NGOs Call for Member States to Address Critical Issues Ahead of UN Security Council’s Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians

United Nations, NY, May 18, 2023 —  Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), alongside 19 other leading organizations working to improve the protection of civilians in armed conflict (PoC), have published a joint statement ahead of the May 23^rd UN Security Council Open Debate at the sixth edition of PoC Week. This statement calls for UN Member States to take swift and ambitious action in addressing the need for policies and practices that effectively address the full protection of civilians in all their diversity. Read the statement, including recommendations for tackling these challenges, here.

Endorsing organizations:  

Action Against Hunger

Amnesty International

All Survivors Project

Article 36

CARE

Center for Civilians in Conflict

Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect

GPPAC

Humanity and Inclusion

Human Rights Watch

INEW

International Rescue Committee

International Disability Alliance

Nonviolent Peace Force

Norwegian Refugee Council

Oxfam

PAX

Plan International

Save the Children

Watchlist for Children and Armed Conflict

World Vision