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Summary Relatively little attention has been paid to naval mines for quite some time, because they have rarely been used in recent years. They are known as inexpensive, self-contained explosive devices with significant tactical, operational and strategic value. Despite their military qualities, they continue to pose a risk for civilian populations and commercial shipping in […]

Following the long-term humanitarian engagement to sensitize the Palestinian National Security Forces in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon around international humanitarian norms and to enhance respect of these norms, a Code of Conduct and a Code of Ethics were officially adopted by the forces at a ceremony held on Wednesday 20 March in Beirut, Lebanon. […]

En réponse à la réduction de l’espace humanitaire au Nord Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), ce rapport met en lumière les pratiques des ONG opérant dans la zone, en termes de négociation d’accès. Il explore la manière dont les communautés et les Acteurs Armés Non Etatiques (AANE) perçoivent les différents intervenants humanitaires actifs […]

On December 18 and 19 2018, Geneva Call organised a two-day workshop in Beirut, Lebanon covering International Humanitarian Law, and humanitarian protection and access in Syria for thirty-four different international and Syrian NGOs. In light of the challenges in securing and sustaining humanitarian access and the central role that access plays in contributing to the […]