.448926 31.752398 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One national NGO male staff was reportedly killed after being caught in crossfire while harvesting crops from his farm. Reports indicate the gunfire is attributed to disputing clans in the area. Yes Official Report
3163 Oct 15 2020 NE Niger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 16.786111 6.933611 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO national staff members travelling in a vehicle in Amataltal, were ambushed by a mob of unknown men. One staff was injured after the mob tied up both staff, confined them to the car trunk, and drove the vehicle into the desert where the staff were left and the car was stolen. Yes Focal Point
3247 Oct 15 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 33.577222 68.185556 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One NGO staff was kidnapped from his home in Jaghatu district while he was on annual leave. He was released on November 30, 2020. Yes Focal Point
3261 Oct 15 2020 IQ Iraq 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 36.191188 44.009189 Incidental Staff member Not applicable Two male INGO national staff members were wounded by another staff member in the INGO office in Erbil. Yes Focal Point
3287 Oct 15 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 35.933333 36.633333 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces US Coalition 4 NGO staff members were injured and 1 female staff member was killed after a vehicle beside them on the highway was hit by a US coalition missile in Idlib. Yes Official Report
3089 Oct 15 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.104123 29.094035 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff driver was reportedly kidnapped in Baraka town. He was released 48 hours later by his unknown abductors. Yes Official Report
3110 Oct 15 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 36.133333 36.45 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Unknown Two NGO staff members were injured, one critically, when their vehicle was struck with shrapnel after a drone attacked a nearby car. Due to the method of a drone attack foreign or coalition forces is the most likely perpetrator. Yes Official Report
3092 Oct 19 2020 YE Yemen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.348333 44.206389 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male Turkish Red Crescent staff member in Yemen was wounded by an unknown armed perpetrator. He was treated in Aden. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes Media
3111 Oct 19 2020 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.744444 11.961111 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female humanitarian worker was reportedly kidnapped along Damaturu - Maiduguri road near Damaturu town, Yobe, by unknown armed perpetrators. Further information on her whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3109 Oct 20 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 35.613889 36.561111 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) One NGO staff member was reportedly taken by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Kafranbel city, Idlib. He was released after 3 days. Yes Official Report
3096 Oct 23 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 6.908848 29.481506 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One NGO driver was shot and killed while travelling on the Cueibet-Rumbek road in Cueibet County. Official Reports indicate the incident is due to armed intercommunal cattle clashes. Yes Official Report
3132 Oct 24 2020 BW Botswana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road -24.866667 25.816667 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN humanitarian agency staff member picked up two unknown individuals while driving between Ramotswa to Otse. The staff member was drugged, blacked out, and woke up on the ground in a field after being robbed. Yes Official Report
3232 Oct 25 2020 IQ Iraq 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Public location 33.038056 40.284444 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contractor was kidnapped from a construction site by unknown perpetrators. He was killed on or around November 5, 2020. Yes Focal Point
3264 Oct 27 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 9.55 31.65 Incidental Unaffiliated Civilians One national male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by civilians on the road in Malakal. Yes Focal Point
3097 Oct 27 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location 2.033333 45.333333 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Two NGO staff members were reportedly killed after a vehicle-borne IED exploded in the capital Mogadishu. Media reports indicate a polio vaccination campaign group consisting of health workers, humanitarian staff, and government officials was attacked by Al Shabaab militants. The militants first attacked with guns shooting and killing an official and a health worker, before fleeing and triggering the VBIED. Yes Media
3212 Oct 28 2020 UG Uganda 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 4 3 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 3.465 31.245 Economic Unaffiliated Youths 7 INGO national staff were injured after a group of intoxicated youths raided the office compound in Yumbe. The group consisting of approximately 20 perpetrators overpowered the guards, threatened and assaulted the staff, and stole computers/belongings. Yes Focal Point
3098 Oct 29 2020 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.8 33.133333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO staff members were ambushed by unknown perpetrators between Pibor and Tangazon, about 8 kms West of Gumuruk. One staff was reportedly shot and killed, with another being seriously injured. Yes Official Report
3100 Oct 30 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One head of a local NGO and well-known community elder was reportedly shot and killed by Al Shabaab militants in Elasha Biyaha village, Afgooye district. Yes Official Report
3102 Oct 30 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.06944 30.88417 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member in the New Fangak area was shot and killed on route for mission to Korwai by unknown perpetrators. Yes Official Report
3105 Oct 30 2020 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.779562 29.087343 Political Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members returning from the Mulongwe refugee camp in Fizi county were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators. Their driver (not counted here) was released immediately and the remaining 2 staff were released 4 days later. Yes Media
3101 Oct 31 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.53 42.58 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was reportedly injured after a vehicle-borne IED exploded as the staff passed by. The IED was placed on a vehicle carrying the district chief, the intended target, and killed the official along with his bodyguard. Yes Official Report
3118 Nov 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Unknown Unknown Unknown 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Unknown Unknown Media reports indicate 4 staff members of 2 separate INGOs have been killed in a Tigray region refugee/IDP camp during the month of November. Exact details and dates of the incidents are unknown at this time. Yes Media
3266 Nov 3 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Mob violence Project site 9.55 31.65 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Tribes One INGO national male staff member was shot and killed during Tribal clashes in Malakal. Yes Focal Point
3103 Nov 3 2020 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 8.595958 29.991989 Economic Unknown Unknown Two male NGO staff members residing in an NGO compound were injured after three unknown perpetrators raided the compound in Kuachlual Payam, Koch County. The staff were robbed and beaten and later received medical attention at the clinic. Yes Official Report
3120 Nov 3 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Mayi-Mayi Biloze Bishambuke Three INGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped while travelling in Abonyoni village, 3 km from Fizi town. Reports indicate the perpetrators were Mayi-Mayi Biolze Bishambuke militants and demanded ransom for the staff members. They were released several days later. Yes Official Report
3288 Nov 4 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 35.816667 36.6 Incidental Host state Syrian Armed Forces Two NGO workers were killed in Ariha by Syrian Armed Forces shelling. Yes Official Report
3108 Nov 4 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 35.816667 36.36 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces Two INGO national male staff members were reportedly killed after Syrian regime artillery shelling hit the car they were travelling in in Ariha city, Idlib. Yes Official Report
3196 Nov 6 2020 NE Niger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 13.511667 2.125278 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO international male staff member was robbed and injured travelling on his motorcycle in Niamey, while transporting another staff to the airport. Yes Focal Point
3104 Nov 6 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Public location 8.470605 30.051132 Unknown Unknown Unknown An off-duty INGO driver walking with a group of people from Leer to Koch at 4:00am was ambushed by a group of unknown armed individuals. The staff member was shot and killed by the group for unknown reasons. Yes Official Report
3107 Nov 6 2020 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 14.222222 -4.493333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two national NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped while travelling by boat on the Niger river near Kouakourou, approximately 35 km north of Djenne town, Kewa commune, Djenne cercle, Mopti region. Reports assign unknown extremist militants as likely perpetrators. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3106 Nov 8 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 7.3 18.3 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Anti-Balaka One INGO national staff member was stabbed in the hand during an attempted kidnapping at his home in Batangafo. Reports indicate Anti-Balaka militants broke into the aid worker's home and tried to abduct him, but were unsuccessful. He was treated at the local hospital and is in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3248 Nov 11 2020 CM Cameroon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.2548 9.6341 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contracted driver was assaulted by unknown perpetrators after his truck was ambushed. Yes Focal Point
3184 Nov 14 2020 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Public location 7.24114 30.28192 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national staff was injured after they were shot in a local market during a retaliation attack. Further information on the motive and perpetrator is unknown. Yes Focal Point
3234 Nov 14 2020 FJ Fiji 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Home -18 179 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN female staff member was sexually assaulted in a home in Fiji. Yes Focal Point
3116 Nov 15 2020 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location -1.4 28.818056 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO staff member was reportedly shot and killed in Masisi town centre, North Kivy by unknown perpetrators. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3396 Nov 21 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.26666 39.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross board member was shot and killed on the street in Adigrat, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3121 Nov 21 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO guard, working in the Al-Hawl (Hole) Refugee Camp in rural Al-Hasakah, was reportedly shot and killed by unknown gunmen. Yes ACLED
3393 Nov 22 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.166667 38.9 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross staff member was shot and killed in Adwa, central Tigray while transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital. Yes Focal Point
3122 Nov 23 2020 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.838014 0.302793 Unknown Unknown Unknown Several aid workers from an INGO were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators while travelling between Ansongo and Gao. They were all released the same day (not counted here) except one national staff which was held until the following day. Yes ACLED
3397 Nov 25 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 13.983333 39.433333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross volunteer was shot and killed in his home in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3398 Nov 25 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 14.333333 37.833333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross driver was shot and killed in his home in Tahtay Adyabo. Yes Focal Point
3123 Nov 26 2020 MZ Mozambique 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road -19.975 33.396111 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 NGO staff members were shot and wounded by unknown gunmen who attacked their vehicle travelling in Seventine village near Dombe. Yes ACLED
3140 Nov 26 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was reportedly killed in the Hitsats Refugee Camp. (date is not exact) Yes Official Report
3124 Nov 27 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -1.187265 29.446004 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national staff from an INGO was attacked by an unknown militia and had his arm mutilated and amputated in Bwalanda village, Rutshuru. Yes ACLED
3395 Nov 28 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.120833 38.727778 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three Ethiopian Red Cross volunteers were shot and killed on the street in Aksum, central Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3214 Nov 29 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.683056 69.163611 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One INGO national staff member and one contracted rental car driver were abducted by Taliban militants on Khuja Pista, Kundoz. They were held for 24 hours and then released. Yes Focal Point
3119 Nov 30 2020 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.8060846 12.4923053 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One humanitarian aid worker along with two government officials returning from Mobbar town were reportedly kidnapped near Wakilti. Further information on their whereabouts is unknown. Yes Media
3213 Dec 1 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location -6.05 26.916667 Economic Criminal Unknown One INGO national staff was shot and injured after criminal perpetrators raided a hotel in Kabalo, shot the staff, and robbed the hotel. Yes Focal Point
3291 Dec 2 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 35.95 39.0167 Political Non-state armed group: National Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) A male NGO doctor was beaten by Syrian Democratic Forces militants after he refused to treat one of their fighters in Ar-Raqqah. Yes Focal Point
3289 Dec 4 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 36.508333 36.869167 Incidental Unknown Unknown Two NGO staff, and husband and wife, were injured after their motorbike hit an IED in Afrin. Yes Official Report
3133 Dec 5 2020 CO Colombia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.958056 -76.271389 Unknown Unknown Unknown One international INGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Toribio, Cauca, at an illegal checkpoint and released 2 days later. Yes ACLED
3249 Dec 7 2020 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 9.072264 7.491302 Economic Unknown Unknown One female UN staff member was assaulted after her vehicle was ambushed and robbed. Yes Focal Point
3262 Dec 8 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 13.516667 37.183056 Incidental Unaffiliated Civilians One male national INGO staff member was injured after being assaulted by another civilian in Dansha, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3125 Dec 9 2020 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.774982 12.338431 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One national staff of an INGO was reportedly kidnapped while travelling near Jakana on the Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno. His whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes Media
3131 Dec 12 2020 UY Uruguay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -34.883611 -56.181944 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN humanitarian agency staff member was driving her vehicle in the capital Montevideo when stopped at a red light an unknown perpetrator smashed the window, stole the staff member's purse, and injured her hand. The victim required minor surgery on her hand. Yes Official Report
3172 Dec 12 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.6 66.3 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban Two male INGO national staff members were kidnapped by the Taliban in Sar-e Pol. They were held for 28 hours and then released. Yes Focal Point
3127 Dec 13 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 36.508333 36.869167 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was briefly abducted by unknown gunmen and severely beaten in Afrin city. Yes Official Report
3290 Dec 21 2020 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 35.816667 36.6 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male dentist working for an NGO in Ariha suburbs was shot in the leg after his car was attacked by unknown gunmen. Yes Focal Point
3394 Dec 23 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.333333 39.166667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross driver was shot and killed in Enticho, central Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3138 Dec 25 2020 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 16.066667 25.466667 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN staff member was injured after the aid group he was travelling with, in Al Fasher North Darfur, was ambushed and attacked by unknown gunmen. The armoured NGO/UN vehicle they were travelling in was taken. Yes Media
3126 Dec 28 2020 CF Central African Republic 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 5.95 15.6 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One ICRC guard was shot and wounded when unknown militants raided, robbed, and damaged the office in Bouar. Yes Official Report
3134 Dec 28 2020 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national UN agency staff member was shot in his vehicle on his way home from completing banking transactions in Port au Prince. He was rushed to the hospital and is in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3139 Dec 28 2020 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.716667 20.05 Unknown Unknown Unknown One off-duty UN staff member was shot and injured after the public transport was ambushed by unknown gunmen in Grimari city. Yes Media
3399 Dec 29 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.333333 38.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross guard was shot and killed in a road ambush in Adidaero, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3130 Dec 30 2020 YE Yemen 0 0 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 4 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 6 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location 12.82438837 45.02394157 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three ICRC staff members and 1 NGO staff were killed, with 2 other ICRC staff wounded in the bombing of the Aden airport. Reports indicate the airport was targetted by NSAG's as the new government arrived in the city. Yes Official Report
3273 Dec 30 2020 BI Burundi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -3.488611 29.534444 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN staff member was injured after his private vehicle was ambushed by unknown perpetrators in Majombe, Bujumbura. Yes Focal Point
3136 Jan 2 2021 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.813158 12.564924 Economic Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One male humanitarian NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram while traveling from Damaturu to Maiduguri, near Matari village. He was released on June 14. Yes Media
3148 Jan 5 2021 ML Mali 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 14.778889 -3.258889 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One marked INGO ambulance transporting patients near Deh village in Mopti, was attacked by a group of unknown armed men. After the ambulance was stopped, the 3 staff on board and the 3 patients were assaulted and detained in the hot sun for several hours before being allowed to continue. During the detention, one patient succumbed to his wounds. Yes Official Report
3532 Jan 7 2021 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.039167 45.341944 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One UN contacted security guard was killed when he was walking beside a road and a vehicle hit an IED in Mogadishu. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility. Yes Focal Point
3533 Jan 8 2021 CM Cameroon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 6.0771 10.3594 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two UN contracted staff transporting goods in Mezam, NW Camerooon were shot and killed after being caught in crossfire at a checkpoint between NSAG fighters and security forces. Yes Focal Point
3149 Jan 9 2021 NA Namibia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -22.57 17.083611 Economic Unknown Unknown One female UN humanitarian staff member was attacked and robbed by unknown men while withdrawing money in the Shoprite Shopping Complex in the capital Windhoek. Yes Official Report
3534 Jan 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.525278 69.178333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN staff member was shot after his car was attacked near his house in Kabul by suspected robbers. He was treated at the hospital and survived. Yes Focal Point
3147 Jan 16 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 7.7 28 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was taken from his home in Wau town by unknown armed perpetrators and held until January 18, 2021. Official reports indicate the perpetrators accused the staff member of adultery, deprived him of food, and assaulted him. He was released as the accusations were found to be false. Yes Official Report
3527 Jan 18 2021 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN male national staff member was shot and killed by unknown criminals as he exited a bank in Port au Prince. Yes Focal Point
3142 Jan 19 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 7.783333 33.05 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO guard was shot and killed by an unknown armed perpetrator while walking near an INGO warehouse in Akobo town. Reports indicate the incident was a revenge killing and not an attack on the INGO. Yes Official Report
3141 Jan 20 2021 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 12.883333 22.966667 Incidental Unknown Unknown 3 humanitarian staff working in West Darfur were reportedly killed in inter-communal violence according to official statements. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3508 Jan 20 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 9.26 29.8 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN national staff was injured after being attacked by an unknown armed group at a project site in Bentiu. Yes Focal Point
3357 Jan 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road 34.525278 69.178333 Unknown Unaffiliated Taxi driver One female NGO staff member was abducted by a Taxi driver and sexually assaulted. She received medical support following the incident. Yes Focal Point
3387 Jan 22 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.879696 38.864333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO male staff members were shot and killed during an ambush while traveling through central Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3145 Jan 25 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.525528 32.061528 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was reportedly shot and injured after being caught in crossfire while travelling from Banyjur in Paltruk Payam towards Lankien. Yes Official Report
3146 Jan 25 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.8 33.133333 Economic Unaffiliated Youths One INGO staff member assaulted, robbed and injured by youths while walking in Hai Ngarwalem in Pibor town. The injuries were treated locally. Yes Official Report
3175 Jan 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 33.549167 68.423333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two Red Crescent workers were reportedly wounded at the edge of Ghazni province. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes ACLED
3150 Jan 29 2021 SL Sierra Leone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.484444 -13.234444 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One UN national humanitarian staff member was assaulted and injured during a dispute with a housing tenant. Yes Official Report
3176 Jan 29 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.760031 12.644600 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One NNGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped while travelling between Gubio and Damasak in Borno. Further information on his whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3384 Jan 30 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.288951 39.554804 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kilteawlaielo, Eastern Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3144 Jan 30 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 9.255637 29.804046 Unknown Unknown Unknown An NGO vehicle traveling between Kuerguini and Bentiu bridge was attacked by unknown armed youths. One NGO staff member was killed and another was injured in the leg and received treatment at Bentiu Hospital. The motive for the attack is unverified. Yes Official Report
3158 Jan 30 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.935237 31.693021 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male UN humanitarian agency national staff was shot and injured after the private vehicle he was travelling in was ambushed on the road near the border between Jonglei and Central Equatoria. Reports indicate 10 unknown armed perpetrators ambushed the vehicle near Malithor village, and injured 2 other civilians as well. Yes Official Report
3177 Jan 31 2021 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.033333 45.333333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff were killed in a complex attack on a hotel in Mogadishu. Yes Official Report
3178 Jan 31 2021 SV El Salvador 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 13.7 -89.116667 Unknown Criminal Unknown Two INGO national staff members, a doctor and a nurse working in an ambulance, were ambushed by an unknown criminal gang in Reparto Las Canas, Ilpango. After being assaulted and threatened by the gang they were able to escape and their injuries treated. The INGO suspended activities in the area until an investigation behind the attack is completed. Yes Official Report
3383 Feb 1 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.496944 39.476944 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3506 Feb 1 2021 GW Guinea-Bissau 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Home 11.85 -15.566667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One international UN female staff member was sexually assaulted by an unknown intruder in her home in the capital Bissau. Yes Focal Point
3143 Feb 2 2021 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.0299564 45.3101475 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One INGO staff member was killed during a complex attack on the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. Official statements report Al Shabaab militants exploded a car bomb outside the hotel and then stormed the building with guns. 4 other civilians were killed and 10 injured (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3154 Feb 2 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 6.592888 30.532461 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable Two NGO contracted staff members working at a drilling project site in Kuarabiei village, 6km from Yirol town, were attacked and injured by an unknown perpetrator. Both staff members suffered serious injuries to their heads and arms and were treated at the hospital. Initial reports indicate the perpetrator may have been under the influence of alcohol. Yes Official Report
3577 Feb 2 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 6 21 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff was murdered in Ouaka by unknown perpetrators. Yes Focal Point
3152 Feb 4 2021 CM Cameroon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.721667 9.640833 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One marked INGO ambulance was ambushed and shot at while traveling in Muyuka, Southwest region, by unknown armed men injuring a nurse onboard. Yes Media
3153 Feb 4 2021 LR Liberia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 6.313333 -10.801389 Economic Unknown Unknown One national male UN humanitarian agency staff member was injured after an unknown criminal broke into his house in the capital, Monrovia. The staff member was able to fight off the intruder, but suffered dislocated fingers and wrist. Yes Official Report
3501 Feb 5 2021 KE Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Unknown -1.286389 36.817222 Unknown Staff member Not applicable One female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by two colleagues (later dismissed) outside of work in Nairobi. Yes Focal Point
3528 Feb 9 2021 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.455027 3.384082 Economic Criminal Unknown One male UN staff member was assaulted with a knife by unknown criminals who robbed him on his way to work in Lagos. Yes Focal Point
3151 Feb 14 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Shooting Ambush Road 7.016665 29.692526 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A vehicle convoy contracted by an NGO for a polio vaccination campaign was ambushed by unknown armed men on the Maper Road in Rumbek Centre between Apek and Alacok. 4 NGO contractors were shot and killed and 4 others were seriously wounded. Yes Official Report
3208 Feb 15 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 14.1155 38.4756 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NNGO staff was reportedly shot and killed by an unknown armed group in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3535 Feb 16 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 34.3 62.25 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban 2 INGO male national staff were kidnapped while conducting a program related survey in Chahak village in Herat by the Taliban. They were released after 16 days. Yes Focal Point
3364 Feb 16 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 36.3725 37.5178 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was killed when a VIEB attached to an organisation vehicle exploded in Al Bab city. Yes Official Report
3157 Feb 18 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 8.595958 29.991989 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male NGO contracted driver was shot and injured in the Koch town market by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate the attack is not likely related to his NGO affiliation. Yes Official Report
3536 Feb 18 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Incidental Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One UN male staff member was injured by a roadside IED while walking to work in Jalalabad. The Islamic State is the suspected perpetrator. Yes Focal Point
3156 Feb 20 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.979167 33.75 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) affiliated youth One male NGO staff member was seriously beaten by a group of youths reportedly affiliated with the SPLA-IO. Reports indicate he was near Leka village, 3km from Bunj town retrieving his cows from a grazing area. Yes Official Report
3155 Feb 22 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.469050 29.345562 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A UN aid convoy of 2 vehicles traveling from Goma to Rutshuru approximately 25 km northeast of Goma was ambushed by unknown armed gunmen. The UN driver of one vehicle was killed along with a non UN security personnel and an international diplomat (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3160 Feb 22 2021 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 Shooting Ambush Road 32.97 70.27 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Taliban 4 female NGO workers were shot and killed and a male NGO driver was shot and wounded in the town of Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Media reports indicate the aid workers were ambushed on the road while delivering services for women in the area. Although no group has claimed responsibility, reports point to the Pakistani Taliban as the area was once a stronghold and the group has carried out similar attacks before. Yes Media
3174 Feb 23 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location -6.15 23.6 Unknown Unknown Unknown One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed in the city of Mbuji-Mayi. Further information is unavailable at this time. Pending ACLED
3173 Feb 24 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Home 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was killed at home with his family in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp while off duty. Yes Media
3192 Feb 24 2021 ML Mali 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 14.495833 -4.198611 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four INGO male staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed men in Central Mali. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. Pending Media
3193 Feb 24 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 33.68971 66.55116 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three NGO staff members were reportedly wounded while travelling between Nili to Khadir in Daykondi province, after being shot at by unknown gunmen. Yes ACLED
3537 Feb 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 32.626667 65.873333 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Taliban One NGO staff member, who used to be employed in the National Army, was kidnapped by Taliban elements in Uruzgan and held for 12 days while being interrogated. Yes Focal Point
3503 Feb 27 2021 CM Cameroon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.766667 9.283333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN humanitarian agency staff member was ambushed and kidnapped while travelling between Bamenda and Kumba near Mamfe. Unknown armed elements held the staff for 3 days. Yes Focal Point
3267 Mar 2 2021 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.1675 -4.431111 Political Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Two INGO staff members were kidnapped while carrying out humanitarian duties in Dogo town, Mopti, by JNIM militia who accused them of not obtaining authority. The were released 3 days later. Yes Media
3588 Mar 2 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 11.276667 25.141667 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Tribesmen One INGO staff member was hit by stray bullet during intercommunal fighting in Gereida. Yes Focal Point
3382 Mar 3 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 13.983333 39.433333 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed after an armed incursion into the organisation office in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3268 Mar 3 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 16.816667 96.1 Political Police or paramilitary Myanmar Armed Forces Three NGO aid workers in an NGO ambulance were reportedly detained and beaten by the Myanmar military because they were providing medical assistance to injured protestors in North Okkalapa, Yangon. Yes Media
3269 Mar 5 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.148109 46.39727 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Marehan-Wagardhac militia One NGO staff was reportedly kidnapped by Mare-Wagardhac sub-clan militia members in Dhabad village, Galgaduud. Yes ACLED
3366 Mar 5 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.3725 37.5178 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO firefighter staff was killed and two others were wounded trying to put out a fire at a fuel centre near Al Bab city after it was targetted by Russian military shelling. Yes Official Report
3392 Mar 7 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 13.183333 39.2 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Red Cross male Ethiopian driver was shot and killed in Samre, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3592 Mar 9 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.307425 29.181959 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national nutrition worker was shot and killed in a roadside ambush in Tonj North. Yes Focal Point
3190 Mar 14 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Public location 7.41 30.47 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One NGO staff member was shot and wounded by an unaffiliated individual over a personal dispute in Thonoum Payam, Unity. Yes Official Report
3191 Mar 14 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.64364 32.82364 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male NGO staff member was shot and injured after his commercial vehicle was ambushed by unknown gunmen on the road in the vicinity of Gumuruk, while returning to his duty station. Yes Official Report
3270 Mar 14 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.10 12.506667 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed by a stray bullet during a clash between ISWA militants and the Nigerian Armed Forces. Yes Media
3189 Mar 18 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 7.699444 18.629167 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement/Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique (CPC/MPC) One INGO staff was reportedly shot and injured by a CPC/MPC militant in Kabo, 58 kms north of Batangafo. Yes Official Report
3385 Mar 19 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.1 38.283333 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion of the organisation office in Shire, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3271 Mar 20 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 36.3725 37.5178 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO warehouse staff were injured when a bomb exploded near the warehouse in Al Bab. Yes Media
3530 Mar 20 2021 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Unknown One INGO driver stuck in traffic in a high risk area was ambushed and kidnapped by an unknown criminal gang. Yes Focal Point
3237 Mar 21 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.1389 36.83 Disputed Unknown Unknown The INGO supported Al-Atareb Hospital was hit by artillery shelling resulting in 6 patient fatalities and extensive damages. 4 staff were seriously injured and evacuated to Turkey for treatment. Yes Official Report
3294 Mar 22 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 21.933333 96.083333 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces One male NGO aid worker was shot and killed by Myanmar Security Forces as he assisted injured protestors in Chamyathazi township. Yes Media
3207 Mar 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 13.962139 39.595403 Political Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One INGO male national driver was beaten by Ethiopian Armed Forces after his INGO car was ambushed on the road between Mekelle and Adigrat. Official statements report the driver of the INGO car, earlier in the journey, witnessed the extrajudicial killing of 4 men aboard a minibus, and the later ambush by State Forces was related to being a witness to the killings. Yes Official Report
3251 Mar 23 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.26 29.8 Political Police or paramilitary Joint Force One female NGO staff on her way home from duty in the Bentiu PoC site, was stopped by two joint force personnel. The security personnel directed the staff member to remove her trousers due to an alleged dress code for women in the camp. The staff member was assaulted when she refused as the perpetrators attempted to physically remove her trousers with a knife, before bystanders intervened. Yes Official Report
3349 Mar 23 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.737425 22.819462 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO national staff members, two males and 1 female, were injured after their convoy was ambushed and their vehicles were stolen by an unknown armed group. Yes Focal Point
3236 Mar 24 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9 35.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national driver was shot and killed after being ambushed by unknown gunmen in West Wellega. Yes Media
4021 Mar 26 2021 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 18.529201600837 -72.3274016204959 Unknown Criminal Criminal One INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Port au Prince. Yes Official Report
3512 Mar 27 2021 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.409167 20.653056 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) One UN national staff member was assaulted and injured by an armed group in N'dele. Yes Focal Point
3235 Mar 29 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Political Unknown Unknown Three female UN-funded polio vaccination workers were shot and killed in Jalalabad at the same time as an explosive attack on the health department building. Yes Media
3252 Apr 3 2021 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Other Explosives Raid Office/compound 13.696667 44.730833 Political Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were injured in Al Dhale city after unknown perpetrators threw a grenade at the INGO office. Yes Official Report
3285 Apr 4 2021 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Other Explosives Raid Office/compound 13.696667 44.730833 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were wounded after an unknown armed group threw a grenade at the organisation headquarters in Al Qushaa neighbourhood of Ad Dali city. Yes ACLED
4020 Apr 4 2021 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 18.574539866386 -72.2932084434433 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Boulevard Toussaint, Port au Prince. Yes Official Report
3284 Apr 6 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.714722 -0.258611 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO vehicle driver was ambushed and kidnapped in Taboye, Goa. His whereabouts are unknown. Yes ACLED
3504 Apr 7 2021 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 14.15413 22.96238 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN humanitarian staff was shot in the leg by an unknown gunmen. He was medically evacuated and treated in Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
3591 Apr 9 2021 CM Cameroon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road 3.866667 11.516667 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO female staff member was raped by two men in a taxi she took home from work in Yaounde. Yes Focal Point
3310 Apr 10 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 5.033234 32.469063 Unknown Unknown Two NGO staff members were assaulted and wounded between Lonyoro and Longiro, Lafon County, after their vehicle was ambushed by unknown perpetrators. Yes Official Report
3584 Apr 11 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 36.758056 66.898056 Economic Non-state armed group: National Taliban One INGO staff was shot and injured and another staff was kidnapped for ransom for 11 days. Yes Focal Point
3279 Apr 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 35.333333 40.15 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO staff members were shot and killed in rural Deir ez-Zor while returning from a humanitarian assistance mission. Yes Official Report
3278 Apr 24 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.8 33.133333 Economic Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was injured after he was assaulted during a robbery in Pibor. He was treated locally. Yes Official Report
3538 Apr 24 2021 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.766667 9.283333 Incidental Host state Cameroon Armed Forces Two NGO staff were shot and injured after their vehicle was mistakingly shot at in a checkpoint in Mamfe. Yes Focal Point
3296 Apr 24 2021 SS South Sudan 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 10.104167 30.090278 Political Unaffiliated Youths Four INGO staff were assaulted and injured after a group of 15-20 youths raided the compound in the Jam Jang humanitarian hub. 1 Staff was airlifted for treatment. Yes Official Report
3277 Apr 25 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 7.810579 31.331563 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member travelling with his family in a commercial minibus along the Waat-Bor road, was kidnapped and killed when the vehicle was ambushed by unknown perpetrators. Yes Official Report
3283 Apr 28 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 13.666667 38.916667 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed at the conclusion of a food distribution event in Kola Tembien. Reports indicate the shooting motivation was the alleged food distribution "to the Junta". Yes Official Report
3362 Apr 28 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 4.408056 32.575 Political Unaffiliated Community members One UN staff member was seriously injured after he was assaulted by a mob of community members that raided a project site in Torit. Reports indicated the assault and intrusion occurred following a protest regarding UN/INGO employment bias in the community. Yes Official Report
3595 Apr 29 2021 LK Sri Lanka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 6.316667 81 Unknown Aid recipient Not applicable One INGO staff member went to the home of an aid recipient and was beaten with a stick. His injuries required hospitalization. Motive is unknown. Yes Focal Point
3276 May 3 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.572198 29.971282 Unknown Host state South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) One INGO medical staff was seriously injured after their mobile medical team was ambushed and assaulted by intoxicated soldiers in Karic, on route to Amongpiny. Yes Official Report
3281 May 3 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.14 31.71 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman Two NGO contracted drivers in an aid convoy were seriously injured after they were ambushed and beaten by Murle perpetrators near Gadiang. Yes Official Report
3375 May 4 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 36.5422 37.3247 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was injured when unknown gunmen ran over the staff member with a vehicle in Turkman Bareh, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
3390 May 5 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 13.666667 38.916667 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kola Tembien, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3587 May 6 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 6.63492 32.9094 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff guard was shot and killed after an unknown armed group raided Gumuruk, Jonglei. Yes Focal Point
3388 May 7 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.119854 39.445606 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush in Eastern Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3280 May 10 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 4.845691 31.615181 Unknown Unaffiliated Civilian One female INGO staff was injured near the Landmark Hotel in Juba when an unknown man threw a rock at her, knocking her down. She was treated at a local clinic. Yes Official Report
3311 May 10 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 11.744936 32.813685 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was injured during a violent compound raid by unknown perpetrators in Renk town. Yes Official Report
3282 May 12 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.519751 33.322583 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO Ugandan staff member was reportedly shot and killed after his vehicle was ambushed in the vicinity of Camp 15, Budi. Yes Official Report
3297 May 13 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 9.1385 30.066524 Incidental Unknown Unknown An INGO community worker was one of 7 civilians killed in a cattle raid in Guech, Kuach Payam. Yes Official Report
3539 May 14 2021 CO Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.75 -75.883333 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN staff member was attacked and robbed in Monteria, Cordoba by unknown criminals. He was treated at a nearby hospital. Yes Focal Point
3350 May 14 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Raid Project site 13.312107 24.448803 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces One INGO nurse was shot and wounded when opposing security forces raided the INGO health facility in Rokero, Central Darfur. Yes Official Report
3298 May 16 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 34.31 70.71 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN agency staff member was seriously injured after an IED attached to his private vehicle detonated on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway near Barikaw. His wife travelling with him was killed. Yes Official Report
3299 May 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site -4.106949 28.729977 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Twigwaneho Militia Three INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Fizi Hauts Plateaux during a food distribution project for children. They were released after 3 days due to family negotiations. Yes Official Report
3300 May 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -3.334856 29.086427 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Buhirwa Militia Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped 107km northwest of Uvira. One staff was released on May 22 after ransom was paid, and the other staff died while being held on May 20 due to lack of medical treatment. Yes Official Report
3314 May 19 2021 CF Central African Republic 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Ambush Road 5.325448 25.991872 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) One UN agency contracted staff member was killed after their aid convoy was ambushed by UPC militants 8km outside of Mboki. Yes ACLED
3303 May 20 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.28 28.68 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Malual Mouk Clan One UN agency contracted driver was stabbed in the hand after his convoy was ambushed and robbed by suspected Malual Mouk criminals. Yes Official Report
3304 May 20 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 4.858492 31.598018 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One INGO driver and a motorcycle were in a collision on Airport road, Juba. A crowd gathered due to the incident and the driver was assaulted by the mob. Yes Official Report
3305 May 21 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 7.24114 30.28192 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO doctor was killed in the medical clinic in Ganyiel, Unity. Yes Official Report
3540 May 22 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Custody 38.443056 70.805556 Other Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two medical INGO male staff members were ambushed, kidnapped and held for 3 days, as they were forced to do a surgical operation on an NSAG militant. Yes Focal Point
3302 May 24 2021 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.34 44.51 Incidental Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were shot when their convoy including a military commander was ambushed at a checkpoint near Al-Habilayn. Reports indicate the gunfire was an assassination attempt against the military commander. One of the INGO staff shot later died in hospital. Yes Focal Point
3315 May 25 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 24.783333 96.366667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male aid worker was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Sa Paut village, Mohnyin district. Yes ACLED
3391 May 26 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.411493 39.464761 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during a raid of the office in Gulomekheda, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3589 May 29 2021 CM Cameroon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Road 5.15 10.183333 Economic Unknown Unknown One female UN national staff took a taxi to a burial ceremony near Bafang village, when the driver kidnapped her and took her to an unknown location where ransom was requested. She was released on May 31 after a police operation. Yes Focal Point
3301 May 31 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 14.266667 39.45 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male aid worker, head of an INGO office in Adigrat, died after being shot in crossfire. Yes Media
3306 May 31 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 4.408056 32.575 Political Unaffiliated Monyumiji Youth One UN driver was assaulted and injured, when a large group of Monyumiji youth, protesting humanitarian organisation presence in the community, attacked his vehicle. Yes Official Report
3316 May 31 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.946667 -3.893333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia 3 NGO staff were kidnapped near Konna town by JNIM militia. Yes ACLED
3317 Jun 2 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 7.437085 18.235277 Economic Non-state armed group: National Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement/Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique (CPC/MPC) One INGO staff member was wounded after being assaulted and robbed by CPC militants. Yes Official Report
3338 Jun 3 2021 LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 30.755556 20.225278 Political Unknown Unknown The head of the Red Crescent regional office in Ajdabiya was kidnapped. He was released on February 4, 2022. Yes Media
3348 Jun 6 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 35.333333 40.15 Political Aid recipient Not applicable Two INGO male staff members were injured after mob violence erupted at a soap dispensing event in Sbeikhan. Yes Focal Point
3309 Jun 7 2021 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 6.426515 30.618244 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were killed when their convoy travelling on the Mapourdit-Aluakluak road was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators. The perpetrators fired on one vehicle, killing both staff, and occupants of the other vehicle were unharmed. Yes Official Report
3337 Jun 7 2021 ML Mali 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 5 3 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 16.266667 -0.05 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Eight INGO staff, including 3 females, were reportedly abducted in Hourara village from the INGO health centre, Gao. Yes Official Report
3312 Jun 8 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 26 0 0 0 0 10 16 0 26 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 26 Shooting Raid Office/compound 36.33 68.62 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State 10 staff members of a demining INGO were killed and 16 others seriously wounded when Islamic State perpetrators raided the organisation base camp in Shikh Jalal village. The 16 injured were all treated at the Pul-l-Kumri hospital, with 4 critical injuries evacuated to Kabul. It is unknown at this time whether any international staff are included in the 26, therefore all are marked as national until further information is available. Yes Official Report
3319 Jun 12 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 5 0 0 3 0 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 5 1 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.508333 36.869167 Disputed Unknown Unknown Two INGO-supported hospital staff and two ambulance drivers were killed, while a midwife and 3 other NGO staff were injured after 3 missiles destroyed the hospital in Afrin city. Yes Official Report
3335 Jun 13 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 4.256111 33.456111 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed walking home in Chukudum, Budi. Yes Official Report
3593 Jun 14 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.5225 65.251667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was shot and killed in a roadside ambush while he was headed to work. Yes Focal Point
3318 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.25 70.5 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One polio vaccinator was killed in Jalalabad and another was injured. No group has claimed responsibility and ongoing vaccination campaigns in the province have been suspended. Yes Official Report
3580 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in an attack in Khogyani that targeted many locations in the same day. Yes Focal Point
3581 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two polio vaccinators were injured in a widespread attack in different locations in Khogyani on the same day. Yes Focal Point
3582 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack in Khogyani targeting different locations in the same day. Yes Focal Point
3583 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack targeting 4 different locations in Khogyani on the same day. Yes Focal Point
3334 Jun 15 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Office/compound 7.75 30.266667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot and killed by an unknown attacker at the office compound in Nyal. Yes Official Report
3344 Jun 18 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location 22.616667 97.3 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Nar Ma Hkaw, Hsipaw township. Yes ACLED
3345 Jun 19 2021 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 12.9 23.483333 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were shot and injured in a failed kidnapping turned carjacking incident in Zalingi, Central Darfur. Yes ACLED
3346 Jun 19 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 21.833333 95.416667 Disputed Non-state armed group: National People's Defense Force (PDF) Three NGO staff members were reportedly killed by gunmen from the People's Defense Force. Reports indicate the gunmen claimed the staff members were members of an underground defiance militia. Yes ACLED
3351 Jun 19 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.684722 36.39111 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition 1 NGO staff member was killed and 5 were injured after their centre in Qastoun village, Hama was hit by Russian and Syrian coalition shelling. Yes Media
3329 Jun 20 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 4.506750 33.692934 Economic Unknown Unknown One guard at a humanitarian organisation run primary school was shot and killed when unknown perpetrators raided the school and stole food items and school kits in Machi, Kapoeta South. Yes Official Report
3333 Jun 21 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.455556 -4.918056 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia At least 3 NGO staff members (exact number unknown) were abducted after being ambushed traveling in Toguere Coumbe commune, Mopti, by JNIM militants. Their whereabouts are unknown. Yes Official Report
3509 Jun 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 14.1 38.283333 Unknown Police or paramilitary Security Forces One UN national staff was harassed and assaulted by security forces in his home in Shire town, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3332 Jun 24 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces Three INGO staff members, two national males and one international female, were killed by unknown assailants while travelling in Tigray. Yes Official Report
3336 Jun 24 2021 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.35 -3.25 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO male staff members in a COVID vaccine team were kidnapped by unknown extremists in Kirchamba village in Dire circle. Yes Official Report
3347 Jun 24 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.30082 18.2833 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was shot and injured during an ambush by armed elements. The staff member was transporting a patient on a motorcycle when the attack happened. The female patient passenger was killed. Yes Official Report
3409 Jun 25 2021 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.333333 10.5 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) Three humanitarian workers were kidnapped in Northwest Cameroon while completely a food delivery. They were released 2 days later. Yes Media
3541 Jun 25 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody -4.325 15.322222 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police One female international UN staff member was injured by a police officer after she was arrested with a group of people in a restaurant accused of breaking COVID restrictions. They were released 1 hour later. Yes Focal Point
3352 Jun 25 2021 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 32 35.25 Political Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Red Crescent paramedic was injured by the glass from a broken windshield after Israel Defense Forces shot at the clearly marked ambulance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Yes Media
3342 Jun 27 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.432946 -4.449935 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was kidnapped travelling 56km NE of Tenekou, Mopti. His whereabouts are unknown. Yes Official Report
3331 Jun 28 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Other Explosives Ambush Road 34.434167 70.447778 Political Unknown Unknown Two female NGO staff members travelling in an organisation mini-bus were injured when they were attacked by an unknown assailant on a rickshaw with an IED. The perpetrator threw the remote-controlled IED at the mini-bus, but missed and it exploded on the ground. Yes Official Report
3376 Jun 29 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.9925 36.393056 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was injured after leftover munitions exploded in Darkoush, Idlib. Yes Focal Point
3341 Jun 29 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.783333 33.05 Incidental Unaffiliated Civilians One NGO staff member was wounded and later died from his injuries in the hospital after being assaulted by a group of individuals in Akobo town. Reports suggest it was over a personal issue. Yes Official Report
3546 Jul 1 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator on his way to work in Jalalabad. Yes Focal Point
3547 Jul 2 2021 CM Cameroon 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.5832 9.3024 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO staff were kidnapped in Kumba district. They were released after 2 days. Yes Focal Point
3356 Jul 2 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.56 30.51 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN Congolese staff member transporting livelihood kits to Yirol East county was ambushed and shot by unknown armed perpetrators. He managed to drive to Yirol town for medical attention. Yes Official Report
3374 Jul 3 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.885512 -3.585389 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Three national NGO workers were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia while traveling between Diallassagou and Bankass. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3377 Jul 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 35.699651 36.504135 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member was injured after regime shelling, accompanied by Russian reconnaissance aircraft, targetted a residential area in Balyoun, Idlib. Yes Focal Point
3378 Jul 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 36.20764 36.51919 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition 5 NGO staff members were injured after their centre was hit by Russian coalition airstrikes. Yes Focal Point
3365 Jul 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 35.733333 36.7 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member was killed along with his family, when his home was hit by a Russian military shell in Ebleen village of Jabal al-Zawiya, Idlib. Yes Official Report
3339 Jul 4 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 7.003396 19.217641 Incidental Host state Central African Armed Forces (FACA) One NGO staff member contracted by a UN agency was shot and wounded by FACA armed forces in Abakar, Kaga-Bandoro for allegedly not compiling with instructions at the checkpoint. Yes Official Report
3386 Jul 6 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.496944 39.476944 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle. Yes Focal Point
3513 Jul 6 2021 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 4.373333 18.562778 Economic Criminal Not applicable One UN national staff was shot and killed by burglars in his home in Bangui. Yes Focal Point
3340 Jul 6 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.691253 31.704516 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two staff members, one female staff from an INGO and one male from a partner NGO, were injured after their group was ambushed and assaulted near Nestiu town, Juba County. Yes Official Report
3343 Jul 6 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 7.02667 29.24611 Unknown Unaffiliated Youths One NGO community health worker was shot and injured by a group of unknown youths between Ngop payam and Cueibet town. Yes Official Report
3389 Jul 8 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.576581 39.418475 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush after leaving the capital Mekelle. Yes Focal Point
3373 Jul 8 2021 ML Mali 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.917 -4.459 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia 3 national staff of an INGO were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia near Kera town Tenenkou, Mopti. Their whereabouts is unknown. Yes ACLED
3353 Jul 13 2021 ML Mali 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.041944 -6.061667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 4 INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown NSAG travelling 34 km south of Niono near Heremakono in Segou region. They were released with their vehicles the following day. Yes Official Report
3406 Jul 14 2021 BF Burkina Faso 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.086435 0.804714 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One INGO staff member was kidnapped along with a teacher and a government official (not counted here) by JNIM Militia while travelling between Matiakoali and Fada Ngourma. Yes Media
3407 Jul 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Individual attack Project site 35.5814 36.9256 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member was killed and 2 others injured after a Russian Syrian coalition double-tap airstrike targeted the staff members providing aid to those hit by a previous strike in Sarja. Yes Media
3367 Jul 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.5814 36.9256 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member reporting on a previous shelling strike, was killed after a second strike by Russian forces targeted the same area and 3 others were wounded. Yes Official Report
3368 Jul 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 35.733333 36.7 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One nurse working at an NGO hospital was killed after Russian forces shelling hit her home in Ihsem town, Jabal al-Zawiya. Yes Official Report
3408 Jul 18 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 7.96667 8.76667 Unknown Criminal Herders Three aid workers with an HIV testing and counseling program in Benue state were kidnapped and killed by a suspected criminal herder gang in Tomanyi village. Yes Media
3372 Jul 18 2021 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 15.3533 0.7607 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One Togolese Christian INGO aid worker was kidnapped with two other civilians in the town o Benta, Ansongo, by presumed ISWAP militants. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3355 Jul 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.588408 29.268264 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff were ambushed and kidnapped by unknown gunmen while travelling near Kanyamahoro, 10km north of Goma on the Goma-Kibumba road. Information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3359 Jul 23 2021 SS South Sudan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 9.975211 33.578400 Political Aid recipient Refugees Two UN staff members and one INGO staff were injured after a group of refugees temporarily took them hostage at a food distribution project in Yusuf Batil and assaulted them. They received minor medical care. Yes Official Report
3371 Jul 27 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 22.316667 96.8 Political Non-state armed group: National People's Militia Force One NGO health worker was assaulted by a People's Militia Force perpetrator with a rifle butt. Reports indicate the aid worker was providing COVID-19 assistance. Yes ACLED
3542 Jul 29 2021 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.982170 9.820940 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two NNGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped in Momo, NW, by an unknown armed group over suspicion they were collecting information for the military. They were released after 6 days. Yes Focal Point
3358 Aug 1 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.362353 31.984465 Unknown Unknown Unknown One driver was shot and killed in an INGO contracted convoy after it was attacked by unknown gunmen near Aru junction on the Juba-Nimule road. Yes Official Report
3361 Aug 3 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 5.265506 27.822440 Economic Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was assaulted after he was stopped on his motorcycle and robbed in Ezo county on the Yambio-Tambura road. He was able to reach a nearby medical centre after the attack. Yes Official Report
3482 Aug 5 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Individual attack Project site 36.4097 37.4036 Disputed Non-state armed group: Regional Kurdish Self-management forces One NGO staff member was injured after their ambulance was targeting by shelling while they were providing assistance to victims of a previous shelling attack in Hazwan village, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
3360 Aug 6 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 9.403215 31.150343 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO compound guard was seriously beaten when unknown perpetrators raided the compound in New Fangak. Another guard was able to activate the alarm and nothing was taken before they fled. Yes Official Report
3369 Aug 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 34.55635 68.95628 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban The director of an NGO all-girls school in Khoja Lakan, Paghman district was abducted by Taliban militants from his home. He was held for 2 days and tortured in regards to the NGO and his work with the organisation. He was released on August 11. Women's and girl's programs have been suspended indefinitely. Yes Focal Point
3404 Aug 11 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 9.26 29.8 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN agency contracted compound guard was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Bentiu. Yes Official Report
3410 Aug 13 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.851944 -2.786111 Economic Unknown Unknown One NGO driver was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the village of Bambara Maoude, Tombouctou. Yes ACLED
3411 Aug 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.5473 29.2553 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was kidnapped during an armed group attack in Nyiragongo that killed 4 civilians and led to 7 other civilian abductions (not counted here). The whereabouts of the staff is presently unknown. Yes ACLED
3514 Aug 21 2021 TD Chad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 12.11 15.05 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN national staff member on a motorbike was injured after he was assaulted during a road robbery in N'djamena. Yes Focal Point
4013 Aug 21 2021 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Road 12.911323 7.596911 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national partners of an INGO were abducted by unknown actors from a public bus in Batagarawa, Katsina. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Official Report
3412 Aug 22 2021 CM Cameroon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 5.933333 10.166667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One international ICRC staff was killed in an attack in Bamenda, Northwest. Yes Official Report
3543 Aug 22 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 9.6 41.866667 Incidental Criminal Unknown One UN staff member was badly beaten on his way home from work after running into a gang fight in Dire town. Yes Focal Point
3370 Aug 22 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Raid Project site 3.948833 30.427800 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable At least two NGO health workers were reportedly abducted from the Lasu Refugee Camp after an unknown armed group raided the camp, stole items from the facility, damaged an ambulance, and abducted other residents. Yes Official Report
3414 Aug 27 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Custody 21.9374 94.7536 Political Police or paramilitary Myanmar Armed Forces One NGO male staff member was beaten in the head after being arrested by the military for political Facebook posts in Min Taing Pin. Yes ACLED
3510 Aug 27 2021 UG Uganda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 0.31628 32.58219 Unknown Criminal Unknown One national UN staff was assaulted and injured by unknown criminals in Kampala. Yes Focal Point
3575 Aug 27 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Complex attack Combat/Crossfire Road 34.525278 69.178333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One female INGO staff member was shot and killed by a stray bullet while in her car on the road during the Kabul Airport complex IS terrorist attack. Yes Focal Point
3381 Aug 29 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Individual attack Home 34.525278 69.178333 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces United States Armed Forces One INGO national male staff member was killed in a United States military drone strike in Kabul, when the aerial bombardment targetted his home. Media reports indicate the staff member's vehicle was targeted as it arrived home on the suspicion the water containers it was carrying were explosives. 9 other civilians were killed, including 7 children. Yes Media
3379 Aug 30 2021 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Office/compound 12.2701 14.4636 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One INGO national aid worker was killed during a Boko Haram raid into the military compound in Rann, Borno. 16 other civilians were killed (not counted here). Yes Media
3415 Aug 31 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Home 21.4533 95.4201 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Pyu Saw Htee militia One NGO chairman was shot and killed after members of the pro-military Pyu Saw Htee militia fired shots at his home in Chaung Daung village. Yes Media
3597 Aug 31 2021 SZ Swaziland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home -27.116667 31.2 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was attacked and stabbed by unknown perpetrators outside his home in Nhlangano. Yes Focal Point
3596 Sep 1 2021 MM Myanmar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 16.69 96.29 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member's throat was cut by an unknown intruder in his home at night. The staff member survived. Yes Focal Point
3483 Sep 4 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 35.735278 36.611667 Political Non-state armed group: National Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) One NGO staff member was kidnapped from his home in Shnan, Idlib by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. He was held and tortured until November 20, 2021. Yes Official Report
3380 Sep 6 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 5.59 27.47 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was reportedly killed in crossfire during community clashes in Tombura town. Yes Official Report
3422 Sep 6 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Raid Project site 13.683333 98.433333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four NGO staff members providing COVID-19 medical support in Thayetchaung town, Tanintharyi, were kidnapped by an unknown armed group. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3403 Sep 9 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Roadside IED Ambush Road 7.298062 15.848875 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Retour, Reclamation et Rehabilitation (3R) An INGO vehicle on route from Paoua to Bocaranga hit an IED near Koupala, killing the driver and wounding 2 other staff members. Reports indicate the IED was planted by the Retour, Reclamation et Rehabilitation (3R) armed group. Yes Official Report
3402 Sep 10 2021 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Raid Project site 13.812763 -3.635591 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was kidnapped from the INGO health clinic 38km SW of Bankass by unknown armed elements, for allegedly not informing the group of their presence in the area. The staff was released 5 days later. Yes Official Report
3431 Sep 11 2021 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.05 0.366667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped travelling between Fada Ngourma and Kikideni. They were released on September 18 2021. Yes ACLED
3594 Sep 11 2021 LS Lesotho 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Home -29.31 27.48 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff manager was shot and killed outside his home in the capital. Yes Focal Point
3423 Sep 14 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Detention Custody 16.733333 95.966667 Political Police or paramilitary Myanmar Armed Forces An aid worker was killed after being reportedly arrested and detained by the military and police, with another civilian (not counted here), in Twantay township, Yangon. Yes ACLED
3440 Sep 15 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 6.2125 31.560833 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contracted male daily worker was injured after being assaulted by 6 unknown armed men on his way to work in Bor town. Yes Official Report
3400 Sep 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road -1.5164271 29.3308425 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three staff members from a UN agency NGO implementing partner were shot and wounded after their aid convoy was ambushed by unknown gunmen near Buhumba village, Nyiragongo. Yes Official Report
3424 Sep 16 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 22.539167 97.028333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and injured by an unknown armed group after he was returning from bringing a landmine victim to the nearby hospital. Yes ACLED
3401 Sep 17 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.875803 30.745472 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A UN agency NGO implementing partner aid convoy was ambushed 30km from Yei on the Yei-Kaya road near Ligi, by an unknown armed group. The driver was killed, one staff was injured, and the other 3 were kidnapped. Their whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
3432 Sep 17 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 14.35 -3.611111 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One NGO staff member was shot and killed during an ambush and motorcycle theft by JNIM militia members in Tila, Bandiagara. Yes ACLED
3467 Sep 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 34.341944 62.203056 Political Unknown Unknown One UN agency male staff member was kidnapped and interrogated by unknown armed men in Herat city. He was released the following day. Yes Official Report
3507 Sep 24 2021 LR Liberia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 6.313333 -10.801389 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN female staff member was injured after an unknown criminal tried to steal her purse while she was riding a motorbike. Yes Focal Point
3441 Sep 30 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 9.55 31.65 Economic Staff member Contractor One international UN staff member was injured after being assaulted by a UN contractor over payment issues in Malakal. Yes Official Report
3502 Oct 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 9.133333 26.966667 Economic Criminal Unknown One INGO security guard was injured after he was assaulted during a criminal raid on a health facility project site in Nyamlel, Aweil West. There was a temporary program suspension. Yes Focal Point
3433 Oct 2 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Detention Custody 16.907222 96.133333 Political Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One aid worker was reportedly arrested on October 2 by the military and died in custody on October 3. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes ACLED
3442 Oct 2 2021 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 7.933333 33 Unknown Unknown Unknown One international and one national UN contractor was shot and wounded when their UN contracted barge came under fire from unknown gunmen when travelling between Gakdon and Dengjok in Akobo. The barge had just delivered food and was returning from the contracted mission. Yes Official Report
3466 Oct 2 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 9.244110 31.522360 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) An INGO national staff in Pigi county was shot and killed after being caught in fighting between SPLA IO factions. Yes Official Report
3416 Oct 4 2021 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 12.993123 44.915714 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was killed after he was ambushed on the road linking Aden and Lahj while travelling for personal business. Their belongings were also stolen. Yes Official Report
3434 Oct 4 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Detention Custody 17.095278 96.221111 Political Police or paramilitary Junta Forces One NGO staff member was reportedly arrested by Junta Forces in central Yangon, Hlegu township, seriously tortured, then shot and killed. Yes Media
3421 Oct 5 2021 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.029454 29.091870 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 119km south of Uvira, Fizi district for ransom. They were freed on October 9. Yes Official Report
3425 Oct 5 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.5 18.283333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two humanitarian staff members were kidnapped in Bouca, Ouham for 2 days. Yes Official Report
3420 Oct 7 2021 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.533333 -4.1 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot and killed in an armed robbery where his motorcycle was stolen in Sevare, Mopti. Yes Official Report
3435 Oct 7 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.5219444444444 29.249444444444 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four NGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped in Kingarame, North Kivu. Yes ACLED
3436 Oct 7 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.580754 -6.047603 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped with their vehicle in Niono, Segou. Yes ACLED
3443 Oct 7 2021 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.079978 31.960351 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN national staff member was reportedly ambushed by unknown gunmen along the Juba-Nimule road in Maqwi county. Some reports indicate the staff member managed to escape the attack, but no communication has been received from the staff member. Yes Official Report
3468 Oct 8 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 22.944444 95.373611 Unknown Unknown Unknown A charity worker with an oxygen cylinder business was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Taze town. Yes ACLED
3437 Oct 9 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 10.725907 12.362799 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped in Borno and reports indicate ISWA has taken responsibility. Yes Media
3419 Oct 11 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Home 4.1 30.67 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff was killed in his home in Yei town. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes Official Report
3418 Oct 13 2021 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.138439 -0.060946 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO driver was injured in the thigh and arm after unknown criminals fired shots at the organisation's vehicle leaving the Goudebo refugee camp, 14km outside of Dori. Yes Official Report
3417 Oct 16 2021 HT Haiti 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 5 7 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.576111 -72.226944 Economic Criminal 400 Mawozo 12 (5 men, 7 women) international staff members of a Christian INGO were kidnapped by the criminal group 400 Mawozo in Croix des Bouquets, 13 km northeast of Port au Prince, while on route from an orphanage visit. They were all released by December 20, 2021. Yes Media
3426 Oct 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 1.566667 30.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed in Bunia for unknown reasons. Yes Official Report
3427 Oct 19 2021 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Road 13.5839 44.04 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO male national staff member was killed when his car hit a landmine in the Al-Qasar roundabout in Salah, Taiz. Yes Official Report
3438 Oct 21 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 3.4 45.583333 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Hawadle Clan militia One NGO staff member was shot and killed by a militia member after refusing a food ration card the perpetrator was not entitled to. Yes ACLED
3444 Oct 21 2021 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 10.099549 33.587109 Economic Aid recipient Refugees Two INGO staff contracted to operate a cash distribution site in Kaya Refugee Camp were assaulted and injured by refugees upset with the speed of the distribution. Yes Official Report
3428 Oct 25 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 3.948833 30.4278 Unknown Unaffiliated Civilian One INGO staff member was shot and injured after an intoxicated man entered a public market area in Lasu refugee camp, begun demanding money and then opened fire. One other civilian (not counted here) was killed. Yes Media
3469 Oct 26 2021 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 32.184167 35.249722 Political Unaffiliated Israeli Settlers Two ICRC staff were reportedly peppered sprayed by Israeli settlers in Burin, Nablus, during a joint field visit with Palestinian farmers and IDF officials. The staff received medical attention at the military base. Yes Official Report
3430 Oct 28 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 2.982419 30.330561 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were shot and wounded when their organisation vehicle was ambushed while travelling between Kobu and Bambu, Ituri, by unknown armed individuals for unknown reasons. Yes Media
3429 Nov 2 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7.933333 33 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was one of 10 civilians killed in community clashes in Gakdong, Akobo county. Yes Official Report
3500 Nov 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Road 36.6477 36.731539 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 NGO staff members were injured after a landmine on the road in Lower Dhak, Kolyan exploded. Yes Focal Point
4008 Nov 9 2021 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.535291 -72.290092 Economic Criminal Criminal One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors while waiting for a colleague to do carpooling. The aid worker was released after a ransom was paid. Yes Official Report
3449 Nov 15 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 20.666667 97 Political Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One aid worker, helping residents of the IDP camp, was reportedly arrested my military personnel in the camp in Pekon township, Shan. Reports indicate he later died in military custody due to injuries consistent with torture. Yes ACLED
3579 Nov 15 2021 BF Burkina Faso 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.25 -0.75 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Dawlatoun Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by armed group members while travelling in the Sahel region. They were released on December 19, 2021. Yes Focal Point
3447 Nov 16 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7.6765489 27.972248 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) One NGO driver was detained for one day after his vehicle was stopped at an SPLO-IO checkpoint in Bagari Payam. The vehicle was not released until November 21. Yes Official Report
3445 Nov 17 2021 BD Bangladesh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Office/compound 22.335 92.016667 Political Unaffiliated Labour Union One UN agency staff member was assaulted and injured by a group from a labour union who came to the UN warehouse in Cox's Bazar and threatened to stop activities. Yes Official Report
3446 Nov 17 2021 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Unknown Raid Office/compound 8.492154 27.993158 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff and a guard were injured after unknown armed men raided the organisation compound and stole money at gunpoint. Yes Official Report
3470 Nov 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 35.333333 40.15 Unknown Host state Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) One NGO male staff member was seriously beaten at a checkpoint in Sosa town by SDF forces. Yes ACLED
3450 Nov 18 2021 MM Myanmar 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 16.795 96.164 Political Host state Myanmar Armed Forces Three INGO national staff members were injured by the Armed Forces during the raid of a private residence in Yangon. Yes Focal Point
3578 Nov 19 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 11.4612 26.1311 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One guard was injured by unknown armed men who raided the organisation compound and stole a vehicle in Ed Daien. Yes Focal Point
3511 Nov 20 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.94749 29.19471 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One UN national staff was shot and wounded by Mai Mai militia in Lambo Katenga, Kalemie. Yes Focal Point
3471 Nov 21 2021 BF Burkina Faso 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Project site 13.35653040 -1.05861350 Disputed Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was injured after the organisation supported health centre in Foube, Sanmatenga was burned down by unknown armed perpetrators. Official reports indicate it was likely collateral damage after the initial attack targeted a nearby police station. Yes Official Report
3545 Nov 27 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 8.541389 39.268889 Economic Police or paramilitary Unknown One INGO male staff was shot and injured by a man in a military uniform who robbed him in Adama city. Yes Focal Point
3451 Nov 30 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.4 28.8 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two ICRC staff, one national and one international, were kidnapped in Masisi on November 30 by unknown gunmen and released on December 11. Yes Official Report
3529 Nov 30 2021 UG Uganda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 0.05 32.46 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN female staff was robbed and stabbed on the hand by an unknown criminal as she was walking to work in Entebbe. Yes Focal Point
3472 Dec 1 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two private truck staff contracted to deliver humanitarian supplies to Bibokoboko, Fizi, were shot and killed when their truck was ambushed by unknown armed men. 2 other civilian passengers were also killed (not counted here). Yes Media
3473 Dec 1 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 8.297855 30.147525 Incidental Unaffiliated Community members One INGO national staff member was killed after being caught in community violence between armed youths and others in Leer. Yes Official Report
3455 Dec 2 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.15 12.75 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Humanitarian staff were reportedly kidnapped along with 6 civil servants and other civilians after departing Damboa, Borno. The exact number of humanitarian staff kidnapped is unknown at this time (coded as two). Yes Media
3474 Dec 2 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.35 -3.611111 Political Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One NGO staff member was killed after his vehicle was ambushed in Tile village, Mopti. Yes ACLED
3475 Dec 2 2021 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 21.933333 96.083333 Unknown Unknown Unknown The head of an NGO offering ambulance services in Chanmyathazi, Mandalay was shot in a tea shop by unknown perpetrators. He later recovered in hospital. Yes Media
3590 Dec 4 2021 NE Niger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.13167 4.07318 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO driver was kidnapped along with his vehicle, he was released after several days but the unknown armed group kept the vehicle. Yes Focal Point
3453 Dec 7 2021 MG Madagascar 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -24.6 46.466667 Economic Criminal Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed and another was wounded by unknown armed criminals after their motorcycle was ambushed in Tranamaro commune. Yes Official Report
3531 Dec 7 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 36.8175 38.0111 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff was kidnapped by unknown armed men in a public location in Jarabulus, Aleppo. He was held for 2 days. Reports indicate he had previously received threats about recruitment issues. Yes Focal Point
3452 Dec 8 2021 CD DR Congo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road -0.182693 29.269289 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three UN agency staff members were wounded after their convoy came under armed attack by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 17km south of Lubero. Yes Official Report
3456 Dec 15 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 8.78 27.4 Incidental Unaffiliated Family member One NGO staff member was killed by a family member in an interpersonal dispute in Aweil town. Yes Official Report
3457 Dec 16 2021 CF Central African Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road 6.821741 16.317295 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN Agency contracted truck staff was injured when the vehicle hit an IED 78km southwest of Paoua near Ngoutere. Yes Official Report
3459 Dec 18 2021 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Mob violence Public location 7.43333 33.2333 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths One NGO staff member was killed in a clash between opposing youths in Kong Kong Payam, Jonglei on his way home from work. Yes Official Report
3614 Dec 18 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 12.416667 39.55 Incidental Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One UN agency national staff member was killed in an airstrike in Tigray while off-duty and driving to visit his family. Yes Media
3458 Dec 19 2021 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.632958 31.428276 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN agency staff was killed and another injured after their convoy was ambushed by unknown armed men between Duk Padiet and Tindiir, Jonglei. Yes Official Report
3505 Dec 19 2021 BO Bolivia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -16.5 -68.15 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN staff member was stabbed by an unknown perpetrator in La Paz outside of his house. Yes Focal Point
3544 Dec 21 2021 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 13.333333 45.083333 Political Unaffiliated Community members One INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a community member after he was not picked to be on a committee in Darherate Albakri, Radfan. Yes Focal Point
3460 Dec 22 2021 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 7.3 18.3 Economic Unknown Unknown Three NGO contracted truck staff were reported missing on December 19 and found dead the following day in a forest outside Batangafo. Perpetrators and cause of death is unknown at this time, but their trucks were looted. Yes Official Report
3454 Dec 24 2021 MM Myanmar 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Public location 19.049444 97.125556 Political Host state Myanmar Armed Forces Two INGO national staff members were among the dead in a military massacre in Mo So village, Kayah state. The staff members were returning from an aid mission in a marked INGO vehicle when they were ambushed in the village by Myanmar Armed Forces. Media and official reports indicate at least 35 burned bodies were found in the village, including the two aid workers. Yes Official Report
3576 Dec 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 35.6 66.3 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff was stabbed during a robbery in Jawzjan. Yes Focal Point
3461 Dec 28 2021 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 15.659444 0.501667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO international staff member was kidnapped from his home in Ansongo, Goa. They were released several days later. Yes Official Report
3476 Dec 29 2021 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 15.659444 0.501667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and later released on January 3, 2022. Yes ACLED
3515 Dec 29 2021 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Unknown One male UN national staff was kidnapped by a criminal gang and released after 1 day. Yes Focal Point
3462 Dec 30 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.8 33.133333 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of community youths over an age set dispute. The staff was evacuated to Juba for medical treatment. Yes Official Report
3548 Dec 30 2021 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Home 6.8 33.133333 Incidental Staff member Not applicable One INGO staff member was beaten by other employees at his home in Pibor for not adhering to age set customs. Yes Focal Point
3882 Jan 1 2022 PL Poland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 52.23 21.011111 Incidental Unknown Unknwon One INGO aid worker was racially attacked by unknown people in Warsaw. Yes Focal Point
3883 Jan 1 2022 UA Ukraine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 48.2142908 25.8863072 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One INGO staff was forcibly taken, detained and beaten by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, being accused of espionage. Yes Focal Point
3884 Jan 1 2022 LB Lebanon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 33.8892114 35.4629967 Political Criminal Not applicable One INGO staff was injured by gang members in need of medical treatment in Beirut. Yes Focal Point
3885 Jan 1 2022 CM Cameroon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 6.5711087 13.6378333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff was assaulted by unknown men in Mbere, Adamawa. Yes Focal Point
3802 Jan 1 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Detention Custody 18.25 96 Disputed Police or paramilitary Myanmar Armed Forces One volunteer health worker was arrested by SAC forces and later died in detention. Yes Official Report
3464 Jan 3 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Raid Home 8.595958 29.991989 Economic Criminal Not applicable One female NGO staff was shot and injured in an attempted robbery on her house by unknown criminals in Guolpiny village, Koch. Yes Official Report
3465 Jan 7 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.423139 29.019500 Economic Criminal Not applicable Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators on the Goma-Kitchanga road in Masisi territory. They were released on January 12. Yes Media
3734 Jan 9 2022 HN Honduras 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff was kidnapped, robbed and sexually assaulted in Honduras. Yes Focal Point
3477 Jan 11 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One NGO staff member was shot and killed inside the organisation medical centre in Al-Hawl refugee camp, by suspected Islamic State gunmen. Yes Official Report
3480 Jan 11 2022 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 15.916667 2.4 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff member was kidnapped in Menaka Gao on January 11, and escaped his captors on January 13. Yes Official Report
3478 Jan 12 2022 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Road 2.033333 45.333333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN humanitarian agency staff member driving a vehicle in Mogadishu was injured after a VBIED targeting a nearby convoy exploded. Yes Official Report
3479 Jan 12 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Political Unknown Unknown One international INGO doctor was stabbed in an ICRC hospital in the Al-Hawl refugee camp, by an unknown perpetrator. Yes Official Report
3747 Jan 12 2022 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road 34.525278 69.178333 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One national female UN aid worker was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver while commuting to work in Kabul. Yes Focal Point
3481 Jan 13 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.931506 7.431720 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown The president of an NGO was kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Kaduna near between the villages Akilbu and Rijana. He was reportedly kidnapped and tortured due to his work with some politicians, and released the following week. Yes Media
3487 Jan 13 2022 BF Burkina Faso 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 14.683333 -0.466667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) 5 NGO staff members working bear Oursi town, were kidnapped by ISWA militants. 4 were released later that day (not counted here) and 1 continued to be held. Their whereabouts are unknown. Yes ACLED
3492 Jan 16 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 19.5383 97.1588 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces Two youth NGO assistants in a camp for IDPs were killed in a military airstrike that hit the camp in Nan Mei Khon town Kayah state. Yes ACLED
3751 Jan 16 2022 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Ambush Road 2.039167 45.341944 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Not applicable One national male INGO worker was injured by a hand grenade attack in Mogadishu. Yes Focal Point
3600 Jan 16 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One male humanitarian working to set up tents in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp was shot and killed by suspected Islamic State militants active in the camp. Yes ACLED
3840 Jan 17 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Public location 4.85 31.6 Other Unaffiliated Civilian One female INGO aid worker was sexually harassed by a civilian in Juba. Yes Focal Point
3484 Jan 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 1.652694 30.347194 Political Unaffiliated Commercial motorcyclists One INGO staff member was injured when a group of angry commercial motorcyclists threw stones at the INGO vehicle in Katoto centre, Ituri. Yes Official Report
3491 Jan 24 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.104123 29.094035 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO staff members were kidnapped near Nchowe village, Fizi. Their whereabouts are unknown. Yes Media
3490 Jan 25 2022 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.083333 -0.5 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One male NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia on the road between Fada NGourma and Pama, Gourma. Yes ACLED
3794 Jan 25 2022 HT Haiti 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.583333 -72.266667 Economic Criminal Not applicable Two national male UN aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Tabarre 43, close to Port au Prince. The aid workers were released on February 10th. Yes Focal Point
3841 Jan 26 2022 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 15.916667 2.4 Unknown Unaffiliated Civilian One male INGO national staff was beaten and injured in the street by a civilian in Menaka, Gao. Yes Focal Point
3485 Jan 27 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 8.15933 32.239799 Incidental Unaffiliated Clan One off-duty NGO guard was shot and killed in a suspected revenge killing incident between clans as he was repairing his home in Walgak, Akobo. Yes Official Report
3486 Jan 28 2022 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.456027 -3.850029 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed extremists while travelling between Bandiagara and Sevare, Mopti. There whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3601 Jan 28 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 35.933333 36.633333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was killed while extinguishing a fire in Idlib. Yes Media
3518 Feb 2 2022 BD Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 20.866667 92.3 Political Unaffiliated Union Parishad 6 NGO staff members (4 male and 2 female) operating a women's program, were attacked by radical Union Parishad supporters who demanded the staff stop all humanitarian programs in the area. All 6 staff members were transported to the hospital and received medical care. Yes Official Report
3489 Feb 7 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 4.858613 31.572997 Economic Criminal Not applicable One NGO staff member was reportedly stabbed by suspected gang members in Hai Joppa, Juba city. Yes Official Report
3735 Feb 8 2022 ML Mali 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Four male and one female INGO national staff were kidnapped for several days by an unknown armed group in Mali. Yes Focal point
3488 Feb 10 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 9.595 28.436 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO nurse was killed and two other NGO staff injured in inter-communal fighting in Agok, Rumamer county, Abyei. Yes Official Report
3493 Feb 10 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 8.47001805 30.100841783905 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO staff was killed in crossfire during inter-communal fighting in Mir Mir, Unity. Yes Media
3519 Feb 12 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Unknown Ambush Road 8.47001805 30.100841783905 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three NGO staff members were injured after they were attacked by unknown gunmen on the road near MirMir. Yes ACLED
3854 Feb 12 2022 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.333333 45.383333 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al-Qaeda (affiliated) One international and four national UN aid workers were abducted by al-Qaeda militants in Abyan, Southern Yemen. The five aid workers were released and walked free on August 11th, 2023. Yes Media
3886 Feb 15 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 8.297855 30.147525 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was killed during by crossfire in Leer, Unity. Yes Focal Point
3634 Feb 18 2022 KE Kenya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown -1.286389 36.817222 Economic Unknown Unknown One international UN agency male staff member was killed in a violent robbery in Nairobi. Yes Media
3494 Feb 18 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 8.595958 29.991989 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff driver was reportedly shot and killed on his way to the office by unknown perpetrators, some reports indicate it may be related to a personal dispute. Yes Official Report
3795 Feb 18 2022 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.512778 -72.286389 Economic Criminal Not applicable One national man UN staff member was abducted by unknown armed men in Vivy Mitchell, Port au Prince. The aid worker managed to escape on February 23rd. Yes Focal Point
3561 Feb 19 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.720441 31.550969 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One UN contracted truck driver was ambushed and assaulted by suspected Murle Tribesmen who robbed him, on the Bor-Gadiang road. Yes Official Report
3842 Feb 19 2022 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 16.266667 -0.05 Economic Criminal Not applicable Two INGO national aid workers were injured during a robbery by criminals in their home in Gao. Yes Focal Point
3615 Feb 21 2022 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 37.1175 70.579722 Economic Criminal Not applicable One UN agency staff member was shot and injured during a failed robbery of his home in Fayzabad. He was transferred to Kabul and recovered. Yes Official Report
3745 Feb 22 2022 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 14.455556 -4.918056 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two national male INGO aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed men who asked them what were they doing in the zone and who gave them permission to enter. The aid workers were released on February 26. Yes Focal Point
3498 Feb 23 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -3.4 29.15 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One male NGO staff member was robbed and killed in Uvira at a transfer shop, some reports indicate the staff may have been in debt to the shop but the motive is unknown. Yes Official Report
3495 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 36.728611 68.868056 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 4 polio vaccinators were killed in Kundoz city by an unknown armed group. Yes Official Report
3496 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 37.184444 68.914444 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three female polio vaccinators were shot and killed in Imam Sahib by unknown armed individuals. Yes Official Report
3497 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 36.716667 69.516667 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male polio vaccinator was shot and killed in Taloqan, Takhar by unknown gunmen. Yes Official Report
3499 Feb 24 2022 CM Cameroon 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.366667 14.233333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram Five INGO staff members were kidnapped from the organisation residence in Fotokol town, Far North region. Yes Media
3521 Feb 24 2022 MM Myanmar 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 19.706109 97.108575 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One INGO staff member was killed and two others injured after airstrikes hit the town of Thar Yat while the aid workers were assisting to evacuate residents. Yes Official Report
3834 Feb 24 2022 IR Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 35.689167 51.388889 Disputed Host state Islamic Republic of Iran One male international INGO aid worker was mistreated and injured while being detained by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran due to an accusation of espionage. The aid worker was released on May 26th of 2023. Yes Media
3803 Feb 26 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national INGO staff was kidnapped for 24h and beaten by an unidentified armed group in Port au Prince. Yes Official Report
3843 Feb 27 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 36.2 36.516667 Unknown Aid recipient Beneficiary One national INGO staff was injured by a beneficiary in Deir Hassan, Idlib. The team had to suspend the program for two days. Yes Focal Point
3557 Mar 2 2022 CF Central African Republic 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 6.670447 16.004976 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A UN contracted truck hit an IED between Bocaranga and Bozoum injuring one staff and killing another. Yes Official Report
3516 Mar 5 2022 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.133333 47.233333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO international staff were kidnapped when their vehicle was ambushed near Khoshm Alain, Al Abr district. They were released on September 13, 2022. Yes Official Report
3562 Mar 5 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location 11.0331 29.7557 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Rizeigat Militia One off-duty aid worker was killed along with 10 other civilians in the Seleia area of West Darfur by the armed Rizeigat Militia. Yes ACLED
3517 Mar 6 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.702841 33.786364 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff driver was shot in the leg after his vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed men 15km east of Kapoeta. Yes Official Report
3835 Mar 8 2022 MM Myanmar 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 19.674167 97.209167 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One INGO staff member was killed and one other injured after mortar strikes hit Sung Du La village while the aid workers were assisting in the evacuation of residents. Yes Focal Point
3633 Mar 9 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 50.45 30.523333 Incidental Host state Russian Armed Forces One NGO female staff member was shot and killed in her vehicle as her and her family attempted to evacuate from Kiev. Yes Media
4015 Mar 10 2022 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Project site 12.679828 13.616058 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO-funded security guards were abducted by unknown actors in Kumalia, Borno state. One of them died in custody, while the other managed to escape on July 27, 2022. Yes Official Report
3791 Mar 12 2022 CD DR Congo 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Public location -5.11477 28.6592 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Six national male UN-contracted aid workers were abducted by Mai Mai militants around 4 kilometers from Lambo Katenga-Kasongo Mukuli road, where they were conducting a project. Yes Focal Point
3763 Mar 13 2022 CM Cameroon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.0771 10.3594 Unknown Unknown Unknwon One national UN-contracted truck driver was kidnapped during an ambush in Mezam. The food items were distributed to the local population by NSAGs while the driver was released the day after. Yes Focal Point
3522 Mar 13 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site -4.044548 29.088888 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Four male nurses and an NGO driver were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members from a health centre in Katalukulu, Fizi. There whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
3524 Mar 15 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location 4.491667 32.798969 Unknown Unknown Unknown One off duty NGO staff was reportedly shot and killed in Hiyala, Torit for unknown reasons. Yes Official Report
3525 Mar 15 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.683333 13.6 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member and two guards were kidnapped during a raid on their compound. The three aid workers were released on August 31. Yes Media
3790 Mar 15 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.55 31.65 Unknown Aid recipient Beneficiary One national male UN-contracted aid worker was beaten and injured by an unknown aid recipient in POC Camp, Malakal. Yes Focal Point
3550 Mar 15 2022 UA Ukraine 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 47.095833 37.549444 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Two INGO staff members were killed when a Russian tank shelled a building in the centre of Mariupol housing the INGO office. Yes Official Report
3632 Mar 16 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.095833 37.549444 Political Host state Russian Armed Forces One female paramedic aid worker was kidnapped by Russian forces in Donbas. The aid worker was released on June 17, 2022. Yes ACLED
3758 Mar 16 2022 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.45 22.45 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN-contracted driver assistant was shot dead during an ambush on food commodities traveling from Ag Geneina to Mukjar, West Darfur. Yes Focal Point
3759 Mar 16 2022 MZ Mozambique 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -25.92444 32.57833 Economic Criminal Not applicable One national male UN worker was physically assaulted and injured while exercising in a public venue in Mavalane, Maputo. Some personal belongings were stolen. Yes Focal Point
3696 Mar 17 2022 UA Ukraine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 48.4991295 38.8755305 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One female INGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Russian Armed Forces in Orlovskoe, Luhansk. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes Media
3523 Mar 19 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.164722 32.053333 Economic Unknown Unknown A truck contracted by an NGO to transport materials to Lankien was ambushed by unknown gunmen and one of the foreign national staff was shot and killed. Yes Official Report
3563 Mar 20 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Detention Custody 15.246667 97.855556 Political Host state Myanmar Armed Forces An aid worker was shot and arrested during a military operation, and later died in custody. Yes ACLED
3564 Mar 20 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 16.5 96.166667 Political Host state Myanmar Armed Forces The head of a local NGO was shot and killed when the military raided their office inside a monastery in Myo Kone village, Yangon. Yes ACLED
3526 Mar 22 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.095833 37.549444 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces 11 aid truck drivers and 4 other aid workers were reportedly ambushed by Russian Armed Forces as they approached the besieged city of Mariupol, halting the aid convoy. Government reports explain the 15 aid workers were kidnapped by the invading forces and their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Media
3760 Mar 23 2022 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Body-borne IED Unknown Unknown 4.735833 45.203611 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One male national UN staff sustained major injuries during an explosion in the Lamagalay administration area in Beledweyne, targeting government and security personnel. Another UN staff, 20 security forces personnel, 14 civilians, and one AMISOM soldier also sustained injuries (not counted). Yes Focal Point
3761 Mar 24 2022 BF Burkina Faso 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.333333 -1.533333 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Not applicable One UN male driver and his assistant were kidnapped by unknown armed elements when transporting food items along the Kongoussi-Bourzanga axis in Bam. Both workers were released 14 days after, whereas the truck was used by armed men to conduct an attack on a police checkpoint near Kongoussi. Yes Focal Point
3554 Mar 24 2022 SS South Sudan 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 8.164722 32.053333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two UN agency contracted staff were killed and another staff was injured after their aid convoy of 17 trucks was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators between Gadiang and Yuai in Uror county. Two other passengers who were onboard the trucks were killed too (not counted). Yes Official Report
3697 Mar 25 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Shelling Unknown Project site 49.9925 36.231111 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Four aid workers were killed, and three more were injured in a Russian shelling of a clinic that was acting as a centre for humanitarian aid in Kharkiv. During the attack, multiple rockets hit the civil infrastructure. Pending Media
3631 Mar 30 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 Shelling Ambush Road 51.493889 31.294722 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces A large aid vehicle convoy was hit by Russian shelling in Chernihiv, killing a female aid worker and injuring 4 other volunteer aid workers. Yes Media
3804 Mar 30 2022 MM Myanmar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Road 19.25 97.333333 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One INGO health worker was shot and injured when the Myanmar Armed Forces fired at the ambulance they were traveling in. Yes Official Report
3805 Mar 30 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Project site 9 29.7 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO security guard was beaten by six unidentified persons armed with AK-47 rifles who broke into an INGO compound and robbed three mobile phones, money, food, and medical supplies. Yes Official Report
3762 Mar 31 2022 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -5.038611 18.818056 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Kuluna gang One national UN-contracted driver was injured with knives by a gang-armed group between Kinshasa and Kikwit. Yes Focal Point
3836 Apr 4 2022 MM Myanmar 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 17 97.75 Unknown Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One male national INGO staff member was injured by a government mortar, captured, and then tortured to death. Yes Focal Point
3560 Apr 6 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 46.755556 36.788889 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Three aid workers from a humanitarian centre in Berdiansk were kidnapped by Russian Armed Forces after an hours long blockade of the centre. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes ACLED
3555 Apr 7 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Unknown Ambush Road 5.359879 21.023230 Economic Non-state armed group: National Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) An INGO convoy was ambushed between Alindao and Bambari by the UPC armed group. The staff members were robbed and 5 were injured (1 critically). Yes Official Report
3553 Apr 9 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.343872 21.034779 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two NGO staff members were injured after their convoy was attacked and robbed travelling between Alindao and Bambari, by unknown gunmen. Yes Official Report
3764 Apr 10 2022 EG Egypt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 30.044444 31.235833 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One male international UN staff was injured when unknown armed men entered his house and threatened him while asking for another person. The perpetrators took the staff's personal belongings. Yes Focal Point
3549 Apr 10 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.172984 37.394931 Political Host state Russian Armed Forces 9 NGO minibus drivers attempting to enter the city of Mairupol for evacuations, were reportedly kidnapped and taken by Russian Armed Forces for refusing to facilitate evacuation into Russia. Yes Media
3552 Apr 10 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 8.350440 30.195320 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Not applicable One INGO staff member was killed in suspected intercommunal violence that took place in Leer country during April 8-11. Yes Official Report
3837 Apr 14 2022 MM Myanmar 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 19.25 97.333333 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One male national INGO staff member was killed by a government artillery round in Kayah. Yes Focal Point
3765 Apr 15 2022 CM Cameroon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.835660 9.883470 Economic Unknown Unknown Four national male UN-contracted personnel were abducted after returning from a food distribution by unknown armed men in Batibo, Momo division, Northwest. The personnel was released two days later, but the vehicle was kept by NSAG elements. After a high-level negotiation, the vehicle was released on May 12. Yes Focal Point
3559 Apr 15 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shelling Unknown Unknown 48.916667 38.4 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One humanitarian worker was killed and another injured by Russian shelling in Lysychansk, Luhansk. Yes ACLED
3551 Apr 17 2022 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.833333 44 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Not applicable One INGO driver was kidnapped along with his vehicle by unknown gunmen in Al Madaribah Wa Al Arah district, Al Hajar village. Yes Official Report
3746 Apr 18 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shelling Unknown Road 36.8175 38.0111 Unknown Host state Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Three national NGO workers were injured by shelling while searching for a missing person in Jarabulus, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
3556 Apr 21 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.280255 18.551640 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO staff were injured after their vehicle was ambushed and robbed on the Batangafo-Ouandago axis. Yes Official Report
3799 Apr 25 2022 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Project site 14.865920 32.368880 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two health workers were shot and killed in an INGO-supported hospital by unknown armed elements who raided the health centre in Kereneik. Yes Official Report
3800 Apr 25 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Project site 13.472140 22.570356 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Sudanese Red Crescent Society volunteer was killed while on duty in Kereneik camp (80 Km eastern to Al Geneina) during clashes in West Darfur. Yes Focal Point
3558 Apr 28 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.3930 32.51234 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN agency truck driver assistant was beaten with a rifle after his truck was ambushed between Lohutok and Ibahure, Lafon county. Yes Official Report
3630 May 2 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 12.837750 23.266560 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Arab Tribesmen Four NGO staff members were killed during an attack by Arab Tribesmen in Kereneik town. Reports indicate a hospital, nutrition centre, and other infasturcture was looted, as well as other civilians killed. Yes Official Report
3806 May 6 2022 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Project site 14.25 -0.75 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were kidnapped by gunmen from a compound. One was freed the following day. Yes Official Report
3733 May 8 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 18.512778 -72.286389 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff was kidnapped in Petionville, Port au Prince by unknown perpetrators and held for 2 weeks. Yes Focal Point
3602 May 9 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 36.3755 41.1485 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One INGO aid worker was kidnapped, along with their laptops, from their office in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp by Islamic State militants. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3572 May 11 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.53991 29.05381 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were kidnapped and another staff member was injured by unknown armed elements while traveling in Kimoka village (2km north of Sake). The two staff were released on the 19 of May. Yes Official Report
3844 May 11 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 36.5861 37.0447 Political Aid recipient Beneficiary One INGO national staff was injured after being hit by a stone from an aid recipient in Al Resala IDP Camp, Aleppo. The incident caused a temporary suspension of the program. Yes Focal Point
3646 May 12 2022 ML Mali 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 Kidnapping Raid Project site 15.3682 -5.3663 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 9 INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed elements in Kolima, Segou. They were released after 31 hours. Yes Focal Point
3603 May 16 2022 NE Niger 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.55 1.33333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One Red Cross staff member was killed with other civilians by suspected Islamic State militants in the Gadobo-Sangara axis, Tillaberi. The aid worker was not wearing a Red Cross jacket, so the killing was allegedly incidental. Yes ACLED
3571 May 19 2022 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.3294 -2.479 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were kidnapped with their vehicle while travelling in Omo village, 15km NE of Koro. They were released twelve days later. Six other aid workers were also abducted and released on the same day (not counted). Yes Official Report
3807 May 20 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7 18 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three aid workers were kidnapped when the NGO vehicle they were traveling in was ambushed and robbed by armed perpetrators. Yes Official Report
3808 May 20 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 8.733333 26.9 Economic Unknown Unknown One off-duty INGO national aid worker on a motorcycle was attacked by stones thrown by three individuals in an attempted robbery. The victim later died in hospital. Yes Official Report
3570 May 21 2022 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.133889 -3.748611 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff were kidnapped 7km from Tonka town by unknown armed individuals. The passenger was released after one day and the driver remained in captivity. Yes Official Report
3809 May 23 2022 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 15.422778 45.3375 Unknown Unknown Unknwon One INGO driver was shot by gunmen in a vehicle ambush in Ma'rib. Yes Official Report
3810 May 25 2022 HT Haiti 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national aid worker died from a bullet injury during crossfire as he drove his personal vehicle. Yes Official Report
3568 May 28 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 8.216667 18.7 Unknown Host state Central African Armed Forces (FACA) One INGO national staff member was shot and killed in his home by a member of the armed forces in Moyenne-Sido, Ouham. Yes Official Report
3569 May 28 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.2940 18.2813 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was robbed and injured after him and his colleague were ambushed by unknown armed individuals near Kakobo village, Ouham. Yes Official Report
3845 May 29 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 36.8175 38.0111 Political Aid recipient Beneficiary One INGO national staff was injured after being hitten by an aid recipient in Ilaf 2 IDP Camp, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
3567 Jun 1 2022 ML Mali 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.45 -11.433333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two Red Cross staff members (Malian and Dutch Societies) were shot and killed in an ambush by an unknown armed group near Kayes. The aid workers were travelling in a clearly marked humanitarian organisation vehicle. Yes Official Report
3738 Jun 2 2022 CI Cote D'Ivoire 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO partner staff was murdered in Côte d'Ivoire. Yes Focal Point
3574 Jun 4 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 7.29265452 31.30502452 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was reportedly killed in a suspected revenge attack in Duk Pagaak. Yes Official Report
4007 Jun 7 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 18.54087649 -72.2805228 Unknown Criminal Criminal One national INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors in Delmas, West region. A family member of the aid worker were also kidnapped (not counted). Their whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3611 Jun 8 2022 MM Myanmar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 16.484722 97.625833 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN national staff was shot and killed while riding his motorcycle to work in Mawlamyine, Mon state. Perpetrators are unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3846 Jun 9 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 36.511667 40.742222 Other Aid recipient Beneficiary One national INGO contracted female worker was injured when a complaint from a beneficiary escalated into physical aggression in WOK camp, Al-Hasakah. Yes Focal Point
3616 Jun 9 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 17.3 97.026944 Unknown Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One NGO emergency vehicle was reportedly shot at by intoxicated military officers in Ga Po village, Kyaikto township. The driver was killed and another volunteer wounded. Yes ACLED
3617 Jun 12 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One Kurdistan Red Crescent staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed individuals in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp. Their whereabouts is unknown. Yes ACLED
3997 Jun 13 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Road 18.541828 -72.286549 Incidental Host state Haitian National Police One INGO aid worker was shot and wounded by the Haitian National Police after refusing to stop at an unmarked checkpoint. The aid worker thought it was a kidnapping attempt. Yes Official Report
3585 Jun 15 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 36.3725 37.5178 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One senior UN national staff member was killed by an IED on his way to work in Al Bab. Yes Official Report
3811 Jun 16 2022 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.802222 42.951111 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were kidnapped by armed individuals in a vehicle ambush in the Al Hodeidah governorate. Yes Official Report
3586 Jun 18 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.838533 13.552319 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Three humanitarian workers were reportedly kidnapped from an organisation compound in Gana Ari, Monguno. ISWA militants raided the village and killed 16 civilians in the community (not counted here) before kidnapping the staff. Yes Media
3612 Jun 22 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.4 26.5 Economic Non-state armed group: National Unite pour la Paix en Centrafique (UPC) Three INGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped 65 km west of Obo by UPC militants. Ransom was requested and they were released the following day. Yes Official Report
3610 Jun 27 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 9.166667 36.333333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group and interrogated about the operations of the INGO. He was released the following day. Yes Official Report
3629 Jun 28 2022 BD Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 21.2126 92.1634 Unknown Unaffiliated Youth One NGO female staff member working at a school in the refugee camp was reportedly seriously injured by an intoxicated perpetrator who stabbed her. Yes Media
3656 Jun 28 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 5.344047 30.320442 Unknown Police or paramilitary Police One NGO staff member was injured at a checkpoint when an official held up a rope that got tangled in the staff members motorcycle. He was also allegedly assaulted. Yes Official Report
3618 Jun 29 2022 DO Dominican Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 18.466667 -69.95 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female UN staff member was injured after an unknown man on a motorbike sprayed a liquid on her face while she was walking home from work. The staff suffered burning eyes, headache and nausea from the liquid. Reports suggest it was likely a failed robbery or sexual assault. Yes Official Report
3838 Jul 4 2022 MM Myanmar 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 17 97.75 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One INGO staff member was killed and another injured after airstrikes hit a clinic, rice house, and a classroom in Mutraw, Kayin. Yes Focal Point
3812 Jul 5 2022 IQ Iraq 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Roadside IED Unknown Road 36 42.466667 Unknown Unknown Unknown Seven members of a demining team were injured when an IED detonated under the vehicle they were traveling in. Yes Official Report
3813 Jul 5 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -11.666667 27.483333 Economic Unknown Unknown An aid worker was injured with a machete by armed individuals who broke into his home and stole mobile phones, three televisions, and money. Yes Official Report
3619 Jul 5 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 5.721938 30.574941 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two NGO staff members were kidnapped in Minga payam by an unknown group. They were released on July 25, 2022. Yes Media
3609 Jul 7 2022 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 18.438889 1.408333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot and injured after his civilian vehicle was caught in an armed attack as it left Kidal town. Yes Official Report
3839 Jul 8 2022 MM Myanmar 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Unknown 19.25 97.333333 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One male INGO staff member was killed in a mortar shelling while providing medical treatment to wounded casualties in Kayah. Yes Focal Point
3814 Jul 10 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Unknown Unknown The body of an aid worker was found in Al-Hawl camp. Yes Official Report
4010 Jul 11 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.575355 -72.230106 Economic Criminal 400 Mawozo One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by members of the 400 Mawozo while using a car in Croix des Bouquets, West. The family of the staff member were negotiating the ransom. Yes Official Report
3847 Jul 11 2022 BF Burkina Faso 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 13.4108 -1.0522 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national INGO bodyguard died of a heart attack occasionated by the impact of the attack of an unknown group in Barsalogho. During the attack, five civilians were killed and eight militaries were injured. Military equipment was stolen. Yes Focal Point
3766 Jul 14 2022 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Mob violence Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female national UN aid worker was hit by a rubber bullet while waiting at the stop for public transportation. Yes Focal Point
4011 Jul 14 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.537768212406 -72.31902631914 Economic Unknown Unkown One national INGO aid worker was ambushed and kidnapped when going from home to work. The whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3604 Jul 14 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 5.721938 30.574941 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two male NGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown armed group while carrying out a humanitarian assessment 240km NE of Yambio in Mundri East county. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3607 Jul 14 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 6.8 33.133333 Incidental Unaffiliated Girlfriend One INGO national staff was reportedly shot and injured by his girlfriend in Pibor. Yes Official Report
3605 Jul 16 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.870258 36.532118 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group while travelling in East Wellega. His whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3606 Jul 17 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 4.078333 33.108889 Incidental Police or paramilitary Prison services One NGO staff was injured in an incident after a regular forces staff member was shot and killed in a community in Ikotos county. Prison forces responded to the incident and killed 2 people in the community and injured the NGO staff. Yes Official Report
3608 Jul 17 2022 BD Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 24.6775096 91.9375648 Unknown Staff member Not applicable One NGO male staff member was stabbed to death in his office by another man working in the office. Motive is unknown at this time. Yes Media
3767 Jul 23 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.618442 34.689331 Economic Unknown Unknown One national male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by a group of suspected bandits in Gambella town on his way home. Personal belongings were stolen. Yes Focal Point
3998 Jul 24 2022 HT Haiti 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 18.530249 -72.352475 Other Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were injured at their home by unknown actors due to personal matters in the West Region. Yes Official Report
3750 Jul 25 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown -10.65 24.45 Unknown Police or paramilitary Body guard of administrative authority One INGO staff was severely beaten by a bodyguard of the administrative authority in Mutshasha. Yes Focal Point
4012 Jul 26 2022 HT Haiti 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.565074824968153 -72.28863078482611 Economic Criminal Criminal Two INGO aid workers were ambushed by around five armed men on their way to Port au Prince airport. One of the aid workers was released on August 8, and the other on August 11 after ransoms were paid. Yes Official Report
3613 Jul 26 2022 UA Ukraine 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.172984 37.394931 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces 10 INGO local volunteers were kidnapped by the Russian military while evacuating civilians from Mariupol and held for one week before being released. Reports indicate they were also physically abused during detention. Yes Media
3815 Jul 27 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Unknown Criminal Not applicable An INGO driver was kidnapped by criminals while he had stopped on the side of the road to take a call in West department. Yes Official Report
3644 Jul 30 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 15.502222 97.834167 Disputed Police or paramilitary Police One NGO staff member was shot and killed by the police because he was approaching the police station at night in Lamaing town. Yes Media
3645 Jul 30 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 25.612778 96.311389 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Kachin Independence Army One male Red Cross staff member was reportedly kidnapped by a vehicle with the Kachin Independence Army logo on it in Hpakan town. His whereabouts are unknown. Pending Media
3816 Jul 31 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.75 33.183333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One driver and one driver assistant were shot and wounded by unknown armed men in Eastern Equatoria. Yes Official Report
3627 Aug 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One INGO staff member was stabbed to death in Kabul in August (exact date unknown). Reports indicate a week before his death he received threatening phone calls related to his work with foreign organisations. Yes Media
3698 Aug 3 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 13.610953 13.610953 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One INGO health worker was kidnapped by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Abadam LGA. On the 31st of December 2022, the aid worker and three other captives escaped during fighting between ISWA and Boko Haram militants. Yes Media
3752 Aug 6 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 35.333333 40.15 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO off-duty aid worker was beaten and injured at a checkpoint by unknown actors in Deir ez-Zor. Yes Focal Point
3817 Aug 6 2022 NE Niger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 13.316667 12.616667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) An NGO convoy was shot at by suspected ISWA militants, injuring one aid worker in Diffa. Yes Official Report
3620 Aug 9 2022 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 3.938947 33.156867 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO national staff members were killed after their vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed individuals while travelling between Ikotos and Tsertenya. Yes Official Report
3768 Aug 10 2022 BF Burkina Faso 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.25 -1.083333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national male UN-contracted personnel were ambushed by unknown armed men while transporting food to Dori, in Centre North. The NSAG elements said that the type of food in the truck is unavailable in the market. Both aid workers were released two days after. Yes Focal Point
3628 Aug 18 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 8.506231 30.162836 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Kitgwang Militia Five humanitarian health workers were reportedly detained for more than 24 hours by a Kitgwang armed faction in Ngony, Koch. The exact release information is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
4014 Aug 18 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 5.099437 8.015486 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was abducted by unknown actors in Mbiakong village, Uruan, Akwa Ibom state. The aid worker was released on August 30. Yes Official Report
3643 Aug 19 2022 NE Niger 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.735 0.92 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Five NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped along with their vehicle by IS militants near Waliabon village, Ayerou. They were released December 2022. Yes ACLED
3653 Aug 22 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 24.216667 96.133333 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Not applicable Four male NGO staff members were shot and killed while travelling between Indaw and Katha towns. They initially went missing on August 22, and their bodies were found on September 14. A local defence force has claimed responsibility citing accusations they were military informants. Yes Media
3740 Aug 22 2022 TN Tunisia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 36.806389 10.181667 Economic Unknown Unknown One international UN staff was injured when an unknown man entered his house and robbed his personal belongings at night in Tunis, Tunisia. Yes Focal Point
3654 Aug 27 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.25 98.2 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One NGO ambulance driver was shot and killed by two unknown armed men in Pu Gaw Zun village. Pending Media
3701 Aug 27 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 36.369317 37.521952 Unknown Police or paramilitary Armed Opposition One national NGO volunteer was arrested by members of the Military Police, which is affiliated with the Syrian National Army’s Chiefs of Staff, at his place of work at the NGO center in Al-Bab city center, Aleppo governorate. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3642 Aug 28 2022 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.491959 25.298168 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Al Fasher Militia One UN truck driver was shot and wounded in the hand on the Zamzam-Nyala road, close to the Zamzam IDP camp while transporting aid. Yes ACLED
3638 Sep 2 2022 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 29.833333 70.5 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Tribesmen At least 2 drivers from an NGO were beaten by 14 Tribemens in the Koh Sulaiman area of Dera Ghazi Khan district. The aid workers were transporting aid for flood affected people, when they were attacked for not stopping the trucks. Reports also indicate some of the relief items were stolen. Yes ACLED
3625 Sep 3 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 7.255295 27.950116 Economic Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member, after withdrawing a large amount of cash, was attacked in his home by unknown men. He was robbed and later thrown in a nearby well. Yes Official Report
3699 Sep 3 2022 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.419871 45.753025 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab 14 aid workers were killed in an aid convoy of 7 trucks carrying food, by Al Shabaab militants, on the road between Mahas and Beledweyne districts, Hiraan region. All the trucks were burned. Yes Media
3636 Sep 6 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Public location 0.971534 29.116032 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) The body of one Red Cross staff member was found in the Mekima forest a 1 hour walk south of Bango village, Mambasa. Reports indicate he was beheaded by the ADF rebel group. Yes Media
3637 Sep 8 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Landmine Ambush Road 15.966667 97.733333 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO ambulance driver and his assistant were injured after their vehicle hit a mine in Thambyuzayat, Mon state, while transporting a passenger. Yes ACLED
3624 Sep 9 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Public location 7.1646 33.9258 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One NGO staff member was shot and killed walking between work locations by suspected Murle Tribesman. Motive is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3736 Sep 9 2022 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rohingya extremists One national contracted bodyguard was assaulted and injured by a non-state armed group in Bangladesh. Yes Focal Point
3798 Sep 9 2022 BF Burkina Faso 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.083333 -1.083333 Economic Unknown Unknown Four national male UN-contracted were abducted by armed men when transporting food from Kaya to Dori, Sanmatenga. The two drivers and their assistants were stopped at an illegal checkpoint and taken to an unknown location and the food items were offloaded from the trucks. The personnel were released four days later. Yes Focal Point
4016 Sep 10 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Office/compound 12.167638 6.675481 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was abducted and tortured by unknown actors when entering the compound he lives in in Gusau,  Zamfara state. The perpetrators asked for a ransom to liberate the aid worker. Yes Official Report
3741 Sep 11 2022 MZ Mozambique 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -12.966667 40.55 Economic Unknown Unknown One female national UN staff was assaulted and injured in her face when a man with a machete robbed her personal belongings when coming home at night in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. Yes Focal Point
3622 Sep 19 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 9.26 29.8 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN agency staff administering polio vaccines was shot and killed in a camp near Bentiu town as he conducted visits to the health sites. Reports indicate the shooting was due to a territorial revenge dispute. Yes Official Report
3623 Sep 25 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 8.686524 29.927893 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was killed after being shot in crossfire during intercommunal fighting between Chieng Koul and Chieng Yaar communities. Yes Official Report
3626 Sep 25 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 14 38.416667 Disputed Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One UN contracted driver delivering aid was injured after his truck was hit with debris following an airstrike in Zana, Tigray. Yes Official Report
3769 Sep 25 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 9.247 30.0565 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Chieng Kuol and Chieng Yaar communities One male national UN bodyguard was killed at the warehouse during an intercommunal fight between Chieng Kuol and Chieng Yaar communities. Five other people were also killed (not counted). Yes Focal Point
3753 Sep 29 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Office/compound 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO aid worker was robbed and beaten outside the office gate in Port au Prince. Yes Focal Point
3849 Sep 29 2022 UA Ukraine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 50.45 30.52361 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One national INGO female aid worker was seriously injured during a bombardment by the Russian Armed Forces in Kiev. Yes Focal Point
3658 Oct 1 2022 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Other Explosives Raid Project site 3.100104 43.733038 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NGO staff member was injured in an RPG attack while completing project activities in Geldheere village, near Baidoa town, Bay. Yes ACLED
4000 Oct 1 2022 UG Uganda 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Road 3.007161 34.103424 Disputed Host state Uganda People's Defence Force One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by the Uganda People's Defence Force while riding a motorcycle in Kotido. Yes Official Report
3669 Oct 2 2022 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 32.222222 35.261111 Unknown Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Palestinian Red Crescent health worker in a marked ambulance was injured after being hit with a rifle by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Beit Farouk locality, South of Nablus (Nablus governorate). Another health worker was also injured (injury extent unknown). Yes Official Report
3756 Oct 6 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown men in Port au Prince. The kidnappers have contacted the family to ask for money to release the aid worker. Yes Focal Point
3818 Oct 9 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Unknown 7.989062 39.38118 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff were kidnapped by unknown actors in Oromia. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3670 Oct 10 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.414577 33.337749 Unknown Unknown Unknown One driver from an INGO was injured when the vehicle was ambushed by unknown actors close to Ngarere village, along the Camp 15 - Chukudum road, Eastern Equatoria. Yes Media
3640 Oct 11 2022 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 12.245416 -5.542464 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were shot and injured during a road ambush by unknown extremists 20km south-west of Koutiala town. Yes Official Report
3641 Oct 13 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 4.256111 33.456111 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member, travelling from Camp 15, was shot and injured after their vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed elements in Chukudum payam, Budi. Yes Official Report
3749 Oct 13 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 32.737778 36.06875 Unknown Unknown Unknown One senior male health worker from an INGO-supported hospital was shot dead by unknown armed men on the road connecting al-Mzayreeb town and Tafas city in Daraa. Yes Focal Point
3639 Oct 14 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 14.1 38.283333 Disputed Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One INGO staff member was killed and another injured by a government airstrike in Shire, Tigray. Reports indicate the aid workers were a nutrition team delivering aid to women and children during the airstrike. Other civilians were also killed (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3999 Oct 14 2022 CO Colombia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7.882782 -76.633469 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO driver was killed by unknown armed people in Antioquia. Yes Official Report
3770 Oct 14 2022 BF Burkina Faso 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.231559 -0.742572 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two male national UN-contracted drivers were kidnapped by unknown armed men between Kaya and Tougouri, Sanmatenga. Both drivers were released without the food trucks two days later. Yes Focal Point
3801 Oct 14 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 11.396012 29.133487 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male volunteer of the Sudanese Red Crescent was killed when unknown people attacked him with knives while on duty in Lagawa, West Kordofan. Yes Focal Point
3711 Oct 17 2022 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 15.0696183 0.3750455 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Two INGO aid workers were abducted by militants of the Islamic State in Western Africa in the village of Hourara, Ansongo, Gao. A health worker was also abducted during the incident (not counted). Yes ACLED
3649 Oct 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.297664 28.956380 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were reportedly ambushed and kidnapped by unknown armed men outside of Lukongo village on the Baraka-Fizi axis. Their whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
3647 Oct 21 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 8.7236871 30.1647036 Unknown Unknown Unknown One local staff member was taken from their compound by armed youths and seriously assaulted. The victim received treatment for their injuries at a medical facility in Leer town. This incident occurred in Mayendit County. Yes Official Report
3771 Oct 21 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 11.833333 41 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN worker was attacked with sticks in his neck by two unknown men while buying groceries with a colleague in Dubti, Afar. Yes Focal Point
4022 Oct 23 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.699305 7.515628 Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was kidnapped along with the family in Enugu State by unknown actors. The family was released the next day, while the aid worker was released on November 7th. Yes Official Report
3742 Oct 26 2022 IR Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 35.689167 51.388889 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national UN moto messenger was injured by a paintball shot when crossing through the city center of Tehran during a protest surrounded by police officers. Yes Focal Point
3754 Oct 26 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody -1.4 28.818056 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One national male INGO aid worker was arrested and beaten by fellow inmates in Masisi, North Kivu. Yes Focal Point
3648 Oct 28 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.111064 38.614531 Political Non-state armed group: National Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) One Red Cross ambulance driver transporting injured individuals from Adwa, Tigray to Amhara was killed after the marked vehicle was attacked by the military. The patients were also killed. Yes Media
3793 Oct 28 2022 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Not applicable One national male UN aid worker was abducted by unknown armed men in Port au Prince. The aid worker was released on the 9th of November. Yes Focal Point
3659 Oct 29 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 4.078333 33.108889 Other Staff member Not applicable One male NGO staff member was shot and injured by a colleague over a beneficiary dispute in a residential area of Ikotos. Yes Official Report
3737 Oct 29 2022 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rohingya extremists One INGO national contracted bodyguard was shot by Rohingya extremists in Bangladesh. Yes Focal Point
3755 Oct 30 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 9.26 29.8 Economic Criminal Not applicable One male national INGO aid worker was robbed and injured in his home in Bentiu, Unity. Yes Focal Point
3660 Oct 31 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 0.04022 29.26246 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male aid worker was beheaded during a riot in his village by unknown violent rioters who mistook the organisation for another group. Yes ACLED
3677 Nov 3 2022 BF Burkina Faso 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 14.101111 -1.627160 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN aid worker was kidnapped and killed by suspected soldiers or volunteer fighters (VDP) in Djibo, Soum province. The body was found on the 4th of November near Bougel Sawa. Yes Official Report
3739 Nov 3 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff was injured when a vehicle-born IED targeting the Taliban Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry exploded in Afghanistan. Yes Focal Point
3671 Nov 4 2022 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -1.4 28.818056 Disputed Unknown Unknown Two national INGO aid workers were shot and killed by unknown actors in a street in Mwenso, North Kivu. The second INGO worker was killed while assisting an administrative servant previously shot. Both of the shootings were done by the same actors. Yes Media
3792 Nov 5 2022 MM Myanmar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Unknown 19.5 94 Incidental Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One national male UN worker died from a missile from the Myanmar Armed Forces targeting the Arakan Army in Thayetkin Matu village, Rakhine. Yes Focal Point
3650 Nov 7 2022 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 33.3 44.433333 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Saraya Ahl al-Khaf One male international INGO staff was shot and killed in a reported failed kidnapping on the road outside his home in the Karrada district of Baghdad. Yes Media
3672 Nov 8 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Landmine Individual attack Road 23.269132 95.514587 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO wealth worker was injured in a landmine explosion while going to meet a patient near Kyar Ta Kan village, Kanbalu district, Sagaing region. Yes Media
3668 Nov 16 2022 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.194491 -3.593977 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One INGO national health worker was kidnapped by JNIM militants between Bandiagara and Bakass, Mopti region. A driver and another health worker were also kidnapped and released later (not counted). Yes ACLED
3743 Nov 16 2022 PG Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road -6.273049 143.586538 Economic Unknown Unknown One female national UN consultant and one female national INGO worker were sexually assaulted when armed men tried to steal their personal belongings between Mendi and Nipa, Papua New Guinea. Yes Focal Point
3651 Nov 17 2022 NG Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 11.15 12.75 Unknown Host state Nigerian Armed Forces One UN agency pilot and an INGO staff were attacked and killed by a rouge member of the Nigerian Armed Forces inside the military base in Damboa. Yes Official Report
3655 Nov 18 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Shooting Raid Project site 8.637912 33.803438 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) One NGO staff was shot and killed, one injured and a third was kidnapped for 2 days after an armed group raided a nutrition site in Biyien village. Yes Official Report
3772 Nov 18 2022 ET Ethiopia 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.5 35.5 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) Eight national UN drivers were kidnapped during a carjacking of a convoy of 24 trucks near Nedjo town, West Wellega. The eight drivers and the trucks were released one day later without the cargo. Four other trucks were looted. Yes Focal Point
3661 Nov 20 2022 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -10.798242 40.408598 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State (affiliated) One male INGO national staff was killed during an ambush on his way to Palma, in Cabo Delgado province. A total of five civilians were killed (not counted here). Yes Media
3662 Nov 21 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 8.404042 28.022297 Disputed Host state South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) One UN food supplier contracted truck driver was injured by a soldier at the Tharkueng checkpoint on his way to Kuajok. Yes Official Report
3848 Nov 22 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.6 21.766667 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO female staff was severely injured during an armed robbery in Kembé, Basse-Kotto. Yes Focal Point
3744 Nov 26 2022 ML Mali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 12.639167 -8.002778 Economic Unknown Unknown One international UN worker was robbed and injured while riding a moto-taxi at night in Bamako. Yes Focal Point
3664 Nov 29 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.694682 31.816111 Economic Unknown Unknown One driver of the Logistics Cluster was robbed and injured by unidentified individuals while transporting supplies along the Juba-Torit Road in Lirya Payam, Juba County. The driver's personal belongings, cash, and cartons of food items were taken. Yes Official Report
3682 Nov 30 2022 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.0872 -1.2639 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Two volunteer aid workers were abducted by JNIM Militia between Adiora and Gossi, Gourma-Rharous, Tombouctou. The workers were released on the 1 of December. Yes ACLED
3665 Dec 1 2022 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.966191 32.093049 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Tribes One INGO national staff was shot during an ambush by armed Nuer youths while travelling near Auya-wangeny village to Kodok Town using a canoe. The whereabouts of his family remain unclear. (Not counted). Yes Official Report
3819 Dec 1 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 11.6608 37.9578 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO international staff member was abducted by unknown actors in Amhara. Yes Official Report
3673 Dec 6 2022 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.017772 -10.143067 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Four NGO staff were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants between Kotouba and Nafadji villages, Kita commune, Kayes region. No release information is available. Yes ACLED
3663 Dec 8 2022 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 14.533333 -4.1 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO security guard was abducted in Sevare, Mopti, by unidentified armed men driving an ambulance. His whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3820 Dec 8 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 13.575 39.0875 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO staff was threatened, robbed, stabbed and injured while in transit by a criminal group in Tigray. Yes Official Report
3666 Dec 9 2022 CO Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 4.648847 -74.082276 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One UN national official was drugged with scopolamine and robbed in a taxicab in Bogotá. A laptop and other valuable belongings were stolen. Yes Focal point
3789 Dec 9 2022 MZ Mozambique 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -15.116667 39.266667 Incidental Criminal Not applicable One national UN-contracted female aid worker was injured during an individual attack by unknown armed people in Nampula. Yes Focal Point
3700 Dec 10 2022 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Landmine Individual attack Road 14.801016 -6.018967 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO health worker was killed due to an IED mine explosion detonated by motorcycles on the main road in Dogofry, Niono, Segou. Two civilians were injured in the blast. Yes Official Report
3683 Dec 12 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1.3601 29.0354 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One aid worker was killed by an unidentified Mai Mai militia in Bapwakina, Mambasa, Ituri. Another civilian was also killed in the same attack. Pending ACLED
3748 Dec 13 2022 VE Venezuela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Road 8.13793 -63.548266 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national male UN aid worker was injured when a rock was thrown at the vehicle by unknown actors in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar. As stopping was unsafe, the staff received first aid in the car while they continued to a hospital. Yes Focal Point
3757 Dec 13 2022 TZ Tanzania 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site -6.173056 35.741944 Political Aid recipient Beneficiary One national INGO aid worker was physically attacked by a client while in the field for the loan in arrears collection. Yes Focal Point
3773 Dec 13 2022 CM Cameroon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 5.835689 9.928176 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) Two national UN partner aid workers were kidnapped by the Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) during a food distribution in Guzan, Momo. The NSAG men alleged that the Partner staff had failed to follow through on their premises to do food distribution in Ashong FDP. The aid workers were released three days after. Yes Focal Point
3676 Dec 15 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 Shelling Unknown Project site 46.650452 32.608181 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One female paramedic of the Ukrainian Red Cross was killed, and two other aid workers were injured by a shelling attack in an aid distribution center in Kherson. A male civilian also died in the attack. Yes Media
3675 Dec 19 2022 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 16.281698 -0.039104 Unknown Unknown Unknown One logistician of an INGO was kidnapped at the compound of the organization by armed men in Gao city. The worker was released on the 23rd of December. Yes Official Report
3679 Dec 23 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 9.254360 29.797390 Disputed Police or paramilitary South Sudan National Police Service Three local UN contractors were stopped and harassed for several hours by the police on the demand of the Guit County Commissioner in Bentiu Town, Rubkotne Payam, Rubkona County. The driver sustained injuries, and the phones of the aid workers were confiscated. Yes Official Report
3680 Dec 26 2022 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.803330 29.677521 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN agency contracted senior guard was physically assaulted by an unidentified actor in Rumbek Town, Matangai Payam, Rumbek Center County. Yes Official Report
3678 Dec 27 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.7584 31.6883 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman Two NGO national workers were ambushed and killed by alleged Murle youth when moving from Pajut to Tiam, Duk County, Jonglei. Yes Official Report
3684 Dec 29 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 6.952 15.4532 Economic Unknown Unknown Six INGO aid workers were injured when unidentified actors attacked and looted them of their belongings in Koui, Ouham-Pende. The INGO suspended its activities for two weeks. Yes ACLED
3685 Jan 2 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 9.5656372 28.452586 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two local bodyguards of a national NGO were killed during an armed clash in Rumamer village, Abyei, Warrap. The NGO is an implementing partner of a UN agency. A total of 14 people, including women and children, died in the attack. Yes Official Report
3681 Jan 3 2023 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 5.07818 18.61842 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were injured when unidentified armed men attacked their convoy in Bourouba village, Ombella-M’Poko. They received medical attention in Bangui. Yes Official Report
3690 Jan 3 2023 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.406469 -3.758317 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Two INGO national aid workers were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants near Kori Village, Mopti region. They were released 3 days later. Yes Media
4117 Jan 5 2023 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -1.679444 29.233611 Incidental Criminal Not applicable One UN staff member was shot and killed by burglars on the street near his home after the staff tried to respond to calls his neighbours were being robbed. Yes Focal Point
3691 Jan 5 2023 NE Niger 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 13.209806 12.425638 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Karam One NNGO driver was killed in a vehicle provided by a UN agency during a suspected car-jacking by Boko Haram militants in Chetuimari town, Diffa region. Yes Media
3686 Jan 6 2023 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 16.264757 -0.030315 Economic Unknown Unknown One national staff of an INGO was injured in a machete attack when resisting an armed robbery in Gao City. Yes Official Report
3687 Jan 7 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 7.747521 31.397913 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One NNGO contracted guard was attacked and killed by armed Murle tribesmen in Duk. An unknown quantity of food was stolen from the NGO facility. Yes Official Report
3692 Jan 7 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 8.227466 32.159973 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One national NGO aid worker was injured by a gunshot from armed Murle youth along the Lankien-Waat Road in Waat area, Nyirol County. Yes Official Report
3688 Jan 8 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Raid Public location 8.176352 32.198841 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One national NGO staff was killed and another was injured while assisting the victims of a raid conducted by Murle youths in Walgat town, Nyirol, Jonglei. Both staff were off-duty at the time of the incident and were assisting community members as civilians. Yes Official Report
3689 Jan 10 2023 UA Ukraine 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 48.586577 37.999020 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One international male aid worker and one international female aid worker (Polish) were injured when a mortar bomb exploded next to them while unloading humanitarian aid from their vehicle in the Bakhmut front, Donetsk Oblast. Both of them were transported to their country of origin, and the woman suffered an amputation. Yes Media
3693 Jan 10 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 8.162849 32.041078 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One national INGO security guard was injured by a stray bullet from a clash between Murle tribesman and local youth of the Mwot Tot area in Uror County. Yes Official Report
3694 Jan 10 2023 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Raid Public location 15.961187 2.421273 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in the Greater Sahara One national INGO was injured during an attack by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in Inagam village, in Menaka, Gao region. Yes Official Report
3724 Jan 11 2023 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 10.518647 7.488791 Unknown Criminal Bandits One national NGO aid worker was killed at his house during a wider attack by bandits in Ungawar Mai Awo village, Kaduna. His nephew was also killed. Yes Media
3892 Jan 12 2023 RW Rwanda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -1.943889 30.059444 Economic Criminal Not applicable One UN staff aid worker was injured when four criminal actors attempted to rob his personal cellphone using knives at his house in Kigali. Yes Official Report
4195 Jan 15 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 12.964786 23.719387 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO contractor was shot and killed by unknown armed actors while travelling in Central Darfur. Yes Media
3695 Jan 18 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 6.8 33.133333 Economic Unknown Unknown One national NGO worker was injured when unknown armed men raided the organisation compound in Pibor, Jonglei. The attackers targeted the NGO looking for cash and other assets to be stolen. Yes Official Report
4184 Jan 21 2023 CO Colombia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Public location 1.788978 -78.799775 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was injured after stepping on an anti-personnel mine in Tumaco, Nariño. Yes Official Report
3702 Jan 23 2023 ML Mali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Road 15.926541 2.340131 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN agency doctor was kidnapped by unknown armed actors in Menaka, Gao. The doctor was released on February 2. Yes Official Report
3703 Jan 24 2023 UA Ukraine 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 50.113541 36.413318 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Two personnel from an INGO were wounded during a strike from the Russian Federation forces while traveling from Kharkiv to Lyptsi village. Allegedly the strike was targeting a checkpoint near the Russian border. Yes Official Report
3719 Jan 26 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 6.789800 33.121383 Economic Unknown Unknown Two national NGO workers were injured when unknown armed actors raided their compound and stole a mobile phone. Yes Official Report
3704 Jan 27 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 11.585588 33.759961 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North One national NGO contractor was killed and another staff injured by unidentified gunmen in the Giessan area, Blue Nile region. According to the government, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North were responsible. Yes Media
3866 Feb 1 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 4.1079 30.964542 Unknown Unknown Unknown One security guard at an NGO-supported health centre was killed by three unknown men using bladed weapons in Lummuri village, Kupera Payam, Lainya County. Yes Official Report
3705 Feb 2 2023 UA Ukraine 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 3 5 3 0 2 Shelling Ambush Road 48.617000 37.997003 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One international country director of an INGO was killed, two national and two international INGO aid workers were injured when a missile hit an ambulance they were evacuating in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. Yes Media
3707 Feb 2 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Public location 3.846228 31.657426 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Dinka Bor Four national off-duty Red Cross Society aid workers were killed during an attack from suspected armed Dinka Bor on the host communities of Mogiri, Lekamerrok, Kudaz of Lire Payam in Kajo Keji. Official reports indicate the aid workers were targeted due to their ethnicity, unrelated to their work with the Red Cross. Yes Official Report
3706 Feb 4 2023 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -12.819563 40.408444 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One national INGO driver was shot and killed by a non-state armed group while going to visit his family by public transportation on his day off in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. Yes Media
4107 Feb 5 2023 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Office/compound 21.2126 92.1634 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff guard was shot and killed outside the INGO office in Kutupalong Refugee Camp (2w). Reasons unknown at this time. Yes Focal Point
3708 Feb 8 2023 BF Burkina Faso 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 12.418610 -3.363698 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Two INGO aid workers were killed when unknown gunmen fired their vehicle between Dedougou and Tougan, Boucle du Mouhoun region. Two other aid workers managed to escape. The INGO suspended activities in the region. Yes Official Report
4187 Feb 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.989062 39.38118 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO aid worker was injured when a group of criminals attacked and robbed him at a public bus stop in Oromiya. Yes Media
4053 Feb 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 14.1 38.283333 Economic Criminal Criminal One INGO aid worker was injured by four criminals who took his personal belongings in Shire, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3709 Feb 11 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 8.476 47.357 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male first aid instructor volunteer from the Somali Red Crescent was killed by a stray bullet in Lasanod, Sool, Somaliland. Yes Media
3710 Feb 11 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.8 33.133333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One local INGO male worked was injured during an assault by unidentified men on the way to Boma hospital. Another female national aid worker was also assaulted but did not suffer injuries. Yes Official Report
3712 Feb 12 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 22.207046 96.150516 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO driver was injured when his ambulance was shot at while returning from the hospital in Mandalay town to Let Pan Hla village. Yes Media
3867 Feb 13 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 7.4 32.066667 Incidental Aid recipient Not applicable One community health worker from an INGO-supported health facility was assaulted and injured by a patient over a dispute regarding the expiration date of a Covid-19 vaccine in Maat village, Alam Payam, Pigi County. Yes Official Report
3713 Feb 14 2023 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 46.667762 32.589183 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One national NGO worked was injured when an airstrike hit the organisation's warehouse in Kherson city. Yes Media
3714 Feb 21 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 4.451930 31.501216 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was murdered and five other aid workers are missing after an attack by unknown actors on an INGO-contracted boat transporting humanitarian supplies from Juba County to Panyijiar County, close to Nyori village. Yes Official Report
3725 Feb 22 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 11.282146 49.176987 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO driver was shot and killed at a teashop by unknown armed men in Xiniinyo Warsangeli area, Bari region. Yes Media
4138 Feb 23 2023 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 34.525278 69.178333 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One UN national staff was stabbed during a robbery while he was walking to catch a taxi in Kabul. Yes Focal Point
3715 Feb 25 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Custody 6.805266 33.127692 Unknown Unaffiliated Lango age-set group One female INGO national staff was assaulted and taken to an isolated area in Pibor town by an alleged Lango age-set group where she was injured. The woman managed to escape and was medically evacuated. Yes Official Report
3716 Feb 25 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Project site 7.688753 31.408588 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One national INGO worker was killed by Murle Tribesman near a nutrition project site, in Duk Pagaak, Duk County. Yes Official Report
3717 Mar 1 2023 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 7.511746 31.494561 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO-contracted driver and his assistant were injured when their vehicle carrying commodities was ambushed and shot by unknown armed people along Gadiang - Yuai road, in Payuel Payam, Duk County. Yes Official Report
4139 Mar 2 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 20.15 94.95 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unknown One NNGO director was kidnapped by an unknown group in Magway while travelling. He was held for 20 days. Yes Focal Point
3718 Mar 4 2023 ML Mali 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 17.4297279 -0.220513 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two ICRC aid workers were kidnapped by unknown actors between Gao and Kidal, Gao region. The aid workers were released on the 19th of March. Yes Official Report
3727 Mar 5 2023 GW Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 11.856488 -15.589345 Economic Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was injured by unknown armed actors during a violent robbery near the Meteorology Station in Bissau when returning home after a night out. Three UN mission staff were also robbed (not counted). Yes Official Report
4105 Mar 9 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.410556 42.976667 Political Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot in the leg while standing in front of the office building in Dinsoor, Bay region. He was taken for medical treatment and has since almost fully recovered. Yes Focal Point
3728 Mar 11 2023 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.263904 8.928985 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were ambushed and kidnapped by unknown actors when returning from a food distribution in Kikonde, Fizi, South Kivu. Yes ACLED
3729 Mar 12 2023 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 18.561775 -72.315963 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national UN aid worker was kidnapped at his house by unknown actors in Port Au Prince for economic purposes. The aid worker was released on March 14th. Yes Official Report
3721 Mar 16 2023 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 48.594722 38.000833 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One international volunteer and one national were wounded when a Russian rocket hit a minibus carrying humanitarian aid travelling from Bakhmut to the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. The international staff died from their injuries on March 27. Yes Media
3730 Mar 17 2023 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.269611 31.585169 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman Two UN-contracted drivers were hit by gunshots when five trucks were left behind from a big convoy and later ambushed by armed Murle Tribesmen in the Thiam area, Duk county. One contracted was killed and the other seriously injured. Yes Official Report
3732 Mar 20 2023 SS South Sudan 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.875480 33.078342 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One aid worker was killed, one wounded, and two drivers are missing when four commercial UN-contracted trucks were attacked by armed Murle Tribesmen when returning from the Greater Pibor Area to Bor Town, Jonglei. Yes Official Report
3774 Mar 20 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One international contracted UN truck driver was shot dead when reportedly Murle Tribesmen ambushed a convoy of 6 trucks who had delivered food in Gumuruk county. Yes ACLED
4063 Mar 22 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 4.4132917 32.5538204 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One national UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by criminals in his home in Torit, Eastern Equatoria. Yes Focal Point
4050 Mar 24 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 9.261301 29.820412 Economic Criminal Criminal One off-duty national INGO aid worker was injured during a robbery by unknown criminals at the compound in Bentiu IDP camp. Yes Focal Point
3775 Mar 25 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 9.55 31.65 Unknown Aid recipient Not applicable One national UN aid worker was injured when a group of IDPs allegedly pelted him with stones while on duty in Malakal, Upper Nile. Yes Official Report
4115 Mar 27 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 35.95 39.01 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One INGO driver was injured after a physical altercation with an unknown individual in Raqqa. Yes Focal Point
3776 Mar 27 2023 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.2125 31.560833 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contractor driver was shot and wounded and another UN-contracted driver went missing when their vehicles were reportedly ambushed by unknown armed men along the Yuai-Gadinag in Payuel Payam, Duk County. The convoy reportedly left behind an escort from the UN Force Protection that was to escort the vehicles back to Bor. Yes Official Report
3777 Mar 27 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.806 29.676 Economic Unaffiliated Agaar Dinka community members One UN agency local contractor was reportedly, ambushed, assaulted, and robbed of personal belongings by suspected men from Panyuon section of the Agaar Dinka community, along the Puornengdit-Rumbek Road in Toch Area, Amongpiny Payam, Rumbek Centre County. Yes Official Report
3778 Mar 28 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Custody 9.766667 32.733333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown One male locally recruited NGO staff member was abducted and tortured to death by a group of armed youth in Malual Gahoth Boma of Malual Payam. Yes Official Report
4067 Mar 28 2023 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 18.577778 -72.331944 Incidental Criminal Not applicable One male national INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet during crossfire in Cite Soleil, Port au Prince. Yes Focal Point
4005 Mar 29 2023 GT Guatemala 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 14.818185 -89.394045 Other Aid recipient Husband of aid receipient One national INGO contractor was injured by the intoxicated partner of an aid recipient with a machete while doing home visits in Jocotan, Chiquimula. Yes Official Report
3864 Apr 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 15.6 2.5 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was killed in the conflict sometime between April to June in Khartoum, Sudan. Yes Focal Point
3779 Apr 5 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 31.77617 35.23583 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One national Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was seriously injured when the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) attacked his ambulance and an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) stationed at the Bab Al-Asbat area, near Al-Aqsa Mosque. In addition, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shot a sound bomb at the ambulance, breaking the mirror on the driver's side. Yes Media
3868 Apr 6 2023 SS South Sudan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.7068899 31.3929942 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three drivers in UN-contracted vehicles were ambushed and injured by unknown actors while moving in a convoy from Yuai to Bor along the Gadiang-Bor Road in Payuel Payam, Duk County. Yes Official Report
3781 Apr 7 2023 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.039167 45.341944 Political Unknown Unknown One national female UN polio vaccination worker was shot dead by unknown actors in Mogadishu while going house to house informing about the polio vaccination campaign. Yes Media
4188 Apr 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 12.442237 37.998155 Unknown Unknown Unknown One ambulance driver and one mid-wife from the Ethiopian Red Cross were shot and injured when unknown armed men attacked their ambulance in Abscia, Amhara region. Yes Media
3782 Apr 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.496944 39.476944 Incidental Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces Two INGO national staff members were shot and killed in a crossfire between the Ethiopian Federal Defence Forces (ENDF) and Amhara Regional Special Forces in Kobo, Amhara region. The driver and the security officer were traveling from Mekelle to Kombolcha. Yes Media
3780 Apr 10 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Unknown Public location -0.566667 28.7 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national female INGO worker was killed in North Kivu. The aid worker was off duty, on her way to a voting registration centre. Yes ACLED
3783 Apr 10 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 4.775 33.59 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff was shot dead when unknown men attacked a commercial vehicle carrying goats along Kapoeta-Camp 15 Road. The body of the aid worker was found naked nearby. Two other civilians sustained gunshot wounds. Yes Official Report
4106 Apr 13 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 36.296389 36.725278 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One INGO staff member sustained serious injuries during a multi family dispute. Yes Focal Point
3784 Apr 15 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 15.6 32.5 Unknown Unknown Unknown One donor government official was shot and wounded during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum. Yes Media
3785 Apr 15 2023 SD Sudan 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 16.066667 25.466667 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Three UN employees were killed and three injured in clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. The incident caused the temporary suspension of operations of the organization. Yes Media
3796 Apr 16 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.6238 25.3556 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national male INGO worker was killed in the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur. Yes Official Report
3797 Apr 17 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Unknown 15.6 32.5 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was reportedly sexually assaulted by unidentified perpetrators in Khartoum. Yes Media
3893 Apr 18 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 15.65 32.483333 Economic Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One UN national staff was shot and injured when Rapid Support Forces entered his house and looted it in Amarat, Khartoum. The RSP fired other gunshots and stole mobile phones. Yes Official Report
3894 Apr 18 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 12.9 23.483333 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN male national staff was injured due to a projectile explosion during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Zalingi, Central Darfur. Yes Official Report
4060 Apr 18 2023 SL Sierra Leone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 7.956389 -11.74 Economic Criminal Criminal One off-duty national UN aid worker was injured when criminals entered his family house, threatened him and asked for his money in Bo, Southern. Yes Focal Point
4140 Apr 20 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 13.183333 30.216667 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN staff member was injured by shrapnel after his house was hit by shelling in El Obied. Yes Focal Point
3786 Apr 21 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 13.183333 30.216667 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male national UN staff was killed when the vehicle he was traveling with his family was caught in a crossfire between confronted parties in El Obeid, North Kordofan. Yes Media
3787 Apr 21 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 4.09426 30.67226 Incidental Unknown Unknwon One male national INGO aid worker was assaulted and injured when unknown individuals entered his home and attacked him while he was sleeping. The reason for the attack was reportedly revenge motivated. Yes Official Report
4066 Apr 21 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.5936 32.5809 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One male UN aid worker was kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum. The aid worker was released 21 days later. Yes Focal Point
4061 Apr 24 2023 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 11.811256 12.493714 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national UN guard was kidnapped by unknown armed actors during a raid on the agency's facilities in Benisheik, Borno State. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Focal Point
4141 Apr 25 2023 ET Ethiopia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8 38.666667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown Two UN contracted drivers, one on duty and one off duty, were attacked by gunmen travelling in Oromia and injured. Yes Focal Point
3788 Apr 26 2023 NG Nigeria 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 11.5 13 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Three national INGO aid workers were abducted at their guest house by a group of militants of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Ngala, Borno State. On May 4th, two of the three aid workers were found unharmed by the Nigerian Armed Forces. Yes Official Report
3870 Apr 29 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.398385 28.82334 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown One UN agency contracted driver was killed during a road ambush by unidentified armed individuals on the Ajakkuac-Abiemnhom road at the Ariel Zain Tower, Abiemnhom County. Two other drivers were robbed but not harmed. Yes Official Report
3871 Apr 29 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 9.979167 33.75 Economic Unknown Unknown One on-duty NGO security guard was assaulted, injured, and locked up in a room inside the NGO facility compound by three unknown armed men who gained illegal access in the Gendrassa area, Boung Payam, Maban County. Yes Official Report
4142 Apr 29 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Ambush Road 1.933 30.483 Unknown Non-state armed group: National CODECO Two NNGO contracted drivers were attacked by an armed group who lit their vehicle on fire. One driver was killed and the other was seriously injured. Yes Focal Point
3821 Apr 30 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.45 22.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown One local male INGO staff was killed while off-duty by unidentified perpetrators in Ag Geneina city, West Darfur state. Yes Media
3863 May 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 13.45 22.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were killed in Ag Geneina by unknown actors at the end of May. Yes Official Report
3822 May 3 2023 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 11.744444 11.961111 Unknown Unaffiliated Unknown One INGO staff member sustained a head injury from a physical attack by an unknown man in Damaturu town. Yes Official Report
4245 May 5 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Project site 9.55 31.65 Incidental Staff member Not applicable One female national INGO staff was sexually assaulted by another staff member at a project site in Malakal. Yes Focal Point
4110 May 8 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 36.23632099894336 36.767185026482885 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) One INGO staff member was killed when his private vehicle came under fire during an violent operation between two different NSAGs. Yes Focal Point
3895 May 9 2023 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 15.460556 45.326111 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contracted driver was injured, taken to an unknown location, and later dropped off in a remote area when unknown armed men intercepted the vehicle in Al Sumayah IDP camp, Ma'rib governorate. Yes Official Report
4068 May 9 2023 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 18.53582 -72.34696 Incidental Criminal Not applicable One male national INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet during a crossfire in Portail Leogane, Port au Prince. Yes Focal Point
4155 May 10 2023 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Public location 6.735136672797876 15.362576809592571 Incidental Police or paramilitary PMC Wagner One female staff was injured during an attempted rape at a hotel in Koui by PMC Wagner Group soliders. Yes Focal Point
3824 May 11 2023 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Ambush Road 7.4 32.066667 Unknown Unaffiliated Youths Two INGO aid workers were injured when a group of unknown youths attacked their ambulance in Burato area, Jonglei. One former health minister from the Greater Pibor Area was also injured during the attack (not counted). Yes Official Report
4196 May 12 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 13.498667 22.663117 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was injured at home due to nearby explosives. Yes Media
3825 May 13 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 9.766667 32.733333 Incidental Unaffiliated Youths One national INGO aid worker was killed in his home by three armed youths in Ulang, Upper Nile. Allegedly, the motive was related to a revenge killing. Yes Official Report
4052 May 20 2023 LS Lesotho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road -29.31 27.48 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female national UN aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Masemu. Another civilian (non-UN driver) was also killed during the shooting (not counted). Yes Focal Point
3826 May 20 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 12.9 23.483333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was killed by unknown armed actors in Zalingi, Central Darfur. Yes Official Report
3827 May 20 2023 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown 6.984431 15.640831 Unknown Unknown Unknown The body of a national NGO staff member was found with stab wounds near Yadé village. Yes Official Report
4069 May 20 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Home 4.766667 33.583333 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female international INGO aid worker was sexually assaulted in her home in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria. Yes Focal Point
3865 May 20 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.516667 25.033333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was killed in Nyala, South Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4004 May 24 2023 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Office/compound -11.668764 39.55344 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet at the organisation's compound in Mueda. Yes Official Report
3828 May 24 2023 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 10.294 22.782 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO driver was killed by unidentified perpetrators during an ambush in Birao, Vakaga region. Two other INGO workers managed to escape, and the vehicle was taken to an unknown location, but was later found. Yes Official Report
3829 May 26 2023 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 6.8 33.133333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed, and two national INGO aid workers were injured with sticks when 10 Murle Tribesman of the Kurenen age-set ambushed them between Pibor Town and Tenet Village. Yes Official Report
3830 Jun 1 2023 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Detention Custody 4.133333 32.3 Political Host state South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) Two national UN staff were physically assaulted by the South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) after being detained in Pageri Payam, Magwi County. The aid workers were released the same day. Yes Official Report
3855 Jun 1 2023 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Unknown 13.105 12.506667 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State of West Africa Province One NGO worker was killed by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) members in Damasak, Borno State. Yes Media
3831 Jun 2 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 12.905720 23.480571 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One national UN male aid worker was beaten and injured with electric shocks by a group of armed personnel wearing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) uniform, after intruding into the UN worker's residence in Zalingi, and started questioning the identity of the staff member. Later the perpetrators started searching and damaging the house and looted unspecified items. One civilian who was present in the house was also injured (not counted). Yes Official Report
4160 Jun 4 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 15.526975 32.514714 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male national Sudanese Red Crescent aid worker was killed due to a shelling attack that hit his house in Gabra, in south Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
3832 Jun 4 2023 SS South Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 4.408056 32.575 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable Three INGO national staff members were injured by suspected armed individuals from Ikotos County while traveling to deliver seeds to farmers in Chukudum, in Komori Payam, Budi County. Yes Official Report
3856 Jun 4 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road 36.508333 36.869167 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NNGO bulldozer driver was injured when a landmine exploded while working in Afrin, Aleppo. Yes ACLED
3872 Jun 6 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.783333 45.45 Economic Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Five NGO staff members were kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants on the road between Farlibah village and Beledweyne, around Morodiile, Hiraan. They were all released over a week later after a ransom demand. Yes ACLED
4051 Jun 7 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 15.683517 32.462887 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One national INGO aid worker was seriously injured during an incursion to his home by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman, Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
3852 Jun 7 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 13.3694218 22.1724203 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national male INGO aid worker was killed by unknown armed men while off duty in Ag Geneina. Yes Official Report
3987 Jun 8 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 11.83 32.8 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was stabbed to death by unknown actors in Renk, Upper Nile. Yes Official Report
4049 Jun 8 2023 SL Sierra Leone 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 8.9088919 -12.0872461 Economic Criminal Criminal One national male INGO aid worker was injured during a robbery by unknown criminals on the Magburaka highway, Nothern province. Yes Focal Point
3850 Jun 9 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 11.83 32.8 Unknown Unknown Unknown One nationally recruited INGO aid worker was stabbed to death by unknown armed actors in Renk town, Upper Nile. Yes Official Report
3857 Jun 9 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.65 -1.78333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One national NGO worker was abducted by suspected JNIM militia men in Niangassagou village, Mopti. Yes ACLED
3833 Jun 10 2023 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.0426027 45.3596617 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN female aid worker was killed during a siege by Al Shabaab members in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. Eight other people were killed, and 10 were injured, including members of the Somali security forces and civilians. Yes Media
3853 Jun 10 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 13.4468625 22.3088684 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan Rapid Support Forces (RSF) The founder of an NNGO was killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Janjaweed militias in Ag Geneina, West Darfur. Yes Media
3858 Jun 13 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Unknown Unknown The head of a NNGO was kidnapped by unknown armed men while travelling by motorbike to Lusenda, Fizi territory. Allegedly, the kidnapping occurred following a disagreement on a road project and the perpetrators asked for a ransom. His travel companion was also kidnapped and tortured but released a few hours later (not counted). The aid worker was released on June 17th after the ransom was paid. Yes ACLED
3859 Jun 16 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 12.333333 23.416667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was killed in Central Darfur. Yes Official Report
4143 Jun 17 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.078333 33.108889 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown One NNGO contracted driver was shot and killed by unknown armed men as he was trying to get his truck unstuck from a river near Charokol village, Ikotos. Yes Focal Point
3873 Jun 20 2023 SS South Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.2125 31.560833 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One male UN agency local national staff member and one female local national aid worker were physically assaulted by a local person in Marol Market, Makuach Payam, Bor South County. Yes Official Report
3860 Jun 21 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 11.83 32.8 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national INGO security guard was killed at his home, along with his family by a shelling attack in Khartoum. Yes Media
4144 Jun 22 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 13.460251235443362 22.235769538689677 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN staff member was killed as him and his family were evacuating near the Chad border. Yes Focal Point
4054 Jun 22 2023 TZ Tanzania 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Road -4.216667 35.75 Political Aid recipient Aid recipient One aid worker and one driver from an INGO were injured when an aid recipient threw stones and broke the doors of the car they were in, in Babati, Manyara. Yes Focal Point
3874 Jun 24 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.074444 43.835278 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two national NGO contractors and the driver were kidnapped by Al Shabaab near Bansoole village, Buur Hakaba, Bay due to their NGO affiliation. Yes ACLED
4111 Jun 24 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 2.3063766085401123 30.97672465680944 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable An INGO female national staff was injured after an unknown person threw a stone at their vehicle breaking the glass in Mahagi. Yes Focal Point
4003 Jun 25 2023 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 23.919442 90.360547 Economic Unaffiliated Workers One INGO aid worker was killed by angry workers when trying to mediate over a wage dispute in Gazipur, Dhaka. Yes Official Report
4055 Jun 28 2023 TZ Tanzania 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -6.686161 39.139496 Economic Criminal Criminal One female INGO aid worker was injured by two criminals on a motorcycle who robbed her personal belongings in Madale village, Kinondoni, Dar Es Salaam. Yes Focal Point
4062 Jun 28 2023 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 8.0555711 9.1811754 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female national UN worker was kidnapped by unknown actors in Taraba. Her whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Focal Point
3877 Jun 30 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 0.5 29.466667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was killed by unidentified armed men in Beni city, North Kivu province. Yes ACLED
3891 Jun 30 2023 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 48.055556 37.961111 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One female NGO aid worker was reportedly injured during Russian shelling near Makiivka. Yes ACLED
3861 Jul 2 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 5.316667 28.4 Economic Criminal Unknown One national UN aid worker was injured during a criminal robbery of his residence in Mvolo Payam. Yes Official Report
4036 Jul 4 2023 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 19.480212 -72.659922 Economic Criminal Criminal One national UN aid worker was kidnapped while off-duty by criminal actors on the road between Fort Liberte and Montruis, in Les Gonaïves, Artibonite. The aid worker was released on July 6th. Yes Focal Point
3878 Jul 5 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.4417 -3.4355 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One NGO consultant was kidnapped by JNIM militants along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou village, Tombouctou region. Yes ACLED
4018 Jul 7 2023 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.536737 -72.316983 Unknown Criminal Criminal One INGO driver was kidnapped by criminal actors in Delmas. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
4137 Jul 8 2023 SO Somalia 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 8.476 47.357 Disputed Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 5 healthcare staff supported by an INGO, at the Las Anod General Hospital were injured due to shelling. Yes Focal Point
3862 Jul 11 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 36.1389 36.83 Disputed Host state Syrian Armed Forces One national NGO aid worker was killed by shelling from the Syrian Armed Forces in Atareb, Aleppo. Yes Media
3875 Jul 14 2023 CF Central African Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 7 19.183333 Unknown Host state Central African Armed Forces (FACA) One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured for unknown reasons by a FACA soldier in Kaga-Bandoro. The perpetrator later harassed the family of the victim. Yes Official Report
4103 Jul 18 2023 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.233333 -72.066667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO contractor driver was kidnapped while driving from Port-au-Prince to Gonaive in a rental vehicle. His whereabouts are unknown. Yes Focal Point
3876 Jul 18 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 7.7 28 Economic Unaffiliated Community member One UN agency international staff member was injured when a local juvenile reportedly attempted to steal a UN jacket in Wau Town, Wau South Payam, Wau County. They received medical attention at a UNMISS hospital. Yes Official Report
4189 Jul 18 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 8.575042 39.327807 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO aid worker was stabbed and injured by criminal actors on his way home in Oromiya. His personal belongings were stolen during the incident. Yes Media
3899 Jul 19 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.816667 41.416667 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national NGO aid workers were killed by unknown actors in the Afar region. Yes ACLED
3900 Jul 19 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.6608 37.9578 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was killed by unknown actors in Amhara. Yes ACLED
3881 Jul 20 2023 SD Sudan 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 18 1 0 17 Bodily assault Ambush Road 15.6 32.5 Unknown Unknown Unknown 18 INGO aid workers were physically beaten and whipped by unknown armed men in southern Khartoum while attempting to bring supplies to a hospital. The armed men also threaten the life of the driver and stole a vehicle. Yes Official Report
3880 Jul 21 2023 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 13.212778 44.124167 Unknown Unknown Unknown One international UN aid worker was shot and killed while leaving a restaurant in Turbah, Aden, by unknown armed men on a motorcycle. Yes Official Report
3897 Jul 21 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 0.515556 42.073333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO driver was injured when unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle he was driving near Dhobley town, Afmadow, Lower Juba. Yes ACLED
4065 Jul 21 2023 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Not applicable One national male UN aid worker was kidnapped for economic purposes by unknown criminals in Port au Prince. The aid worker was released on September 2nd. Yes Focal Point
3890 Jul 22 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 4.85 31.6 Unknown Criminal One Heart gang One UN IDP staff member was stabbed by a member of the 'One Heart' gang in IDP Camp 3 near the UN House compound. Yes Official Report
3887 Jul 24 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.768133 33.084812 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was beaten during an ambush on their vehicle traveling from Gumuruk to Pibor, Jonglei. Yes Official Report
3889 Jul 24 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Project site 32.219864 35.297436 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Palestinian Red Crescent Society medical staff was shot and injured by the Israel Defence Forces while on duty in Askar Camp. Yes Official Report
3888 Jul 27 2023 HT Haiti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Not applicable One female international NNGO aid worker was kidnapped with her child at the project site of the organization in Port au Prince. The nurse and her child were released on the 9th of August. Yes Media
4104 Jul 31 2023 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 21.2126 92.1634 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was kidnapped in the hospital area of 'Camp 3', Cox's Bazar, by an unknown armed group. He was asked to join the group, and was beaten when refused. He was reportedly released after a ransom payment was made. Yes Focal Point
3907 Jul 31 2023 LB Lebanon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.543833 35.378194 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Jund al-Sham One UN staff member was injured during the clashes between Jund al-Sham, Shabab al Muslim and Fatah in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp. The confrontations killed at least 13 people and injured around 40 (not counted). The UN agency temporarily suspended its activities in the camp. Yes Media
3906 Aug 2 2023 UA Ukraine 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 46.6425 32.625 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One doctor was killed and five medical staff were wounded when an INGO-supported hospital was shelled two times by the Russian Armed Forces in Kherson city, Kherson Oblast. Yes Official Report
4246 Aug 4 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Home 12.05 24.883333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff was kidnapped from his home in Nyala and later killed. Yes Focal Point
3914 Aug 5 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.733333 -3.733333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One national NNGO contractor was abducted by JNIM militiamen along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou, Goundam, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes ACLED
3915 Aug 6 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.931111 -3.99 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One national NGO staff was kidnapped along with two vehicles by JNIM Militia in Niafounke, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes ACLED
4056 Aug 6 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 3.127168 43.663831 Political Host state Somali Armed Forces One male INGO aid worker was physically assaulted by soldiers from the Somali Armed Forces after refusing to add them to the list of beneficiaries at the Jakaton IDP camp, in Baidoa. The program was temporarily suspended due to the incident. Yes Focal Point
4113 Aug 7 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 1.933 30.483 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One INGO male national staff member was injured when an unknown person threw a stone at their vehicle breaking the glass in Djugu. Yes Focal Point
3916 Aug 7 2023 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 14.03 -0.03 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national aid worker was shot and wounded by unknown armed men in Dori, Sahel region. Yes ACLED
4197 Aug 8 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 8.904088 47.430049 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Dhulbahante clan Three NGO aid workers were injured when their ambulance was hit by mortar rounds during a combat between the Dhulbahante clan and the Somaliland security forces. Yes Media
3896 Aug 9 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 8.664230 45.844277 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Dulmi-diid clan militia One national NGO driver was abducted when the Dulmi-diid clan militia entered Daba Goryaale village and carjacked two NGO-owned vehicles in the Togdheer region. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3917 Aug 11 2023 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.4044 29.1379 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Mushegereza, Uvira, South Kivu. The victims were released on August 14th. Yes ACLED
4154 Aug 12 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 15.6 32.5 Political Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One INGO staff member was kidnapped by RSF forces and forced to work in a RSF military medical facility in Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
3908 Aug 12 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 22.03455 96.458747 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male president of an LNGO was shot dead by unknown armed men while sitting in front of his office in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay. Yes ACLED
3918 Aug 12 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 4.735833 45.203611 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN staff member, off-duty and at home, was kidnapped by unknown armed for ransom in Beledweyne, Hiraan. He was held for more than 24 hours, but released unharmed. Yes ACLED
3919 Aug 14 2023 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 13.8065 43.2484 Political Police or paramilitary Tariq Saleh's forces One UN aid worker was wounded by Tariq Saleh's forces in an aid distribution centre in Al Khawkhah, Al Hodeidah. The attack occurred because of the organisation's refusal to include the names of some people of the armed factions. Yes ACLED
3901 Aug 16 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 9.55 31.65 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO contracted security guard was injured while on duty when four unknown armed men entered the INGO nutrition site and looted food supplies in Malakal, Upper Nile. Yes Official Report
3902 Aug 17 2023 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.033333 25.133333 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) Two national NGO aid workers were kidnapped by Unite pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) members on the Zemio-Mboki axis, Haut-Mbomou region. Both aid workers were released on August 20th. Yes Official Report
3904 Aug 18 2023 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 48.588442 37.835883 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One local NGO aid worker was wounded by shelling from the Russian Armed Forces in a residential area of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. Yes Official Report
3903 Aug 19 2023 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 51.493889 31.294722 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One local NGO aid worker was killed, and one local NGO aid worker was injured when a missile from the Russian Armed Forces hit the centre of Chernihiv city. Yes Official Report
3905 Aug 19 2023 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 11.2575 -0.303889 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was kidnapped and later killed by unknown actors in Bittou, Centre East region. Yes Official Report
3909 Aug 22 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 6.806 29.676 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national UN staff member was injured by an unknown armed individual in Rumbek town, Lakes State. Yes Official Report
4181 Aug 23 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 12.9 23.483333 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One INGO aid worker was killed along with two other civilians by allegedly the Rapid Support Forces in Zalingi, Central Darfur. Yes ACLED
4017 Aug 23 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.403446 35.631232 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO driver was abducted by an unknown armed group when driving between Nedjo and Nekemte, Oromiya region. The occupants of other three vehicles were also abducted in the same attack (not counted here). The driver was released three days later. Yes Official Report
3911 Aug 28 2023 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 15.460556 45.326111 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two international aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Ma'rib province. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Media
4175 Sep 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Home -5.918541 29.188183 Economic Criminal Criminal One NGO aid worker was injured with a machete by criminal actors who robbed the house in Kalemie, Tanganyika. Yes Official Report
3913 Sep 2 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.133333 29.883333 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One national INGO aid worker was kidnapped and beaten by the Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan. The aid worker was released days later in West Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4002 Sep 2 2023 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 16.7535444457296 -3.02944909315556 Incidental Unknown Unknown Two national INGO aid workers suffered injuries during a shooting to the public boat they were onboard in Toumbouctou. Yes Official Report
4114 Sep 3 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 35.7589 40.7692 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Unknown One INGO staff member was injured after being hit by a stray bullet in Markada. Yes Focal Point
3924 Sep 4 2023 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.183333 29.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four INGO national aid workers were abducted by unknown men in May-Safi village, Rutshuru territory, North Kivu. They were released several days later after random was paid. Yes Media
4057 Sep 4 2023 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.028530 0.125613 Economic Unknown Unknown An INGO aid worker, driver, and NNGO staff were kidnapped during an ambush of their vehicle by unknown armed men between Gao and Ansongo. The kidnappers asked for a ransom for their release. Yes Focal Point
4108 Sep 7 2023 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 16.949444 -1.748056 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One female INGO staff member was killed when her civilian transportation boat came under fire between Gao and Tombouctou, by the NSAG JNIM. 63 other civilians were killed (not counted here). Yes Focal Point
3925 Sep 7 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.04839 0.11128 Unknown Criminal Unknown One NNGO aid worker was abducted by unknown armed people on the road between Kobé and Bara, Gao region. He was released on September 12. Yes Official Report
3912 Sep 9 2023 UA Ukraine 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 3 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 48.594722 38.000833 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One international female director of an NGO and one international staff of the same organisation were killed by a Russian missile when entering Bakhmut in a vehicle to evacuate civilians. Two other international male staff members of the NGO were also injured. Yes Media
3920 Sep 9 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 4.85 31.6 Economic Criminal Criminal One UN aid worker was injured during an attempted robbery by three criminal men in the residential area of Tomping, Juba, Central Equatoria. Yes Official Report
4190 Sep 9 2023 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 15.344806 44.194482 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Houti Forces One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by Houti Forces and killed around 45 days later, in Amanat Al Asimah, Sana'a. The INGO suspended operations in the region after the incident. Yes Media
4192 Sep 11 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 15.531257 32.535497 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was abducted from his home by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in his home. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Media
3921 Sep 12 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 6.8 29.683333 Incidental Unaffiliated Local Agar Dinka members One male UN staff was wounded in his house by Local Agar Dinka community members over a personal dispute in Rumbek, Lakes state. Yes Official Report
3923 Sep 13 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Raid Project site 15.6 32.5 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Two emergency room staff were kidnapped by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) members in Khartoum city from a hospital, along with four other civilians (not counted). They were released 2 days later. Yes ACLED
4001 Sep 14 2023 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 27.680854 68.845221 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO driver was injured due to a crossfire close to the Main Canal of Sukkur, Sindh. Yes Official Report
3945 Sep 16 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 14.083333 98.2 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Dawei Defense Team (PaKaPha) One national male NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Dawei Defense Team (PaKaPha) and the Dawei guerrilla in Launglon, Dawei district, allegedly due to his association with the military forces. The aid worker was released on September 26th. Yes ACLED
3926 Sep 18 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7.28 28.68 Incidental Unknown Unknown Two NNGO aid workers were killed by unknown people reportedly due to a personal dispute in Ananatak Payam, Tonj East, Warrap state. Yes Official Report
3927 Sep 18 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 25.383333 97.4 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Kachin Independence Army (KIA) At least two female off-duty nurses and two male off-duty volunteers of the Red Cross were abducted by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) while going between Sinbo town and Myitkyina town on a ferry boat. Official reports indicate two were later killed. Yes Media
3946 Sep 18 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 21.245833 96.866667 Disputed Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One national LNGO aid worker was detained and tortured in interrogation by the Myanmar Armed Forces, allegedly due to his connections with the local resistance forces, in Lawksawk township, Taunggyi district, Shan state. Yes Media
3928 Sep 22 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Public location 7.974583 28.838861 Incidental Unaffiliated Unaffiliated One national NGO aid worker was shot and seriously injured by an unknown armed individual over a personal dispute in Wunlit town, Wunliit Payam, Tonj East County. Yes Official Report
4193 Sep 22 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.062699 29.230660 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One off-duty male INGO aid worker was kidnapped by M23 militants in North Kivu along with another civilian (not counted). Both individuals were released on September 26. Yes Media
3929 Sep 23 2023 SS South Sudan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.2319596 30.6156806 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two international UN-contracted drivers were killed and one international UN-contracted driver was injured when their convoy was ambushed by unknown armed men on the Yei-Juba Road, Lainya, Central Equatoria. Two trucks of the convoy were burnt. Yes Official Report
3932 Sep 24 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 22.566667 95.7 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Local resistance forces One male president of a local NGO was abducted by unknown resistance forces in Shwebo, Sagaing. An ambulance was seized during the attack. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Media
3937 Oct 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 92 0 0 0 0 0 70 22 0 92 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 92 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.410433 34.2235374 Disputed Unknown Unknown 70 UN aid workers have been killed and 22 have been injured during the clashes between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and October 31, 2023. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
4182 Oct 2 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Raid Home 15.5611981185 32.5841617133 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One female LNGO aid worker was shot and killed in her house by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Another woman was raped during the attack (not counted). Yes Media
3934 Oct 2 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.256111 33.456111 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO driver was shot and injured during an ambush by unknown armed actors at the Tohubac area, between Camp 15 and Lobira, Budi County, Eastern Equatoria. Another aid worker managed to escape (not counted). Yes Official Report
3935 Oct 3 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.408056 32.575 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Youths One national NGO driver was injured during an ambush by youths in the Inkas area, Torit, Eastern Equatoria. Yes Official Report
4118 Oct 6 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.933333 36.633333 Incidental Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male NGO volunteer was killed in a Syrian Armed Forces rocket attack on Idlib city on October 6, 2023. The rockets struck a public street location where the aid worker was standing. Yes Focal Point
3936 Oct 6 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 8.6 33.066667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national UN implementing partner was killed by unknown armed men in Roam Payan, Nasir County. Yes Official Report
4044 Oct 6 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.282778 36.851944 Incidental Host state Syrian Armed Forces One national NGO aid worker was injured when a shelling hit a public location in Daret Izza, Aleppo. Two other civilians were injured and one civilian was killed in the same incident (not counted). Yes Focal Point
4147 Oct 7 2023 IL Israel 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.423648 34.4857959 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two male National Red Cross Society (Magen David Adom) aid workers were killed while on duty during the attack on Kibbutz's on October 7. Yes Media
3940 Oct 7 2023 IL Israel 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 31.3085695 34.6048209 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Hamas One IFRC National Society (Magen David Adom) ambulance driver was shot and killed by Hamas when driving an ambulance in Ofakim, Israel. Yes Official Report
3941 Oct 7 2023 IL Israel 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.423648 34.4857959 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Hamas One female NGO aid worker was killed by Hamas during the attack on the Be'eri kibbutz. Yes Media
3942 Oct 7 2023 IL Israel 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Home 31.423648 34.4857959 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Hamas One IFRC National Society (Magen David Adom) senior volunteer was shot and killed by Hamas in his home during the attack on the Be'eri kibbutz. Yes Media
3943 Oct 7 2023 IL Israel 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.423648 34.4857959 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Hamas One IFRC National Society (Magen David Adom) female paramedic was shot and killed by Hamas while providing health assistance to the people attacked in the Be'eri kibbutz. Yes Official Report
3947 Oct 7 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 8.6 33.066667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One LNGO contractor was stabbed to death by unknown actors in Nasir, Upper Nile. Yes Official Report
3948 Oct 7 2023 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.4 29.15 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group in Luberivi, Uvira, South Kivu after a 2 vehicle UN convoy was ambushed travelling the Uvira-Sange road. The staff was released on October 12th. Yes ACLED
4096 Oct 7 2023 IL Israel 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Raid Project site 31.310278 34.402222 Political Non-state armed group: National Hamas One IFRC national society staff was reportedly kidnapped from a Kibbutz in Southern Israel while providing medical assistance and later died in Gaza. Yes Focal Point
4045 Oct 8 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.933333 36.633333 Incidental Host state Syrian Armed Forces During a city-wide Syrian Armed forces rocket and artillery strike on Idlib city, 2 NGO staff members were injured and 2 others were killed from three different organisations. Yes Focal Point
3931 Oct 9 2023 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.65 32.483333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two health workers from an INGO-supported hospital were killed in a shelling in Omdurman, Khartoum. Five patients were also injured in the attack and needed to be transferred to other facilities (not counted here). Yes Offiicial Report
3949 Oct 9 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.3484078 -2.8084585 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Two NGO health workers were kidnapped by JNIM militants between Gourma-Rharous and Tombouctou, Tombouctou region, during an ambush. Another civilian was also kidnapped (not counted). Yes ACLED
3938 Oct 11 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 31.5119669 34.4438821 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Four Palestinian Red Crescent Society paramedics were killed when the ambulances they were in were hit by an aerial attack in the Gaza Strip. Yes Official Report
3939 Oct 11 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 31.474722 34.473611 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic was shot and killed at the Karni crossing in eastern Gaza. Yes Official Report
3950 Oct 11 2023 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 7.699800 27.987561 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Luo youth One local UN staff was kidnapped by Luo youths who demanded the government release their leader in exchange for the release of the UN staff in Wau, Western Bahr el-Ghazal. Yes Official Report
4116 Oct 12 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7.092192647384255 37.408370346749855 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) Two INGO national staff members were kidnapped by OLA armed men on October 12 when travelling from Negelle to Hawasa. Following interventions by authorities and local elders they were released 2 days later. Yes Focal Point
4243 Oct 14 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Unknown Project site 12.9 3.483333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female INGO staff was shot and killed at a project site in Zalingi, Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4112 Oct 16 2023 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 35.183333 67.708056 Political Aid recipient Not applicable One INGO staff member was injured after a man, not chosen as an aid recipient, attacked him in Saighan. Yes Focal Point
4058 Oct 16 2023 LK Sri Lanka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 7.6882389 80.3072691 Unknown Aid recipient Aid recipient One male INGO aid worker was assaulted and injured by a member of the community in Watawala. Yes Focal Point
4244 Oct 17 2023 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Public location 35.96 64.28 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff was killed in Almar, Faryab. Yes Focal Point
3959 Oct 18 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Detention Custody 12.0953 98.99441 Political Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One national male NNGO driver ambulance died in custody after being arrested at the Za Wea Village checkpoint on the 30th of September and held in a compound in Auk Kin Village, Tanintharyi region. Allegedly, the aid worker died of the injuries sustained from torture. Yes ACLED
3944 Oct 19 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.5033228 34.459722 Disputed Unknown Unknown One female national INGO aid worker was killed by a rocket strike on the Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza. Yes Media
3951 Oct 25 2023 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Detention Custody 15.35 44.2 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Houti Forces One male INGO aid worker was killed during captivity by the Houti Forces in Sana'a. The aid worker was in the custody of the armed group since the 9th of September. The INGO suspended operations in the north of Yemen due to this killing. Yes Official Report
4006 Oct 25 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 11.550331 38.219766 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO aid worker was shot and killed in his house by unknown armed people in Gondar, Amhara region. Yes Official Report
4191 Oct 26 2023 BD Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 22.335 91.8325 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female INGO guard was abducted and beaten by unknown armed actors on her way to the duty station in Chittagong. She was released the following evening and taken to the hospital for severe physical assault. Yes Media
3952 Oct 26 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 9.533333 31.65 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) One male INGO aid worker and resident of the POC camp was kidnapped by members of the Agwelek forces - Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Eastern Malakal Payam, Malakal County. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3953 Oct 28 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 31.344444 34.303056 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) A senior UN aid agency staff was injured due to shelling from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Yes Official Report
4186 Oct 31 2023 CO Colombia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 4.156416 -73.607298 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unknown One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by a non-identified NSAG in Colombia. The aid worker was released the next day due to community pressure. The NGO suspended activities after the incident. Yes Official Report
3954 Nov 3 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.5243369 33.8330841 Political Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was injured when his ambulance was targeted by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strike at the entrance of Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza Strip. The ambulance was the second one targeted during the same attack. Other civilians were also injured (not counted). Yes Official Report
4109 Nov 4 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 37.104167 40.93 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Unknown One INGO staff member, travelling in a civilian SUV near the town of Amuda, was hit by a drone strike and killed. Yes Focal Point
3979 Nov 5 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.516667 34.45 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One international organisation contractor was killed along with his family during an airstrike in Gaza. Yes Media
4034 Nov 5 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 31.516667 34.45 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One national INGO aid worker was killed along with his family in his house during an airstrike in Gaza City. Yes Focal Point
3967 Nov 6 2023 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 15.882298 0.242321 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was shot and killed when unknown armed men attacked a humanitarian vehicle on the road between Ansongo and Gao. Yes Official Report
3971 Nov 6 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.1805 34.3888 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men while travelling by foot between Nyaka and Jebel Bumaat, Pibor, Jonglei after his vehicle got stuck. Yes ACLED
3981 Nov 6 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 15.93013 0.21518 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was killed and another was wounded when unknown armed men attacked their vehicle in Gargouna town, Gao. Yes ACLED
4093 Nov 6 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.532197 34.445394 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male INGO staff member was killed after his home in Al Shati refugee camp was bombed. Yes Official Report
3955 Nov 7 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 19 Unknown Unknown Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Unknown Host state Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) According to media reports 20 Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were injured on duty between the 7th of October and the 7th of November in the Gaza Strip. Eight emergency vehicles have also been put out of service due to the damage caused by airstrikes. Yes Media
3960 Nov 7 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 6.3852554 32.6951453 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was stabbed to death on the road to Nyaat town, Jebel Boma county, Jonglei region. The perpetrator and the reasons are unknown. Yes Official Report
4059 Nov 9 2023 IN India 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 22.0865335 82.1598408 Other Unaffiliated Spouse of a beneficiary One male INGO aid worker was injured by a drunk relative of a beneficiary in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Yes Focal Point
3961 Nov 10 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Project site 6.1805 34.3888 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker responding to a measles outbreak was killed by unknown actors after a community field visit in Boma, Pibor, Jonglei. Yes Media
3962 Nov 11 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.088660 28.007110 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was shot dead by unknown armed men between Wau and Kuajok, Jur River County, Western Bahr el Ghazal. Allegedly, the aid worker was killed due to his birthplace. Yes Official Report
3988 Nov 11 2023 KE Kenya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Public location -1.286389 36.817222 Economic Criminal Criminal One UN aid worker was injured by a gunshot when two criminals on a motorcycle robbed the staff member's personal belongings. Yes Official Report
3964 Nov 12 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 20.167 92.785 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO director was kidnapped by an unknown armed group in Sittwe, Rakhine. The whereabouts of the director remain unknown. Yes ACLED
3968 Nov 12 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.533522 34.483676 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two national INGO aid workers were killed due to a missile strike of the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Yes Official Report
3972 Nov 12 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 8.390160 28.268016 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Rek Dinka and the Marial Bai/Wun Bai community One NNGO aid worker was killed during armed clashes between the Rek Dinka and the Marial Bai/Wun Bai community in Pathuon West, Gogrial East county, Warrap State. Nine other civilians were also killed (not counted here). Yes ACLED
3982 Nov 13 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO aid workers were abducted when unknown armed men ambushed the convoy they were travelling in. Three vehicles were burnt during the incident. Yes Official Report
3965 Nov 15 2023 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 51.997222 33.266667 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One female aid worker transporting food and supplies was injured due to shelling from the Russian Armed Forces in Novgorod-Siversky, Chernihiv. Yes ACLED
4070 Nov 18 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 31.4326616 34.4059053 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male national INGO aid worker was killed when a convoy of marked vehicles with authorization to evacuate in Al Wahida, Gaza came under Israeli fire. One other civilian was also killed during the incident (not counted). Yes Official Report
4145 Nov 19 2023 ZA South Africa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -26.204444 28.045556 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One UN staff member was stabbed by an acquaintance at her residence in Johannesburg. Yes Focal Point
3963 Nov 21 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.4524079 34.3863319 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two male INGO doctors were killed by an airstrike on the Al-Awda hospital in Gaza. A third doctor employed by the state hospital was also killed (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3969 Nov 21 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.297864 34.271754 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One female UN aid worker was killed along with her family during a shelling in Southern Gaza. Yes Official Report
4198 Nov 24 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 36.508149 40.755990 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was killed by allegedly a drone attack on a vehicle in Al-Hasaka governorate. Two other civilians were injured during the attack (not counted). Yes Media
3958 Nov 24 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.55 34.5 Incidental Host state Isreali Defence Forces (IDF) One off-duty male ICRC driver was killed in Northern Gaza along with other members of his family (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3973 Nov 28 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.437285 -4.890678 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Four NGO aid workers were abducted by JNIM militiamen between Tenenkou and Ke-Macina, Mopti region. Two vehicles were sized during the incident. Yes ACLED
3974 Nov 29 2023 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.59268 -3.447089 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One NGO aid worker was kidnapped by allegedly JNIM militants between Goudam and Tombouctou. The aid worker was released the next day. Yes ACLED
3977 Nov 30 2023 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 23.979167 97.904722 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national LNGO aid worker was injured when unknown actors shot a vehicle transporting injured people between Muse and Mandalay, Shan state. Two aid recipients and a civilian were also injured (not counted). Due to the incident, the NGO suspended activities. Yes Media
3978 Nov 30 2023 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 48.391667 37.873333 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One NNGO aid worker was injured by mortar shelling by Russian Forces during an attack on a food distribution centre in Toretsk city, Donetsk Oblast. Yes Media
4047 Nov 30 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 46 0 0 0 0 0 41 5 0 46 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 46 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.410433 34.2235374 Disputed Unknown Unknown 41 UN aid workers have been killed and 5 have been injured during the clashes between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between November 1 and November 30, 2023. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
4071 Dec 1 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Unknown Home 31.3461996 34.2936774 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female national INGO aid worker was killed along with her family in Khan Younis at some point in December 2023. Yes Official Report
3970 Dec 4 2023 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 6.1818644 34.3808386 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men between Nawaporuru village and Boma town for unknown reasons. Yes Official Report
3966 Dec 10 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 15.5407114 32.4876668 Disputed Host state Sudanese Armed Forces Three International ICRC aid workers were injured when a convoy of clearly marked vehicles was fired while evacuating civilians from Khartoum to Wad Medani. During the incident, two non-ICRC people were killed, and four people were also injured (not counted). Yes Official Report
3983 Dec 10 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 5.285409 31.6032473 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was wounded when unknown armed men ambushed a private vehicle on the road between Juba and Bor. Two other civilians were also injured (not counted). Yes Official Report
3975 Dec 11 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.4524078 34.3840412 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One INGO health worker was injured by a shot fired from outside in Al-Awda Hospital, in Gaza. Yes Official Report
3976 Dec 12 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.487254 34.4240813 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male INGO aid worker was killed along with his family by an airstrike in Gaza. Yes Official Report
4146 Dec 14 2023 ET Ethiopia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.333333 39.583333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four UN contracted commercial drivers were kidnapped from an 11 truck convoy travelling in Liban Woreda near Negelle town. Ransom was requested, but after negotiations they were released after 2 days. Yes Focal Point
4092 Dec 16 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Home 31.447656 34.392875 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female INGO staff member was killed along with her four children when their home was hit by an explosion in the Nuseirat area, Central Gaza.  Yes Official Report
3984 Dec 19 2023 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 4.3203879 21.1753963 Incidental Host state Central African Armed Forces (FACA) One national NGO aid worker was beaten and injured by the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) after accidentally hitting a child when riding his motorbike. Yes Official Report
4185 Dec 20 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 12.032126 37.722346 Economic Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors who demanded a ransom to release the aid worker in the Amhara region. Yes Official Report
3985 Dec 22 2023 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 4.565 28.375 Incidental Unaffiliated Ex-wife One male national aid worker was shot and wounded by his ex-wife for unknown reasons in Nzara, Western Equatoria. Yes Official Report
3986 Dec 22 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.5016942 34.4565447 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One UN national aid worker was killed with his family during an aerial bombardment in Gaza City. Yes Official Report
4194 Dec 24 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.941436 43.865745 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was injured and later died after an IED exploded at a police checkpoint in Bay. Yes Media
4064 Dec 30 2023 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 14.0958622 38.2445839 Unknown Police or paramilitary Police One male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by thee police in Shire, Tigray region. Yes Focal Point
4183 Dec 31 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.395793 34.303604 Unknown Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One aid worker was killed by an Israeli naval ship strike on the Gaza Strip. Yes Media
4048 Dec 31 2023 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.410433 34.2235374 Disputed Unknown Unknown 31 UN aid workers have been killed during the clashes between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between December 1 and December 31, 2023. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3989 Jan 1 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 9.55 31.65 Unknown Staff member UN national staff One national INGO aid worker was injured by another aid worker over a disagreement in Malakal, Upper Nile. Pending Official Report
3990 Jan 2 2024 ML Mali 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 18.433333 1.4 Unknown Police or paramilitary PMC Wagner One aid worker from the National Red Cross was kidnapped by alleged members of the PMC Wagner Group in Kidal. Pending Official Report
4037 Jan 3 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 13.266667 34.141667 Unknown Host state Sudanese Armed Forces An unknown number of aid workers from the Emergency Monitoring Room were beaten and tortured by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Dindar, Sennar state. (Defaulted to two). Pending ACLED
3991 Jan 5 2024 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 13.696667 44.730833 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed actors in Al Dhale, Dhale governorate. Pending Media
4009 Jan 5 2024 MZ Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown -11.3534471 40.3426765 Incidental Unknown Unknown One off-duty INGO driver was killed by unknown armed actors during an attack in Chibanga Village, Mocimboa da Praia. Three other civilians were also killed (not counted). Pending Official Report
3992 Jan 8 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Combat/Crossfire Road 4.408056 32.575 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational One UN national staff was injured while passing by the Inca Road, Torit, where two local gangs were clashing. Pending Official Report
3993 Jan 9 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 4.256111 33.456111 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO security guard was stabbed to death by unknown actors while on duty at the organisation's health facility in Lotukei Payam, Budi County, Eastern Equatoria. Pending Official Report
3994 Jan 10 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 31.516667 34.45 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Four national Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were killed when their ambulance was hit by a shell in Gaza. Two other injured civilians were also killed (not counted). Pending Official Report
3995 Jan 10 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance driver was shot and killed by unknown actors while on duty in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region. Pending ACLED
3996 Jan 11 2024 CM Cameroon 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Project site 10.8654 13.8775 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three national INGO aid workers were kidnapped by unknown actors while deployed on a project visit in the village of Yeme, Kossa area, North region. Pending ACLED
4024 Jan 15 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Road 34.8325 40.661944 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national head of NGO was severely injured by two unknown armed actors in Ago Hamam town, Deir ez-Zor governorate. Pending Media
4038 Jan 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.792222 41.008611 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was killed by unknown armed men in Semera, Afar region. Pending ACLED
4039 Jan 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.585 37.39 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in the Amhara region. Pending ACLED
4040 Jan 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7.618442 34.689331 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was killed by unknown armed actors in the Gambella region. Pending ACLED
4025 Jan 18 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Project site 4.160525 42.078457 Unknown Host state Somali Armed Forces One national LNGO aid worker was injured when a government soldier shot the vehicle the aid worker was in Qansaley IDP camp, Dolow. Pending ACLED
4019 Jan 20 2024 ML Mali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 12.6125616 -7.9741559 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN driver was injured by unknown armed men on motorcycles who robbed his personal belongings in Magnambougou Fasso Kanu, Bamako. Pending Official Report
4026 Jan 20 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Road 11.08 36.89 Unknown Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One INGO aid worker was injured when the Ethiopian Armed Forces allegedly opened fire into the air in Addis Kidam town, Amhara region. Pending Official Report
4035 Jan 27 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Unknown Project site 35.58 39.3 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three national aid workers were shot and killed by unknown armed men in Sahlat al Banat camp, Raqqa. Pending Media
4041 Jan 27 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.1886 6.48944 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Zamfara Militia One male INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Bundugu, Zamfara, by the Zamfara militia while going to visit his family. The armed group demanded a ransom to free the aid worker. The aid worker was released on February 19. Pending ACLED
4027 Jan 31 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 31.347336 34.297132 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two male national aid workers of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society were shot and killed close to Al Amal Hospital in Khan Younis. Pending Official Report
4028 Jan 31 2024 UA Ukraine 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 6 0 0 6 Shelling Individual attack Project site 46.833333 33.416667 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Two international INGO aid workers were killed, and another four international INGO aid workers were injured when allegedly Loitering Munitions from the Russian Armed Forces hit them in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast. Pending Official Report
4033 Jan 31 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 11 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.410433 34.2235374 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) 10 UN aid workers have been killed and 1 UN aid worker has been injured during the clashes between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between the 1 and the 31 of January, 2024. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4121 Feb 1 2024 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.633333 -3.716667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Two national NNGO aid workers and one driver were kidnapped by JNIM militants in Bourasso, Kossi. The three personnel were released on February 4th. Pending ACLED
4122 Feb 1 2024 UA Ukraine 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 5 6 0 0 6 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 46.833333 33.416667 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Two international INGO aid workers were killed, three international aid workers were injured, and one national aid worker was injured during a drone attack in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast. Pending Official Report
4030 Feb 2 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 31.343889 34.3025 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One female Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was shot and killed by a sniper in Khan Younis. Pending Official Report
4169 Feb 4 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.202832 37.222524 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national contractor of an INGO was injured when a landmine exploded while installing a water line in Um Rjem village, Aleppo. Pending Focal Point
4042 Feb 5 2024 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 9.344206 28.585714 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national INGO aid workers were killed in Abyei, Warrap. Pending Official Report
4123 Feb 6 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Home 8.963873 7.378364 Unknown Unknown Unkown One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown armed actors from the residence in Lugbe, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. Another civilian was kidnapped too (not counted). The aid worker was released on February 13. Pending ACLED
4031 Feb 7 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 31.348249 34.298072 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was shot and killed while evacuating wounded people in Gaza. Pending Official Report
4073 Feb 7 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Unknown Unknown -1.563426 29.059267 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One NGO aid worker was killed during a bombing attack by the March 23 Movement (M23) in Sake, Masisi, North Kivu. Pending Media
4043 Feb 9 2024 TD Chad 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 9.233075 16.921971 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female international INGO doctor was kidnapped by unknown actors who pretended to be patients at the Saint-Michel hospital in Dono Manga. Her whereabouts remain unknown. One other foreign doctor was also kidnapped but escaped during the incident. Pending Official Report
4032 Feb 10 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 31.504215 34.434714 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two national Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were killed when the ambulance they were in was hit in Gaza. Pending Official Report
4081 Feb 12 2024 ML Mali 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.093175 -3.079219 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia Six aid workers were kidnapped along with their partners by JNIM militants between Koro and Yoro, Mopti. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4124 Feb 14 2024 LB Lebanon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Raid Unknown 33.233333 35.4 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Isreali Defence Forces (IDF) One NRCS paramedic was injured during a raid to Kfar Dounine, Nabatieh. Pending Media
4074 Feb 16 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.239726 29.741979 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One male INGO aid worker was kidnapped by alleged members of the Rapid Support Forces on the road between Dilling and El Obeid, South Kordofan. The aid worker was released on March 5th. Pending Official Report
4082 Feb 17 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.506812 13.687842 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One INGO aid worker was attacked and injured by alleged members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Bama,  Borno. Pending ACLED
4236 Feb 18 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Complex attack Raid Unknown 12.199382 29.735735 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces At least one aid worker was killed during an attack by the Rapid Support Forces on five different villages in South Kordofan. The exact number of victims is unknown. Pending ACLED
4199 Feb 19 2024 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location 13.361095 5.242661 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN focal point was shot and injured by an unidentified Sokoto militia in Gwadabawa, Sokoto. Pending Official Report
4239 Feb 20 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 5.712508 6.416986 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One male INGO aid worker was killed with a machete at his home by criminals who robbed his personal belongings in Ndokwa West, Delta. Pending Official Report
4094 Feb 22 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.418889 34.351667 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male UN agency staff member was killed in Deir Al Balah after his home was hit by an airstrike. Several members of his family were also killed. Pending Official Report
4075 Feb 26 2024 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 33.297230 44.338035 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men close to his home in Baghdad. Pending Media
4076 Feb 28 2024 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 28.65 70.68 Political Unknown Unknown One UN national contractor for the Polio Eradication Programme was kidnapped by unknown armed actors in Khanpur. Pending Official Report
4046 Feb 29 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.410433 34.2235374 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) 8 UN aid workers have been killed during the clashes between the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between the 1st and the 29th of February, 2024. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4077 Feb 29 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.338028 29.040147 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN-contracted driver was shot and injured during an ambush of a convoy of trucks between Abiemnmhom and Mayom, Unity. Pending Official Report
4125 Mar 2024 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 12.344229 -1.535609 Economic Criminal Criminal One national NGO bodyguard was stabbed to death during a robbery of the NGO office by criminals in Ouagadougou. Pending Media
4078 Mar 3 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.285174 34.271157 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One male national INGO aid worker was killed along with his family during an aerial strike in Khirbat al 'Adas, Gaza. Pending Official Report
4079 Mar 4 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 7.665629 31.608374 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN-contracted driver was injured during an ambush by unknown armed men on the road between Bor and Yuai, Jonglei. Pending Official Report
4080 Mar 7 2024 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Office/compound 10.278875 22.796583 Unknown Unknown Unknown One bodyguard was injured, and one bodyguard was kidnapped during an armed incursion to an. INGO base in Birao, Vakanga. Pending Official Report
4091 Mar 8 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.418889 34.351667 Disputed Host state Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) One INGO staff member was killed when the place he and his family were sheltering was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Reports indicate the coordinates of the shelter in Deir Al Balah had been shared with parties to the conflict. Pending Official Report
4083 Mar 9 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 7.552603 31.510713 Unknown Unaffiliated Youths One UN-contracted international driver was killed during an ambush by an unidentified group of youth in Payuel Payam, Jonglei. Pending Official Report
4072 Mar 14 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.410433 34.2235374 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) 5 UN aid workers have been killed during the clashes between the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between the 1st and the 14th of March, 2024. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4084 Mar 14 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 23 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 23 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 31.298370 34.241829 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One UN aid worker was killed, and 22 UN aid workers were injured during a drone attack on a UN distribution centre in Rafah, Gaza. Pending Official Report
4085 Mar 14 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 9.533310 31.666909 Other Aid recipient IDP One UN-contracted security guard was injured by an IDP who forcibly attempted to enter the Malakal POC compound in Malakal, Upper Nile. Pending Official Report
4158 Mar 16 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 4.850678 31.562167 Economic Criminal One national INGO aid worker was injured by criminals who entered the home of the aid worker and stole valuable items in Munuki, Central Equatoria. Pending Official Report
4174 Mar 18 2024 NG Nigeria 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 11.15 12.75 Unknown Staff member Colleague Three INGO aid workers were stabbed and injured by one of their colleagues in Damboa, Borno. Pending Official Report
4200 Mar 19 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.531724 34.496467 Unknown Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two aid workers were killed during a bombardment of the aid warehouse in Mukhayyam Jabalya refugee camp, Gaza Strip. Pending ACLED
4240 Mar 19 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 35.311930 40.160324 Incidental Host state Israel Defence Forces (IDF) One UN aid worker was killed during an airstrike in Deir ez-Zor. Pending Media
4201 Mar 24 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 15.432716 33.175445 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) An unknown number of aid workers were kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sharg An Neel, Khartoum. While some were later released, there are other aid workers whose whereabouts remain unknown. (Defaulted to two). Pending ACLED
4088 Mar 24 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Raid Project site 31.344444 34.303056 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two male staff members of the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed during the evacuation of the Al Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis. Pending Official Report
4176 Mar 25 2024 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 12.683333 13.6 Unknown Aid recipient IDPs Two INGO volunteers were injured during an IDP protest at an aid distribution in Monguno, Borno State. Two other civilians were also injured (not counted). Pending Official Report
4126 Mar 26 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 35.328395 40.134974 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national UN aid worker was killed during an airstrike that hit his home in Deir ez-Zor. Pending Media
4202 Mar 27 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Ambush Road 16.921235 97.373971 Unknown Unknown Unknown One LNGO ambulance was injured when an unidentified armed group attacked the vehicle in Ka Mar Saing, Thaton, Mon state. Pending ACLED
4087 Mar 29 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, 11 off-duty staff members have been killed in the Gaza Strip from collateral violence since October 7, 2023. Further details on the individual incidents is not available at this time. Pending Official Report
4170 Mar 30 2024 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.529565 32.658730 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Murle Tribesman Three national NNGO aid workers were kidnapped by allegedly Murle Tribesman between Bor and Gumuruk, Jonglei. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Focal Point
4127 Mar 31 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 9.380147 31.124970 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed in his home by an unknown armed actor in Phom, Fangak, Jonglei. Pending Official Report
4203 Mar 31 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Road -1.6637385 29.2287125 Unknown Unknown Unknown One ICRC driver was killed by unknown armed men in Goma, North Kivu. Pending ACLED
4090 Apr 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 16 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Disputed Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, an additional 16 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between March 15 and April 28, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4204 Apr 1 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Road 12.5253187 6.1769736 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Zamfara Militia One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by the Zamfara militia in Maradun, Zamfara. Pending ACLED
4086 Apr 1 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 6 8 0 1 7 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 31.435639 34.386136 Incidental Host state Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) 7 INGO staff members, including 1 national and 6 international staff, were killed in an Israeli Defence Forces strike in Central Gaza, as their aid convoy left a warehouse. One additional national INGO staff was injured. According to official statements, the vehicles were all clearly marked and information on their movements had been shared with parties to the conflict. Israel has taken responsibility for the attack, calling it "unintentional." The INGO has suspended all operations in the area. Pending Official Report
4089 Apr 1 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.418889 34.351667 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One INGO staff member was seriously injured after an airstrike hit his home in Central Gaza, Deir al-Balah. Pending Media
4128 Apr 4 2024 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Road 2.095567 45.366741 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One international INGO aid worker and one national INGO aid worker were killed by Al Shabaab militants when on their way to deliver food assistance in Mogadishu. Pending Media
4205 Apr 4 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 13.079110 22.844780 Economic Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One INGO manager was kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Kereneik, West Darfur, who demanded a ransom for his release. The aid worker was on April 9. Pending ACLED
4206 Apr 5 2024 NE Niger 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.202870 12.421025 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One NNGO driver was killed by ISWAP along the Maine Soroa road, Diffa. Pending ACLED
4159 Apr 8 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Road 1.372558 28.996508 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) One national NRCS aid worker was kidnapped in Mambasa by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for unknown reasons. The body of the aid worker was found on April 22 in the forest of Kindiasa village, Ituri. Pending Media
4161 Apr 16 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.4697 34.4316 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN aid worker was killed in the Netzarim corridor, Gaza. Pending Media
4095 Apr 20 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 32.084722 35.257778 Political Unaffiliated Israeli Settlers One male Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic was shot and killed, and one driver of the PRCS was injured while providing medical assistance to victims in Al Sawiya, West Bank. Pending Official Report
4207 Apr 26 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 50.432922 35.907593 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Three aid workers were injured while delivering aid due to a drone strike in Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Kharkiv. Pending Media
4208 Apr 27 2024 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 12.791663 45.024945 Disputed Non-state armed group: Subnational Southern Transitional Council (STC) One aid worker was kidnapped from an NGO bakery by the Southern Transitional Council in Aden. Pending Media
4209 Apr 27 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 36.500512 40.741993 Political Non-state armed group: National QSD militia An unknown number of Red Cross aid workers were kidnapped over allegations of smuggling an international civilian by QSD militants in Al-Hasakah. Number of aid workers defaulted to two. Pending ACLED
4102 May 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Disputed Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, an additional 7 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between April 30 and May 31, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4252 May 2024 KE Kenya 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 0.939374 34.844348 Economic Criminal Non applicable One NNGO contracted security guard was injured when a group of criminals attacked and robbed a relief distribution centre in Saboti, Trans Nzoia. Pending Official Report
4253 May 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Roadside IED Unknown Road 4.165968 42.075375 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two NGO staff were injured when an Al Shabaab IED exploded in the Dolow-Beled Xaawo road, Dolow. Pending Official Report
4254 May 2024 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Roadside IED Unknown Road 12.933741 -3.911625 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO aid worker was killed when an IED exploded in Kossi, Boucle du Mouhoun. Five other civilians died in the incident. Pending Official Report
4255 May 2024 BF Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Raid Project site 13.426002 -2.044889 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional JNIM Militia One NGO aid worker was killed during a JNIM attack on an IDP camp in Goubré, Yatenga. At least 71 other people were killed during the attack. (not counted here). Pending Official Report
4256 May 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 34.440663 69.117909 Other Unaffiliated Fellow staff member One NGO staff was shot and injured by a staff colleague over an altercation at their office. Pending Official Report
4097 May 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) According to UN reports, 6 UN staff members have been killed in the Gaza Strip between April 28 and May 7. Further information is unavailable at this time. Pending Official Report
4129 May 2 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3 Unknown Ambush Road 12.867868 24.743731 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two ICRC drivers were killed and three ICRC aid workers were injured by unknown armed men in Sharg Aj Jabal, South Darfur. Pending Official Report
4101 May 2 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 6.8 33.133333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown One INGO staff member was killed during intercommunal clashes in Pibor town. Humanitarian programs were temporarily suspended. Pending Official Report
4131 May 6 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Public location 6.883416 33.067952 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national INGO aid worker was found dead in a public space in Wunkok, Greater Pibor Area. The aid worker left his duty station five days before to go to Pibor. Pending Official Report
4099 May 7 2024 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Incidental Police or paramilitary Haitian National Police One UN contracted security guard was shot and killed when the public transport bus he was travelling in came under fire from the police. Four other civilians were killed and numerous injured (not counted here). Pending Official Report
4132 May 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Shooting Unknown Project site 14.478262 33.515644 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NRCS aid worker was shot and killed and one national NRCS was injured by unknown armed men when collecting data for humanitarian assistance in Abu Haraz, Al Jazirah. Pending Official Report
4272 May 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.608814 25.361638 Disputed Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One aid worker was killed when the roof of an INGO-supported hospital collapsed due to an aerial attack of allegedly the Sudanese Armed Forces in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Two other civilians died during the incident (not counted). Pending Media
4119 May 13 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 31.288611 34.251944 Disputed Host state Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) One UN-contracted national driver was killed and one UN international aid worker was injured in an aerial attack in the east of Rafah, Gaza. Pending Official Report
4157 May 13 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Road 9.487987 31.049532 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) One boat driver from an INGO was injured by the SPLA-IO along the Tonga - Atar corridor, Panyikang County, Upper Nile. The INGO suspended movements through the corridor after the incident. Pending Official Report
4098 May 13 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 31.2725 34.258611 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One international staff member of a UN agency that supports humanitarian programming was killed and another international was injured when their marked UN vehicle was hit by gunshots in Rafah on route to a hospital. Pending Official Report
4100 May 14 2024 LB Lebanon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 33.898056 35.505833 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN agency staff member was hit by a stray bullet in Beirut near his home. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Pending Official Report
4210 May 15 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 14.311944 33.557575 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Janoub Al Hizam, Khartoum. His/her whereabouts remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4133 May 19 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 9.528041 31.670600 Other Unaffiliated Family member One female national INGO aid worker was beaten and injured by a family member for unknown reasons in Malakal POC camp. Pending Official Report
4148 May 19 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Office/compound 12.920599 23.499944 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One INGO director was taken from the organisation's office by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for unknown reasons in Zalingi, Central Darfur. His whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Media
4149 May 20 2024 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.034276 24.947332 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One UN driver was taken to an unknown location by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at the Jabal stop in Nyala, South Darfur. He was released several days later. Yes Media
4177 May 21 2024 NG Nigeria 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 8.030645 3.477587 Economic Unknown Unknown Three UN aid workers were kidnapped during an ambush along the Okeho-Iseyin road, Oyo state. The three aid workers were released on the 24 of May after the payment of a ransom. Pending Official Report
4211 May 22 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.437800 33.119489 Unknown Unknown Unknown One National Red Crescent Society aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in , Sharg An NeelKhartoum. Pending ACLED
4150 May 23 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) One male national PRCS aid worker was killed in his home during an aerial bombardment in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Pending Media
4134 May 24 2024 ET Ethiopia 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 12.6075 37.459167 Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One aid worker was killed and at least one other aid worker was injured in Gondar, Amhara region. Pending Media
4212 May 24 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 23.993204 97.903310 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) One LNGO vice-chairman was kidnapped by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in Muse city, Shan. His whereabouts remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4135 May 25 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 13.618643 25.353579 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male INGO aid worker was killed when a shell hit his home in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Pending Official Report
4257 May 25 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 49.982554 36.309157 Incidental Unknown Unknown Two NGO aid workers were injured during a missile strike in Kharviv City. Pending Official Report
4213 May 26 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 12.720096 30.643063 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NRCS aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Er Rahad, North Kordofan. Pending ACLED
4153 May 27 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.288124 34.251335 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Two aid workers were killed and one aid worker was injured in an aerial bombardment at the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip. The hospital ceased operations following the attack. Pending Media
4136 May 28 2024 CF Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 7.123300 16.923575 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were injured when unknown armed men shot at their vehicle between Boguila and Bomissi village, in Ouham. Pending Official Report
4214 May 28 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.308817 34.241153 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) At least three Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were killed during an aerial attack on Al as Sultan, Rafah, Gaza. Pending ACLED
4120 May 29 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 31.3092731 34.2311362 Disputed Host state Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Two Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics were killed during an aerial attack on their ambulance in the area of Tel Sultan, Rafah, in Gaza. Pending Official Report
4178 May 29 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.685275 13.570482 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State of West Africa Province One NGO aid worker was kidnapped at a checkpoint by allegedly ISWAP militants in the Monguno-Gajiram road, Borno state. two other civilians were also kidnapped and another civilian was injured (not counted). Pending Official Report
4237 Jun 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Disputed Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, one additional UN agency staff member was killed in the Gaza Strip between the 2nd and the 30th of June, 2024. Further information on the exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4258 Jun 2024 CM Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Project site 5.673682 9.230019 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO aid worker was kidnapped by an unknown OAG in the South-West region. The aid worker was released a week later. Pending Official Report
4259 Jun 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 32.444873 62.094311 Other Unknown Uknown One female NGO aid worker was shot and wounded by armed men allegedly over a familiar dispute in Farah. Another civilian was also injured (not counted here). Pending Official Report
4260 Jun 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 48.393867 37.851982 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One aid worker was killed due to a Russian aerial attack in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast. Pending Official Report
4288 Jun 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Individual attack Office/compound -8.470207 28.901263 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female NGO aid worker was killed by unknown armed men at her hotel while on duty in Pweto, Haut-Katanga. Pending Official Report
4289 Jun 2024 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 0.110053 29.294252 Political Unaffiliated Armed demonstrators Two INGO aid workers were killed when a group of armed demonstrators opened fire on a convoy of 15 aid workers who were trying to reach Butembo, North Kivu. The demonstrators confined and physically assaulted the aid workers, but the rest of the group managed to escape (not counted). Pending Official Report
4290 Jun 2024 KE Kenya 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Road -1.298163 36.772933 Political Unaffiliated Protesters Two INGO aid workers were injured when protesters threw stones at the ambulance they were in while responding to casualties from the protest. Pending Official Report
4317 Jun 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Project site 15.65 32.545833 Economic Unknown Unknown One NNGO was injured by unknown armed men who were asking for the funding of the project in Bahri, Khartoum. Pending Media
4215 Jun 1 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.470841 33.150905 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO was shot and killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sharg An Neel, Khartoum. Pending ACLED
4216 Jun 1 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Unknown Office/compound 3.107049 43.641429 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One LNGO bodyguard was injured by an IED planted by Al Shabaab at the entrance of the office in Baidoa, Baydhaba, Bay. Pending ACLED
4162 Jun 5 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 7.346017 31.407813 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN-contracted individual was injured during an ambush by unknown individuals between Mabiourand Wernyol village, Duk county. Pending Official Report
4179 Jun 6 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Home 9.099313 7.408902 Economic Criminal Criminal One INGO aid worker was injured during an armed robbery of a compound of aid workers' apartments in Gwarinpa, Abuja. Pending Official Report
4220 Jun 6 2024 YE Yemen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 14.811592 42.968426 Political Non-state armed group: National Houti Forces At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Al Hodeidah due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. Pending ACLED
4221 Jun 6 2024 YE Yemen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 15.326167 44.210776 Political Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Sana'a due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. Pending ACLED
4222 Jun 6 2024 YE Yemen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 15.658231 43.934240 Political Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Amran due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. Pending ACLED
4223 Jun 6 2024 YE Yemen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 15.695 43.5975 Political Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Hajjah due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. Pending ACLED
4224 Jun 6 2024 YE Yemen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 16.956399 43.741383 Political Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Sa'dah due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. Pending ACLED
4152 Jun 8 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.417908 34.350060 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) One female INGO aid worker was killed with her family during an aerial bombardment of her home in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. Pending Official report
4217 Jun 8 2024 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 15.311274 44.214385 Political Non-state armed group: National Houti Forces One UN aid worker was kidnapped by Houthi forces in Sana'a along with other individuals from international organisations and diplomatic bodies (not counted here). Houthis have kidnapped an unknown number of people over claims of Western espionage. Pending ACLED
4163 Jun 12 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.603973 33.000440 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female national INGO aid worker was injured in a commercial vehicle by unknown armed actors along the Kapoeta-Torit road, Eastern Equatoria. Pending Official Report
4164 Jun 13 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 4.578178 28.404636 Unknown Criminal Criminals One national INGO aid worker was injured when criminal actors entered his house in Yambio Town, Western Equatoria. Pending Official Report
4165 Jun 13 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 32.463776 35.290289 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) One Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic was injured while transporting a patient in an ambulance in Jenin, West Bank. Pending Media
4167 Jun 14 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 9.247366 29.795307 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national UN-contracted bodyguard was stabbed and injured by unknown actors when on his way to Bentiu IDP camp, Unity. Pending Official Report
4166 Jun 16 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Road 50.926810 34.753783 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO driver was injured when the bus he was driving for humanitarian purposes was attacked in Sumy, Sumy Oblast. Three other civilians were also injured. (not counted here) Pending Media
4168 Jun 16 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 3.959378 33.288955 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN national aid worker was injured with a knife by unknown actors when going to pay salaries to polio vaccination staff in Losite Payam, Ikotos County. The perpetrators robbed the money. Pending Official Report
4171 Jun 18 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Unknown 13.661798 25.451591 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female NNGO aid worker was killed by an artillery bombardment in the Abu Shouk Camp, El Fasher, North Darfur. Pending Media
4151 Jun 19 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.642792 32.490947 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was killed in a shelling of the Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Khartoum. Two other civilians were killed and 27 injured during the attack (not counted). Pending Official Report
4218 Jun 21 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 4.732688 45.202346 Economic Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NRCS aid worker was kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants near Luuqjelow, Beledweyne, Hiraan. The aid worker was released the next day after a ransom was paid. Pending ACLED
4172 Jun 22 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 21.458951 95.388104 Unknown Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One LNGO ambulance driver was shot and injured by allegedly Myanmar military men when transporting an ill person from Myingyan town to Sa Kha Ma village, Mandalay region. The patient was also shot and killed (not counted). Pending Media
4219 Jun 23 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 15.430943 32.510099 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was abducted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Jebel Awlia, Khartoum. The aid worker's whereabouts remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4156 Jun 25 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.516667 34.45 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was killed in an attack along with 5 other civilians as he cycled to work in Gaza City. Pending Official Report
4225 Jun 25 2024 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Raid Unknown 15.378215 44.171233 Political Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by Houthi Forces in Sana'a over accusations of espionage. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4226 Jun 25 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Complex attack Ambush Road 22.921490 96.505791 Unknown Host state Myanmar Armed Forces Three male LNGO aid workers were shot and disappeared from the ambulance in which they were transporting a patient in Mogoke, Mandalay. The ambulance was found damaged, while the whereabouts of the aid workers remain unknown. Pending Media
4180 Jun 29 2024 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Body-borne IED Individual attack Public location 11.077570 13.694712 Incidental Unaffiliated Civilian Two off-duty INGO aid workers were killed, and one NNGO volunteer was injured during a suicide bomb at a wedding in Gwonza, Borno State. Pending Official Report
4173 Jun 30 2024 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.083213 29.282507 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national INGO aid workers were killed and two national INGO aid workers were kidnapped in an ambush to a convoy in Butembo, North Kivu. The whereabouts of the kidnapped staff remain unknown. Pending Media
4238 Jul 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Disputed Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, an additional 10 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between July 1st and 31st, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4227 Jul 5 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Project site 13.567945 33.562202 Unknown Unknown Unknown One on-duty NRCS aid worker was killed while in Sennar. Pending Official Report
4318 Jul 6 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 3.698056 42.597222 Incidental Unknown Two aid workers were killed when the escalation of clans conflict led to the torch of an IDPs' settlement in Luuq, Gedo. Pending Media
4261 Jul 11 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 3.331356 42.219429 Other Host state Somali Armed Forces One aid worker was shot and injured by a government soldier in Garbahaarey, Gedo. Pending ACLED
4228 Jul 12 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Project site 13.567945 33.562202 Unknown Unknown Unknown One on-duty NRCS aid worker was killed by unknown armed men in Sennar. Pending Official Report
4229 Jul 12 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.500487 34.466029 Incidental Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One INGO aid worker and three other aid workers were killed during an aerial bombardment on a warehouse in Gaza. Pending Media
4230 Jul 12 2024 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown 16.711967 -0.259123 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in Taboye town, Gao. Pending Media
4231 Jul 13 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 31.495181 34.470707 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two aid workers from an INGO implementing partner were killed due to a drone attack in Gaza. Pending Official Report
4232 Jul 14 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.449527 34.393638 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two INGO contractors were injured due to a strike on a project site in Nuseirat Camp, Gaza. Pending Official Report
4273 Jul 16 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 46.639865 32.614996 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One aid volunteer was injured during an allegedly Russian drone attack in Kherson. One other civilian was also injured during the attack (not counted). Pending Media
4262 Jul 22 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Custody 11.437302 38.890519 Economic Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was kidnapped and later killed by unknown actors who demanded a ransom in Dawunt Woreda, North Wello Zone, Amhara. Pending Media
4241 Jul 24 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 31.345723 34.303698 Unknown Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One INGO driver was injured when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire at the truck of the organisation containing food baskets in Khan Younis, Gaza. Pending ACLED
4233 Jul 25 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 31.345100 34.305715 Disputed Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One INGO aid worker was injured due to a gunfire attack in Khan Younis, Gaza. Pending Media
4234 Jul 25 2024 SS South Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.704676 30.798046 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker and one driver were kidnapped by unknown armed men on the road between Moro and Yei, Central Equatoria. Both aid workers were released unharmed on July 29. Pending Official Report
4242 Jul 25 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 22.946011 97.759423 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male LNGO aid worker was shot and injured while on duty by an unknown actor in Lashio, Shan North. Pending ACLED
4274 Jul 25 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 46.676870 32.688620 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One aid worker was injured when a drone struck the car in which aid was being delivered in Antonivka, Kherson. Pending ACLED
4275 Jul 26 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 22.952334 97.742428 Unknown Host state Myanmar Armed Forces One aid worker was killed and one aid worker was tortured by allegedly the Myanmar Armed Forces after being arrested during a food distribution in Lashio, Shan. The injured aid worker was freed on August 3rd. Pending ACLED
4248 Jul 27 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 32.207017 35.285627 Unknown Host state Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One PRCS aid worker died due to shrapnel wounds in the Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus, West Bank. Two other civilians also died in the incident (not counted). Pending Official Report
4263 Jul 27 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 15.838450 33.895220 Unknown Unknown Unknown The founder of an NGO was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Soba East town, Sharg An Neel, Khartoum. Pending ACLED
4235 Jul 30 2024 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.284276 30.338825 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed men when transporting medical supplies in two motorbikes along the Yei-Maridi road, Central Equatoria. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Official Report
4268 Aug 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.514722 34.454167 Disputed Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, an additional 10 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between August 1st and 31st, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4264 Aug 1 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.597101 25.352438 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Three aid workers from an INGO-supported hospital were killed during a shelling from the Rapid Support Forces in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Pending Media
4249 Aug 2 2024 SS South Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 4.827377 31.567621 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national UN aid worker was shot and injured by unknown armed actors in Munuki Payam, Juba. Pending Official Report
4277 Aug 5 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 15.671437 32.545871 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male aid worker was killed by a stray bullet while trying to restore power lines in Khartoum North. Pending ACLED
4250 Aug 6 2024 SS South Sudan 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 6.172138 29.682129 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO aid worker was shot and injured and three other INGO aid workers were critically beaten and injured during an armed robbery in Wulu, Lakes state. Pending Media
4247 Aug 7 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.417358 34.349858 Unknown Unknown Unknown One off-duty male national INGO aid worker was killed close to Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip. Pending Media
4265 Aug 8 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Complex attack Raid Unknown 12.268477 14.464371 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram Three aid workers were killed and at least three aid workers were abducted during a Boko Haram attack in Rann, Born State. At least 11 people were killed during the attack. Pending Media
4251 Aug 9 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 7.735121 8.528260 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NNGO director was shot and killed by unknown armed actors in Makurdi, Benue. Pending Media
4266 Aug 12 2024 ML Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 18.439622 1.401357 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Wagner One INGO health worker was kidnapped by allegedly Wagner members in Kidal. The aid worker was released on August 14. Pending Media
4267 Aug 15 2024 UA Ukraine 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 46.629742 32.608808 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Two INGO aid workers were injured and later died during a drone attack on a water tank by allegedly the Russian Armed Forces in Kherson. Pending Official Report
4279 Aug 16 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.660778 32.532017 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) An unknown number of aid workers were injured during a shooting by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a communal kitchen in Shambat, North Khartoum. (Defaulted to two aid workers). The kitchen was looted. Pending Media
4269 Aug 18 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Unknown Office/compound 35.924535 36.641920 Unknown Host state Syrian Armed Forces One NGO aid worker was injured due to an artillery strike on a humanitarian facility by allegedly the Syrian Armed Forces in Idlib. Pending Media
4280 Aug 20 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 1.786619 44.530304 Other Non-state armed group: Subnational Digil-Jiido clan militia One LNGO aid worker was shot and killed by armed men from the Digil-Jiido clan militia in Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle. Pending ACLED
4278 Aug 23 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnap-killing Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.575141 32.579236 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Two aid workers were abducted by the Rapid Support Forces during an attack on the project site in Al Jarif West, Khartoum. One of the aid workers was killed during captivity, while the whereabouts of the second remains unknown. Pending ACLED
4270 Aug 26 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Project site 11.463842 26.126182 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NRCS aid worker working at the local hospital was killed while on duty in El-Daein, East Darfur. Pending Official Report
4284 Aug 27 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Ambush Road -2.330856 28.746967 Unknown Unknown Unknown An unspecified number of humanitarian workers were ambushed and injured by unknown armed men along National Road 3, Kalonge town, Kabare territory, South Kivu. (Defaulted to two aid workers). Pending Media
4281 Aug 28 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 32.456379 35.303587 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One PRCS doctor was injured when allegedly the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire on an ambulance in Jenin, West Bank. Pending Media
4282 Aug 30 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 32.463901 35.290224 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Three PRCS aid workers were injured when a shrapnel opened fire on an ambulance in Jenin, West Bank. Pending Media
4311 Sep 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 15.545811 32.542365 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was killed by unknown actors in Khartoum. Pending Media
4335 Sep 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.5040855 34.4563331 Incidental Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, an additional 12 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between September 1st and 30th, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. (Additional six killings added separately). Pending Official Report
4291 Sep 2 2024 BF Burkina Faso 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 14.087702 -1.631223 Disputed Host state Burkina Faso Armed Forces One INGO health driver was killed by allegedly collaborating with JNIM militants in Djibo, Soum. Three other civilians were also killed during the incident (not counted here). Pending Media
4285 Sep 4 2024 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Unknown Public location 4.148262 30.531149 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational National Salvation Front Two NGO aid workers were kidnapped by allegedly the National Salvation Forces and a third NGO aid worker was later abducted as well when negotiating the release of the first two in Yei, Juba. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Official Report
4286 Sep 4 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Unknown 49.831331 24.000559 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One NNGO from a UN implementing partner was killed during a missile attack on Lviv city, Lviv region. Seven other civilians were killed and 64 injured during the attack (not counted). Pending Official Report
4287 Sep 7 2024 TD Chad 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 13.581995 13.933245 Unknown Unknown Uknown One INGO aid worker was killed and two INGO aid workers were kidnapped by an unknown armed group in the Lake region. The whereabouts of the missing aid workers are unknown. Pending Media
4292 Sep 10 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 32.312600 35.035555 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One NRCS aid worker was shot and injured while providing first aid to a civilian in Turkarm Camp, West Bank. Pending Official Report
4271 Sep 11 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.449688 34.392876 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Six UN aid workers were killed during an aerial bombardment on a school in Nuseirat Camp, Gaza Strip. Twelve other civilians also died during the incident (not counted). Pending Media
4300 Sep 11 2024 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 16.939259 43.761899 Disputed Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces One INGO project manager was abducted by allegedly the Houthi Forces in Sa'dah. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4301 Sep 11 2024 BF Burkina Faso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.021551 -0.022134 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One UN driver was injured when members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) shot at the vehicle he was driving in Dori, Seno, Sahel. Pending ACLED
4276 Sep 12 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 48.606962 37.716789 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three ICRC aid workers were killed, and two were wounded due to a shelling attack that hit an aid distribution site in Virolyubivka, Donetsk. Pending Official Report
4283 Sep 12 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Home 31.894657 35.207306 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One UN aid worker was shot and killed on the roof of his home in the West Bank. Pending Media
4302 Sep 14 2024 YE Yemen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 15.334114 44.191551 Disputed Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces One UN aid worker was abducted by allegedly the Houthi Forces in Sana'a. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4295 Sep 19 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -2.3174164 28.7865982 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO director was shot and killed by members of an unknown armed group who demanded the payment of a toll on a roadblock in Cholobero, Kalonge. Pending Media
4303 Sep 20 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.091077 30.687920 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational National Salvation Front One INGO aid worker and one NNGO aid worker were kidnapped by alleged members of the National Salvation Front in Yei, Central Equatoria. The perpetrators also stole the belongings of the personnel. Both aid workers were released the following day. The INGO suspended operations in Yei following the incident. Pending ACLED
4304 Sep 22 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 15.525302 32.538245 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum. Pending Media
4293 Sep 23 2024 LB Lebanon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 33.833333 35.916667 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One female UN aid worker was killed by a missile that hit her home in Beqaar, eastern Lebanon. One of her children was also killed during the incident (not counted). Pending Official Report
4294 Sep 23 2024 LB Lebanon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 33.270833 35.196111 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male UN aid worker was killed during the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes in Tyre, South governorate. Pending Official Report
4296 Sep 23 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 4.535587 32.859197 Unknown Unknown Uknown One INGO-contracted security guard was killed by an unknown armed individual at the entrance of a medical facility in Hiyala, Torit, Eastern Equatoria. Pending Official Report
4305 Sep 25 2024 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 48.739167 37.583889 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Three NRCS aid workers were injured while on duty during an airstrike in Kramatorsk, Donestk. Pending Official Report
4310 Sep 25 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Unknown 15.518025 32.519019 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO volunteer was killed during a shelling from unknown actors in Khartoum. Pending Media
4319 Sep 25 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 21.883333 95.683333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO chairman was shot and killed by unidentified armed men in Ngazun, Myingyan, Mandalay. Pending Media
4306 Sep 26 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 31.340995 34.301681 Political Non-state armed group: National Hamas One female NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by Hamas militants in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Pending Media
4320 Sep 26 2024 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 21.883333 95.683333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three NNGO aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in Ngazun, Myingyan, Mandalay. Pending Media
4307 Sep 29 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Road 11.299086 37.480982 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men while moving on public transportation in Yilmana Densa, West Gojam, Amhara Region. Two other civilians were killed during the same incident. Pending ACLED
4298 Sep 30 2024 LB Lebanon 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 33.267672 35.204501 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces One male INGO aid worker was killed along with his family due to an airstrike in Tyre, South region. Pending Official Report
4308 Sep 30 2024 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Individual attack Project site 13.440141 44.615442 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Houthi Forces An unknown number of aid workers were attacked and injured by Houthi Forces snipers while assisting displaced people in Wadi Ahamah, Al Musaymir, Lahj. (Defaulted to two injured aid workers). Pending ACLED
4325 Oct 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.5040852 34.4563331 Incidental Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, an additional 12 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between October 1st and 31st, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Pending Media
4309 Oct 1 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Shooting Individual attack Project site 32.206864 35.285842 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Six NRCS aid workers were shot and injured when their ambulance was prevented from providing emergency care to the wounded in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus, West Bank. Pending Official Report
4321 Oct 2 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Unknown Unknown -0.155 29.24 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) An unknown number of NRCS aid workers were killed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Bapere district, Lubero territory, North Kivu. Pending ACLED
4323 Oct 3 2024 LB Lebanon 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 33.276389 35.520556 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Five NRCS were injured by shelling in Taybeh, Marjayoun, Nabatieh governorate. Pending Media
4314 Oct 4 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 15.677495 32.480189 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One female NNGO aid worker was killed on her way to a project site by shelling from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omduman, Khartoum. Pending Media
4297 Oct 5 2024 LB Lebanon 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 34.0081518 36.1765693 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female NRCS aid worker was killed during a bombardment in Baalbek. Pending Media
4322 Oct 5 2024 LB Lebanon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 33.665697 35.426794 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One UN aid worker was injured during an airstrike in Jiye, Mount Lebanon. Pending Official Report
4324 Oct 6 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.528056 34.483056 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One UN aid worker was killed during a drone attack in Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip. Pending Official Report
4339 Oct 6 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 34.410833 36.758611 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Three NGO aid workers were injured during a drone attack when transporting aid from Iraq to Lebanon in Hasyaa, Homs. Pending ACLED
4316 Oct 8 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 13.596365 25.350940 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was shot and wounded by an unknown armed actor in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Pending ACLED
4326 Oct 9 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 31.343889 34.3025 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) At least three aid workers were killed and one aid worker injured when a vehicle was hit by an airstrike in Khan Younis. Defaulted to three aid workers killed and one injured. Pending Media
4312 Oct 10 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.530473 34.496436 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO aid worker was killed due to shrapnel shots in Jabalia, Northern Gaza. Pending Official Report
4315 Oct 10 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 15.584479 32.525321 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped and tortured by allegedly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in an unclear location. The aid worker later died. Pending ACLED
4313 Oct 12 2024 LB Lebanon 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 33.153159 35.357508 Incidental Unknown Unknown NRCS aid workers were injured during a strike in Sirbine, Southern Lebanon. (Defaulted to two). Pending Media
4328 Oct 13 2024 LB Lebanon 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.153889 35.358889 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Four NRCS aid workers were injured in an airstrike in Srobbin, Nabatieh governorate. Pending Official Report
4340 Oct 14 2024 ML Mali 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Unknown Project site 15.279167 -5.552778 Unknown Unknown Unknown An unknown number of INGO aid workers were injured during an attack from unknown armed men in Nampalari, Niono, Segou. Some goods were stolen during the attack. The INGO suspended programs in the area after the incident. (Defaulted to two aid workers) Pending ACLED
4341 Oct 15 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 31.296407 34.242755 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Five NNGO security guards were injured during an aerial attack in Al Mashro, East Rafah, Gaza Strip. Pending ACLED
4329 Oct 16 2024 LB Lebanon 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 33.233333 35.333333 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Two NRCS aid workers were shot and injured during a rescue mission in Jouaiya, Tyre, South governorate. Pending Official Report
4330 Oct 17 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 31.343889 34.3025 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO driver was beaten by unknown armed men in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Pending Official Report
4331 Oct 18 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.383335 34.338866 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One female INGO aid worker was killed during an airstrike in Gaza. Pending Media
4332 Oct 19 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Home 31.306180 34.360097 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Four NNGO aid workers were killed in an airstrike when on a marked vehicle in Khuza'a, Gaza Strip. Pending Official Report
4327 Oct 23 2024 SS South Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Road 4.133333 32.3 Unknown Unknown Uknown One INGO aid worker was shot and injured by unknown armed men along the road Torit-Magwi, Torit, Eastern Equatoria. Pending Official Report
4333 Oct 24 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.345503 34.304514 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Israel Defense Forces (IDF) One INGO aid worker was killed during a military operation in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. At least 33 people were killed in the same incident (not counted). Pending Official Report
4342 Oct 24 2024 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Road 18.360448 -72.143279 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN aid worker was injured when an unknown gang attacked a UN helicopter in Grande Ravine, West. Pending ACLED
4334 Oct 26 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shooting Raid Unknown 14.496312 33.520787 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Abu Jalfa, Al Jazirah. Pending Media
4337 Oct 26 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Unknown 14.921416 33.413887 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) An unknown number of NNGO aid workers were shot and injured during a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raid in Tambool, Al Jazirah. (Defaulted to two) Pending Media
4338 Oct 29 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown -1.154409 29.429141 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet during a confrontation between M23 and another armed group in Kiwanja, Rutshuru, North Kivu. Pending Official Report
4336 Nov 2024 PS Occupied Palestinian Territories 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 31.5040852 34.4563331 Incidental Unknown Unknown According to UN agency reports, an additional 6 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between November 1st and 11th, 2024. Between November 12 and November 18 an additional 4 staff were killed. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Pending Official Report
4343 Nov 11 2024 HT Haiti 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 18.589250 -72.312937 Disputed Police or paramilitary Haitian Police Two INGO aid workers were assaulted and teargassed inside their vehicle when Haitian Police stopped and surrounded their INGO ambulance. The police forced the ambulance to another location, executed the two patients and held the 2 staff members for several hours before being released. Pending Official Report
Total 763 1466 51 251 1159 45 1275 1376 879 3530 58 88 58 204 3734 1807 281 1645