My cousin's husband has a daughter who is in Pakistan with an aid group teaching the Pakistani women something or other. Even though she lives in a compound with others and has a guard when they go out of the compound, I would still think it is not completely safe.
Experts warn independent aid workers of conflict zone dangers
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:25 GMT
Author: Kieran Guilbert
More on: War and Conflict
Workers prepare clothes to be distributed to residents as part of humanitarian aid in Aleppo on January 23, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
LONDON, Feb 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Independent aid workers heading to conflict zones must be aware of the danger they face compared to staff from international organisations, humanitarian experts warned on Wednesday following the death of an American aid worker in Syria.
Kayla Mueller, 26, was held hostage for 18 months by Islamic State militants who sent her family an email and photograph over the weekend that enabled American intelligence to determine that she had been killed, said U.S. officials, who are investigating the cause of death.
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Experts warn independent aid workers of conflict zone dangers
Experts warn independent aid workers of conflict zone dangers
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:25 GMT
Author: Kieran Guilbert
More on: War and Conflict
Workers prepare clothes to be distributed to residents as part of humanitarian aid in Aleppo on January 23, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
LONDON, Feb 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Independent aid workers heading to conflict zones must be aware of the danger they face compared to staff from international organisations, humanitarian experts warned on Wednesday following the death of an American aid worker in Syria.
Kayla Mueller, 26, was held hostage for 18 months by Islamic State militants who sent her family an email and photograph over the weekend that enabled American intelligence to determine that she had been killed, said U.S. officials, who are investigating the cause of death.
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Experts warn independent aid workers of conflict zone dangers