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Interview with Elisabeth Decrey Warner, Executive President of Geneva Call
29 August 2017
Elisabeth Decrey Warner has headed Geneva Call since she co-founded it back in 1998. From its status of humanitarian “UFO”, she went on to create an organization renowned in its domain. It is now active in fifteen... read more
He danced in the ruins of Palmyra; now he will dance in Geneva at a special event in support of Geneva Call
25 August 2017
Ahmad Joudeh is from Syria and became famous via the TV documentary, Dance or Die, in which he danced amid Palmyra’s ruins in Syria. He now lives in the Netherlands and is a member of the Dutch National Ballet. On... read more
Iraq: the Sun Girls Brigade: teaching female Yezidi fighters about the rules of war
10 August 2017
The Iraqi conflict severely hit the Yezidi population, particularly the hundreds of women and girls who were allegdely victims of war crimes including organized rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage. Following these... read more
Annual Report 2016 : protecting civilians in the turmoil of war
27 July 2017
Geneva Call’s annual report 2016 is now out. 2016 was marked by at least 36 non-international armed conflicts taking place in 20 States. Geneva Call worked to prevent abuses against civilians in 14 of these conflicts... read more
Syria: 4 brigades of the Free Syrian Army commit to prohibit sexual violence and the use of child soldiers
3 July 2017
On 30th June 2017, the military leaders of four brigades of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) signed Geneva Call’s Deeds of Commitment protecting children in armed conflict, prohibiting sexual violence and against gender... read more
Syria: civilians must be protected during the military operations in Raqqa
27 June 2017
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – an armed actor composed of Kurdish and Arabic fighters and supported by an international coalition - launched a major offensive against the Islamic State group in Raqqa earlier... read more
Iraq: coaching Peshmerga trainers in teaching the rules of war to their units
15 June 2017
To the article in Kurdish Sorani In November 2016, 17 Peshmerga officers graduated from Geneva Call’s training of trainers on the rules of war. They have now started to disseminate these rules to all... read more
Western Sahara: the Polisario Front announces the destruction of its remaining stockpiles of anti-personnel mines
12 June 2017
The Polisario Front recently announced the destruction of its remaining stockpiles of anti-personnel (AP) mines. At a meeting with Geneva Call in April, the President and Minister of Defence of the Sahrawi Arab... read more
Conference in Buenos Aires: schools and education must be protected in armed conflict
27 May 2017
On 28-29 March, Geneva Call’s President, Elisabeth Decrey Warner, was invited to speak in a high-level panel discussion at the Second International Safe Schools Conference that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.... read more
Iraq : first steps towards the creation of a training academy on humanitarian norms within the Popular Mobilization Forces
24 May 2017
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and Geneva Call agreed to start a process to reinforce the PMF own capacity to train their fighters on humanitarian norms and the protection of civilians. The PMF are one of the... read more
