Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the…

It doesn't take much insight to realize that wars have been getting worse every time - worse from the point of view of the…

— Rene Girard

Our universities today are better equipped than ever, and the wars keep getting worse.

— Jacque Fresco

Africans are on the front lines of humanitarian efforts, distributing life-saving aid in dangerous environments. Africans comprise the vast majority of peacekeepers in civil…

— John Prendergast

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

— Peter Maurer

Humanitarian action cannot be held hostage to political ends.

— Peter Maurer

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

— Peter Maurer

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

— Peter Maurer

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

— 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

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

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

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

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

While the nature of warfare is changing and wars are moving into cities, they are also becoming longer and their consequences more impactful.

— Peter Maurer

Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp.

— David Cameron