Nearly 200 humanitarians have been killed so far this year, the majority local hires, as growing disregard for international law ramps up the risks to those in conflict hotspots
Seven aid workers at the World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on 2 April by an Israeli strike despite coordinating their journey with Israeli officials.Seven aid workers at the World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on 2 April by an Israeli strike despite coordinating their journey with Israeli officials.
“Local aid workers – those working in their native countries – are most at risk, but their stories go largely unreported in international media and their attackers are not held to account because those with the power to stop them are looking away,” he says. “We go out there knowing that we are putting our lives on the line. We prepare our families for the ‘what ifs’.”
But Jeff Wright, humanitarian response director at World Vision, says there can be disparities in access to safety training and briefings for the two groups. For example, international staff are often evacuated when a situation gets “too hot” while local staffers typically do not have that option, he says.
, the Norwegian Refugee Council, for negligence after he was kidnapped and shot in Kenya amid what he saw as weak security measures. Over the years, however, Muzik believes NGOs have improved their security operations, and have employed more safety managers to conduct risk assessments of a location, train staff on security protocols and produce safety briefs.
The emblem of the Red Cross, says Chapagain, used to have “powerful protective value”, but now there’s “clearly an erosion and disrespect of the established norms”.
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