Analysis: The risks of charity work in dangerous zones abroad | Third Sector

Analysis: The risks of charity work in dangerous zones abroad | Third Sector: Recent high-profile kidnapping incidents have highlighted the hazards faced in many countries. Sam Burne James reports

In January this year, there were two international incidents in which charity workers were kidnapped. Five employees of Medecins Sans Frontieres were kidnapped in Syria, and more than 50 local workers for the landmine clearance charity the Halo Trust were captured in Afghanistan.