Alexander von Humboldt Foundation gave $11M to Newly selected Humboldt Professors / Alexander von Humboldt Professorships for awarded to newly selected Humboldt Professors in seven German cities on 2026-09-21. Cause: Science.AV
VolkswagenStiftung gave $130K to Universität Konstanz for provided support for Mare Nostrum: Das Mittelmeer der Moderne at Universität Konstanz on 2026-09-18. Cause: Science.V
VolkswagenStiftung gave $195K to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin for provided support for Politik und Ästhetik der Repräsentation. Formen der demokratischen Vorstellungskraft at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin on 2026-09-15. Cause: Science.V
VolkswagenStiftung gave $2M to Universität Siegen for provided support for ENACT – Exploring New Assemblies of Communities & Smart Technologies in Urban Spaces at Universität Siegen on 2026-09-13. Cause: Innovation.V
VolkswagenStiftung gave $332K to Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) for provided support for Islam's "Peripheries": Digital Humanities, Algorithmic Analysis, and AI in West Africa and Central Asia at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) on 2026-09-09. Cause: Arts.V
VolkswagenStiftung gave $440K to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) for provided support for Reconstructing spatial behaviors in early cities of Central Asia with generative AI at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) on 2026-09-04. Cause: Arts.V
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts gave $405K to Schools in areas of high deprivation, through Neighbourly for funded upgrades to school kitchens supporting breakfast clubs and Free School Meals provision on 2026-09-03. Cause: Welfare.SF
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts gave $378K to Department for Education’s Free Breakfast Clubs programme for committed funding for gift cards benefiting about 1,400 newly enrolled UK schools in the Free Breakfast Clubs programme on 2026-09-03. Cause: Education.SF
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts gave $675K to Rethink Food for supported growth of the National School Pantry Network to provide food and family support in areas of high deprivation on 2026-09-03. Cause: Welfare.SF
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts gave $675K to Magic Breakfast for funded free nutritious school breakfasts and breakfast clubs for children at risk of hunger across the UK on 2026-09-03. Cause: Welfare.SF
Jacobs Foundation gave $6M to Local partners in Colombia; no organisation or programme named for committed CHF 5 million with local partners to protect children’s education after Colombia’s magnitude 7.4 earthquake on 2026-09-03. Cause: Relief.JF
VolkswagenStiftung gave $1M to Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn for provided support for Archaeology of Steroid Hormones: travelling through cells and centuries to explore human fertility at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn on 2026-09-01. Cause: Health.V
VolkswagenStiftung gave $1M to Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena for provided support for Reframe, Reflect, Connect – Transforming Memory Culture regarding (East) Germany's Transformation at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena on 2026-09-01. Cause: Arts.V
VolkswagenStiftung gave $1M to Universität Münster for provided support for Manipulation of the Past: Far-Right Ideologies and the Weaponization of History at Universität Münster on 2026-09-01. Cause: Innovation.V
VolkswagenStiftung gave $1M to Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum (DSM) for provided support for Functioning Citizenship at the Water's Edge: Everyday Democracy in Global Port Cities at Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum (DSM) on 2026-09-01. Cause: Welfare.V
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In 2007: The Global Alliance for Rabies Control established World Rabies Day with WHO support.
Frontline Watch
Aid workers killed, wounded, kidnapped or detained worldwide
Killed
128
27% of this window
Wounded
146
30% of this window
Kidnapped
101
21% of this window
Detained
108
22% of this window
Monthly toll
Last 12 months, split by outcome
Aid worker casualties by month, last 12 months
Month
Killed
Wounded
Kidnapped
Detained
Oct 2025
27
17
28
48
Nov 2025
7
13
10
11
Dec 2025
9
19
23
19
Jan 2026
11
10
14
4
Feb 2026
13
16
3
3
Mar 2026
18
23
6
1
Apr 2026
10
10
3
8
May 2026
6
14
2
1
Jun 2026
18
18
6
5
Jul 2026
6
5
4
6
Aug 2026
0
1
1
1
Sep 2026
0
0
0
0
Most affected
Ranked by people affected
1
Sudan76
2
South Sudan69
3
Yemen51
4
Lebanon48
5
Palestine47
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1United States$16.5B
2United Arab Emirates$1.7B
3Qatar$1.1B
4Saudi Arabia$1.1B
5Kuwait$1.0B
6United Kingdom$376M
7Germany$250M
8China$151M
9France$54M
10Italy$38M
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The King's Trust scheduled a new 12-week Team programme combining residential activity, community projects, work placement and personal-development training for young people aged 16–25 on 2026-09-28. Cause: Youth.TK
Wounded Warrior Project brought more than 100 women warriors from 48 states and every military branch to Washington, where they met with more than 120 congressional offices and received advocacy and leadership training on 2026-09-24. Cause: Human rights.WW
World Central Kitchen prepared to deploy its rapid food-response model as Europe's flood season began, drawing on previous flood responses in Spain, Germany and Poland on 2026-09-24. Cause: Disaster relief.WC
United Way Worldwide maintained 211 as a free 24/7 service covering 99% of the U.S. population, with specialists connecting people to housing, food, utilities, health care, jobs, childcare and other local services on 2026-09-24. Cause: Welfare.UW
St Mungo's continued its Construction Skills programme, which has provided specialist training to almost 1,000 people recovering from homelessness over the previous decade, and prepared to open a third training centre in Bristol on 2026-09-23. Cause: Workforce development.SM
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National Alliance to End Homelessness hosted a Research Into Action webinar presenting research on housing-focused street outreach practices and lessons from Miami-Dade County providers on 2026-09-23. Cause: Housing.NA
United Service Organizations provided one-on-one career guidance, personalized transition plans, resume and interview support, certification opportunities, mentorship and employment resources for service members and military spouses on 2026-09-22. Cause: Workforce development.US
Disabled American Veterans continued its national employment program with virtual and in-person job fairs connecting veterans and spouses with employers, including a virtual Eastern event on September 22 and additional regional events scheduled from September onward on 2026-09-22. Cause: Workforce development.DA
The King's Trust delivered a 12-week Team programme in Northamptonshire, combining community projects, team challenges, personal development and a nationally recognised qualification for 16–25-year-olds on 2026-09-21. Cause: Youth.TK
Catholic Charities USA completed and published the evaluation of its five-year Healthy Housing Initiative, which linked chronically homeless people with stable housing, primary care, behavioral healthcare and case management in five cities on 2026-09-21. Cause: Healthcare.CC
Humane World for Animals participated in Mexico City's national emergency drill with an animal-inclusive evacuation exercise designed to integrate animals into disaster preparedness on 2026-09-19. Cause: Disaster relief.HW
World Central Kitchen surpassed 1 million meals served to communities affected by the August earthquake, working through local partners and community organizations on 2026-09-18. Cause: Disaster relief.WC
American Civil Liberties Union joined family-planning organizations in litigation challenging federal changes to the Title X family-planning program on 2026-09-18. Cause: Human rights.AC
National Geographic Society awarded the inaugural Blue Boundaries grants to Explorers conducting conservation science in the Lower Mekong Basin, Mississippi River watershed and wetlands of southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala on 2026-09-17. Cause: Environment.NG
United Way Worldwide supported preparedness workshops, education campaigns and resource coordination through United Way and 211, with 89 preparedness events, 7,200 kits distributed and more than 27,000 people served on 2026-09-16. Cause: Disaster relief.UW
Mugwo, Yei, Central Equatoria South SudanInternational NGO
One INGO-contracted driver was kidnapped by unknown armed actors while preparing for Ebola-related activities in Mugwo, Yei, Central Equatoria. The driver was released a day later. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context ambush. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6204.
Askar Al Balad, Nablus, West Bank PalestineNational NGO
One male NNGO director was arrested at his home during a raid for unknown reasons in Nablus, the West Bank. Means of attack recorded as detention/arrest. Context raid. Actor Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6209.
One female INGO aid worker was injured by shrapnel at her home during a Russian aerial bombardment in Kyiv. Means of attack recorded as shelling. Context combat/crossfire. Actor Russian Armed Forces. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6208.
Two international INGO aid workers were kidnapped by a tribal community over allegations of having links with the RSF in Adre, Ouaddai. The aid workers were freed some days later. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Actor Tribal groups. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident…
One female NGO aid worker was killed during an airstrike attack that hit her home in Kharkiv. Her son was also injured during the attack (not counted). Means of attack recorded as aerial bombardment general. Context combat/crossfire. Actor Russian Armed Forces. Source: Aid Worker Security…
Karem Abu Salem Crossing, Rafah, Gaza Strip PalestineNational NGO
An unknown number of aid truck drivers were detained by the IDF at the Salem Abu checkpoint when attempting to deliver aid in their trucks in Rafah, Gaza Strip. (Defaulted to two). Means of attack recorded as detention/arrest. Context ambush. Actor Israel Defense Forces (IDF).…
Yei-Kaya road, Yei, Central Equatoria South SudanNational NGO
Two aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed actors who demanded a ransom along the Yei-Kaya road, in Central Equatoria. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context ambush. Actor type non-state armed group: unknown. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6196.
Zawtar El Charqiyeh, Nabatieh LebanonRed Cross or Red Crescent
At least two NRCS aid workers were injured during a landmine explosion that affected their ambulance in Zawtar El Charqiyeh, Nabatieh. Means of attack recorded as landmine. Context individual attack. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6192.
At least one aid worker from the Ebola response team was injured when motorcycle taxi drivers attacked the response team that was trying to transfer patients in Beni, North Kivu. Means of attack recorded as bodily assault. Context ambush. Actor Motorcycle taxi drivers. Source: Aid…
One UN-contracted truck driver was shot and injured when unknown actors ambushed a convoy in Ad Dabbah, Northern Sudan. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context ambush. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6200.
Kodok, Fashoda, Upper Nile South SudanNational NGO
One NGO aid worker was arrested by local authorities over allegations of being linked to a communal meeting that ended in misunderstanding among participants in Kodok, Fashoda, Upper Nile. Means of attack recorded as detention/arrest. Context individual attack. Actor Local authorities. Source: Aid Worker Security…
Al Mawasi, Rafah, Gaza Strip PalestineNational NGO
One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed while guarding aid trucks in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Actor Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6199.
Karem Abu Salem Crossing, Rafah, Gaza Strip PalestineInternational NGO
One male INGO driver was killed for unknown reasons at the Kerem Shalom cross-point in southern Gaza. Means of attack not recorded. Actor Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6184.
One male INGO aid worker was killed during an airstrike in Northern Gaza, Gaza Strip. Means of attack recorded as aerial bombardment general. Actor Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6183.
One UN-contracted boat driver was arrested by the local authorities over the non-payment of taxes associated with a UN convoy mission in Malaka, Upper Nile. Means of attack recorded as detention/arrest. Context individual attack. Actor Local authorities. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6198.
One female aid worker from a coordination body was detained by the Israeli authorities at her home in Ramallah, West Bank. Means of attack recorded as detention/arrest. Context individual attack. Actor Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6195.
According to UN agency reports, one additional UN agency staff member was killed in the Gaza Strip between June 2nd and June 8th, 2026. Further information on the exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. Means of attack not recorded.…
One local UN aid worker was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department in connection with an alleged domestic matter in Juba, Central Equatoria. Means of attack recorded as detention/arrest. Context individual attack. Actor Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6202.
Jebel Boma, Pibor, Jonglei South SudanNational NGO
One NGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown actors while traveling back to Jebel Boma after submitting humanitarian reports in Pibor, Jonglei. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context ambush. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6201.
One NRCS aid worker was injured by protestors when violence broke out at an activity with returnees in Mwanza, Southern region. Means of attack recorded as bodily assault. Context mob violence. Actor Civilians. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6189.
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