Can More Peacekeepers Protect Civilians in the Central African Republic?
The Security Council will vote today to renew the mandate and provide a needed boost of 900 additional troops…
US Week in Review – Nov 14, 2017
Iraqi forces launched an offensive on November 11 to retake Rawa, where an estimated 10,000 civilians remain under Islamic State control. Rawa is the last Iraqi town remaining under Islamic State control, and Iraqi commanders expect the area to be retaken quickly – within a matter of days.
CIVIC Signs Joint Letter on Yemen to US Secretary of State
CIVIC has joined 18 members of the NGO community in issuing a joint letter to US Secretary of State Rex…
CIVIC Signs Joint Statement to UN Security Council
CIVIC has joined the NGO community in drafting a joint statement to the UN Security Council regarding the UN peacekeeping…
US Week in Review – Nov 6, 2017
On Friday, Prime Minister al-Abadi announced the recapture of al Qaim, leaving only the town of Rawa and a few pockets of territory in western Anbar under Islamic State control in Iraq. The International Organization for Migration estimates that 65,000 people have fled western Anbar since January, including more than 19,000 since September 20.
Intercross the Podcast: Episode #33 Policy and Peacekeeping in South Sudan with Trevor Keck and Lauren Spink
In this episode of Intercross the Podcast, we sit down with ICRC in Washington’s Deputy Head of Communications Trevor Keck and…
US Week in Review – Oct 31, 2017
Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Thursday to retake Rawa and al-Qaim in western Anbar. The International Organization for Migration estimates that 65,000 people have fled western Anbar since January, including more than 10,000 since the beginning of October.
Civilian Casualties Decrease in Afghanistan, But Troubling Trends Remain
Overall civilian casualties in Afghanistan decreased by 6 percent in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same…
Marla Keenan on Protection of Civilians in Security Assistance
Protecting civilians is too often a “nice-to-have” and not a “must-have” part of militaries’ missions. This is fundamentally wrong-minded