International humanitarian law is based on treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other conventions and protocols on specific topics. 

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Lack of safe access to health care is one of the most serious humanitarian issues in armed violence. Often it is simply a matter of life and death.

Yet the problem often goes underestimated and even unrecognized.

The publications, DVDs and other material proposed in this section are part of the ICRC-led Health Care in Danger campaign.

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It takes constant effort and perseverance to earn and maintain the levels of acceptance, security and access required to carry out humanitarian activities in sensitive and insecure contexts.

To assist in this endeavour, the ICRC has brought together the rich knowledge and good practice of experienced National Societies to create the Safer Access Framework, a set of context-specific actions designed to increase a National Society’s acceptance, security and access to people in need. 

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The ICRC has a broad range of literature available, covering everything from promoting international humanitarian law to raising awareness of the dangers of certain weapons, and to explaining our activities in the field.

Click on a cover to find out more.

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