During the speech, he paid tribute to aid workers who bring "solace in the darkest times" and highlighted their "courage and sacrifice". "Humanitarian aid workers bring solace in the darkest of times. “Yet, the presence of humanitarian aid workers, like those in Gaza, runs like a thread of shared humanity through even the grimmest of environments. ‌The aid worker, 43, said it was clear after the bodies of Maria Hernandez Matas, Yohannes Halefom Reda and Tedros Gebremariam were examined that her colleagues had been 'executed'. The figures bear stories from individuals who have either distributed or received humanitarian aid.