It's one thing if a politician in a small country says a little bit of torturing is good to do. There is… — Peter Maurer Country 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
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
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
Until the last nuclear weapon is eliminated, more must also be done to reduce the risk of a detonation. Nuclear-armed states should… — Peter Maurer Accidents 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… — Peter Maurer Committee 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… — Peter Maurer Enough 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… — Peter Maurer Leadership 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… — Peter Maurer Consequences Copy Share Image
Concrete steps are needed to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in military plans, doctrines, and policies. — Peter Maurer Concrete 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… — Peter Maurer Believe Copy Share Image
Businesses operating in fragile or conflict-affected environments bear a responsibility to, at the very minimum, do no harm and avoid fuelling conflict… — Peter Maurer Business Copy Share Image
We cannot guarantee that a humanitarian catastrophe of the extent of the Holocaust will not happen again. On the contrary, we witness… — Peter Maurer Again Copy Share Image
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 Effort 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
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
Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society's institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems. — Peter Maurer Destroy Copy Share Image
It has always been clear that any use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. — Peter Maurer Always 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 Day Copy Share Image
As responsible politicians, you have to manage migration. — Peter Maurer Immigration Copy Share Image
As conflicts last longer, as the scale of needs increase, we are having to adapt. There is an increasing blurring between immediate… — Peter Maurer Adapt Copy Share Image
New technologies are rapidly giving rise to unprecedented methods of warfare. Innovations that yesterday were science fiction could cause catastrophe tomorrow, including… — Peter Maurer Innovation 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
The discourse of sovereignty is a relative one when a crisis has become a global crisis. — Peter Maurer Become Copy Share Image
