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Dominic Giannini and Rachel Jackson

Australia pledges aid worker protection as deaths surge

Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza in April 2024. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has pledged tangible action to protect humanitarian aid workers as those who dedicate themselves to helping people in war are killed in record numbers.

More than 380 humanitarian workers were killed in conflict zones in 2024, marking the deadliest year on record and a 31 per cent jump from the previous year, according to Aid Worker Security Database statistics released on Tuesday.

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