In parallel, humanitarian action is increasingly prevented, and humanitarian workers are targeted. Neutral and impartial providers of humanitarian assistance and protection, such as the ICRC, are regularly pressured to pursue political or military objectives.
In this context, the question arises: What can States do to bring about greater respect for international humanitarian law and ensure that the most vulnerable are protected and assisted? It is the responsibility of states that have committed to the Geneva Conventions and other treaties of international humanitarian law to find the answer to this question.
From the ICRC, I would like to make two calls today at this important gath