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ID Month Day Year ISO Country Sort descending UN INGO ICRC NRCS and IFRC NNGO Other Nationals killed Nationals wounded Nationals kidnapped Nationals detained Total national staff Internationals killed Internationals wounded Internationals kidnapped Internationals detained 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
3136 Jan 2 2021 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4900 Jan 3 2021 NG Nigeria 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.023889 13.915833 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Four INGO staff and one contracted driver were kidnapped by Islamic State militants after an armed incursion into the organisation guest house in Dikwa. The incident also included a greater attack on the town and military base. The staff were held for an extended period of time. Yes Focal Point
3532 Jan 7 2021 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3534 Jan 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3141 Jan 20 2021 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 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
3357 Jan 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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
3175 Jan 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
3176 Jan 29 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3177 Jan 31 2021 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 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
3383 Feb 1 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3143 Feb 2 2021 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3528 Feb 9 2021 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3208 Feb 15 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
3536 Feb 18 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3155 Feb 22 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4963 Feb 22 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Detention/arrest Raid Home 35.951690 39.019886 Unknown Host state Kurdish Self-management forces One male NGO aid worker was detained by the Kurdish Self-management forces during a raid at his home in Ar-Raqqa. His brother was also detained (not counted). Both were released on February 25th. Yes Official Report
3174 Feb 23 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3193 Feb 24 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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
3588 Mar 2 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3269 Mar 5 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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
3270 Mar 14 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3385 Mar 19 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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
3237 Mar 21 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 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
3207 Mar 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3236 Mar 24 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3235 Mar 29 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 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
3504 Apr 7 2021 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3584 Apr 11 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 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 0 2 0 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
3283 Apr 28 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3375 May 4 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3388 May 7 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3350 May 14 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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 0 2 0 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
3540 May 22 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 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
3391 May 26 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4645 May 29 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Detention/arrest Raid Public location 10.166389 40.645278 Political Police or paramilitary Not applicable 2 INGO national staff and 1 contracted NGO partner staff were detained in Gewani town. Due to mission delays, the 3 aid workers were in the area longer than expected and were taken by the authorities into custody from a restaurant in the town. The staff remained in custody for over 14 days pending trial and investigation into their activites. Yes Focal Point
3301 May 31 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3348 Jun 6 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
3312 Jun 8 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 26 0 0 0 0 10 16 0 0 26 0 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 0 8 0 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
3593 Jun 14 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3345 Jun 19 2021 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
3351 Jun 19 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 5 0 0 6 0 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
3509 Jun 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 1 0 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
3541 Jun 25 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
3331 Jun 28 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
3546 Jul 1 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3377 Jul 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 5 0 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 0 1 0 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
3386 Jul 6 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3389 Jul 8 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3407 Jul 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 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 0 4 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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
3355 Jul 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
3482 Aug 5 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3369 Aug 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3411 Aug 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4013 Aug 21 2021 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
3543 Aug 22 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3575 Aug 27 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3483 Sep 4 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3400 Sep 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 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
3467 Sep 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3421 Oct 5 2021 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 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
3435 Oct 7 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 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
3437 Oct 9 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3426 Oct 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3438 Oct 21 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3430 Oct 28 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
3500 Nov 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
3470 Nov 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3578 Nov 19 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3545 Nov 27 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3472 Dec 1 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 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
3455 Dec 2 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
3531 Dec 7 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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
3614 Dec 18 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3576 Dec 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3465 Jan 7 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 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
3477 Jan 11 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3478 Jan 12 2022 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3751 Jan 16 2022 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3484 Jan 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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
3601 Jan 28 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3615 Feb 21 2022 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3498 Feb 23 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 4 0 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 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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
3843 Feb 27 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3562 Mar 5 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4015 Mar 10 2022 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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 0 6 0 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
3522 Mar 13 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 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
3525 Mar 15 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 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
3758 Mar 16 2022 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3760 Mar 23 2022 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3762 Mar 31 2022 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3746 Apr 18 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 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
3799 Apr 25 2022 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
3630 May 2 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 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
3602 May 9 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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
3845 May 29 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3846 Jun 9 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3617 Jun 12 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3585 Jun 15 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3586 Jun 18 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 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
3610 Jun 27 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3812 Jul 5 2022 IQ Iraq 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 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 0 1 0 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
3814 Jul 10 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3605 Jul 16 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3767 Jul 23 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3750 Jul 25 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
3627 Aug 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4014 Aug 18 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3701 Aug 27 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3699 Sep 3 2022 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 14 0 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 0 1 0 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
4016 Sep 10 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3626 Sep 25 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3658 Oct 1 2022 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3818 Oct 9 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
3749 Oct 13 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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
3801 Oct 14 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3649 Oct 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
3771 Oct 21 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3754 Oct 26 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3660 Oct 31 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3739 Nov 3 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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
3650 Nov 7 2022 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
3651 Nov 17 2022 NG Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 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
3772 Nov 18 2022 ET Ethiopia 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 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
3819 Dec 1 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
3820 Dec 8 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3683 Dec 12 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4117 Jan 5 2023 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3724 Jan 11 2023 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4195 Jan 15 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3704 Jan 27 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 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
4187 Feb 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3725 Feb 22 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4964 Mar 4 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Detention/arrest Ambush Road 36.526520 37.956591 Unknown Host state Syrian Armed Forces One male NGO aid worker was detained by the Syrian Armed Forces in Manjeb, Aleppo. Yes Official Report
4105 Mar 9 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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
4115 Mar 27 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3864 Apr 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3781 Apr 7 2023 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
4106 Apr 13 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 6 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4140 Apr 20 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4066 Apr 21 2023 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 3 0 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
4142 Apr 29 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
4110 May 8 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4196 May 12 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3826 May 20 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3865 May 20 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3855 Jun 1 2023 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3856 Jun 4 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 5 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3833 Jun 10 2023 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3860 Jun 21 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
3874 Jun 24 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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
4062 Jun 28 2023 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4137 Jul 8 2023 SO Somalia 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 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 0 1 0 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
4189 Jul 18 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 18 0 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
3897 Jul 21 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
4246 Aug 4 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4056 Aug 6 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4197 Aug 8 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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
3918 Aug 12 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4181 Aug 23 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4636 Sep 2023 AF Afghanistan 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 0 0 1 1 15 14 1 0 Detention/arrest Raid Office/compound 34.245500 64.842791 Political Host state Afghan Armed Forces 14 national INGO aid workers and one female international INGO aid worker were arrested by the Taliban armed forces over accusations of spreading Christianity in Ghowr. Yes Media
4175 Sep 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4114 Sep 3 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 4 0 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
4192 Sep 11 2023 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
3923 Sep 13 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
4193 Sep 22 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4182 Oct 2 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4118 Oct 6 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4044 Oct 6 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
3948 Oct 7 2023 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4045 Oct 8 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 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 0 2 0 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
4116 Oct 12 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4244 Oct 17 2023 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4006 Oct 25 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4109 Nov 4 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3982 Nov 13 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
4198 Nov 24 2023 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
3966 Dec 10 2023 SD Sudan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 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
4146 Dec 14 2023 ET Ethiopia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 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
4185 Dec 20 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4194 Dec 24 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4037 Jan 3 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
3995 Jan 10 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance driver was shot and killed by unknown actors while transporting a woman in labour in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region. Yes ACLED
4024 Jan 15 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
4451 Jan 18 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.833169 34.180892 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Sharg An Neel, Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
4025 Jan 18 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
4026 Jan 20 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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 0 1 0 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
4457 Feb 1 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 11.325548 27.811600 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female NNGO aid worker was killed during an airstrike in Shu'a, Babanusa, West Kordofan. Yes Focal Point
4169 Feb 4 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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. Yes Focal Point
4123 Feb 6 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4073 Feb 7 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4559 Feb 13 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 11.296237 38.370892 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One implementing partner security guard was shot and killed during a confrontation between an unknown NSAG and the government in Simada Woreda, South Gondar, Amhara. Yes Focal Point
4074 Feb 16 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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. Yes Official Report
4239 Feb 20 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4075 Feb 26 2024 IQ Iraq 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4563 Mar 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 15.6 32.5 Economic Criminal Unknown One male INGO national staff was killed, while protecting his family, by unknown armed men who looted his home in Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
4174 Mar 18 2024 NG Nigeria 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 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
4927 Mar 24 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 35.337543 40.116319 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One male INGO aid worker was shot and injured when armed actors confused him with someone else in Deir ez-Zor. Yes Focal Point
4201 Mar 24 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
4176 Mar 25 2024 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
4203 Mar 31 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Road -1.6637385 29.2287125 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable While off duty, one ICRC driver was killed by unknown armed men in Goma, North Kivu. Yes ACLED
4204 Apr 1 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4128 Apr 4 2024 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 13.079110 22.844780 Economic Unknown Unknown 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 released after 18 days. Yes ACLED
4159 Apr 8 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4929 Apr 10 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 15.618085 32.506151 Incidental Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One male on-duty NRCS aid worker was killed by a stray bullet while providing first aid services during Eid prayer in Tuti Island, Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
4520 Apr 14 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 9.200941 12.490948 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO security guard was beaten and injured by criminals who stole items from an office in Yola, Adamawa. Yes Focal Point
4567 Apr 22 2024 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 2.046821 45.317230 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by unknown actors in Karaan, Banadir. Yes Focal Point
4209 Apr 27 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 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
4253 May 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
4256 May 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
4129 May 2 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 12.867868 24.743731 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One ICRC staff and one contractor were killed, and two other staff and one contractor were injured by unknown armed men in Sharg Aj Jabal, South Darfur. Yes Official Report
4132 May 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 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. Yes Official Report
4272 May 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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). Yes Media
4210 May 15 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4497 May 18 2024 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 12.604932 37.470567 Economic Non-state armed group: National One male UN aid worker was kidnapped by an unidentified NSAG at the Keberomeda IDP site, Gondar, Amhara. Two other civilians were kidnapped as well (not counted). The three people were released on May 27 after their families paid a ransom. Yes Focal Point
4148 May 19 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 3 0 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
4930 May 22 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Office/compound 15.637448 32.535347 Unknown Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One male INGO aid worker was shot and killed while entering the office in Shrag El Niel, Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
4211 May 22 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.490107885054494 25.309723046533993 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female aid worker was shot and killed by a stray bullet while she was on duty at the Southern Hospital inside the camp. Yes ACLED
4213 May 23 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 while on-duty. Yes ACLED
4134 May 24 2024 ET Ethiopia 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 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
4135 May 25 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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. Yes Official Report
4178 May 29 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4259 Jun 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
4288 Jun 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4317 Jun 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 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
4179 Jun 6 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
4493 Jun 7 2024 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 8.241956 34.603593 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national male UN aid worker was wounded when an unknown individual shot at other people in Gambella. Six other civilians were also wounded (not counted). Yes Focal Point
4452 Jun 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.634317 25.363900 Incidental Police or paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Eight male NNGO aid workers were killed during a Rapid Support Forces' airstrike on a community kitchen in El Fasher, North Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4568 Jun 12 2024 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.967481 13.686451 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN truck driver was ambushed and kidnapped by unknown actors on the Dikwa-Mafa road, Borno. The driver was released three days later. Yes Focal Point
4555 Jun 16 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown -1.660575 29.218395 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker from an implementing partner of an INGO was killed in Goma. Yes Focal Point
4171 Jun 18 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.661798 25.451591 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female NNGO aid worker was killed by a stray bullet in the Abu Shouk Camp, El Fasher, North Darfur. Yes Media
4151 Jun 19 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.642792 32.490947 Unknown Unknown Unknown One local volunteer aid worker was killed by shelling of the INGO supported Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Khartoum. Two other civilians were killed and 27 injured during the attack (not counted). Yes Official Report
4218 Jun 21 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4219 Jun 23 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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
4180 Jun 29 2024 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 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. Yes Official Report
4289 Jun 30 2024 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 0.110053 29.294252 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO aid workers were killed when an armed group opened fire on a convoy who were trying to reach Butembo, North Kivu. Yes Official Report
4389 Jul 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Raid Office/compound -4.318187 15.299083 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One NNGO aid worker was killed when criminals vandalised an NGO office and stole cash in DRC. Pending Official Report
4390 Jul 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 12.188537 6.667210 Other Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was killed by unknown actors while off duty at his home in Zamfara. Pending Official Report
4393 Jul 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 36.752859 66.894314 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was injured when unknown men assaulted a civilian vehicle the aid worker was in in Balkh. Another NGO aid worker was also in the vehicle but was not injured. Pending Official Report
4227 Jul 5 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Project site 13.567945 33.562202 Unknown Unknown Unknown One on-duty NRCS aid worker was killed while in Sennar. Yes Official Report
4516 Jul 5 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.744828 36.433158 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO aid workers and one UN partner aid worker were kidnapped by unknown actors when going to Genda Wuha, Amhara region. Yes Focal Point
4318 Jul 6 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 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
4265 Jul 8 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 12.017109 14.490702 Economic Criminal Not applicable One off-duty INGO aid worker was shot and killed at home in Rann, Kala-Balge, Borno State. Yes Focal Point
4261 Jul 11 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 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. Yes Official Report
4494 Jul 14 2024 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 2.046784 45.317916 Incidental Police or paramilitary Local government actors One female UN aid worker was injured when a police officer shot at the motorcycle she was on during a misunderstanding in the Wadajir area of Mogadishu, Banadir. The motorcycle driver was also injured (not counted). Yes Focal Point
4262 Jul 22 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 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. Yes Media
4461 Jul 27 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 13.571041 33.558931 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two male NNGO aid workers were shot and killed by unknown actors in Sennar state. Yes Focal Point
4263 Jul 27 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4264 Jul 29 2024 SD Sudan 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 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. Yes Media
4395 Aug 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.087056 29.276095 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One NGO driver was abducted by M23 men in North Kivu. The aid worker was released a day later. Pending Official Report
4396 Aug 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Unknown Raid Office/compound 7.687397 8.553838 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO aid workers and one security guard were killed by unknown armed men who attacked the NGO office in Benue. Pending Official Report
4277 Aug 5 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4251 Aug 9 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4279 Aug 16 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 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
4398 Aug 20 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 5.311776 46.701040 Other Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One national NGO aid worker was killed during an intercommunal clashes in Dhusamareb, Galguduud. Pending Official Report
4459 Aug 20 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 12.456934 26.675514 Incidental Host state Sudanese Armed Forces Two female NNGO aid workers were killed during an aerial bombardment by the SAF in Al Tuwisha, North Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4280 Aug 20 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 2 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 11.463842 26.126182 Incidental Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One national NRCS aid worker was killed by shelling at the local hospital in El-Daein, East Darfur, while on duty. Yes Official Report
4284 Aug 27 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 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
4400 Sep 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 36.528732 40.727407 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was killed by a stray bullet in Al-Hasaka. Pending Official Report
4401 Sep 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Body-borne IED Combat/Crossfire Project site -0.347117 42.566190 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two female NGO aid workers were injured when an Al-Shabaab-planted IED exploded on a project site in Jubaland. Pending Official Report
4435 Sep 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Project site 12.902978 23.487704 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One national INGO aid worker was kidnapped and held captive at the INGO office in Central Darfur. After five days, the aid worker was released. Pending Official Report
4311 Sep 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4570 Sep 15 2024 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 11.034427 25.865442 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contracted driver was killed during an ambush in Al Firdous, East Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4295 Sep 19 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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. Yes Media
4304 Sep 22 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4310 Sep 25 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4453 Sep 28 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.605890 25.361122 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was killed by a stray bullet in El Fasher, North Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4307 Sep 29 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4405 Oct 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown -4.429965 15.347798 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One NGO aid worker was abducted by the Mai Mai militia, who accused the aid worker of collaborating with security forces. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Pending Official Report
4406 Oct 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.931326 8.522697 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One NGO-contracted driver was abducted by criminals in the Kano region. His whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Official Report
4407 Oct 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Road 13.159369 7.716823 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One male NGO aid worker was stabbed and injured by criminals while returning home along he Kaita-Katsina road, Kano region. Pending Official Report
4412 Oct 1 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.9174859 6.9360501 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO driver was abducted by unknown armed men at an illegal checkpoint in Magazu, Zamfara. The driver escaped one month and a half later. Pending Official Report
4321 Oct 2 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 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. (Defaulted to two) Pending ACLED
4314 Oct 4 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4571 Oct 5 2024 SD Sudan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.951766 31.216686 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two UN aid workers were kidnapped during an ambush by unknown actors in Um Rawaba, North Kordofan. The two aid workers were released five days later. Yes Focal Point
4455 Oct 6 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 11.715382 28.338434 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One male NNGO aid worker was shot and killed during confrontations between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces in Al Foulah, West Kordofan. Yes Focal Point
4339 Oct 6 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 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 9 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 13.596365 25.350940 Unknown Host state Sudan Joint Forces One aid worker was targeted, shot, and killed by Joint Forces soldiers in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Yes ACLED
4315 Oct 10 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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
4413 Oct 12 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Home 11.9472907 7.5059715 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO contractor was abducted by unknown armed men in a residence in Kurba, Katsina. Five other civilians were also abducted (not counted here). Yes Official Report
4460 Oct 13 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 16.472925 32.855446 Economic Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Three male NNGO aid workers were shot and killed when men affiliated with the RSF attacked them to loot the project site in Hajar al Asal, River Nile. Yes Focal Point
4605 Oct 14 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 34.524056 69.169231 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female INGO aid worker was attacked and injured by unknown actors at her home in Kabul. Yes Focal Point
4414 Oct 18 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 13.1744863 7.6816535 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was stabbed and injured by unknown men on a motorcycle along the Kaita-Katsina road, Katsina region. Pending Official Report
4456 Oct 23 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 12.593044 28.187755 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was killed during a drone strike in West Kordofan. Yes Focal Point
4454 Oct 26 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Unknown 13.636381 25.355076 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One female NNGO aid worker was killed by a RSF artillery shelling in El Fasher, North Darfur Yes Focal Point
4334 Oct 26 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 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 0 2 0 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
4415 Oct 27 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 12.2683194 14.4611742 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One INGO aid worker was injured by a criminal in Rann, Borno state. Pending Official Report
4416 Oct 28 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 11.250684 14.153888 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO security guard was stabbed and injured by two unknown armed men on a temporary project site in Banki, Borno state. Pending Official Report
4338 Oct 29 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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
4417 Oct 31 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 10.393028 5.464970 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO aid worker was abducted along with his wife by unknown men who demanded a ransom for his release in Kontagora, Niger state. (the wife is not counted here). Pending Official Report
4370 Nov 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.128243 5.318952 Unknown Unknown Unknown One LNGO aid worker was shot and killed during an ambush at night along the Sokoto - Goronyo road, Sokoto state. One other civilian was killed, and six civilians were abducted (not counted). Pending Official Report
4371 Nov 2024 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location 12.107323 5.931415 Incidental Criminal Criminal One INGO contractor was shot and injured by a stray bullet from bandits in Anka, Zamfara. Pending Official Report
4374 Nov 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Roadside IED Unknown Road 2.112874 45.102936 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NGO aid worker was killed when an Al Shabaad-planted IED exploded close to Afgooye, Far North region. Other civilians were also killed during the incident (not counted). Pending Official Report
4375 Nov 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.055350 44.744884 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NGO driver was abducted while transporting aid supplies by unknown members of an armed group in Lower Shabelle. His whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Official Report
4376 Nov 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 5.661550 46.416500 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One NGO aid worker was shot and killed during an ambush on a civilian vehicle by a clan group in Galguduud. Other civilians were injured during the incident (not counted). Pending Official Report
4377 Nov 2024 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.128733 25.554032 Unknown Police or paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One INGO contracted driver was kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces close to Mellit, North Darfur. The driver was released three days later, but the truck was robbed. Pending Official Report
4378 Nov 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 36.3755346 41.1346191 Unknown Aid recipient Beneficiary One NNGO aid worker was injured when camp residents threw stones during an aid distribution in Al-Hawl camp, Al-Hasakeh governorate. Pending Official Report
4521 Nov 4 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Mob violence Office/compound 9.191560 12.480359 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male INGO aid worker was caught and injured during an attack on makeshift weapons in North Kivu. Yes Focal Point
4348 Nov 4 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 36.315464 37.447900 Incidental Unknown Unknown One aid worker was injured during a shelling at Abu Al Zanding crossing, Aleppo. Pending Media
4383 Nov 9 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 34.212641 37.225263 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Qaryatein, Homs. Yes ACLED
4373 Nov 10 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Roadside IED Unknown Road 2.172381 45.119118 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One female NGO aid worker was killed when an Al Shabaad-planted IED exploded close to Afgooye, Far North region. Other civilians were also killed during the incident (not counted). Yes Official Report
4607 Nov 15 2024 NG Nigeria 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.887294 6.866704 Economic Criminal Not applicable Three national INGO aid workers and one international INGO aid worker were kidnapped by criminal actors during an ambush between Asaba and Owerri for economic reasons. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Focal Point
4379 Nov 15 2024 NG Nigeria 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.608030 6.959290 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four INGO aid workers (three nationals and one international) were abducted by unknown armed men when traveling between Asada -Delta state- and Owerri -Imo state-. The four aid workers were released on December 6th. Pending Official Report
4573 Nov 19 2024 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 13.612591 25.342452 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN contracted security guard was hit and injured by a stray bullet at the organisation's compound in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4349 Nov 22 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 15.585791 32.529191 Political Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One male local aid worker was detained by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and tortured. After a month in detention he succumbed to his injuries. Yes Media
4344 Nov 23 2024 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 14.13333 25.55 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN agency national staff member was killed by collateral shelling in Mellit district, North Darfur. Pending Official Report
4363 Nov 25 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -1.629989 29.184380 Economic Criminal Criminal One male NGO aid worker was injured when unknown criminals entered his home and stole his personal belongings in Ndosho, Goma, North Kivu. One other civilian was also wounded during the attack (not counted). Pending Official Report
4365 Nov 27 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 34.648056 36.118889 Incidental State: unknown Unknown One NRCS aid worker was killed and two others injured during an airstrike at the Maabar Al Dabusiyeh crossing point between Syria and Lebanon. Due to the incident, all the operations along the border were suspended. Several other civilians were also killed during the attack (not counted). Yes Official Report
4576 Nov 27 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 36.220115 37.089580 Incidental Unknown Unknown One aid worker from a UN implementing partner organisation was killed in the context of armed conflict escalation in Jebel Saman, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
4366 Nov 30 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Detention Custody 34.495018 69.084607 Unknown Host state Afghan Armed Forces One INGO aid worker was tortured while being detained by the Taliban in Foroshgah, Kabul. Yes ACLED
4501 Nov 30 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 36.183460 37.160919 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was killed during an aerial bombardment in Jebel Saman, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
4367 Dec 2 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 36.076944 37.3725 Unknown Host state Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Two aid workers were killed during attacks from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo between November 30th and December 2nd. Around 26 other civilians were also killed during the attacks (not counted). Pending Media
4380 Dec 6 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 36.264606 37.128690 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three NGO implementing partners' aid workers were killed close to Aleppo. Yes Official Report
4458 Dec 9 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 13.667272 25.337333 Incidental Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One male NNGO aid worker was killed during an aerial bombardment in Abu Shouk, El Fasher, North Darfur. Yes Focal Point
4369 Dec 10 2024 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Aerial bombardment Unknown Road 36.417378 38.280363 Unknown Unknown Unkown One NGO-supported health worker was killed when in an ambulance along the road between Tishreen and Sarrin, Raqqa. Pending Official Report
4381 Dec 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 14.377038 33.547006 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) An NNGO founder was kidnapped for unknown reasons by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Wad Medani, Al Jazirah. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4382 Dec 11 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.663744 33.096017 Incidental Criminal Not applicable One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed during an attempt to loot a market in Tabat, Al Jazirah. Pending Media
4633 Dec 15 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Detention/arrest Individual attack Unknown 15.697362 32.583157 Political Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One female NNGO aid worker was detained by Military Intelligence from the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum. Yes Media
4384 Dec 15 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown -2.330813 28.746839 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was shot and injured by unknown armed men in Kalonge, Kalehe, South Kivu. Pending Media
4603 Dec 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.985267 38.741263 Economic Criminal Not aplicable One male national INGO aid worker was injured during a robbery in Addis Ababa. Yes Focal Point
4385 Dec 18 2024 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Project site 15.488931 32.553289 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) An unspecified number of NGO aid workers were shot and injured during an incursion from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to a project site in Mayo, Khartoum. (Defaulted to two aid workers). Yes Official Report
4368 Dec 19 2024 SD Sudan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 9.944581 34.174528 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three UN aid workers were killed during an aerial bombardment in Yabus, Blue Nile. Yes Official Report
4386 Dec 19 2024 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 13.072018 12.729489 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State of West Africa Province Two NNGO aid workers were shot and killed during an ambush by ISWAP militants in Zari, Borno state. Pending Media
4556 Dec 19 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -4.340266 15.314026 Unknown Criminal Not aplicable One male INGO aid worker was attacked and injured with a machete when leaving the organisation's office in Kinshasa. Yes Focal Point
4419 Dec 25 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.335091 36.749207 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NRCS ambulance driver was shot and injured when unknown armed men attacked the vehicle in Sanja, Central Gondar, Amhara. Pending ACLED
4420 Dec 25 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.041451 36.876567 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NRCS ambulance driver was shot and injured when unknown armed men attacked the vehicle in Sire, Wellega, Oromia. Pending ACLED
4504 Jan 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Home -1.653382 29.202551 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO aid worker was killed due to a stray bullet while at home in Goma. Pending Official Report
4505 Jan 2025 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 11.784196 13.110609 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO bodyguard was abducted when members of an unknown NSAG broke into the NGO warehouse in Borno. The whereabouts of the bodyguard remain unknown. Pending Official Report
4545 Jan 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Ambush Project site -4.335573 15.351579 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Mobondo militia One NNGO aid worker was killed during a kidnapping event on a farm in Kinshasa. An unknown number of aid workers were kidnapped and later released after their families paid the ransom. (not counted) Pending Official Report
4469 Jan 3 2025 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 33.508021 36.294564 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by an unknown armed actor in Damascus. Pending ACLED
4426 Jan 4 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.614380 25.348588 Unknown Police or paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) At least two health workers from an INGO-supported hospital were injured when an allegedly RSF shelling hit the hospital in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Pending Media
4470 Jan 4 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 10.849440 25.157572 Political Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by the RSF for conducting activities without their permission in Buram, South Darfur. The aid worker was released on January 5th, recaptured on the 7th and released on the 10th of January. Pending ACLED
4471 Jan 5 2025 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Landmine Unknown Public location 35.609615 36.482355 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was injured when a landmine war remnant exploded in the rural area of Fatterah, Idlib. One other civilian was injured during the incident (not counted). Pending ACLED
4439 Jan 12 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Raid Home 15.689395 32.481561 Incidental Police or paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One female NNGO aid worker was killed when the Rapid Support Forces raided her home while confronting the Sudanese Armed Forces in Omdurman, Khartoum. Pending Media
4446 Jan 18 2025 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.380713 38.178316 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Turkish Armed Forces One international aid worker was injured when aerial strikes from the Turkish Armed Forces hit the Tishrin Dam in Aleppo. Around five civilians were killed and 20 others injured in the incident (not counted). Pending Media
4472 Jan 19 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 15.799421 33.415894 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was killed by unknown actors in Hajj Yusuf, Sharg An Neel, Karthoum. Pending ACLED
4473 Jan 19 2025 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site -1.402628 28.818103 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) Two INGO aid workers were injured when M-23 rockets hit the NGO garage next to the Masisi General Referral Hospital in Masisi, North Kivu. One child also died during the attack (not counted). Pending ACLED
4474 Jan 20 2025 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Road 35.740151 36.152539 Incidental Unknown Unknown Two on-duty NNGO aid workers were injured when a landmine exploded at the entrance of Ain al Ghazal town, Kansaba, Latakia. One civilian was also injured during the incident (not counted). Pending ACLED
4908 Jan 26 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Unknown Unknown 13.615131 25.244389 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One male NNGO aid worker was killed by an RSF drone strike in Darfur (defaulted to Al Fasher) Pending Focal Point
4610 Jan 30 2025 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Detention/arrest Individual attack Public location 33.852075 66.996578 Unknown Host state Taliban Intelligence Forces One male NNGO aid worker was arrested by the Taliban intelligence Forces in the Chaprasak market of Shahristan, Daykondi. Pending ACLED
4600 Feb 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.488042 25.310249 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Two aid workers were killed by RSF artillery shelling on the ZamZam refugee camp in Al Fasher, North Darfur. At least 15 other civilians were also killed and 23 were injured (not counted). Pending Official Report
4462 Feb 1 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.726724 32.477160 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female NRCS aid worker was killed while on duty during an artillery shelling on the Sabreen open market, Omdurman, Khartoum. Pending Official Report
4466 Feb 4 2025 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.688341 32.491772 Disputed Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) At least one aid worker from an INGO-supported hospital was killed when the Rapid Support Forces shelled the Al Nao Hospital in Ombdurman, Khartoum. 5 other civilians were killed and 38 injured in the same incident (not counted). Pending Media
4467 Feb 5 2025 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Unknown Unknown Unknown -1.182704 29.444003 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) Three national INGO aid workers were attacked and killed in Kabirangiriro, Rutshuru, North Kivu. The organisation suspended operations after the incident. Pending Official Report
4601 Feb 5 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 15.231274 32.522840 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by allegedly RSF members at the Bashair hospital in Jebel Awlia, Khartoum. The aid worker was released on March 26th. Pending ACLED
4909 Feb 6 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.568144 32.529209 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One male NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by the RSF in Khartoum. Pending Focal Point
4910 Feb 7 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.568144 32.529209 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by the RSF in Khartoum. Pending Focal Point
4483 Feb 7 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Combat/Crossfire Unknown 15.465275 32.524375 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by the RSF in Khartoum. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Pending Media
4484 Feb 8 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Combat/Crossfire Project site 15.489066 32.552141 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Two NNGO aid workers were kidnapped by the RSF at the Bashair Teaching Hospital in southern Khartoum. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Media
4506 Feb 11 2025 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 31.618570 65.715588 Political Host state Taliban At least one INGO aid worker was beaten and injured when the Taliban forces forcibly entered the INGO's Kandahar office, demanding the cessation of all its aid activities across the country and the expulsion of its personnel. Sources said the motive was the organization's recent staff reductions, including the dismissal of Taliban-appointed relatives and members, following USAID defunding. Pending ACLED
4476 Feb 14 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Project site 13.488334 25.309852 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in the ZamZam refugee camp, Al Fasher, North Darfur. Pending Official Report
4479 Feb 17 2025 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 13.593998 25.361448 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN-contracted aid worker was killed during a shelling that hit his home in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Pending Official Report
4480 Feb 20 2025 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Office/compound -1.399441 28.819487 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One INGO aid worker was shot when bullets from a confrontation between M-23 and VDP/Wazalendo hit the INGO warehouse. The aid worker later died due to the injuries. Pending Official Report
4508 Feb 26 2025 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Raid Project site 12.668839 13.611683 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State of West Africa Province Two INGO aid workers were abducted by the ISWAP during a raid in Monguno, Borno. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending ACLED
4619 Mar 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 0.010152 29.254122 Unknown Criminal Not applicable Two NGO aid workers were killed by alleged criminals in North Kivu. Pending Official Report
4502 Mar 6 2025 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 35.361892 35.930271 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN aid worker was shot and killed when caught in a crossfire in Jableh, driving to Latakia, Latakia governorate. Pending Official Report
4580 Mar 9 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Project site 1.971785 30.496802 Unknown Non-state armed group: National CODECO One NRCS aid worker was shot and killed by allegedly CODECO members in the Djangapoli mining area, Djugu, Ituri. Pending ACLED
4911 Mar 12 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 15.570269 32.579394 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female NNGO aid worker was killed during a drone attack on the Sabrine market of Khartoum. At least 14 other civilians were also killed (not counted). Pending Focal Point
4912 Mar 13 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Unknown Unknown 15.590357 32.528528 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NNGO was killed during a shelling in Khartoum. Pending Focal Point
4581 Mar 14 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 15.588460 32.540633 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was killed by the Rapid Support Forces in Al Jarif West, Khartoum. Pending ACLED
4913 Mar 15 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Unknown Unknown 15.590357 32.528528 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was killed by shrapnel in Khartoum. Pending Focal Point
4914 Mar 18 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Custody 15.593670 32.533756 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors in Khartoum. The aid worker later died in a container. Pending Focal Point
4915 Mar 22 2025 NG Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.107806 5.926582 Economic Unknown Unknown One male national INGO aid worker and one female international INGO aid worker were kidnapped by unknown armed actors who asked for a ransom in Anka, Zamfara. Both aid workers were released 16 days later. Pending Official Report
4918 Mar 29 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.576346 32.526629 Unknown Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One male NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum. Pending Focal Point
4919 Mar 29 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 15.576346 32.526629 Unknown Host state Sudanese Armed Forces One male NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum. Pending Focal Point
4585 Apr 4 2025 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Raid Project site -1.621632 29.150328 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) Two aid workers from an INGO-supported hospital were beaten and injured when M23 militants entered and attacked patients. One other person was killed and three people were wounded (not counted). Pending Official Report
4620 Apr 8 2025 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 11.588746 37.369432 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Fano militia One UN aid worker was kidnapped after a bomb on the UN vehicle in Bahir Dar, West Gojam, Amhara. Pending ACLED
4582 Apr 11 2025 SD Sudan 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 7 Complex attack Raid Project site 13.488522 25.310667 Political Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) 9 INGO health clinic national staff were killed by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters who raided the Zamzam Refugee camp in Darfur. Official reports indicate the organisation's clinic alongside other camp structures and services was specifically targeted by the perpetrators. Pending Official Report
4591 Apr 13 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.488647 25.309868 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) One NNGO aid worker was killed during a shelling from the RSF on the ZamZam Refugee Camp in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Pending Media
4594 Apr 18 2025 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home -1.398425 28.818254 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO nurse was shot in the chest and killed by unknown armed men at his home while sleeping in Masisi, North Kivu. Pending Official Report
4649 May 1 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 12.690164 28.423990 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Six NNGO aid workers were kidnapped by the RSF in An Nahud, North Kordofan. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Media
4935 May 12 2025 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.463989 26.128843 Economic Unknown Unknown One NNGO director was kidnapped by unknown armed men (allegedly from Darfur communal militias) for economic reasons in En Daein, Ad Du'ayn, East Darfur. Pending ACLED
4938 May 17 2025 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Office/compound 3.111419 43.653702 Unknown Unaffiliated Private security guard One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed at the NGO office by a private security guard in Baidoa, Baydhaba, Bay. Pending ACLED
4899 May 23 2025 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Detention/arrest Individual attack Road 7.698863 27.976333 Other Police or paramilitary Sudanese police One UN aid worker was arrested by the Sudanese police allegedly on a legal matter in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal. Pending Official Report
4903 May 26 2025 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 33.595422 69.226484 Other Aid recipient Household resident One vaccinator was killed and two vaccinators were injured by a household resident in Gardez, Paktia. Pending Official Report
4905 May 31 2025 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 11.041215 13.684098 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram Two aid workers were shot and killed during a Boko Haram ambush along the Gwoza-Limankara road, Borno state. Two other civilians were killed and six civilians were abducted during the same attack (not counted). Pending Media
4906 Jun 2 2025 SD Sudan 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 13.949032 26.017426 Unknown Unknown Unknown Five UN aid workers were killed and two UN aid workers were seriously injured by an aerial strike that hit a convoy of 15 trucks going to Port Sudan, in Kuma, North Darfur. Pending Official Report
4635 Sep 3 2025 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Detention/arrest Raid Office/compound 34.245500 64.842791 Political Host state Afghan Armed Forces Three national INGO aid workers were arrested by the Taliban forces over accusations of promoting Christianity in Ghor. Yes Media
Total 102 312 11 32 354 23 335 265 188 25 813 4 8 6 1 19 832 379 51 402