Swiss - Activist | 1956 -
The issue of corruption in the humanitarian system is not an issue which is fundamentally different from dangers of corruption in other areas. One of the best ways to strengthen accountability is to engage in principled and law-based humanitarian action.
Peter Maurer
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Trust into leadership evaporates with communities when they see that their problems are not adequately addressed, neither at the national level nor at the international arena.
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To respond to people's needs, humanitarian action has evolved from a temporary fix to a long-term safety net.
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Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great.
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It is very clear from the text of the Geneva Conventions that families have the right to know about the whereabouts of their missing and that belligerents have a duty to inform families if they have indication and if they are detaining people.
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While conflicts have expanded and deepened and transformed, actors have transformed, and humanitarian assistance is transforming. Protection work is transforming and taking on another character.
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It's one thing if a politician in a small country says a little bit of torturing is good to do. There is a qualitative difference... when it's a candidate to run a superpower.
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The principal cause of suffering during humanitarian crises is insufficient respect of applicable rules of international humanitarian law.
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Cities are drivers of growth and wealth, and at the same time, cities are becoming increasingly violent.
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Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society's institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross visits roughly half a million detainees in nearly 100 countries each year. It's our job to try to prevent and put an end to torture and ill-treatment.
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Where you are born, your parent's beliefs, or your ethnic background should not make you a target.
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