Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2010
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.
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