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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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We need to understand that the Geneva Conventions are not just some historical documents born of another time, created for another purpose.

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The abuse of civilians and combatants has existed since the dawn of time.

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Attacks on health facilities, health workers, ambulances, is now a reality that we observe on the ground - not on a monthly but on a daily or weekly scale in most of the conflicts in which we are engaged.

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We see a transformation of warfare from the big armies and battlefields in open spaces to a fragmentation of armed groups and smaller armies, which move into city centres, which increasingly become the theatre of warfare.

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Cities are drivers of growth and wealth, and at the same time, cities are becoming increasingly violent.

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Urbanisation, poverty, youth unemployment are leading to violence-prone cities.

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You can't expect humanitarian and development agencies to rebuild Syria. There is not enough money. There is not enough capacity. There are not enough skills.

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Although the ICRC and the World Economic Forum have separate missions, they both are centred on collaboration across sectors and between various actors in order to improve the state of the world.

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As responsible politicians, you have to manage migration.

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Activist

Born: Unknown

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