A manifesto for entrepreneurship as a lever out of poverty

By Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization

January 31, 2024

As a friend of elea and its unique impact model, Peter Maurer joined the elea Comité de Patronage in September 2022 after his retirement as President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He regards entrepreneurship as essential for breaking the cycle of poverty in fragile regions. During his career as a Swiss Ambassador, and subsequently as President of the ICRC, Peter has often been at the front line of global challenges and taken part in debates about the best response. As a result, he has witnessed promising, as well as less promising, approaches to addressing the key issues of our time, such as poverty, conflict, war, corruption, and climate change.

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