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The '''Aid Worker Security Database''' (AWSD) is a project of the international research group Humanitarian Outcomes. Funded by [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]], it records major incidents, from 1997 to present, of [[Attacks on humanitarian workers|attacks on humanitarian workers worldwide]]. As cited in the [[The New York Times|''New York Times'']], "it is widely regarded as an authoritative reference for aid organisations and governments in assessing trends in security threats."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/world/asia/attacks-on-aid-workers-jump-worldwide-group-says.html|title=Attacks on Aid Workers Jump Worldwide, Group Says|last=Gladstone|first=Rick|date=2014-08-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-06-27|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Since its inception in 2005 as the first fully comprehensive compilation of this data, the AWSD has been a source of quantitative evidence on matters related to the security of humanitarian operations in conflict, referenced in policy debates and cited in official [[United Nations]] statements,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unocha.org/sites/unocha/files/statement-and-speech/USG-ERC%20OBrien%20remarks%20at%20High-Level%20Panel%20on%20Reaching%20people%20in%20need%20%20_ECOSOC_HAS.pdf|title=United Nations Remarks at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment High-Level Panel|last=O'Brien|first=Stephen|date=June 22, 2017|website=United Nations|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> [[United Nations General Assembly]] resolutions,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/72/131|title=Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 11 December 2017|last=|first=|date=January 15, 2018|website=United Nations General Assembly|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> [[United Nations Security Council]] documents,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2014/571|title=Letter dated 5 August 2014 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General|last=Grant|first=Mark Lyall|date=August 6, 2014|website=United Nations Security Council|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> and reports of the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1829672.pdf|title=Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel|last=Report of the Secretary-General|date=September 24, 2018|website=United Nations Secretary General|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
The data, which is openly available for searching and downloading, is regularly relied upon by other databases in the humanitarian crisis analysis community, such as [[Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project|ACLED]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acleddata.com/2019/07/15/new-data-from-aid-worker-security-database-awsd-complements-acled-reporting/|title=New Data From Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD) Complements ACLED Reporting {{!}} Acled Data|last=Matfess|first=Hilary|date=2019-07-15|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> It has also been cited in [[United States House of Representatives|US Congressional]] and [[United States Department of State|State Department]] documents<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3BV5zGkd3oC&q=awsd|title=State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for 2015: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session|last=Programs|first=United States Congress House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related|date=2014|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}</ref> and [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] reports,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmintdev/2008/200805.htm|title=Tackling violence against aid workers - International Development Committee - House of Commons|website=publications.parliament.uk|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> as well as by major media outlets including: [[Associated Press|The Associated Press]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/f35e7778c2bf47969ab980736a7ad7fd|title=Red Cross says health and aid workers face unabated attacks|date=2019-04-01|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> [[BBC News]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49248204|title='Leadership' needed from UK to protect aid workers|date=2019-08-06|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> [[The New York Times]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-aid-workers.html|title=Taliban Target Aid Groups, in an Ominous Turn in Afghanistan|last=Nordland|first=Rod|date=2019-05-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Reuters]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=httphttps://news.trust.org/item/20190118141414-3t6la/|title=Briton's death in Kenya adds to long list of aid worker killings|last=Foundation|first=Thomson Reuters|website=news.trust.org|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> [[The Economist]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/unknown/2009/08/26/in-the-firing-line|title=In the firing line|date=2009-08-26|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=2019-11-14|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/humanrights/2014/08/un-killings-aid-workers-20148188434769188.html|title=UN sounds alarm over killings of aid workers|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> [[El País|El Pais]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2014/08/18/planeta_futuro/1408397981_984519.html|title=La ayuda humanitaria pide socorro|last=Agudo|first=Alejandra|date=2014-08-19|work=El País|access-date=2019-11-14|language=es|issn=1134-6582}}</ref> [[The Guardian]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/aug/19/deaths-aid-workers-world-humanitarian-day|title=Deaths of humanitarian aid workers reach record high|last=Jones|first=Sam|date=2014-08-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-11-14|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[The Irish Times]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/number-of-attacks-on-aid-workers-hits-record-level-1.1901283|title=Number of attacks on aid workers hits record level|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> [[Le Figaro|La Figaro]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2014/03/21/01003-20140321ARTFIG00334-les-talibans-frappent-dans-un-hotel-de-kaboul.php|title=Les talibans frappent dans un hôtel de Kaboul|last1=Bambuck|first1=Maeva|last2=Figaro|first2=Service photo Service photo du|date=2014-03-21|website=Le Figaro.fr|language=fr|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> [[Le Monde|La Monde]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2014/08/19/niveau-record-d-attaques-contre-des-travailleurs-humanitaires-en-2013_4473147_3210.html|title=Niveau record d'attaques contre des travailleurs humanitaires|date=2014-08-19|access-date=2019-11-14|language=fr}}</ref> [[Scientific American]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/polio-humanitarian-workers-attacks-killings-violence/|title=Getting Killed for Saving Lives|last=Gorman|first=Christine|website=Scientific American Blog Network|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> [[The Christian Science Monitor|Christian Science Monitor]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-Issues/2012/0210/Helpers-in-a-hostile-world-the-risk-of-aid-work-grows|title=Helpers in a hostile world: the risk of aid work grows|date=2012-02-10|work=The Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2019-11-14|issn=0882-7729}}</ref> and [[NPR|National Public Radio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/14/550944946/in-their-own-words-why-armed-fighters-attack-aid-workers|title=In Their Own Words: Why Armed Fighters Attack Aid Workers|website=NPR.org|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
== History ==
== Data ==
From the website, customizable search options allow for users of the data to download Excelas [[Comma-separated values|csv]] formatsfiles with relevantly sorted information.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aidworkersecurity.org/incidents|title=The Aid Worker Security Database, 1997-present {{!}} The Aid Worker Security Database|website=aidworkersecurity.org|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref> An API is also available. The online dataset contains security incidents (attacks) from 1997 to present, and is updated in real time.
=== Parameters ===
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