Lasting peace requires more than managing conflict

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Speaking to the UN Security Council during Protection of Civilians Week, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric warned that armed conflict does not happen in a vacuum: where politics fail, wars follow.

For many civilians living through war or under occupation, the feeling of imprisonment extends far beyond places of detention.

Lasting peace requires more than managing conflict. It requires the political will to resolve it.