Il est ainsi apparu nécessaire d'établir un lien entre le droit international humanitaire, discipline diffusée avec constance par le Comité International de la Croix-Rouge, et la préparation du personnel humanitaire envoyé sur le terrain, assumée directement par les organismes d'aide humanitaire.
Thus the necessity to create a link between humanitarian law studies (which are efficiently and constantly promoted by the International Federation of Red Cross, in every aspect concerning armed conflicts) and the preparation of men and women to work in the field, (which is directly undertaken by the organisations dealing with aid) has appeared recently.