Aid Workers Kidnapped, Killed and Arrested

We track and record global events where aid workers were killed, kidnapped or arrested (KKA). These incidents affect aid workers, their families, and aid agencies deeply. It has an impact on aid agencies security risk management and ultimately access to aid for beneficiaries.

Using open sources and verified submissions from partner agencies, Insecurity Insight documents aid workers killed, kidnapped and arrested (KKA) around the world.

These incidents affect aid workers, their families, and aid agencies deeply. It has an impact on aid agencies security risk management and ultimately access to aid for beneficiaries.

What We Do

Insecurity Insight publishes this information as downloadable quick charts below, in datasets on HDX, and is explored in annual publications.

We would like to thank all our partner agencies for sharing their data with us.

Data

The Aid Worker KKA data is:

1. Updated each month to include backdated reports.
2. Cross checked with the Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD).

Reports

Every year Insecurity Insight publishes trend analysis using the Aid Worker KKA data. Past reports have explored perpetrators, explosive weapons use, gender, motive and intent.

Quicklinks

Did you know

These quick charts are custimizable, free to download and you can use them in your own reports. Click the download symbol on the chart and get a snapshot for your own use.
 
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Definitions

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. Aid worker(s) killed while in captivity are coded as ‘kidnapped’. 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.

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