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Landmark high-level meeting between Geneva Call and the Sudanese authorities on the respect of IHL and the protection of civilians
As part of its ongoing humanitarian dialogue on the protection of civilians, Geneva Call held meetings with the Sudanese authorities during a visit to Khartoum between 11 and 13 September 2018. The Sudanese authorities recognised that Geneva Call could make a contribution to improving compliance with the norms of international humanitarian law by the […]
Geneva Call raises awareness of the need to protect displaced persons in Iraq and supports the launch of the Peshmerga forces’ first code of conduct
During the summer months of 2018 Geneva Call organized three workshops in Iraq around the rules for the protection of displaced persons and prohibition of forced displacement in Baghdad, Anbar and Kirkuk. These workshops featured a new training tool on displacement, developed in-house by Geneva Call. In Baghdad the training sessions were delivered to […]
Alain Délétroz speaks to CNN: “The majority of conflicts today involve armed non-State actors: engaging with them is crucial if we want to protect civilians in armed conflict”
Mr. Délétroz was interviewed by CNN Money Switzerland, as part of their series on International Geneva, in which they feature personalities from the international cooperation, humanitarian assistance and human rights communities, based in Geneva. During the interview, Mr. Délétroz discussed the main challenges being faced by Geneva Call in the field, the need to strike […]
Alain Délétroz at the United Nations General Assembly
On the 26 September Alain Délétroz, Geneva Call’s Director General, took part in a high-level panel, organised in New York as part of the 73rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, entitled “Civilians Under Fire: Humanitarian Protection and Respect for International Humanitarian Law”. Several other distinguished figures from the international community were […]