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Syria, Kobane: explosive traps and remnants of war put the returning population at risk
After several months of intense fighting, the city of Kobane is now under the control of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) / the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) – the main Syrian Kurdish armed movement. Thousands of civilians that had fled to Turkey are now attempting to cross the Turkish border to return home. However, the […]
Geneva Call welcomes the announcement by the FARC-EP on a raise of the minimum recruitment age
Geneva Call welcomes the announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) that they will raise the minimum age of incorporation into their forces from 15 to 17. Geneva Call finds this to be a positive first step for the well-being and protection of conflict-affected children in Colombia, and an important gesture in […]
El Llamamiento de Ginebra saluda el anuncio de las FARC-EP de aumentar la edad mínima para el reclutamiento
El Llamamiento de Ginebra saluda el anuncio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP) de elevar la edad mínima de ingreso a sus filas de 15 a 17 años por considera que es un paso positivo para la protección y el bienestar de los niños, niñas y jóvenes, afectados por […]
International Day against the use of Child Soldiers
To read more about Geneva Call’s activities on the protection of children in armed conflict, please click here.