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New mine risk workshops launched in the Chocó region of Colombia
6 December 2018
Geneva Call has recently launched a series of new workshops on mine risk education in the Chocó department of Colombia. The workshops aim to raise awareness of the issue of landmines and the risks they pose to... read more
Geneva Call organizes its first workshop for journalists on the protection of internally displaced persons
6 December 2018
On November 7 and 8 2018, Geneva Call organized a two-day workshop on the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in armed conflict for Kurdish journalists in Erbil. Eighteen TV, radio, print and online media... read more
The Syrian Democratic Forces release 56 children under the age of 18
3 December 2018
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) recently announced that 56 boys under the age of 18 had left their organisation and were returned to their families. This decision came following a military order on child protection,... read more
Geneva Call launches an innovative new Deed of Commitment on protecting health care in armed conflict
23 November 2018
Attacks on health care facilities, personnel and medical transports have increased significantly in conflict zones in recent years. Armed groups are believed to be responsible for about a third of all such incidents of... read more
“Culture under fire”: Geneva Call launches pioneering new study on armed non-State actors and the protection of cultural heritage
23 October 2018
Geneva Call is delighted to publish a new report entitled “Culture under fire: armed non-State actors and cultural heritage in wartime”. The report will be officially launched at an event to be held at the Embassy... read more
The Philippines: Launch of “Conflict has rules too”, an awareness campaign on the law of armed conflict
22 October 2018
“Conflict has rules too”: this is the core message of the multimedia campaign that Geneva Call is launching today in Cotabato City in the Philippines, in the presence of national, regional and local Filipino... read more
Landmark high-level meeting between Geneva Call and the Sudanese authorities on the respect of IHL and the protection of civilians
17 October 2018
As part of its ongoing humanitarian dialogue on the protection of civilians, Geneva Call held meetings with the Sudanese authorities during a visit to Khartoum between 11 and 13 September 2018. The Sudanese... read more
Geneva Call raises awareness of the need to protect displaced persons in Iraq and supports the launch of the Peshmerga forces’ first code of conduct
2 October 2018
During the summer months of 2018 Geneva Call organized three workshops in Iraq around the rules for the protection of displaced persons and prohibition of forced displacement in Baghdad, Anbar and Kirkuk. These... read more
Alain Délétroz speaks to CNN: “The majority of conflicts today involve armed non-State actors: engaging with them is crucial if we want to protect civilians in armed conflict”
2 October 2018
Mr. Délétroz was interviewed by CNN Money Switzerland, as part of their series on International Geneva, in which they feature personalities from the international cooperation, humanitarian assistance and human rights... read more
Alain Délétroz at the United Nations General Assembly
2 October 2018
On the 26 September Alain Délétroz, Geneva Call’s Director General, took part in a high-level panel, organised in New York as part of the 73rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, entitled... read more
