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December 23 – Two United Nations aid workers and a 3rd colleague were shot to death in Mataban, Hiran. The UN workers, who worked specifically for the World Food Program, had been monitoring the distribution of food and camps for internally displaced peoples. United Nations operations in Mataban were temporarily suspended. [73]
Pages in category "People murdered in Washington, D.C." The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.
A record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year – more than half after the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7 -- and this year may become even deadlier, the ...
Non-union worker Charles Higgins was killed on November 11 by a striker. [171] And non-union polisher Homer Loar was shot and killed on December 21 by a striking worker. [172] [173] 1910 Tampa, FL cigar mfg. organizing 5 Five labor organizers were lynched in Tampa during 1910.
Executed for the murder of DC police officer Charles Johnston in May 1943. [55] [56] Harry S. Truman: Earl McFarland: White: 25: Male: July 19, 1946: Executed for the rape and murder of 18-year-old woman in October 1944. [57] William Copeland: Black: 38: Male: December 20, 1946: Executed for the February 1944 fatal shooting of his 43-year-old ...
The explosion caused some minor damage to the building. No people were injured. The police suspected that the bomb was placed by a Jewish or Arab individual who was angered by the proposal for the partition of Palestine developed under the chairmanship of the Swede Emil Sandström by the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine. [12] 1951
Washington, who would have relayed news of any track shutdown to the workers, learned the men had entered an off-limits area only after the accident occurred. “You cannot go out there without my ...