Cornelio Sommaruga.
Swiss diplomat and president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1932-2024)
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About Cornelio Sommaruga
Cornelio Sommaruga was a Swiss humanitarian, lawyer and diplomat who is best known for having been President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1987 to 1999. He chaired the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) in Geneva. He was also active on a number of boards, such as the International Union Against Cancer. He was Chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation For the Future, an organization dedicated to promoting human rights in the Middle East and North Africa, and the honorary President of Initiatives of Change International, a global organization dedicated to "building trust across the world's divides" of culture, nationality, belief, and background.
Everything about Cornelio Sommaruga →- Occupation
- jurist, diplomat
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Born
- December 29, 1932
- Died
- February 18, 2024