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“Armed conflicts have rules too”: press conference in Kiev
Geneva Call organized a press conference in Ukraine on December 13, 2018 to launch its first ever programme in Ukraine. The main speaker, Marie Lequin, Head of the Eurasia region at Geneva Call, focused on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. Lequin emphasized that it is precisely in those countries enduring armed conflict that […]
Iraq: two armed actors sign a humanitarian declaration to protect civilians, children and displaced people
On 12 December 2018, the Ninewa Guards – an armed actor from Mosul – and the Ezidkhan Protection Forces – a Yezidi armed actor from Sinjar – each signed a “Unilateral Humanitarian Declaration to Respect Humanitarian Norms during and in the aftermath of Armed Conflict or Military Operations” in the presence of Geneva Call’s Director […]
New mine risk workshops launched in the Chocó region of Colombia
Geneva Call has recently launched a series of new workshops on mine risk education in the Chocó department of Colombia. The workshops aim to raise awareness of the issue of landmines and the risks they pose to civilians. The first such workshop was organised in the new humanitarian space known as the “territorio interétnico, humanitario […]
Geneva Call organizes its first workshop for journalists on the protection of internally displaced persons
On November 7 and 8 2018, Geneva Call organized a two-day workshop on the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in armed conflict for Kurdish journalists in Erbil. Eighteen TV, radio, print and online media journalists from across different areas of the Kurdistan region of Iraq took part in the workshop. Over the two days, […]