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Doha & Geneva - 16 December 2025 - Grounded in a shared commitment to strengthening the protection of civilians in conflict-affected areas, Center
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Joint Statement: Members of the NGO Working Group on the Protection of Civilians
NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 — This year marks both the 25th anniversary of the UN Security Council’s adoption of the protection of civilians (POC) i
CIVIC Calls States to Support Political Declaration to Reduce Harm from Explosive Weapons
New York, US. June 16, 2022 - Countries have the opportunity to address harm arising from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIP
NGOs Urge Security Council to Protect Civilian Lives in Urban Warfare
United Nations, NY, May 17 2022 - Center for Civilians in Conflict has joined 22 organizations in a joint statement to the UN Security Council, callin
CIVIC Receives the Highest-Level “Platinum” Rating from GuideStar
Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) has received the highest-level “Platinum” rating from GuideStar, which evaluates nonprofit transparency in op
Airwars and CIVIC: 20 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan began, NATO foreign and defence ministers must urgently learn lessons of the past on protecting civilians
October 13, 2021 - Last week marked twenty years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan began, following which the UK, Netherlands, and other NATO m
Demystifying End-Use Monitoring in U.S. Arms Exports
The United States (U.S.) remains the world’s largest purveyor of arms, representing nearly 37% of global arms exports between 2015 and 2020. In 2020 alone, the U.S. government approved over $110 bill
CIVIC Statement on Political Declaration to Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from Humanitarian Consequences that can arise from the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
This week, from March 3-5, Ireland is hosting virtual consultations with states to finalize a Political Declaration addressing explosive weapons in po
Early Warning and Rapid Response Takes Root in UN Peacekeeping
In 2010, approximately 200 combatants from armed non-state groups, as well as deserters from the Congolese army, attacked civilians in Walikale territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
CIVIC Receives $250,000 Matching Grant from Anonymous Donors
(November 9, 2020) As Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) prepares to launch its next five-year strategic plan, several in the protection of civi
