Appel de Genève / Geneva Call
Acronym: Geneva Call
General Information
Identification Code: 302979911822-71
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Foundation under Swiss Law
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 9/9/2013
Last Update: 11/2/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial humanitarian non-governmental organization (NGO) that engages in dialogue with Armed non-State Actors (ANSA) to promote their respect for international humanitarian norms in armed conflict and other situations of violence, in particular regarding the protection of civilians. Geneva Call gives ANSAs the opportunity to adhere to and respect the norms of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Inter- national Human Rights Law (IHRL). Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions provides a solid basis for humanitarian engagement with ANSAs, by establishing the right for impartial humanitarian organizations to offer their services to the parties to a conflict. To achieve this, Geneva Call seeks a formal undertaking by ANSAs, inviting them to sign and comply with different Deeds of Commitment to respect these norms. Signatory ANSAs agree that Geneva Call will monitor and verify their compliance.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- External relations
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- Justice and fundamental rights
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Environment and health
- Feuille de route pour l'engagement avec la société civile au Burkina Faso 2021 - 2024
- Yemen - EU Roadmap for engagement with civil society
- OUR WAKE-UP CALL TO TACKLE THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS
- Mali - Feuille de route pour un engagement envers la société civile 2021 - 2024
- EU Gender Action Plan III (GAPIII): Country Level Implementation Plans (CLIPs) and Gender Country Profiles (GCPs)
- Mindchangers is officially launching its awareness-raising campaign
Communication Activities: In 2013, Geneva Call representatives met Members of Parliament and their advisors to prepare the ground for parliamentary questions and a Recommendation on civilian protection in armed conflict.
Geneva Call sent proposals to her office for suggestions of amendments to the Human Rights Report 2012 of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. Two specific amendments were proposed based on Geneva Call's suggestions, one of which was included in the final report following a vote by the Committee.
On 12 March 2014, the European Parliament unanimously passed a recommendation to the European Council to support the engagement of armed non-State actors on child protection in armed conflict, urging the European Commission to encourage the signing of action plans for the protection of children in armed conflict by concerned States and armed non-State actors, and adherence by armed non-State actors to Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment protecting children in armed conflict.
In 2019, Geneva Call intervened at the European Council Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) on EU's humanitarian strategies and policies.
In 2020, Geneva Call participated in several EU consultations for the NDICI, including for the Human rights & Democracy and Peace, conflict prevention & stability. In 2020, Geneva Call co-hosted an event together with Germany to which EU representatives participated and also hosted several bilateral meetings and inter-services briefings with colleagues from the Services for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the European Commission's Directorate General for International Partnerships (INTPA), the European External Action Service and other EU/EC services, on particular contexts and topics of interest.
In 2021, Geneva Call participated in the civil society consultation in the framework of the fifth Brussels Conference on Syria and the Region and organized a side event to promote the protection of civilians, together with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). With the support of the EU, Geneva Call released its Mobile Application “Conflict Has Rules Too” in Afghanistan and hosted a launch event supported by the EU Ambassador and the Delegation in Kabul. Geneva Call has also been invited to informally brief the Political and Security Committee (PSC) in the second half of the year (2021) on contexts such as Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Mali.
In 2022, Geneva Call briefed the Ambassadors of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (PSC) and other representatives in two informal sessions, 1) in June regarding the Sahel region (hosted by Luxembourg) and 2) in September on Afghanistan (Hosted by Denmark and with the support of the EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments -FPI). Similarly, Geneva Call briefed the Council working group/party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) beginning of the year on Yemen, and had bilateral exchanges with several COHAFA focal points from Member States such as Germany, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, and others.
Policies and legislative or non-legislative files targeted by the organisation are:
- EU's humanitarian strategies and policies;
- European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid - the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, and International Humanitarian Law (IHL);
- EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2020-2024);
- Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) - Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management, Protection of Cultural Heritage, Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, etc
- EU Counter-Terrorism strategy
- EU instruments such as the Neighborhood, Development, and International Cooperation Instrument and others under the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations -Humanitarian Implementation Plans
- European Consensus on Peace
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Chemin de la Chevillarde, 47
Post Code: 1224
City: Chêne-Bougeries - Geneva
Country: SWITZERLAND
Phone: [object Object]
EU Office
Address: Chemin de la Chevillarde, 47
Post Code: 1224
City: Chêne-Bougeries - Geneva
Country: SWITZERLAND
Phone: [object Object]
Financial Data
New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 5
Members F T E: 1.4500000476837158
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: UNICEF
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Call to Action
Organisation Members: Centre for Peacebuilding
Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA)
Child Protection Working Group (CPWG)
Child Protection Minimum Standards Task Force
Focus Group on Children and Armed Conflict
Advisory board of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Global Protection Cluster (GPC) on Mine Action Area of Responsibility (AoR)
GPC on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) AoR
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
Advisory board of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (Watchlist)
Learning and Steering Group on Results-Based Protection of InterAction
Call to Action