Humanitarian action cannot be held hostage to political…

I think we are challenged in how we define humanitarian action today and how we relate to long-term needs. We are also confronted with…

— Peter Maurer

Short-termism is no longer an option. We have to envisage humanitarian action with a medium- and long-term perspective.

— Peter Maurer

To respond to people's needs, humanitarian action has evolved from a temporary fix to a long-term safety net.

— Peter Maurer

A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying.

— Boris Yeltsin

“All major religious traditions accept that suffering and death are simply part of life. The deep radicalism of humanitarian action is its belief that…

— David Rieff

If private-sector capital can be harnessed for social good, the potential to scale humanitarian solutions is vast.

— Peter Maurer

You can't expect humanitarian and development agencies to rebuild Syria. There is not enough money. There is not enough capacity. There are not enough…

— Peter Maurer

The fragility created by protracted conflicts, resulting in destroyed cities and dramatically insufficient services, is not something that humanitarian organizations can address comprehensively. Only…

— Peter Maurer

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

— Peter Maurer

As conflicts last longer, as the scale of needs increase, we are having to adapt. There is an increasing blurring between immediate humanitarian assistance…

— Peter Maurer

Humanitarian assistance, once conceived as a short-term relief effort, is increasingly the only substitute for long-term development work in protracted armed conflicts.

— Peter Maurer

“They say possesions own you. Not so. Loved ones own you. You are forever held hostage once you care so much.”

— Harlan Coben

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in the middle of the night.

— William Hurt

“Linc and his date, who he thought had left an hour before, were either held hostage or enthralled on the sofa”

— Nora Roberts

Many of us are being held hostage by bitterness because we are not willing to give to others what we have been given.

— Tony Evans