Slain humanitarian aid workers have been remembered as Australia announced protections for those who risk their lives in war.

Australian Zomi Frankcom was among the 674 aid personnel killed in conflict zones in 2024 honoured at a ceremony in New York as world leaders met at the United Nations on Sunday.

The 43-year-old Melbourne woman was killed in April 2024, when an Israeli air strike hit a convoy of cars while she was working in Gaza with World Central Kitchen.

At the UN, Foreign Minister Penny Wong declared codified protections for aid workers who are being killed in record numbers, after a year of efforts to put them in place.

"The Declaration (for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel) honours those that help others in their darkest hours and pays tribute to their legacy," Sen

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