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By Larry Lewis and Sarah Holewinski This piece appeared in PRISM Vol. 4, no. 2 . Prism is a journal of the Center for Complex Operations. Reducing civilian...

When people are caught in a situation of violence or a disaster, they become more vulnerable and often need protection from abuse, violence, coercion and dep

This toolkit is for civil society actors - international and local - and governments seeking to achieve a high global standard of protection for civilians...

Without consideration of hybrid war’s implications on civilians, strategies to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine will continue to be insufficient.

On this International Day of Peace, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) stands committed to strengthening the United Nations’ ideals of peace and...

On May 21, 2019, CIVIC’s MENA Program Director Sahr Muhammedally kicked off the United Nation's Protection of Civilians Week at a discussion on...

Jun 13, 2025 - Given the Israeli attacks across Iran unfolding on June 13, 2025, and as military escalation continues, Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) calls on all...

On October 31, 2018, CIVIC’s US Program Director Daniel Mahanty offered opening remarks at CSIS's event "The Protection of Civilians in US...

Deploying more troops and police to MINUSCA will only help end the conflict if there is a commensurate focus on improved Mission performance; adequate civilian...

Dahdaleh graduate scholar Sarah Khan recently published an article in the Policy Options where she discusses Canada's response to the Israel-Hamas conflict....

CIVIC is gravely concerned about the protection of civilians as a Russian military offensive is underway in Ukraine. 

As the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continues to unleash violence against the people of Haut-Uele in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the...

Accountable state security institutions are a cornerstone of good governance. For civilian victims and survivors of harm, accountability can reaffirm their...

CIVIC's Executive Director, Federico Borello, spoke with Arise TV about the conflict in Nigeria and the country's proposed policy on Protection of...

He began a third day of intense Middle East diplomacy aimed at preventing the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a regional conflict.

Starting today, world leaders will descend on New York for the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In a flurry of diplomacy,...

Sep 6, 2024 - AI offers great potential to enhance military activities, including capabilities to mitigate civilian harm during urban warfare.

On Wednesday, January 26, the Permanent Mission of Switzerland, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the...

Initial observations and recommendations by the Stimson Center, Better World Campaign and Center for Civilians in Conflict WASHINGTON (Sept. 3, 2015)...

News and Press Release in English on World about Gender, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and more; published on 5 May 2025 by CIVIC, DCAF and 3count other...

It was a match to win, a goal that would have moved Nigeria to the next round and, more importantly, bring joy to a nation whose uniting factor has always been...

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Our US Program Director, Dan Mahanty, joined Intercross the Podcast to discuss the protection of civilians in partnered operations. National security and...

We seek to reduce violence against civilians and promote civilian protection in Nigeria with a combination of advocacy, workshops for military and security...

The United States National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is legislation that provides annual authorization of appropriations for the Department of Defense...

The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) has resulted in more than 300,000 refugees and over 630,000 internally displaced people as of June 2014....