On World Humanitarian Day, INEW warns that aid and health workers are being killed by explosive weapons in populated areas

Country: World Source: International Network on Explosive Weapons Please refer to the attached file. World Humanitarian Day is marked each year on the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, an explosive weapon attack that killed 22 aid workers. The Explosive Weapons Monitor, found that attacks affecting humanitarian aid operations increased 52% in 2025 compared to the previous year. According to the Explosive Weapons Monitor 2025, the research initiative of the Internatio