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Measuring the impact of COVID-19 prevention campaigns with interactive quizzes
While preventing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is at the forefront of most contemporary agendas, evaluating the level of understanding of prevention campaigns remains a challenge, especially where target audiences are constituted by millions of people. How can the impact of these campaigns and the resulting increased knowledge be assessed, particularly in remote and […]
Geneva Call in the news – EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy
Extract from page 129 of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy: « The EU also supported Geneva Call, an organisation that works to improve the protection of civilians in armed conflict and strengthen the respect for IHL by armed non-State actors. The EU supported its work in a number of contexts such […]
Humanitarian Concerns raised by the Use of Armed Drones
By Sandra Krähenmann, Geneva Call, and George Dvaladze, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Almost two decades ago, the first armed drone strikes in Afghanistan in October 2001 and in November 2002 in Yemen made headlines. From isolated newsworthy attacks, drone strikes have become a regular feature of military operations since […]
Geneva Call in the news – Swiss help push for Covid-19 ceasefires in conflict zones (swissinfo.ch)
The UN Secretary General’s call for a global ceasefire to help fight the coronavirus pandemic was echoed in May by a similar call from the Swiss parliament. Switzerland and some Swiss NGOs are using their “good offices” and conflict mediation experience to try and help make this a reality. But are armed groups really laying down their guns, […]