Action Quote by Peter Maurer

Short-termism is no good: plans must be carried through to the end.

— Frank Rijkaard

I think we are challenged in how we define humanitarian action today and how we relate to long-term needs. We are also confronted with…

— Peter Maurer

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

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

— Peter Maurer

... 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

The task for governments across Europe is to take a practical approach that can meet our humanitarian obligations in both the short and long…

— Damian Green

There is never a humanitarian solution for a humanitarian crisis. The solutions for the humanitarian crisis are always political ones.

— Antonio Guterres

Unfortunately, the greater the humanitarian outreach, the greater the violence required to achieve it.

— Ron Paul

We are looking at what more we can do. As well as a strong security response we need a strong humanitarian one.

— Tony Abbott

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

We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.

— Peter Yarrow

If we think long term, we can accomplish things that we couldn't otherwise accomplish.

— Jeff Bezos