Daily Archives: February 12, 2019

The Pentagon’s Latest Report on Civilian Casualties Policy

Blog, Op-EdBy Daniel R. Mahanty February 12, 2019

By: Dan Mahanty and Rita Siemion Late on Friday night, the Pentagon submitted to Congress and publicly released a 17-page report required under the 2019 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) describing the department’s development and implementation of a new, comprehensive policy on civilian casualties. Under Section 936 of the NDAA, the administration…

Twenty Years of Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians: February 1999 – UN Security Council Convenes First-Ever Meeting Focused on Protecting Civilians in Conflict

Blog, Op-EdBy Evan Cinq-Mars February 12, 2019

This is the first piece in a series that CIVIC will publish throughout 2019 to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council taking up the protection of civilians on its agenda. Follow along here, on Facebook, and on Twitter with #POC20 as we reflect on the status of the protection of civilians during this important…