Geneva Call
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Geneva Call is a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is currently focusing its efforts on banning the use of anti-personnel mines,[2] protecting children from the effects of armed conflict,[3] prohibiting sexual violence in armed conflict,[4] working towards the elimination of gender discrimination and building armed non-State actors’ knowledge and implementation of broad International Humanitarian Law (IHL) rules.
Formation | March 2000 |
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Type | NGO |
Legal status | Non-profit making organization[1] |
Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
General Director | Alain Délétroz |
Staff | 250 staff (2022) |
Website | http://www.genevacall.org |
Since 2015 it has been studying the protection of cultural heritage in conflicts involving armed non-state actors (ANSAs), which comprise the majority of current armed conflicts worldwide.[5]
In 2018, Geneva Call started engaging ANSAs on the topics of displacement and medical care.[6][7]
Since 2021, the NGO has broadened its scope and has started to engage ANSAs on the prevention of starvation and conflict-related food insecurity.[8]