Attacks against humanitarian relief workers have tripled over the last 10 years, with most of the fatalities occurring in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said April 13.
Amos based her remarks on To Stay and Deliver, a UN-commissioned independent study on the risks relief workers face that her office released April 13.
More than 100 humanitarian workers are killed yearly, Amos said.
Relief personnel find ways to serve populations in need, even as attacks on them increase, she said. The study, carried out last year, reviews best practices for humanitarian personnel in complex security environments.
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