We are obliged to do everything we can to safeguard civilian lives in the course of our military operations.

Under the proposed revisions, civilians would no longer be judged by military courts, thus safeguarding civilian rights.

Safeguarding civilians from the devastating effects of armed conflict is fundamental to the precepts of the United Nations Charter.

Recent events in Kosovo and Afghanistan have demonstrated how the rapid sharing of information on the location of unexploded ordnance can facilitate clearance efforts and help safeguard civilians.

The United States has long believed that safeguarding civilians from the devastating effects of armed conflict is at the very heart of the United Nations Charter.

My Government has long believed that safeguarding civilians from the devastating effects of armed conflict is at the very heart of the United Nations Charter.

Israel is obligated under international law and as the occupying power to protect Palestinian civilians, especially children, and to safeguard civilian property.

The situation in Darfur illustrates the urgent role that States must play to safeguard civilians, including those who are internally displaced.

The situation in Darfur illustrates the urgent role that all parties to a conflict, but especially States, must play to safeguard civilians, including those who are internally displaced.

The situation in Darfur illustrates the urgent role that States must play to safeguard civilians, including those who are internally displaced.