Source: Insecurity Insight
Country: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, Yemen
- During the first six months of 2016, 25 severe incidents reported 75 aid workers kidnapped.
- 76% of kidnapped aid workers were released (155).
- 23% aid workers were released following community-led mediation in Afghanistan (23) and Somalia (12).
- 3 aid workers were released after an undisclosed ransom payment in Somali.
- Ransom demands reported in DRC and Nigeria.
- 2 aid workers rescued by police (Afghanistan and Kenya).
- 81 Afghanistan 48 DRC 18 Somalia 17 Sudan 15 Mali 5 Nigeria 4 Yemen 3 CAR 3 Libya 2 Burkina Faso 2 Kenya ft' 2 South Sudan Syria 2 Ukraine
Reported events based on open source reporting between January 2015-June 2016, as of 16 August 2016. Data collection is ongoing and these numbers may change as new information is made available. More information www.insecurityinsight.org/aidindanger/