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Can combatants target a school if the enemy is inside, ready to shoot? Can they enrol young people as fighters without being sure they are 18? Can they pretend to surrender, to attack the enemy by surprise? These are the types of questions that combatants, in armed groups or regular armed forces, might be faced […]

Since 2019, Lebanon has been grappling with several overlapping crises, including the repercussions of the economic crisis, resulting in social unrest and political deadlock. In 2020, the spread of COVID-19 and the devastating Beirut Blast on August 4th, have exacerbated the situation for host and refugee communities alike. This has driven large swaths of the […]

Food insecurity is on the rise, leading to the dire prediction that without urgent action, millions will die of famine. In combination with other mutually reinforcing factors, such as climate shocks or COVID-19, armed conflict fuels food insecurity and famine, both directly and indirectly. Geneva Call has unfortunately noticed, in many of the conflicts of its […]

The recent announcement of the United States’ military withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 2021 is breeding uncertainty among Afghan nationals as to the future of their country. In this context and as part of a more global approach, Geneva Call gathered 78 women representatives from Bamyan province of central Afghanistan to gather their insights on […]