The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
| ID | Month | Day | Year Sort descending | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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| 3465 | Jan | 7 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.423139 | 29.019500 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators on the Goma-Kitchanga road in Masisi territory. They were released on January 12. | Yes | Media |
| 3480 | Jan | 11 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.916667 | 2.4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff member was kidnapped in Menaka Gao on January 11, and escaped his captors on January 13. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3481 | Jan | 13 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.931506 | 7.431720 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | The president of an NGO was kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Kaduna near between the villages Akilbu and Rijana. He was reportedly kidnapped and tortured due to his work with some politicians, and released the following week. | Yes | Media |
| 3487 | Jan | 13 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.683333 | -0.466667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 5 NGO staff members working bear Oursi town, were kidnapped by ISWA militants. 4 were released later that day (not counted here) and 1 continued to be held. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3491 | Jan | 24 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.104123 | 29.094035 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO staff members were kidnapped near Nchowe village, Fizi. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Media |
| 3490 | Jan | 25 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.083333 | -0.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One male NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia on the road between Fada NGourma and Pama, Gourma. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3794 | Jan | 25 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.583333 | -72.266667 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | Two national male UN aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Tabarre 43, close to Port au Prince. The aid workers were released on February 10th. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3486 | Jan | 28 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.456027 | -3.850029 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed extremists while travelling between Bandiagara and Sevare, Mopti. There whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3735 | Feb | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four male and one female INGO national staff were kidnapped for several days by an unknown armed group in Mali. | Yes | Focal point | ||
| 3854 | Feb | 12 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.333333 | 45.383333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | One international and four national UN aid workers were abducted by al-Qaeda militants in Abyan, Southern Yemen. The five aid workers were released and walked free on August 11th, 2023. | Yes | Media |
| 3795 | Feb | 18 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.512778 | -72.286389 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One national man UN staff member was abducted by unknown armed men in Vivy Mitchell, Port au Prince. The aid worker managed to escape on February 23rd. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3499 | Feb | 24 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.366667 | 14.233333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Five INGO staff members were kidnapped from the organisation residence in Fotokol town, Far North region. | Yes | Media |
| 3803 | Feb | 26 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff was kidnapped for 24h and beaten by an unidentified armed group in Port au Prince. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3516 | Mar | 5 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.133333 | 47.233333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO international staff were kidnapped when their vehicle was ambushed near Khoshm Alain, Al Abr district. They were released on September 13, 2022. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3791 | Mar | 12 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Public location | -5.11477 | 28.6592 | Economic | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | -4.044548 | 29.088888 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Four male nurses and an NGO driver were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members from a health centre in Katalukulu, Fizi. There whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3763 | Mar | 13 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.0771 | 10.3594 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknwon | One national UN-contracted truck driver was kidnapped during an ambush in Mezam. The food items were distributed to the local population by NSAGs while the driver was released the day after. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3525 | Mar | 15 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.683333 | 13.6 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff member and two guards were kidnapped during a raid on their compound. The three aid workers were released on August 31. | Yes | Media |
| 3632 | Mar | 16 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.095833 | 37.549444 | Political | Host state | Russian Armed Forces | One female paramedic aid worker was kidnapped by Russian forces in Donbas. The aid worker was released on June 17, 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3696 | Mar | 17 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 48.4991295 | 38.8755305 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One female INGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Russian Armed Forces in Orlovskoe, Luhansk. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
| 3526 | Mar | 22 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.095833 | 37.549444 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | 11 aid truck drivers and 4 other aid workers were reportedly ambushed by Russian Armed Forces as they approached the besieged city of Mariupol, halting the aid convoy. Government reports explain the 15 aid workers were kidnapped by the invading forces and their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
| 3761 | Mar | 24 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.333333 | -1.533333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Not applicable | One UN male driver and his assistant were kidnapped by unknown armed elements when transporting food items along the Kongoussi-Bourzanga axis in Bam. Both workers were released 14 days after, whereas the truck was used by armed men to conduct an attack on a police checkpoint near Kongoussi. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3560 | Apr | 6 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 46.755556 | 36.788889 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Three aid workers from a humanitarian centre in Berdiansk were kidnapped by Russian Armed Forces after an hours long blockade of the centre. Further information is unknown at this time. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3549 | Apr | 10 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.172984 | 37.394931 | Political | Host state | Russian Armed Forces | 9 NGO minibus drivers attempting to enter the city of Mairupol for evacuations, were reportedly kidnapped and taken by Russian Armed Forces for refusing to facilitate evacuation into Russia. | Yes | Media |
| 3765 | Apr | 15 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.835660 | 9.883470 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Four national male UN-contracted personnel were abducted after returning from a food distribution by unknown armed men in Batibo, Momo division, Northwest. The personnel was released two days later, but the vehicle was kept by NSAG elements. After a high-level negotiation, the vehicle was released on May 12. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3551 | Apr | 17 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.833333 | 44 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Not applicable | One INGO driver was kidnapped along with his vehicle by unknown gunmen in Al Madaribah Wa Al Arah district, Al Hajar village. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3806 | May | 6 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 14.25 | -0.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were kidnapped by gunmen from a compound. One was freed the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3733 | May | 8 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.512778 | -72.286389 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff was kidnapped in Petionville, Port au Prince by unknown perpetrators and held for 2 weeks. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3602 | May | 9 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped, along with their laptops, from their office in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp by Islamic State militants. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3572 | May | 11 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.53991 | 29.05381 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped and another staff member was injured by unknown armed elements while traveling in Kimoka village (2km north of Sake). The two staff were released on the 19 of May. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3646 | May | 12 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.3682 | -5.3663 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 9 INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed elements in Kolima, Segou. They were released after 31 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3571 | May | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.3294 | -2.479 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped with their vehicle while travelling in Omo village, 15km NE of Koro. They were released twelve days later. Six other aid workers were also abducted and released on the same day (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
| 3807 | May | 20 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7 | 18 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three aid workers were kidnapped when the NGO vehicle they were traveling in was ambushed and robbed by armed perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3570 | May | 21 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.133889 | -3.748611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff were kidnapped 7km from Tonka town by unknown armed individuals. The passenger was released after one day and the driver remained in captivity. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3617 | Jun | 12 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One Kurdistan Red Crescent staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed individuals in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3811 | Jun | 16 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.802222 | 42.951111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were kidnapped by armed individuals in a vehicle ambush in the Al Hodeidah governorate. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3586 | Jun | 18 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.838533 | 13.552319 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Three humanitarian workers were reportedly kidnapped from an organisation compound in Gana Ari, Monguno. ISWA militants raided the village and killed 16 civilians in the community (not counted here) before kidnapping the staff. | Yes | Media |
| 3612 | Jun | 22 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.4 | 26.5 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la Paix en Centrafique (UPC) | Three INGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped 65 km west of Obo by UPC militants. Ransom was requested and they were released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3610 | Jun | 27 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.166667 | 36.333333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group and interrogated about the operations of the INGO. He was released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3619 | Jul | 5 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5.721938 | 30.574941 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NGO staff members were kidnapped in Minga payam by an unknown group. They were released on July 25, 2022. | Yes | Media |
| 3604 | Jul | 14 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.721938 | 30.574941 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two male NGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown armed group while carrying out a humanitarian assessment 240km NE of Yambio in Mundri East county. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3605 | Jul | 16 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.870258 | 36.532118 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group while travelling in East Wellega. His whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3613 | Jul | 26 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.172984 | 37.394931 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | 10 INGO local volunteers were kidnapped by the Russian military while evacuating civilians from Mariupol and held for one week before being released. Reports indicate they were also physically abused during detention. | Yes | Media |
| 3815 | Jul | 27 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | An INGO driver was kidnapped by criminals while he had stopped on the side of the road to take a call in West department. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3645 | Jul | 30 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 25.612778 | 96.311389 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Kachin Independence Army | One male Red Cross staff member was reportedly kidnapped by a vehicle with the Kachin Independence Army logo on it in Hpakan town. His whereabouts are unknown. | Pending | Media |
| 3698 | Aug | 3 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 13.610953 | 13.610953 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One INGO health worker was kidnapped by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Abadam LGA. On the 31st of December 2022, the aid worker and three other captives escaped during fighting between ISWA and Boko Haram militants. | Yes | Media |
| 3768 | Aug | 10 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.25 | -1.083333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national male UN-contracted personnel were ambushed by unknown armed men while transporting food to Dori, in Centre North. The NSAG elements said that the type of food in the truck is unavailable in the market. Both aid workers were released two days after. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3628 | Aug | 18 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.506231 | 30.162836 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Kitgwang Militia | Five humanitarian health workers were reportedly detained for more than 24 hours by a Kitgwang armed faction in Ngony, Koch. The exact release information is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3643 | Aug | 19 | 2022 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.735 | 0.92 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Five NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped along with their vehicle by IS militants near Waliabon village, Ayerou. They were released December 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3701 | Aug | 27 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 36.369317 | 37.521952 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Armed Opposition | One volunteer with the Civil Defense 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 Civil Defense center in Al-Bab city center, Aleppo governorate. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3798 | Sep | 9 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.083333 | -1.083333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Four national male UN-contracted were abducted by armed men when transporting food from Kaya to Dori, Sanmatenga. The two drivers and their assistants were stopped at an illegal checkpoint and taken to an unknown location and the food items were offloaded from the trucks. The personnel were released four days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3756 | Oct | 6 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown men in Port au Prince. The kidnappers have contacted the family to ask for money to release the aid worker. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3818 | Oct | 9 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 7.989062 | 39.38118 | Unknown | Two INGO staff were kidnapped by unknown actors in Oromiya. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report | ||
| 3770 | Oct | 14 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.231559 | -0.742572 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male national UN-contracted drivers were kidnapped by unknown armed men between Kaya and Tougouri, Sanmatenga. Both drivers were released without the food trucks two days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3711 | Oct | 17 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 15.0696183 | 0.3750455 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two INGO aid workers were abducted by militants of the Islamic State in Western Africa in the village of Hourara, Ansongo, Gao. A health worker was also abducted during the incident (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
| 3649 | Oct | 18 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.297664 | 28.956380 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were reportedly ambushed and kidnapped by unknown armed men outside of Lukongo village on the Baraka-Fizi axis. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3793 | Oct | 28 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One national male UN aid worker was abducted by unknown armed men in Port au Prince. The aid worker was released on the 9th of November. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3668 | Nov | 16 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.194491 | -3.593977 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One INGO national health worker was kidnapped by JNIM militants between Bandiagara and Bakass, Mopti region. A driver and another health worker were also kidnapped and released later (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
| 3772 | Nov | 18 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.5 | 35.5 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) | Eight national UN drivers were kidnapped during a carjacking of a convoy of 24 trucks near Nedjo town, West Wellega. The eight drivers and the trucks were released one day later without the cargo. Four other trucks were looted. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3682 | Nov | 30 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.0872 | -1.2639 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two volunteer aid workers were abducted by JNIM Militia between Adiora and Gossi, Gourma-Rharous, Tombouctou. The workers were released on the 1 of December. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3819 | Dec | 1 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 11.6608 | 37.9578 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff member was abducted by unknown actors in Amhara. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3673 | Dec | 6 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.017772 | -10.143067 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Four NGO staff were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants between Kotouba and Nafadji villages, Kita commune, Kayes region. No release information is available. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3663 | Dec | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 14.533333 | -4.1 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO security guard was abducted in Sevare, Mopti, by unidentified armed men driving an ambulance. His whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3773 | Dec | 13 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 5.835689 | 9.928176 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) | Two national UN partner aid workers were kidnapped by the Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) during a food distribution in Guzan, Momo. The NSAG men alleged that the Partner staff had failed to follow through on their premises to do food distribution in Ashong FDP. The aid workers were released three days after. | Yes | Focal Point |
| Total | 35 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 181 | 79 | 4 | 98 |