CIVIC, International Peace Institute (IPI) and the Permanent Missions of the Netherlands and Uruguay to the UN cohosted a policy forum on “Twenty Years of Protecting Civilians through UN Peacekeeping Operations: Successes, Challenges, and New Frontiers.” This side event is part of Protection of Civilians Week, which is taking place on the margins of the…
CIVIC is among a strong coalition of nonprofit organizations calling on French MPs help to strengthen parliamentary control over arms sales in order to reduce the impact of conflict on civilians in Yemen. Read the Letter CIVIC a rejoint l’appel de 16 ONGs appelant les parlementaires français à agir pour mettre fin aux…
As part of the #16Days global “UNite to End Violence” campaign, we are sharing the story of a woman who faced violence in the midst of a conflict zone. Drawing from “In Her Shoes,” a toolkit designed by the Gender Based Violence Prevention Network, Kemi’s story, a fictionalized account based on real experiences, illustrates the…
Our US Program Director, Dan Mahanty, along with Jenny McAvoy, the Director of Protection at InterAction, recently spoke with Intercross the Podcast to discuss the protection of civilians in partnered operations. National security and defense strategies, as well as trends in US military operations around the globe, reflect a preference for working by, with, and through…
As part of the #16Days global “UNite to End Violence” campaign, we are sharing the story of a woman who faced violence in the midst of a conflict zone. Drawing from “In Her Shoes,” a toolkit designed by the Gender Based Violence Prevention Network, Kemi’s story, a fictionalized account based on real experiences, illustrates the…
As part of the #16Days global “UNite to End Violence” campaign, we are sharing the story of a woman who faced violence in the midst of a conflict zone. Drawing from “In Her Shoes,” a toolkit designed by the Gender Based Violence Prevention Network, Kemi’s story, a fictionalized account based on real experiences, illustrates the…
Around the world, acts of violence are committed against women and girls on a daily basis. In conflict zones, in addition to the dangers threatening all civilians, women and girls face risk of gender-based violence (GBV). Armed actors and combatants may use sexual violence as a tactic of war, employing rape and exploitation as a…
The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) will participate in the Paris Peace Forum from November 11-13 in Paris, France. The Paris Peace Forum was created by French President Emmanuel Macron to revive collective governance and international cooperation at a time when global challenges have never been so pressing. Conceived as an annual gathering…
