
Deadly attacks against United Nations personnel increased last year, claiming at least 58 lives, according to the United Nations Staff Union. The union said 33 of those killed were peacekeepers and 25 were civilians, including contractors working for the organization. In 2012, 37 United Nations personnel were killed, and in 2011, 36 were killed, the union said. The deadliest attack in 2013 was an ambush in Jonglei State, South Sudan, that killed 12 workers for the United Nations. According to the union, the deaths throughout the year included 16 peacekeepers killed in Darfur and seven in South Sudan.
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