 How do sick or wounded people stuck in a war zone get help? This question is at the heart of the International Committee of the Red Cross dating all the way back to 1859 when wounded soldiers were simply left to die on battlefields. Fast forward to now and we've been working with Red Crosses and Red Crescents on the front line for 160 years. When people are cut off from medical services or hospitals are no longer able to function we try to evacuate the sick and the wounded. We call for humanitarian corridors so that we can accompany people to safety without fear of them or us being attacked. This only works when all sides in a conflict trust us to work as purely neutral humanitarians. We take action not sides.