Geneva Call - Humanitarian Engagement of Armed Non-State Actors

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Humanitarian Engagement of Armed Non-State Actors

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Mission Statement

Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organization dedicated to engaging armed non-State actors (NSAs) towards compliance with the norms of international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law (IHRL). The organization focuses on NSAs that operate outside effective State control.

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Latest Information

New York
Geneva Call, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the International Peace Institute (IPI), with the support of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, held a panel discussion on Humanitarian Engagement with Non-State Armed Groups: Enhancing the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
20 July 2010

Small Arms Survey: Gangs, Groups, and Guns
Chapter 12: Options for Engagement: Armed Groups and Humanitarian Norms, by Nicolas Florquin et Pascal Bongard.
Summary in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish
June 2010

Verification Mission
Fact-Finding During Armed Conflict
Report of the 2009 Verification Mission to the Philippines to Investigate Allegations of Anti-Personnel Landmine Use by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
June 2010