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 joined the ICRC in 1992, running humanitarian operations in various challenging contexts of armed conflict including Israel and the Occupied Territories, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya and Georgia.

[13] As Director-General, Daccord has overseen a period of transformative change within the ICRC in response to ever-increasing humanitarian needs in armed conflicts and other situations of violence around the world.

[22] The institute was founded in partnership with Dr. Beatriz Arcila Botero[23] and Danil Kerimi, and incubated at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

The institute's methodology consists of "popping-up" in different cities around the world to understand the use of digital security technologies, capture local power dynamics, and host diverse spaces of conversation.

Our common home supports the creation of civic associations around the world to carry its mission locally and engage a wider part of the population in the debates around environmental protection[26].