ICRC launches a new fund to support long-term climate and environment initiatives
… organization," says ICRC President Peter Maurer . "It will mobilize additional funding …
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Peter Maurer: "Effects of war are set to fester without decisive leadership"
… humanitarian action. Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International …
Peter Maurer: "Autonomous weapon systems raise ethical concerns for society"
… design and use of all others. Statement of Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, on the occasion … you to take inspiration from the 1868 Saint Petersburg Declaration and "fix[..] the …
Dakar Forum on Peace and Security: “There can be no security without human security”
… International Forum on Peace and Security, Peter Maurer, the president of the International … The following comments were made by Peter Maurer, president of the International …
ICRC elects new president
… next president. She will succeed President Peter Maurer who has decided to step down in … term as ICRC president on 1 October 2022. Mr Maurer, who presides over the Assembly, said: …
Operational update on Ethiopia: Responding to the growing humanitarian needs amid increasingly difficult security conditions
… visit to Ethiopia last month, ICRC President Peter Maurer stressed that "civilians must be spared …
IISS Manama Dialogue: 17th Regional Security Summit
… and Regional Security Speech by Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International … outcomes for populations at the same time. Peter Maurer …
ICRC President: to integrate a humanitarian dimension in Belt and Road initiatives
… Video speech of ICRC President Peter Maurer at the Belt and Road Ministerial Forum … of the people and communities. Thank you Peter Maurer …
ICRC President Peter Maurer: Education for front-line communities must be a priority
… 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria, ICRC President Peter Maurer delivered the following pre-recorded …
Ethiopia: ICRC President calls for humanity as fighting intensifies
… Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, called on parties to the conflict to … Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, called on parties to the …
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