The mess in the world is a strong driver because, at the end of the day, it's the increasing unacceptability of the divergences and rifts in the world economically, socially, politically, and culturally which lead everybody to say, 'We have… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
It's one thing if a politician in a small country says a little bit of torturing is good to do. There is a qualitative… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
The ICRC did not see Nazi Germany for what it was. Instead, the organization maintained the illusion that the Third Reich was a 'regular… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
In our fibre-optic world of tweets and tablets, we are more conscious of the world around us. The technicolour violence and humanitarian abuses of… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
There is a clear business case for building the resilience and capacity of local communities, businesses, and institutions because a peaceful, educated, and productive… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
Each day that passes without kids being able to go to school is an enormous burden on the future. — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
Until the last nuclear weapon is eliminated, more must also be done to reduce the risk of a detonation. Nuclear-armed states should reduce the… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
The International Committee of the Red Cross visits roughly half a million detainees in nearly 100 countries each year. It's our job to try… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Trust into leadership evaporates with communities when they see that their problems are not adequately addressed, neither at the national level nor at the… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Concrete steps are needed to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in military plans, doctrines, and policies. — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
We believe that settlement expansion policies pursued in recent decades by successive Israeli governments have facilitated the process of de-facto annexation. It has complicated… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
