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Kurdish region: amidst concerns about child recruitment, Geneva Call launches a campaign on the protection of the civilian population
On 14th February 2017 Geneva Call is launching a 10-day video campaign on social media – mainly Facebook and Twitter – to raise awareness on the issue of recruitment and use of children during armed conflict and the protection of children during hostilities, but also on humanitarian norms as a whole. Using its 12 “Fighter […]
RD Congo: 40 enfants soldats quittent les rangs de mouvements armés suite aux efforts de sensibilisation de l’Appel de Genève
Plus de 40 enfants ont récemment quitté les rangs de mouvements armés opérant au Nord-Kivu, à l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). La plupart d’entre eux étaient membres de trois mouvements armés avec lesquels l’Appel de Genève a un dialogue depuis plus d’un an sur l’interdiction d’utiliser des enfants soldats. Suite à leur […]
DR Congo: child soldiers leave armed groups following Geneva Call’s awareness-raising efforts
More than 40 children have recently left armed non-State actors operating in North Kivu in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Most of them come from three armed non-State actors that Geneva Call has been engaging on the ban of child soldiers for more than a year. After their release, the children sought protection […]
Infographics: overview 2016 of Geneva Call’s programme in Iraq
Infographics: overview 2016 of Geneva Call’s programme in Iraq. https://www.genevacall.org/country-page/iraq/ Since December 2013, when the Islamic State group (ISg) extended its operations, the unabated armed conflict has opposed ISg and government forces and numerous armed non-State actors (ANSAs). Iraqi government forces are supported by an international coalition of more than 20 States. Popular Mobilization Forces—mainly […]