Conflicts Quote by Peter Maurer

As populations continue to increase, and the climate continues to deteriorate, and as people flock in ever increasing numbers to large, underdeveloped cities, the…

— Antonio Guterres

Cities tend to be representations of societies: diversity and inequality find their extremes in urban settings. Yet, when war is added onto pre-existing inequalities,…

— Peter Maurer

Today, the worst conflicts, the most deep-rooted violence, and those likely to emerge in the coming years are due to disparities in development.

— Segolene Royal

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

Bogging down large armies in historically complex, dangerous areas ends in disaster.

— Chuck Hagel

Land degradation, rising sea levels, famine, and conflict will continue to drive people from their homes and towards cities, with megacities like Mexico City…

— Seth Berkley

The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense…

— Carl Jung

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

Devastation could arise insidiously, rather than suddenly, through unsustainable pressure on energy supplies, food, water and other natural resources. Indeed, these pressures are the…

— Martin Rees

Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are in poverty.

— James Wolfensohn

Cities are the origins of global warming, impact on the environment, health, pollution, disease, finance, economies, energy are all problems that are confronted by…

— Geoffrey West

Public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy…

— Naomi Klein