1. The ICRC’s Changing Role in International Humanitarianism
- Author:
- Peter Maurer, David Del Terzo, and Caroline Allen
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Brown Journal of World Affairs
- Institution:
- Brown Journal of World Affairs
- Abstract:
- Peter Maurer is the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This interview was conducted at the beginning of March, before the COVID-19 outbreak had reached pandemic levels. Since that time, the ICRC has been adapt- ing its operations to respond to the disease’s impacts in conflict-affected countries. President Maurer wrote about his concerns for vulnerable populations in an opinion column in The Guardian, published 27 March 2020.
- Topic:
- Humanitarian Aid, Conflict, and ICRC
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus