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  Transcript: Why did you choose Yemen as your first field visit of 2021? Hichem Khadhraoui: I chose Yemen because it is one of Geneva Call’s priority contexts in terms of material needs and in terms of complexity of the conflict landscape. It is a country where I haven’t been personally since we’ve started the […]

The security context in the Sahel has become increasingly insecure and has led to an unprecedented crisis. Today, people have only very limited access to basic services such as food or shelter and countless violations of international humanitarian norms by all parties to the conflicts are occurring in the region. Because of these destabilising and conflict-fuelling factors, the Sahel […]

In the midst of the third wave of COVID-19, The Taiz Axis Force, a group of military brigades in charge of Taiz governorates, have publicly declared their commitment towards the protection of civilians during the pandemic. With the support of Geneva Call office in Yemen, the group signed a unilateral declaration “…committing themselves to safeguard […]

Have you ever wondered how Geneva Call engages with armed non-State actors? How our staff members convince them to respect civilians? What the story is behind armed non-State actors who commit to humanitarian norms? Listen to this podcast for an account of Geneva Call’s work by Director of Operations Hichem Khadhraoui.