▁Battle ▁of ▁Sol fer ino . ▁An ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Swiss ▁government ▁signed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁already ▁long - standing ▁policy ▁of ▁full ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁from ▁any ▁possible ▁inter ference ▁by ▁Switzerland . ▁The ▁agreement ▁protect s ▁the ▁full ▁san ct ity ▁of ▁all ▁IC RC ▁property ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁including ▁its ▁headquarters ▁and ▁archive , ▁gr ants ▁members ▁and ▁staff ▁legal ▁imm unity , ▁ex empt s ▁the ▁IC RC ▁from ▁all ▁tax es ▁and ▁fe es , ▁guarante es ▁the ▁protected ▁and ▁duty - free ▁transfer ▁of ▁goods , ▁services , ▁and ▁money , ▁provides ▁the ▁IC RC ▁with ▁secure ▁communication ▁privileges ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁as ▁foreign ▁emb ass ies , ▁and ▁simpl ifies ▁Committee ▁travel ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁the ▁IC RC ' s ▁work ▁actually ▁became ▁more ▁dangerous . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁more ▁deleg ates ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁than ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁in ▁its ▁history , ▁especially ▁when ▁working ▁in ▁local ▁and ▁internal ▁armed ▁conflicts . ▁These ▁inc idents ▁often ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁and ▁their ▁protection ▁symbols . ▁Among ▁the ▁s lain ▁deleg ates ▁were : ▁ ▁Fr éd éric ▁Maurice . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 9 , ▁one ▁day ▁after ▁a