As responsible politicians, you have to manage migration. — Peter Maurer Immigration Copy Share Image
The sad fact is that horrendous human conflict is nothing new. — Peter Maurer Conflict Copy Share Image
Not only does disability impact individual health and well-being, it also leads to social and economic exclusion. — Peter Maurer Disability Copy Share Image
The creative capacity of the private sector should be harnessed to develop new and more effective ways to deliver humanitarian solutions. — Peter Maurer Capacity Copy Share Image
If private-sector capital can be harnessed for social good, the potential to scale humanitarian solutions is vast. — Peter Maurer Good Copy Share Image
Local businesses and communities must be included from the very start in developing solutions to fragility, violence, and conflict. — Peter Maurer Business Copy Share Image
We need to understand that the Geneva Conventions are not just some historical documents born of another time, created for another purpose. — Peter Maurer Another time Copy Share Image
The abuse of civilians and combatants has existed since the dawn of time. — Peter Maurer Abuse Copy Share Image
Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great. — Peter Maurer Great Copy Share Image
The principal cause of suffering during humanitarian crises is insufficient respect of applicable rules of international humanitarian law. — Peter Maurer Cause Copy Share Image
Fragility, violence, and conflict are complex. Fragility is influenced by a wide set of factors, many of which are deeply entrenched, such… — Peter Maurer Conflict Copy Share Image
We need to continue to modernise current humanitarian work while at the same time drive a more systemic shift in how we… — Peter Maurer Current Copy Share Image
Attacks on health facilities, health workers, ambulances, is now a reality that we observe on the ground - not on a monthly… — Peter Maurer Daily Copy Share Image
Not enough countries, not enough armies, not enough armed groups are abiding by the fundamental human values enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. — Peter Maurer Enough Copy Share Image
It is very clear from the text of the Geneva Conventions that families have the right to know about the whereabouts of… — Peter Maurer Clear 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,… — Peter Maurer Business Copy Share Image
They say that truth is the first casualty of war. But there is another casualty as well: trust. As conflict escalates, trust… — Peter Maurer Conflict Copy Share Image
Every day, we hear of civilians being killed and wounded in violation of the basic rules of international humanitarian law and with… — Peter Maurer Civilians Copy Share Image
The relatively unpredictable flow of funds to humanitarian organizations, and the bureaucratic strings often attached to them, can have a highly negative… — Peter Maurer Flow Copy Share Image
Cities tend to be representations of societies: diversity and inequality find their extremes in urban settings. Yet, when war is added onto… — Peter Maurer Disaster 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… — Peter Maurer Army 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… — Peter Maurer Coffee shop Copy Share Image
I think we are challenged in how we define humanitarian action today and how we relate to long-term needs. We are also… — Peter Maurer Action Copy Share Image
Since 1989, public alarm at the prospect of atomic Armageddon has quietened, but the number of nuclear-armed states has increased, arsenals are… — Peter Maurer Being Copy Share Image
Each day that passes without kids being able to go to school is an enormous burden on the future. — Peter Maurer Burden Copy Share Image
Urbanisation, poverty, youth unemployment are leading to violence-prone cities. — Peter Maurer Cities Copy Share Image
If you back out of a convention... you can't dodge your obligation. Torture is still not acceptable. — Peter Maurer Back Copy Share Image
The Fourth Industrial Revolution does not just entail risks: it also brings solutions to humanitarian problems. — Peter Maurer Humanitarian Copy Share Image
Short-termism is no longer an option. We have to envisage humanitarian action with a medium- and long-term perspective. — Peter Maurer Action Copy Share Image
Conflicts are not temporary interruptions: they are structural, socio-economic catastrophes, and funding must be allocated accordingly. — Peter Maurer Catastrophes Copy Share Image
There is great potential for investments that are built around improving social, environmental, and economic conditions. — Peter Maurer Environmental Copy Share Image
I have known Sepp Blatter, FIFA and football for a long time, and there are some fundamental values which FIFA and the… — Peter Maurer Football Copy Share Image
Cities are drivers of growth and wealth, and at the same time, cities are becoming increasingly violent. — Peter Maurer Becoming Copy Share Image
Experience shows that the reliance on illegal, immoral, and inhumane interrogation techniques is universally a very poor choice. — Peter Maurer Choice Copy Share Image
You treat detainees humanely because you know the other side will also treat detainees humanely. — Peter Maurer Because Copy Share Image
