When millions of kids are missing out on school, delivering educational services becomes an issue that concerns the humanitarian system. — Peter Maurer Becomes 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 humanitarian ecosystem is diverse - not only is there a variety of traditional humanitarian actors, but the system should also embrace… — Peter Maurer Diversity 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We need to understand that the Geneva Conventions are not just some historical documents born of another time, created for another purpose.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
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
You don't torture people. You don't indiscriminately attack civilians. You protect as good as you can the impact of your warfare on… — Peter Maurer Children Copy Share Image
You treat detainees humanely because you know the other side will also treat detainees humanely. — Peter Maurer Because 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
Although the ICRC and the World Economic Forum have separate missions, they both are centred on collaboration across sectors and between various… — Peter Maurer Collaboration 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
While conflicts have expanded and deepened and transformed, actors have transformed, and humanitarian assistance is transforming. Protection work is transforming and taking… — Peter Maurer Another Copy Share Image
Very often, development agencies or even some of the humanitarian actors choose the... more comfortable type of work, where it is safe,… — Peter Maurer Done 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
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
Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great. — Peter Maurer Great Copy Share Image
Economic activity can help repair war-torn societies, but if it's not conducted responsibly, it can also create or prolong violence. Companies and… — Peter Maurer Create Copy Share Image
What the hell is happening to the world when those who were at the origin of... international humanitarian law start questioning in… — Peter Maurer Hell Copy Share Image
Self-reliance is not always possible; we have to acknowledge that there are situations of dramatic crisis which will force us to substitute… — Peter Maurer Crisis 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
The Fourth Industrial Revolution does not just entail risks: it also brings solutions to humanitarian problems. — Peter Maurer Industrial revolution Copy Share Image
Urbanisation, poverty, youth unemployment are leading to violence-prone cities. — Peter Maurer Cities Copy Share Image
The whole essence of humanitarian work and the Geneva Convention is that neutral, impartial organisations can operate during war. — Peter Maurer Geneva convention Copy Share Image
