UNITED NATIONS, March 23 (UPI) -- U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland Tuesday condemned the killing last week of an aid worker following an ambush in Somalia's northwest.
The worker, who was not named, was killed and two others were injured after an ambush of staff from the German Agency for Technical Assistance near the town of Berabera in the Somaliland region.
"The killing of one of our colleagues is a tragic reminder of the risks humanitarian workers face every day," said Egeland, a U.N. undersecretary-general.
The Somalia Aid Coordination Body, comprising U.N. agencies, donors and non-governmental organizations, also expressed its shock and sorrow in a statement after the killing.
The SACB said the killing highlighted the deteriorating security situation for international aid workers operating in Somalia. A U.N. field security officer was kidnapped Jan. 29 in Somalia's south by armed militiamen, but was released more than a week later.
