The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced the death of a employee in Mali, following an attack on by suspected Islamist militants in the north of the country.
The death comes as the ICRC also announced that a volunteer with the Palestine Red Crescent Society was killed near Damascus in Syria and another Red Crescent worker was killed working in Yemen.
"Attacks on humanitarian workers are completely unacceptable and we condemn them in the strongest possible terms," said Yves Daccord, Director-General of the ICRC. "These were people dedicated to helping others under the most difficult and dangerous conditions. All parties to conflict must abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law and may not attack humanitarian personnel, hospitals or ambulances."
Commenting on the attack in Mali Yasmine Praz Dessimoz, head of operations for North and West Africa, said,
The death comes as the ICRC also announced that a volunteer with the Palestine Red Crescent Society was killed near Damascus in Syria and another Red Crescent worker was killed working in Yemen.
"Attacks on humanitarian workers are completely unacceptable and we condemn them in the strongest possible terms," said Yves Daccord, Director-General of the ICRC. "These were people dedicated to helping others under the most difficult and dangerous conditions. All parties to conflict must abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law and may not attack humanitarian personnel, hospitals or ambulances."
Commenting on the attack in Mali Yasmine Praz Dessimoz, head of operations for North and West Africa, said,
"His death is not only a tragedy for his family and for the ICRC, it will affect the life and well-being of tens of thousands of people".