2023 Aid Worker KIKA Data
Between 01 January and 06 June 2023, 99 incidents where aid workers* were killed, injured, kidnapped or arrested (KIKA) have been documented by Insecurity Insight. In total 62 aid workers have been killed, 72 injured, 24 kidnapped and 34 arrested. At least 34 aid workers killings and 30 injuries reportedly took place in South Sudan. Aid worker arrests were most frequent in Myanmar where 21 staff have been arrested. Kidnappings were more commonly reported in Haiti and Nigeria (five aid workers kidnapped each).
Data is available for download on HDX and our website covering the period 01 January 2020 to 06 June 2023. The dataset includes the reported perpetrator, the weapons used, the type of organisation and programme affected as well as anonymised available details about the affected staff. The dataset does not yet include incidents reported in this News Brief. Registered HDX user? Follow us for the latest dataset updates. |  |
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Safety, security and access incidents
Incidents of threats and violence affecting aid workers and aid delivery.
Africa
Central African Republic
15 June 2023: In Zemio town, Haut-Mbomou prefecture, a WHO consultant for a vaccination campaign was robbed by unidentified armed perpetrators. Source: OCHA
Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 June 2023: In Fizi territory, South Kivu province, the head of HEKS EPER NGO was kidnapped by unidentified armed men while he was driving on a motorbike towards Lusenda. His travel companion was also kidnapped and tortured but released a few hours later. The perpetrators demanded $20,000 dollars to release the NGO head and claimed to have kidnapped the staff member following a disagreement with a road renovation project in the area. The staff member was released on 17 June after a ransom was reportedly negotiated and paid. Source: ACLED1
Mali
09 June 2023: In Niangassagou village, Douentza commune, Mopti region, an NGO worker was kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants. Source: ACLED1
Nigeria
01 June 2023: In Damasak town, Mobbar LGA, Borno state, ISWAP militants claimed to have killed and later executed an aid worker. According to reports, the group specifically used the name of ICRC/Red Cross, though it is unclear if its member was the victim. Source: Chronicles of Lake Chad
South Sudan
01 June 2023: In Pageri payam, Magwi county, Eastern Equatoria state, two national UN implementing partners were physically detained and assaulted by the South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF). The staff members were released the same day. Source: AWSD2
04 June 2023: Between Torit and Chukudum towns, Budi county, Eastern Equatoria state, three INGO national aid workers were injured by suspected armed individuals from Ikotos County while they were delivering seeds to farmers in Chukudum. Source: AWSD2
09 June 2023: In Renk town, Upper Nile state, a nationally recruited INGO aid worker was stabbed to death by unidentified armed perpetrators. Source: AWSD2
Sudan
19 June 2023: In Khartoum, soldiers from the Sudanese Armed Forces fired heavily on members of the RSF who were escorting an ICRC convoy carrying wounded army personnel. An RSF soldier got wounded. The attack took place at the last point in an area under RSF control, before the ICRC was scheduled to begin the evacuation process as per agreement. Source: Radio Dabanga
As reported on 21 June 2023: In an undisclosed location, an MSF security guard was killed when his home was struck by shelling. Source: CBC
As reported on 23 June 2023: In Port Sudan city, Red Sea state, unidentified perpetrators blocked an MSF team from travelling to areas with greater medical needs. Source: MSF
Asia
Myanmar
02 June 2023: In Mrauk-U township and district, Rakhine state, eight volunteers were arrested by the military who stopped the volunteer vehicle they were travelling in. Seven staff members were released and one detained. Source: ACLED1
08 June 2023: In Rakhine state, the State Administration Council authorities banned the transportation of humanitarian aid to millions of people in communities struck by the 14/05 Cyclone Mocha. Source: BBC
09 June 2023: In Mrauk-U township and district, Rakhine state, vehicles providing relief service to locals affected by Cyclone Mocha were stopped by the Myanmar military who forced the organisations to give the vehicles to the military's Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement. Source: ACLED1
21 June 2023: At a military checkpoint in Yinmabin township and district, Sagaing region, a male LNGO aid worker was arrested by the Myanmar military. The LNGO delivered aid to IDPs and a charity clinic serving the people in three townships in Sagaing region. Sources: Facebook, Mizzima, and Radio Free Asia
Middle East North Africa
Occupied Palestinian Territories
19 June 2023: In the Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, West Bank, two PRCS ambulances were hit by live ammunition and sniper fire amid an incursion throughout the city. One ambulance was rendered inoperable due to extensive damages. PRCS medical teams were prevented by Israeli soldiers from reaching and treating the wounded, whilst paramedics were attacked. Sources: MAP, Personal Communication I and Personal Communication II
21 June 2023: In Hawara town, Nablus governorate, West Bank, a PRCS ambulance was hit by teargas canisters of unidentified origin during a wider attack by Israeli settlers, causing damage to the front of the vehicle. Sources: PRCS and The New Arab
Syrian Arab Republic
04 June 2023: On the outskirts of Afrin city, Aleppo governorate, a landmine planted by an unidentified armed group detonated against a bulldozer belonging to the LNGO Syrian Civil Defence, injuring the driver. Source: ACLED1 |
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Earthquake-affected Populations in Syria Weary of Corruption and Favouritism in Aid Distribution
This social media monitoring brief presents the findings of a review of the main social media trends related to aid distribution in Syria from 1 April to 30 May 2023. Its aims are twofold: (i) to gather beneficiary feedback on humanitarian aid distribution at a time when aid organisations are managing the humanitarian fallout following the February earthquake; and (ii) to identify possible misinformation, disinformation or malinformation targeting the humanitarian sector. The review yielded two principal findings:- Earthquake-affected populations generally suspect that the local distribution of international aid is marred by rampant corruption, fraud, and favouritism towards well connected and well-off people.
- Humanitarian organisations such as the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, supposedly entrusted with the distribution of aid, are seen as part of the issue of aid diversion.
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Yemen
As reported on 13 June 2023: Update: In Aden city and governorate, Yemen’s branch of al Qaeda released a new video of a UN Department of Safety and Security employee, who was abducted in February 2022, appealing for his release, and warning that he and two of his fellow abductees were seriously ill. Source: The New Arab
The Americas
Colombia
14 June 2023: In Mesetas town and municipality, Meta department, three Humanitarian Demining Mission staff members were kidnapped by the Second Marquetalia of the FARC who demanded a ransom for their release. The victims were rescued later the same day. Source: ACLED1 |
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Insecurity Insight. 2023. Aid in Danger Bi-Monthly News Brief, 14-27 June 2023. Geneva: Insecurity Insight. bit.ly/14-27Jun2023AidBMNB
*Aid worker: An individual employed by or attached to a humanitarian, UN, international, national, or government aid agency. Killed: Refers to a staff member being killed.. Kidnapped: Refers to a staff member being kidnapped, missing or taken hostage. Arrested: Refers to a staff member being arrested, charged, detained, fined or imprisoned.Injured: Refers to a staff member being injured. Most injuries are inflicted with either firearms or explosive weapons.
1 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) database attribution policy. Accessed 03 July 2023.
2 The Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD) does not include the names of individual victims or the agencies affected by an incident. This is done in consideration of the victims and their families who may not wish to have the names published in this format and to afford equal respect to the many victims for whom this information is not available. Accessed 06 April 2022. |
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This Bi-Monthly News Brief comprises threats and incidents of violence affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance. It is part of the Aid in Danger project, by Insecurity Insight. It is prepared from information available in local, national and international news outlets and online databases. The incidents reported are not a complete nor a representative list of all events that affected the provision of aid delivery and have not been independently verified. All decisions made, on the basis of, or with consideration to, such information remains the responsibility of their respective organisations. Insecurity Insight continues to update data on aid workers killed, injured, kidnapped or arrested (KIKA) and figures may change. Updated data includes new and historic reports identified in open-sources and verified security incidents submitted by Aid in Danger partner agencies. |
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