Aid Workers Killed or Abducted Around the World in 2009
by Suraj Sazawal, 5/14/2009
Listed by country where incident occurred
(UN Photo/UNHCR)
Afghanistan
Two aid workers killed in Feb.
Two aid workers killed in April
Darfur
Four aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres were abducted on March 11; released on March 1
Two aid workers from Aide Medicale Internationale were killed in Feb.
Two aid workers from Aide Medicale Internationale were killed in Feb.
Kenya
Two human rights activists from the Oscar Foundation were killed in March
Mozambique
Three Red Cross volunteers were killed in March
Mozambique
Three Red Cross volunteers were killed in March
Pakistan
Four Rise International aid workers killed in April
John Solecki, the head of the U.N.'s High Commission was killed in Feb.
Philippines
Three Red Cross aid workers were abducted in Jan.
Somalia
John Solecki, the head of the U.N.'s High Commission was killed in Feb.
Philippines
Three Red Cross aid workers were abducted in Jan.
Somalia
Two aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres were abducted on April 19
Omar Sharif of Care International was killed on April 20
Omar Sharif of Care International was killed on April 20
Sri Lanka
Two aid workers from Swiss Foundation for Mine Action were found dead in Feb.
A volunteer doctor and a Red Cross worker, Mayurna Sivagurunathan, were killed on May 13
A volunteer doctor and a Red Cross worker, Mayurna Sivagurunathan, were killed on May 13
