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. 888

International Tracing Service: Respect for the past, responsibility for the future author: Peter Maurer

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