Peter Maurer Quotes
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Each day that passes without kids being able to go to school is an enormous burden on the future.
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There is great potential for investments that are built around improving social, environmental, and economic conditions.
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Not enough countries, not enough armies, not enough armed groups are abiding by the fundamental human values enshrined in the Geneva Conventions.
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Even in war, everyone deserves to be treated humanely.
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The sad fact is that horrendous human conflict is nothing new.
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We cannot guarantee that a humanitarian catastrophe of the extent of the Holocaust will not happen again. On the contrary, we witness a catalogue of atrocities every day in wars across the globe.
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Urbanisation, poverty, youth unemployment are leading to violence-prone cities.
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Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great.
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What the hell is happening to the world when those who were at the origin of... international humanitarian law start questioning in public debates whether it has any relevance or should be respected?
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New technologies are rapidly giving rise to unprecedented methods of warfare. Innovations that yesterday were science fiction could cause catastrophe tomorrow, including nanotechnologies, combat robots, and laser weapons.