Grieving death of six World Vision employees

10 March, 2010, Barcelona. It is with profound sadness that we have learnt of the killings of six World Vision International employees in northwestern Pakistan today. The Global Movement for Children wishes to offer its condolences to the affected families, friends and colleagues. It is a great loss for all of us committed to bringing positive change to the world.

Today’s act of gruesome atrocity against WVI’s workers deserves our unequivocal and strongest condemnation. We are shocked and appalled by extremists’ brutality and desire to shed the blood of innocent people; people who are no one’s enemy and who work for poor and vulnerable children, without prejudice against any creed. These killings, together with previous killings of Plan International workers in Pakistan in 2008, reveal the dark and dangerous side of the work in the humanitarian and relief field. At the same time it shows how much devotion, commitment and heart aid workers bring with them to serve others.  

With condolences,

The staff of the Global Movement for Children