Effort Quote by Peter Maurer

As conflicts last longer, as the scale of needs increase, we are having to adapt. There is an increasing blurring between immediate humanitarian assistance…

— Peter Maurer

Short-termism is no longer an option. We have to envisage humanitarian action with a medium- and long-term perspective.

— Peter Maurer

The humanitarian aid system is built on a concept that when disaster strikes, outside agencies provide a temporary helping hand until people can take…

— Antonio Guterres

Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great.

— Peter Maurer

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

To respond to people's needs, humanitarian action has evolved from a temporary fix to a long-term safety net.

— Peter Maurer

The challenge of ending displacement is inseparable from the challenge of establishing and maintaining peace. When wars end, farmers return to their fields; children…

— Kenneth Bacon

... the long-lasting humanitarian impact of these inhuman weapons continues to deny communities the opportunity to rebuild long after the end of the conflicts.

— Kofi Annan

While conflicts have expanded and deepened and transformed, actors have transformed, and humanitarian assistance is transforming. Protection work is transforming and taking on another…

— Peter Maurer

Aid can only reach the victims of war by paying off the warlords and, sometimes, extending the war.

— Angus Deaton

“Most of the institutions that come in to offer help after disaster don't have the resources to provide concrete help. . . . Donor…

— Leymah Gbowee

The international community has to overcome its differences and find solutions to the conflicts of today in South Sudan, Syria, Central African Republic and…

— Antonio Guterres