Last week All Survivors Project hosted a side-event at #POCWeek2025 titled “Breaking barriers: Advancing healthcare access and protection for all survivors of sexual violence” alongside @norwayunny.norway.no
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DRC, Gaza, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine
and beyond
We are witnessing widespread harm to civilians caught in armed conflict.
But wars have rules. And protecting civilians is NOT optional. It’s a moral and legal obligation.
Civilians are #NotATarget! #PoCWeek2025
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3/3 The report recommendations include to “endorse and implement the political declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas without delay.”
Read the report here ➡️ digitallibrary.un.org/record/40821...
#PoCWeek2025 #NotATarget #StopBombingCivilians #EWIPA
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2/3 The report highlights that “an increase in the use of larger bombs with a high explosive yield in densely populated areas contributed to a rise in civilian casualties in several conflicts.”
#PoCWeek2025
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1/3 The UN Secretary General’s 2025 Protection of Civilians Report, highlights widespread harm caused to civilian and civilian infrastructure, including from the use of heavy explosive areas in populated areas and as a result of unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices.
#PoCWeek2025
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Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the ICRC, and UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, met during #PoCWeek2025 in New York to discuss how the Global Initiative is working to restore respect for the rules of war.
Learn more about the Global Initiative: www.icrc.org/en/global-in... #IHL
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Geneva Call at #PoCWeek2025 : Proud to co-sponsor a discussion on multi-level humanitarian dialogue for civilian protection, and to join a UN SC Arria-formula meeting on protecting water in conflict. Protection starts with dialogue. More 👉 bit.ly/3H7utdE
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Urge relanzar el #DIH y sus principios.
Exigimos la protección efectiva de los civiles en conflictos, especialmente de mujeres y niños, así como la infraestructura civil, incluidos hospitales y escuelas.
Debemos combatir la impunidad y garantizar la rendición de cuentas. #UNSC #PoCWeek2025
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Today:
➖ #Gaza: UN dispatches vital humanitarian assistance
➖ #Sudan: Hostilities, health threats imperil civilians
➖ #POCWeek2025: @UNReliefChief calls for action to protect civilians, recommit to humanitarian law
➖ UNCERF: supports action on cholera, climate
More: bit.ly/4kzPDje
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"When the rules of war are bent or ignored, civilians pay the price."
UN Relief Chief, @tomfletcherun.bsky.social, addressed the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict on #PoCWeek2025.
Full remarks: bit.ly/44L0WjV
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At the #ProfilesinProtection event, we marked the remarkable stories of peacekeepers who have given meaning to the protection of civilians mandate for 25+ years.
More: ow.ly/v3tV50VNaTw #POCweek2025
Thank you to co-hosts Tunisia, Uruguay, Senegal, @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social & @ipinst.bsky.social
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Today we join more than 80 States in recalling our collective responsibility to protect civilians and calling for compliance with international humanitarian law.
The safety, dignity and rights of civilians must be a priority. #POCweek2025
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During #POCweek2025 and on the occasion of the annual #UNSC debate on Protection of civilians, Croatia🇭🇷joined today the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and 80 others, in a common call to respect #IHL always: not as a mere aspiration but a moral and legal obligation.
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"Some states apply the law selectively. All this undermines the laws of war" @tomfletcherun.bsky.social at #UNSC briefing, stating 2024 has been the deadliest year for humanitarian workers on record. #NotATarget #PoCWeek2025 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d...
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🚨 The use of #explosiveweapons in towns and cities killed and injured civilians, destroyed critical infrastructure and impaired essential services.
Their effects last long after the fighting stops.
Their use in populated areas must be avoided.
Learn more 👇
bit.ly/4mspggI
#NotATarget #PoCWeek2025
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Join the #PoCWeek2025 Side Event TODAY on Protecting Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA) ➡️ bit.ly/poc2025ewipa
#StopBombingCivilians #NotATarget
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Concern is one of 21 NGOs to sign this powerful plea to the UN ahead of today’s UN Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians.
Read the full statement ⏬
bit.ly/4jiagPM
#PoCWeek2025 #NotATarget
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Happening now! Side event at #POCWeek2025 ➡️
Strengthening Protection of Civilians through Advocacy, Humanitarian Diplomacy, and Local Leadership, Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Follow the conversation here 🧵
#NotATarget #ActForHumanity
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#ProtectionofCiviliansWeek
A record number of conflicts is accompanied by a rise in civilian fatalities.
The widespread harm to civilians must end.
Wars have rules. Protecting civilians is NOT optional! It’s a moral and legal obligation!
#NotATarget #PoCWeek2025
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This week, MAG joined the 8th Protection of Civilians Week at the UN.
Protecting civilians is not just a humanitarian imperative, but an obligation.
International humanitarian law is strong; failure to uphold it costs lives. Principled action is urgently needed.
#POCweek2025
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Mis- and disinformation & hate speech are a growing threat to #peacekeeping and humanitarian action, with real and disastrous impacts on communities and those serving them. Today's #PoCWeek2025 side event discussed concrete actions to safeguard information integrity in conflict settings.
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White text overlay reads, “Civilian-centred approaches and POC in a changing world: Moving from policy to practice” Photo in background is of young men with purple t-shirts that read “Youth Protection Team.”
Happening now! Side event at #POCWeek2025 ➡️
Civilian-centred approaches and POC in a changing world: Moving from policy to practice
Follow the conversation here 🧵
#NotATarget #ActForHumanity
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It's Protection of Civilians Week at the UN #POCweek2025
We need to ensure the protection of all civilians, including humanitarian workers & their premises at all times, as well as civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, schools & UN premises. ~🇪🇺Cssr @hadjalahbib.bsky.social
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AND ⏰ Happening today!
States are meeting at the UN Security Council to discuss the Secretary-General’s 🆕 report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
Civilians pay the highest price in war. But they must be protected. They are #NotATarget
#PoCWeek2025
tinyurl.com/39a2rb3p
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🔴 Civilians are paying the highest price in today’s wars – killed, injured, displaced and denied aid.
This Thursday, States will meet at the UN Security Council to discuss Antonio Guterres’ latest report on the protection of #civilians in armed conflict.
#NotATarget #PoCWeek2025
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Starting today at UNHQ: Protection of Civilians Week 2025 #PoCWeek2025. Germany looks forward to constructive discussions on ideas and solutions to better protect civilians in armed conflict with Member States, UN Agencies, civil society and affected communities. #NotATarget
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Ahead of the Security Council Open Debate on Protection of Civilians, we’ve joined 20 other NGOs in calling for urgent action by the international community to protect civilians and uphold their rights. #CivilianRights #NotATarget #PoCWeek2025
bit.ly/4duRGCW
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This Tuesday, Geneva Call will contribute to two major discussions at #PoCWeek2025 aimed at strengthening protection for civilians in armed conflict, exploring how practical tools can help safeguard civilians in conflict environments.
Program description: www.unocha.org/events/prote...
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DRC
Gaza
Myanmar
Sudan
Ukraine
and beyond
We are witnessing widespread harm to civilians caught in armed conflict.
But wars have rules. And protecting civilians is NOT optional. It’s a moral and legal obligation.
More on the Protection of Civilians week: bit.ly/4jSZ8tK
#NotATarget #POCWeek2025
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Over 120 armed conflicts rage on worldwide, with millions of civilians paying its humanitarian consequences.
As the Protection of Civilians Week begins, we remind all parties to conflicts: respect for the rules of war isn’t optional, it’s a legal obligation. #PoCWeek2025
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