Yves Daccord
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Yves Daccord (born 1964), is a humanitarian leader, international strategist, influencer and changemaker. From 2010 – March 2020 Yves was Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a global humanitarian organization employing 20,000 staff. A former journalist, TV producer and international relations expert, his ICRC career spanned more than two decades in a variety of posts and challenging contexts – including Israel and the Occupied Territories, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya and Georgia. Daccord currently leads the Edgelands Institute[1] Harvard University’s first-ever Pop-Up Institute. He also leads the #Principles4Peace initiative[2] to reshape peace processes around the world. He also chairs the Board of Our Common Home,[3] an organization that promotes civic participation to build solutions to our changing natural environment and the Board of the International Human Rights Film Festival of Geneva.[4]
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Zürich, Switzerland |
Occupation | Ex-Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (2010-2020) |
Yves is member of the Board of Trustees of ODI[5] a leading global affairs think tank working to inspire people to act on injustice and inequality and of the Board of Trial International[6] working towards fighting impunity for international crimes and supporting victims in their quest for justice.
From 2010 – March 2020 Yves was Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),[7] a global humanitarian organization employing 20,000 staff. A former journalist, TV producer and international relations expert, his ICRC career spanned more than two decades in a variety of posts and challenging contexts – including Israel and the Occupied Territories, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya and Georgia.
Yves holds a degree in political science and an honorary doctorate in social sciences from the University of St. Gallen, awarded in 2017.[8]