When millions of kids are missing out on school, delivering educational services becomes an issue that concerns the humanitarian system.

The ICRC did not see Nazi Germany for what it was. Instead, the organization maintained the illusion that the Third Reich was a 'regular partner,' a state that occasionally violates laws, not unlike any army during World War II, occasionally using illegal means and methods of warfare.

The whole essence of humanitarian work and the Geneva Convention is that neutral, impartial organisations can operate during war.

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