provision of security by military --- Apart from relief operations, military forces may insist on accompanying humanitarian organisations in volatile contexts. This military 'body guard' can give the wrong perceptions. In most cases ICRCs refuses to be accompanied by military forces (sometimes it makes them more of a security target) and if there is a reason to be driving in a convoy that includes military vehicles then to opt for a non-marked car to avoid negative perceptions. Of course this is not always possible in all contexts.

Source author: Marwa Shabbar marwashabbar@yahoo.com.au