TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - ICRC operational security: staff safety in armed conflict and internal violence JO - International review of the Red Cross (1999) A1 - Brugger, Patrick SP - 431 EP - 445 VL - 91 IS - 874 N2 - Humanitarian work, especially in conflict areas, has become more dangerous and every humanitarian organization is affected by serious security problems, constituting a threat to their staff and hampering much-needed activities on behalf of the victims of armed conflicts and other situations of collective armed violence. The article outlines the general approach of the ICRC to security issues and describes the pillars of the security policy it has adopted in the field to protect its operational staff.
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LA - en SN - 1816-3831 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1816383109990075 ID - ref1 ER -