🔴 Since March 2, WFP has been unable to transport any food supplies into #Gaza and is forced to reduce the quantity of food families receive in order to stretch supplies.
🔴 During the first 42 days of ceasefire, WFP was able to support 1.3 million people with food assistance.
Our Co-Director @AnkiSjoeberg & associate expert @PascalBongard wrote an article https://t.co/NlTMf7qsF9 about their experience in conducting research on Non State Armed Groups & the different approaches & levels of consultation by #humanitarian & #humanrights organisations.
"For victims (...) distinctions between what amounts to a violation and what is just incidental harm may seem abstract and academic. Taking a harm-based rather than a violation-based approach is more constructive." https://t.co/u4LgMD6JZO via @articles_of_war
"reparations are not simply about legal compliance, but part of the wider moral, strategic and political aims to alleviate suffering, manage the image of belligerents and even allow the continuation of military operations." https://t.co/u4LgMD6JZO via @articles_of_war
Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world.
It must end.
Monday is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. https://t.co/BQ6DoG1wyp #16Days via @UN_Women
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The UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict has decided to grant provisional enhanced protection to 34 cultural properties in #Lebanon.
Full press release: https://t.co/GwpZ1FFgvA #ProtectHeritage
New blog post! With observations from the Nasa Indigenous people's experience of harm in #Colombia, @piergiuseppe_pa argues that the #IHL framework is insufficient to address spiritual harm caused by armed conflict.
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Read all at: https://t.co/iH8y746I7T
@SafeenDizayee says there are efforts in Iraq to introduce legislation that limits women's engagement, including "alarming proposals for early marriage at the age of 9. The international community, human rights organizations, and activists must ensure that legislators understand the complexities and international laws involved. Iraq is part of the global community, not an isolated society."
Urgent need to revert the pushback on girls' rights in Iraq! Some members of #Iraq’s parliament are pushing forward an amendment that could legalize child marriage for girls as young as nine. Iraqis are protesting against it, but time is running out: https://t.co/21XIn6IoSt
Launching 'Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent #HarmandNeed in conflict' hosted jointly by @armedgroupsintl & @Articles_of_War blogs. @KatharineFortin @Ezequiel_Heffes Prof Cismas & Prof Maddocks. Stay tuned for weekly publications!
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Myanmar: More than 5,300 civilians have been killed since the military seized power, with many more displaced or detained.
New @UNHumanRights report looks at the devastating impact of the violence & calls for those responsible to be held accountable.
https://t.co/ot7QqIXLIJ
Nearly all children in Gaza and Sudan, & many others in Haiti & D.R.Congo, are also out of school due to war & violence. - @unicefchief.
@UNICEF reminds everyone of their obligation to respect every child's right to education.
https://t.co/JQCWudNzeH
#RightToEducation
15 May 2024 - FREE: Beyond Compliance Consortium Public Launch of "Building Evidence on Promoting Restraint by Armed Actors". Includes presentation of the research programme and fireside chat https://t.co/o7BwZeeHZg
Powerful words from @WameedhS to the #UNSC: “Civil society, especially women's rights organizations, are the backbone of humanitarian, peace & development efforts in #Yemen…Prioritizing gender equality & [their] leadership is crucial.”
Read her remarks: https://t.co/v55PMjqHZP
📢Exciting Call for Contributions!
As we commemorate this year the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, we invite scholars, practitioners, and experts to contribute blog posts addressing various dimensions of Common Article 3👇👇👇
https://t.co/25UCX2SgcO
“On any given day, it is part of the lives of roughly 800 million women globally. But roughly half of menstruating women and girls lack basic sanitary products, keeping many of them away from school benches and work opportunities” https://t.co/0vjDRwLwGf