The family of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed by Israeli drone strike in Gaza earlier this year, backed Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s initiative.
Australia will lead a major international initiative to protect aid workers operating in war zones in a bid to prevent a repeat of the Israeli drone strike that killed Australian Zomi Frankcom in Gaza earlier this year.
Wong will also meet with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain, star chef José Andrés and representatives from leading charities to discuss the pledge. “It also signifies that calls for compliance with international humanitarian law are not being heard,” she said.
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