Staying alive - New Guidelines from the International Committe of the Red Cross

"With its expert practical advice on security in situations of armed conflict, this updated set of guidelines will prove invaluable to humanitarian personnel working at the operational level. Following on from the success of the first edition, published in 1999, it addresses new and developing threats such as chemical, biological and nuclear hazards, and includes new chapters on, among others, first aid, staying healthy on mission and how international humanitarian law protects humanitarian workers." Main page here. Freely downloadable from the ICRC as a PDF from here. Other ICRC publications relevant to this topic can be found here. I cannot emphasise this strongly enough. If you are a humanitarian worker or volunteer, or you know somebody who is about to go to a foreign country as a relief worker. Please download that PDF.