In one minute or less, we’ll give you an inside look at civilians in war and CIVIC’s work to help them. You can expect photographs, powerful stories and progress toward their well-being. We’ll go to Afghanistan where CIVIC created and just delivered the first-ever trainings on addressing civilian harm to American, international and Afghan military…
Posted by Chris Rogers Politicians in Pakistan agree on little these days. In a country where partisan rivalry runs high, and regional and religious politics compound deep sectarian and ethnic differences, divisiveness is a constant. However, in the last two weeks I have seen consensus around at least one issue: the need to address civilian…
In a new report out today, the CIVIC documents civilian losses as the result of armed conflict and their consequences. Since 2001, Pakistani military operations, US drone strikes, militant and terror attacks, and other forms of conflict-related violence have killed or injured thousands and displaced millions in northwest Pakistan. The Center’s Christopher Rogers spent a…
Posted by Scott “No one even helps you bring in the dead; you collect the bodies at your own risk,” a woman called ‘L’ explained to me at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Fighting in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has raged on and off for nearly two decades, but never has it been…
Posted by: Shelly When I was nine, my biggest responsibility was to make my bed in the morning and sometimes I didn’t even do that. Like most kids, I was completely reliant on my parents and other adults to meet my needs. But what if one of my parents died and it was now…
Posted by: Marla B Last week NATO commanders proposed a new idea: a medal for “courageous restraint” if troops avoid using force that could harm an Afghan civilian. Steps like this make it clear their heads and hearts are in the right place, given how important such avoidance is in Afghanistan right now–-both for humanitarian…
Posted By Shelly Mention “war” or “armed conflict,” and many people scroll through mental images of soldiers engaged in combat or of pock-marked villages halfway across the world. But these images are just a fraction of that element. War’s impact doesn’t end when the bullets and bombs stop. Its effects stretch beyond the fighting and…
Posted by: Angelica Zamora “One dies when he’s forgotten.” This is a verse written by Colombian poet Manuel Mejía Vallejo, and today it seems to be a reality regarding the tragedy of victims in Colombia. This week, the Annual Report of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that armed conflict in this…
“How much could a wheelchair cost?” Rubina exclaimed. “Seven hundred rupees?” She took 500 rupees, about $7, from her wallet and turned back to Mahia’s tent to give it to her family. In 2008, while in her home in Bajaur Agency, shrapnel from tank or artillery shelling struck Mahia in the head, paralyzing her and…