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Members of Libyan government to meet in Geneva to discuss civilian protection in armed conflict
On 24 and 25 November 2021, Geneva Call will be hosting a high-level conference on concrete ways to enhance the protection of civilians – and in particular children – in the Libyan armed conflict and vis-à-vis armed actors. The event will be attended by Libyan members of government and the Libyan Inter-Ministerial Committee on International […]
“If not us, who?” – Meet Nor Ayn, Geneva Call’s Project Coordinator in the Philippines
For more than five decades, the Philippines have been torn by armed conflict between the regular armed forces of the country and multiple actors, including the New People’s Army, the Moro National Liberation Front, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf Group. Nor Ayn Makakena […]
Armed conflict and the environment
The destruction and degradation of the natural environment remains a largely hidden effect of hostilities. Such destruction and degradation, in turn, contribute to the increased vulnerability of the populations already affected by conflict. Even though international humanitarian law (IHL) protects the natural environment and contains provisions to limit the damage caused to it (1), its […]