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A decade on from the agreement of an international treaty banning landmines, Burma/Myanmar remains one of the most heavily landmine-contaminated countries on earth. More than 10% of the countryʼs townships are contaminated by landmines, and thousands of civilians have been injured or killed, with only limited mine action taking place, and a fraction of the […]

Geneva Call announces the release of its publication “In Their Words : Perspectives of Armed non-State Actors on the Protection of Children from the Effects of Armed Conflict”. Even though almost all current armed conflicts involve one or more armed non-State actors (NSAs), the international community knows little about their willingness to comply with international […]

At the invitation of Geneva Call, 23 representatives of eight Asian armed non-­State actors (NSAs) from Burma/Myanmar, India and the Philippines gathered in Geneva, Switzerland in December to discuss ways to improve the protection of women and girls during armed conflict. The workshop resulted in NSAs themselves taking important steps towards improving the protection of […]

Geneva Call’s recent visit to Iraqi Kurdistan to monitor implementation of the Deed of Commitment banning AP mines Geneva, 22 December 2010 A delegation from Geneva Call has recently visited the mountains of northern Iraq to meet with leaders of the HPG – the armed wing of the PKK – to discuss several matters of […]