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Unity and plurality of the emblems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Cornelio Sommaruga*
Affiliation:
President International Committee of the Red Cross

Extract

The armed conflicts which are causing bloodshed in a number of regions of the world have led special emphasis to be laid on one of the fundamental problems of humanitarian action in times of war: how to ensure respect for emblems providing protection for the victims of violence and for those who come to their assistance.

Type
More about the Emblem
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1992

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References

1 See The Emblem of the Red Cross. A Brief History, by F. Bugnion, ICRC, 1977.Google Scholar

2 See Bugnion, François, “The red cross and crescent emblems”, IRRC, No 272, 09-10 1989, p. 418.CrossRefGoogle Scholar