Peter Maurer

Number of articles written: 11 articles

Peter Maurer

Number of articles written: 11 articles

Peter Maurer has been President of the ICRC since 1 July 2012. In this position, his priorities include strengthening humanitarian diplomacy, engaging States and other actors for the respect of international humanitarian law, and improving the humanitarian response through innovation and new partnerships. He has led the organization through a historic budget increase to meet the growing needs of victims of armed conflict, from 1.1 bn CHF in 2011 to over 1.6 bn CHF in 2015. He previously served as secretary of State of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs and ambassador of Switzerland to the UN in New York.

Published articles

article IRRC No. 907/908/909

Changing world, unchanged protection? Seventy years of the Geneva Conventions author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 906

Interview with Peter Maurer author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 906

The laws of war are our shield against barbarity author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 902

Protection considerations in the law of naval warfare: The Second Geneva Convention and the role of the ICRC author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 902

Reports and documents. War in cities: What is at stake? author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 899

Nuclear weapons: Ending a threat to humanity author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 897/898

Speech: Humanitarian diplomacy and principled humanitarian action author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 888

Interview with Peter Maurer, ICRC President author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 888

Interview with Peter Maurer, ICRC President author: Peter Maurer

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article IRRC No. 888

Challenges to international humanitarian law: Israel’s occupation policy author: Peter Maurer

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