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In January, Geneva Call delivered a 2-days thematic workshop on engaging Armed non-State Actors (ANSAs) for humanitarian protection in Bangkok, in collaboration with the International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP). Twenty mid- and senior level staff of UN agencies, the ICRC, international and local NGOs and government agencies attended. The workshop, […]

Unfortunately armed violence is far from over in Colombia. Despite the efforts to move towards the consolidation and implementation of the agreements reached between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army (FARC – EP), the humanitarian situation in Colombia is still in crisis. The reconfiguration of the armed powers in the […]

Over the past year, the conflict in Libya has taken an unprecedentedly heavy toll on the civilian population, with distressing levels of violence since the battle over Tripoli in April 2019. Even though International Humanitarian Law (IHL) must be respected by all parties to the conflict, violations such as indiscriminate attacks, targeting of civilians and medical facilities, torture and […]

The crisis in Syria is now into its 9th year and the situation is alarming: use of children in hostilities by all sides of the conflict is regularly reported, many children have been killed, and almost all armed non-State actors (ANSAs) involved in the conflict have recruited children from both local and refugee/internally displaced communities.  As […]