How to Protect Aid Workers in Conflict Situations

The deteriorating security situation for aid workers remains one of the vital but overlooked issues in humanitarian aid. Despite advancements in ensuring respect for International Humanitarian Law, violations of its rules remain a widespread problem. The increase in attacks against aid workers in re...

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1. autor: Erdt, Reinhold
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description The deteriorating security situation for aid workers remains one of the vital but overlooked issues in humanitarian aid. Despite advancements in ensuring respect for International Humanitarian Law, violations of its rules remain a widespread problem. The increase in attacks against aid workers in recent years once again raises questions concerning the scope of their protection and ways to improve it. One principal reason behind this negative trend has been the shift in the nature of conflicts and the role of the “war on terror” in undermining the laws authority. Other reasons stem from internal developments of humanitarian actors, namely a lack of transparency or the cooptation of aid. This results in increased politicization and the disintegration of the civilian nature of humanitarian assistance. Analyzing these developments, the author proposes the application of International Humanitarian Law without making a distinction as to the source of obligation to all parties involved in a conflict, as a promising way to achieve greater adherence to International Humanitarian Law and thus a solution to keep aid workers safe.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1611602025-10-16T12:26:49Z How to Protect Aid Workers in Conflict Situations Erdt, Reinhold Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg, […] Menschenrecht Bewaffneter Konflikt Amnestie Humanitäres Völkerrecht Internationales Komitee vom Roten Kreuz Humanitäre Hilfe thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPV Political control and freedoms::JPVH Human rights, civil rights thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law The deteriorating security situation for aid workers remains one of the vital but overlooked issues in humanitarian aid. Despite advancements in ensuring respect for International Humanitarian Law, violations of its rules remain a widespread problem. The increase in attacks against aid workers in recent years once again raises questions concerning the scope of their protection and ways to improve it. One principal reason behind this negative trend has been the shift in the nature of conflicts and the role of the “war on terror” in undermining the laws authority. Other reasons stem from internal developments of humanitarian actors, namely a lack of transparency or the cooptation of aid. This results in increased politicization and the disintegration of the civilian nature of humanitarian assistance. Analyzing these developments, the author proposes the application of International Humanitarian Law without making a distinction as to the source of obligation to all parties involved in a conflict, as a promising way to achieve greater adherence to International Humanitarian Law and thus a solution to keep aid workers safe. 2025-06-06T05:05:04Z 2025-06-06T05:05:04Z 2025-06-05T15:00:09Z 2019 book ONIX_20250605T165549_9783961471812_8 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/103371 9783961471812 9783961471805 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/161160 eng FAU Studien zu Menschenrechten open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/103371/1/9783961471812.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/103371/1/9783961471812.pdf FAU University Press 10.25593/978-3-96147-181-2 10.25593/978-3-96147-181-2 2c600dea-eece-4066-87be-da335e323fdb 9783961471812 9783961471805 AG Universitätsverlage 141 Erlangen open access
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Humanitäre Hilfe
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Erdt, Reinhold
How to Protect Aid Workers in Conflict Situations
title How to Protect Aid Workers in Conflict Situations
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topic Menschenrecht
Bewaffneter Konflikt
Amnestie
Humanitäres Völkerrecht
Internationales Komitee vom Roten Kreuz
Humanitäre Hilfe
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Bewaffneter Konflikt
Amnestie
Humanitäres Völkerrecht
Internationales Komitee vom Roten Kreuz
Humanitäre Hilfe
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPV Political control and freedoms::JPVH Human rights, civil rights
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