Aid Worker Experience on the Battlefield

Many Australians are willing to become aid workers, visiting areas such as Ukraine and Gaza -- on short notice.

Workers unload emergency aid (AAP Image - AP Photo - APTN) .jpg Source: AAP, AP / AAP Image - AP Photo - APTN

As disasters and conflict escalate, Australian aid agencies say they are experiencing a surge in interest from volunteers.

According to the Aid Workers Security Database, in the war in Gaza, 255 aid workers have been killed in the Palestinian Occupied Territories since October 7.

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