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All of these issues influence the work of the ICRC, but mainly they affect the neediest, who are involved in situations of armed conflict and are waiting for help from humanitarian organizations and emergency medical services. This situation applies to both verifying the credibility of the mark and its protection, and protecting the rights established in order to save human life and health. However, it automatically raises the problem of obtaining and/or guaranteeing that the marked unit is actually an ambulance or a humanitarian mission, not a branch of the armed forces of the enemy. This is considered a violation of the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit attacks on people and objects bearing the emblem of protection. Additionally, similar reactions have been encountered by the units of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) when providing humanitarian help to citizens of Afghanistan. This situation is widespread in the conflict in Afghanistan, where the usage of these symbols is inconsistent with international conventions, and has led to numerous events where medical vehicles marked with the Red Cross or the Red Crescent symbols, together with their employees, are often targets of terrorist attacks. Despite the undeniable recognition of these protective symbols, the parties involved in the conflict cannot always be certain whether the signs of the Red Cross or the Red Crescent are being used by people with authorization. As a result of the treachery and abuse of pictographic representations of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, it has reached a point where the people and objects entitled to be protected have become as much of a target as military units. As contemporary armed conflicts become more common, the lack of respect for the signs of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, under which medical services operate, is noticeable.
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