Two years after the formation of a transitional unity government that includes South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, his long-time rival Riek Machar, a

The CIVIC Toolkit for Advancing the Protection of Civilians in Conflict, distills over two decades of practical experience, sources in international l

For the past decade, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have taken over roles traditionally reserved to national armed forces, such as su

For over 20 years, the use of force by the U.S. military has caused significant civilian harm in multiple parts of the world. Yet, the U.S. has accept

In 2019, the UN found that Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable country in the world to climate change, indicating that temperatures will rise more quick

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has a new mandate. Weeks of negotiations between members of the UN Security Council concluded on June 29 with a re

As the war in Ukraine drags on, we continue to witness abuses against civilians and entire cities being razed to the ground. Elsewhere too, civilians

By Vanja Kovac, CIVIC's Gender AdvisorThe war in Ukraine and allegations of sexual violence by Russian troops have brought back to the forefront the i

Today, armed conflicts are increasingly fought in urban areas affecting some 50 million people. Thus, urban areas are vulnerable to the effects of con

CIVIC’s Inaugural External Evaluation Finds Program “Saved Civilian Lives” As a part of its Evaluation Policy, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC