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" We live in an environment in which connectivity and cyberspace are transforming all workplaces, including the humanitarian workplace. "

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" Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great. "

" The fragility created by protracted conflicts, resulting in destroyed cities and dramatically insufficient services, is not something that humanitarian organizations can address comprehensively. Only political solutions can end armed conflicts. "

" The International Committee of the Red Cross visits roughly half a million detainees in nearly 100 countries each year. It's our job to try to prevent and put an end to torture and ill-treatment. "

" The principal cause of suffering during humanitarian crises is insufficient respect of applicable rules of international humanitarian law. "

" Not only does disability impact individual health and well-being, it also leads to social and economic exclusion. "

" Humanitarian action cannot be held hostage to political ends. "

" Local businesses and communities must be included from the very start in developing solutions to fragility, violence, and conflict. "

" Even in war, everyone deserves to be treated humanely. "

" Torture and other forms of cruel or humiliating treatment are an affront to humanity, and the physical and psychological scars can last a lifetime. "

" Fragility, violence, and conflict are complex. Fragility is influenced by a wide set of factors, many of which are deeply entrenched, such as high social and income inequality. The lines between criminal, inter-communal, and politically motivated violence are often blurred. "

" The young, the old, women, the disabled, the sick and the wounded are entitled to protection under international law. Too often, the ICRC's calls for those laws to be respected are ignored. "

" The whole essence of humanitarian work and the Geneva Convention is that neutral, impartial organisations can operate during war. "

" As responsible politicians, you have to manage migration. "

" The Fourth Industrial Revolution does not just entail risks: it also brings solutions to humanitarian problems. "

" Every day, we hear of civilians being killed and wounded in violation of the basic rules of international humanitarian law and with total impunity. Instability is spreading. Suffering is growing. No country can remain untouched. "

" There is great potential for investments that are built around improving social, environmental, and economic conditions. "

" You treat detainees humanely because you know the other side will also treat detainees humanely. "

" 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. "

" Ensuring the respect of international humanitarian law and principles is one of the key areas necessary to establish accountability chains. "

" Where you are born, your parent's beliefs, or your ethnic background should not make you a target. "

" Every year, we ask our donors to dig deeper. And every year, they gladly, generously comply. It is now up to us to find ways and means to forestall the day when they cannot - or will not. Or the consequences for people in war zones could be disastrous. "

" When millions of kids are missing out on school, delivering educational services becomes an issue that concerns the humanitarian system. "

" The issue of corruption in the humanitarian system is not an issue which is fundamentally different from dangers of corruption in other areas. One of the best ways to strengthen accountability is to engage in principled and law-based humanitarian action. "

" As conflicts last longer, as the scale of needs increase, we are having to adapt. There is an increasing blurring between immediate humanitarian assistance and long-term development needs. "

" While conflicts have expanded and deepened and transformed, actors have transformed, and humanitarian assistance is transforming. Protection work is transforming and taking on another character. "

" We demonize our enemies at our own peril. "

" We believe that settlement expansion policies pursued in recent decades by successive Israeli governments have facilitated the process of de-facto annexation. It has complicated the dialogue between the different communities. "

" Until the last nuclear weapon is eliminated, more must also be done to reduce the risk of a detonation. Nuclear-armed states should reduce the number of warheads on high alert and be clearer about the actions they are taking to prevent accidents. "

" We must understand the factors that cause fragility, violence, and conflict in order to develop solutions that will meaningfully reduce instability at its roots rather than merely addressing the symptoms. "

" Concrete steps are needed to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in military plans, doctrines, and policies. "