Events

30 June 2011 – Geneva – International Conference Centre Geneva
Geneva Call, in collaboration with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), held a panel discussion on Armed non-State Actors and Forced Displacement. The event took place on the margins of the UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs and addressed challenges of engaging armed non-State actors on displacement issues. This was the fourth of a series of events organized by Geneva Call with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
[Report] [Invitation] [Gallery]

3 December 2010 Geneva - Palais des Nations
Geneva Call with the support of the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs, held a panel discussion on Verifying Compliance with the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban: Geneva Call’s Experience with Armed Non-State Actors on the sidelines of the 10th Meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Convention. This was the third of a series of events organized by Geneva Call on the issue of humanitarian engagement with armed non-State actors.
[Report] [Invitation] [Speech Lauber] [Speech Hidalgo] [Speech Rush] [Gallery]

1 October 2010 – Brussels – Résidence Palace. Geneva Call held a panel discussion, under the patronage of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the issue of Humanitarian Engagement with Armed Non-State Actors. The event addressed the value of such approach, the successes achieved and challenges faced by humanitarian actors on the ground as well as the role of the European Union in this process. It was the second of a series, organized by Geneva Call with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, on this issue.
[Report ] [ Agenda ] [ Gallery ]

20 July 2010 - New York - International Peace Institute. Geneva Call, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the International Peace Institute (IPI), with the support of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, held a panel discussion on Humanitarian Engagement with Non-State Armed Groups: Enhancing the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
[Report short version ] [ Agenda ] [ Gallery ] [ see also IPI report ]

18-19 June 2009 - Geneva - Switzerland. Second Meeting of Signatories to Geneva Call’s "Deed of Commitment for Adherence to a Total Ban on Anti-Personnel (AP) Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action". At the initiative of Geneva Call, this conference brought together 44 representatives from 28 different armed non-State actors, and internationally non-recognized or partially recognized States from approximately 25 countries around the world. The successes and challenges of implementing international humanitarian norms, in particular the landmine ban, and the protection of children and women in armed conflicts were discussed. The conference adopted two final declarations. The English language versions are:
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[French versions:
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9 June 2009 - Garowe - Puntland. More than 70 people were gathered in  a workshop on the implementation of the Geneva Call’s “Deed of  Commitment for Adherence to a Total Ban on Anti-Personnel Mines and  for Cooperation in Mine Action”. A is available online.

28-30 November 2008 -
Par le Nouvel Orchestre de Genève et l'ensemble Gaudia - Direction Michel Dumonthay. Récital de Jazz par le pianiste Malcolm Braff.

26-27 November 2007 - Kiev - Ukraine. Geneva Call and the Ukrainian  Peace Keepers Association organized the first regional workshop "Towards an Anti-Personnel Mine-Free South Caucasus". The 25  representatives and experts from the region adopted a which is available online.

4-5 June 2007 - Geneva - Switzerland. Conference: []

17 October 2006 - Imphal, Manipur (India). Workshop: Landmine Challenges to Humanity & Environment. []

10 April 2006 - Zurich, Switzerland. Workshop: Advancing Mine Action in Sri Lanka - Mobilising the Sri Lankan Expatriate and Tamil Diaspora Communities. []
Organised by Geneva Call and the Centre for Just Peace and Democracy.

18 February 2006 - Guwahati, Assam (India), Workshop: Landmine Challenges to Humanity & Environment. []

November 2005: Co-organizers: Geneva Call and PSIO (Graduate Institute of International Studies)

12-17 November 2005:

23 July 2005 - Paris, France. Workshop: Advancing Mine Action in Sri Lanka: Mobilising the European Tamil Diaspora. []
Co-organizers: Geneva Call and the Centre for Just Peace and Democracy.

16 March 2005. Workshop: Towards a mine free world and Geneva Call. []
Co-organizers: the Indian Campaign to Ban Landmines, Indian Institute for Peace Disarmament and Environmental Protection, Geneva Call, the Naga Council and the Hope Society.

31 October - 1-2 November 2004, Geneva - Switzerland. Workshop: An Inclusive Approach to Armed Non-State Actors and International Humanitarian Norms - Report of the First Meeting of Signatories to Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment. []
Co-organizers: Geneva Call, PSIO (Graduate Institute of International Studies) and Armed Groups Project - University of British Columbia.

26-29 August 2004. Conference: Women in Armed Opposition Groups Speak on War, Protection and Obligations under International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law.
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17 January - 15 May 2004.

29 September - 1 October 2003. Workshop: The Mine Ban Education Workshop in Southern Sudan. []
Organized in collaboration with the SPLM/A and its humanitarian demining agency Operation Save Innocent Lives (OSIL). The purpose of the workshop was to strategize ways and means to widely disseminate the SPLM/A ban policy throughout its rank and file and to the grass roots level, to promote greater adherence to the mine ban norm and understanding of the SPLM/A obligations under the Deed of Commitment. To view the recommendations made by workshop participants.