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Geneva Call’s new visual identity
To reflect our broader and more international mission and to boost our visibility among very different audiences, we are pleased to announce that we are adopting a new logo, which is strong and impactful yet easily recognized and understood in all cultural contexts. There is continuity with the previous logo in terms of the colour […]
Annual Report 2017 – Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict
Geneva Call has released its 2017 Annual Report, highlighting key achievements for the protection of civilians in armed conflicts over the last year. Among others, Geneva Call: Engaged in dialogue with 69 armed non-State actors from 17 countries on the respect of humanitarian norms Directly conducted 52 training sessions on humanitarian norms for 1,174 armed non-state actor […]
Developing our humanitarian engagement with armed non-state actors on the displacement of civilians
The world is currently witnessing the highest levels of displacement ever recorded globally; 20 people are forcibly displaced every minute as a result of conflict or persecution and the number of new displacements associated with conflict and violence has almost doubled, from 6.9 million in 2016 to 11.8 million in 2017. In light of the […]
Syria: new measures taken by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units to stop recruiting children under 18
Geneva Call welcomes the new measures taken by People’s Protection Units/Women’s Protection Units/Democratic Self-Administration in Rojava (YPG/YPJ/DSA) to address the violations of the Deed of Commitment protecting children in armed conflict signed with Geneva Call in 2014. Following a field monitoring visit in 2017, Geneva Call shared a confidential report on the respect of the […]