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Syria: monitoring the prohibition of child soldiers by Kurdish armed forces
Following the signature of the Deed of Commitment protecting children in armed conflict by the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) last July, 149 child soldiers were demobilized from the armed forces and given the opportunity to join educational centres; two for girls, two for boys. Geneva Call recently conducted a […]
Expert meeting on improvised explosive devices
According to a report by Action on Armed Violence, 22,735 civilians worldwide were injured or killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in 2013, a 70% rise since 2011. In September, Geneva Call joined over 40 experts gathered at Chatham House in London to explore how to effectively address this issue. It was generally understood that […]
Inauguration of Geneva Call’s offices
On 9 September, Geneva Call was joined by over 70 people – partner NGOs, local authorities, supporters and donors – to celebrate its recent move to new offices located in “la Garance”, a large house in the commune of Geneva known as Chêne-Bougeries. Guests visited the house, met with staff and discussed Geneva Call’s latest […]
Geneva Call launches an annual expert meeting series on armed non-State actors and challenges to compliance with International Humanitarian Law
On 5 September, Geneva Call announced the launch of the Annual Garance Discussions, a series of meetings that will be held every year at its new offices in Geneva. The meetings will bring together experts in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to brainstorm responses to current situations and challenges to compliance with IHL faced by armed […]