Swiss - Activist | 1956 -
The young, the old, women, the disabled, the sick and the wounded are entitled to protection under international law. Too often, the ICRC's calls for those laws to be respected are ignored.
Peter Maurer
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I have known Sepp Blatter, FIFA and football for a long time, and there are some fundamental values which FIFA and the ICRC share.
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Even in war, everyone deserves to be treated humanely.
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Since 1989, public alarm at the prospect of atomic Armageddon has quietened, but the number of nuclear-armed states has increased, arsenals are being modernized, and powerful states remain convinced that a nuclear security umbrella is vital to national defense, domestic prestige, and geopolitical clout.
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It has always been clear that any use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences.
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Concrete steps are needed to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in military plans, doctrines, and policies.
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Until the last nuclear weapon is eliminated, more must also be done to reduce the risk of a detonation. Nuclear-armed states should reduce the number of warheads on high alert and be clearer about the actions they are taking to prevent accidents.
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Suffering does not change its face.
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As conflicts last longer, as the scale of needs increase, we are having to adapt. There is an increasing blurring between immediate humanitarian assistance and long-term development needs.
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Short-termism is no longer an option. We have to envisage humanitarian action with a medium- and long-term perspective.
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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, high levels of poverty, or even disaster, urban fragility increases exponentially, making it harder to absorb the shocks of warfare.
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While the nature of warfare is changing and wars are moving into cities, they are also becoming longer and their consequences more impactful.
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