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Alphonse and Clovis were younger than 15 years old when they joined the combatants of two different armed groups in North Kivu, a region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Following humanitarian negotiations with Geneva Call, the commanders of these groups came to realize that using children during military operations was prohibited, and they […]

On 17 October, at the invitation of the Swedish Permanent Mission in New York, Geneva Call briefed the United Nations (UN) Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict on the prevention of child recruitment by armed non-State actors (ANSAs). This took place in preparation for the open debate that will take place on […]

In November 2016, Geneva Call gathered 21 armed movements from 11 countries, including Burma/Myanmar, Colombia, Syria and Yemen, as well as specialized humanitarian agencies for an unprecedented meeting in Geneva on how to better protect children and education in armed conflict. The report provides a summary of key issues – such as the root causes […]

Jeudi 5 octobre Ahmad Joudeh a participé au spectacle ZUP au skate park de Plainpalais à Genève, en partenariat avec l’Appel de Genève. Il a ouvert cette soirée dédiée aux victimes des conflits armés, avec son solo « Sacrifice » qu’il a présenté pour la première fois. Ahmad est connu pour avoir dansé, parfois au péril de […]