Geneva Call launches an annual expert meeting series on armed non-State actors and challenges to compliance with International Humanitarian Law

On 5 September, Geneva Call announced the launch of the Annual Garance Discussions, a series of meetings that will be held every year at its new offices in Geneva. The meetings will bring together experts in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to brainstorm responses to current situations and challenges to compliance with IHL faced by armed non-State actors, as witnessed by Geneva Call in its work.The launch of this new initiative was made during a preview session organized by Geneva Call with the support of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law on the occasion of the XXXVII San Remo roundtable on current issues of IHL.