At least 34 U. N. workers and associated personnel died in malicious attacks in 2018, less than half the number killed in 2017, a U. N. report said.
Feb. 1 (UPI) — At least 34 U. N. workers and associated personnel died in malicious attacks in 2018, less than half the number killed in 2017, a U. N. report released Friday said.
The Standing Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service of the United Nations Staff Union report said 26 peacekeepers and eight civilians died in attacks in the line of duty in 2018.
Of the peacekeepers who died last year, six each were from Bangladesh and Malawi. The others were from Burkina Faso (3), Burundi (2), Chad (2), Mauritania (2), Tanzania (2), Niger (1), Pakistan (1) and Rwanda (1).
