The Civilian Protection Podcast

Every day, 100 civilians are killed in conflict and countless more are harmed, often without recognition, recourse, or justice. Yet their perspectives are repeatedly missing from the stories we tell about war and the way we think about war’s costs.

The Civilian Protection Podcast, brought to you by CIVIC and PAX, shares the voices of people affected by war, the dangers they face, the choices they make, and what can be done to better protect them — because we believe it’s time to put them at the center of the discussion.

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Episode #4: Afghanistan: A Legacy of Harm
In August 2021, U.S. and international forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. In this episode, we sit down with Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, to explore the legacy of civilian harm left behind and what it means for Afghan civilians moving forward.

Guest: Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)

Episode #3: People-centered Peacekeeping
A people-centered approach to UN Peacekeeping makes sense as a concept– listen and learn from the communities you are mandated to protect — but how is it actually implemented in practice? Speaking with experts from the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and United Nations Headquarters, this episode explores the need for applying a people-centered approach in peacekeeping contexts and the complexities of effectively implementing this approach.

Guests: Marco Donati (Civil Affairs Team Leader, UN Department of Peace Operations), Geoffrey L. Duke (Director, South Sudan Action Network on Small Arms (SSANSA)) and Kessy Ekomo-Soignet (Founder and Executive Director of youth-led NGO URU and General Director at Peace Development Watch)

Episode #2: In Search of Answers
In Somalia, a family sits down to eat. Before dinner is over, their lives have been irreversibly changed. A U.S. airstrike had hit their home. Unfortunately, this is not an unfamiliar scene for civilians living in conflict-affected areas. Speaking with experts from Somalia and Yemen, this episode explores what happens after harm, and the challenges civilians face trying to get answers, recognition, and amends.

Guests: Bonyan Gamal (Accountability and Redress Officer, Mwatana for Human Rights) and Abdullahi Hassan (Researcher, Amnesty International)

Episode #1: More than numbers
In 2014, ISIS, also known as Daesh, seized the city of Mosul, Iraq, and a battle involving ISIS, American-led coalition forces, and national Iraqi forces ensued. It was then that Iraqi historian Omar Mohammed began to document cases of civilian harm on his anonymous blog, Mosul Eye, risking his life to ensure history would remember their names.

Guest: Omar Mohammed (Mosul Eye)

BONUS MATERIAL: The full interview with Omar Mohammed (Mosul Eye) and co-host Marc Garlasco (Military Advisor at PAX)

Trailer: An introduction to the Civilian Protection Podcast
Hosts Annie Shiel, Senior Advisor for US Policy and Advocacy at CIVIC, and Marc Garlasco, Military Advisor at PAX, introduce the Civilian Protection Podcast. This podcast, brought to you by CIVIC and PAX, shares the voices of people affected by war, the dangers they face, the choices they make, and what can be done to better protect them — because we believe it’s time to put them at the center of the discussion.

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The Civilian Protection Podcast is a cooperation between CIVIC & PAX.

Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) envisions a world in which no civilian is harmed in conflict. We support communities affected by conflict in their quest for protection and strengthen the resolve and capacity of armed actors to prevent and respond to civilian harm.

PAX works to protect civilians living in conflict. Our purpose is to reduce civilian harm, end armed violence and build sustainable peace around the world. To achieve this, we work closely with civil society and authorities at local and international levels to put civilian perspectives first.

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Episode #4: Afghanistan: A Legacy of Harm

Aftermovie PAX Protection of Civilians Conference 2021

Opening Conference Day 1 ‘International Support to security actors’ – PAX PoC Conference 2021

A critical connection: Resilience and PoC – PAX PoC Conference 2021

Connecting realities to champion Protection of Civilians – PAX PoC Conference 2021

Opening Day 3 ‘The role for PoC champions in the future of warfare’ – PAX PoC Conference 2021

ممارسة المسؤولية الحسابية: امثلة من قوات المساعدة الدولية لارساء الامن في افغانستان والقيادة العسكرية الامريكية في افريقيا - PAX PoC Conference 2021

المسؤولية الحسابية وافغانستان: ماذا الان؟ - PAX PoC Conference 2021

Accountability and Afghanistan: What Now? – PAX PoC Conference 2021

Accountability in practice: Examples from ISAF and AFRICOM – PAX PoC Conference 2021

انتظار المسؤولية الحسابية: ستة سنوات بعد الحويجة - PAX PoC Conference 2021

Waiting for accountability: 6 years after Hawija – PAX Protection of Civilians Conference 2021

الحويجة كما اخبرنا ساكنوها - PAX PoC Conference 2021

Hawija as told by residents (with the Mayor of Hawija) – PAX PoC Conference 2021

Law enforcement gap in South Sudan – PAX PoC Conference 2021

جلسة التدريب الثانية للقوات المحلية: تطبيق الدروس المستنبطة من افغانستان في العراق - PAX PoC Conference 2021

Training local forces: Applying lessons learned from Afghanistan to Iraq – PAX PoC Conference 2021

جلسة التدريب الاولى للقوات المحلية : الدروس المستنبطة من افغانستان - PAX PoC Conference 2021

Training local forces: Lessons learned from Afghanistan – PAX PoC Conference 2021

Keynote speech by Shah Wali (DACAAR) – PAX PoC Conference 2021

Soutien international aux acteurs locaux de la sécurité au Sahel – Conférence sur la protection des civils 2021 (Français)

International support to local security actors in the Sahel – PAX Protection of Civilians Conference 2021

Bridging the law enforcement gap in South Sudan

Recruiting Evaluation Consultants

Episode #3: People-centered Peacekeeping

2021 - PAX Protection of Civilians Conference

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Salahaddin, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Salahaddin, Iraq

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Central Equatoria, South Sudan

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HSS 2021: Data summary from Diyala, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2021: Data summary from Diyala, Iraq

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Chapter 17 "On Civilian Harm": Conclusion. Towards a Shared Understanding of Civilian Harm.

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Chapter 16 "On Civilian Harm": Key Factors. Causing or Mitigating Harm

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Chapter 15 "On Civilian Harm": Perpetrators. Types, Intentions, Responsibility

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Chapter 14 "On Civilian Harm": Victims. The Human Cost of Violent Conflict

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"On Civilian Harm": Introduction

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Kirkuk, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Kirkuk, Iraq

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HSS 2020: Summary findings from Unity, South Sudan

PAX statement on Taliban taking over in Afghanistan

Episode #2: In Search of Answers

Another Iraqi peace activist killed, impunity for militias must end

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HSS Expert Panel Survey: Q1 2021 update from Jonglei, South Sudan

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan

Book launch ‘On civilian harm’

After Hawija: The way forward for the Dutch Ministry of Defense

Episode #1: More than numbers

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HSS Iraq Dashboard

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HSS Iraq Dashboard (Arabic)

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HSS South Sudan Dashboard

Trailer: An introduction to the Civilian Protection Podcast

Toward a shared understanding of civilian harm

Protection of Civilians Week 2021

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On Civilian Harm

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Case 1 "On Civilian Harm": Siege tactics

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Case 2 “On Civilian Harm”: Oil fires

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Case 3 "On Civilian Harm": Sexual violence

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Case 4 "On Civilian Harm": Essential infrastructure

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Case 5 “On Civilian Harm: Chemical weapons

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Case 6 “On Civilian Harm: Explosive remnants of war

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Case 7 “On Civilian Harm”: Indirect fire

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Case 8 “On Civilian Harm”: Genocide

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Case 9 “On Civilian Harm”: Airstrike

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Case 10 “On Civilian Harm”: Forced displacement

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Case 11 “On Civilian Harm”: Suicide bombing

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Case 12 “On Civilian Harm”: Weaponizing drinking water

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Case 13 “On Civilian Harm”: Ethnic cleansing

PoC Week side event: Protecting the environment is protecting civilians

PoC Week side event: Emerging practices in effective Civilian Harm Mitigation

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HSS 2020: Summary findings from Jonglei, South Sudan

Voices from Hawija: listening six years later

Book launch ‘On civilian harm’

2020 - PAX Protection of Civilians Conference

PoC Week Event: Emerging practice in effective civilian harm mitigation

PoC Week Event: Protecting the environment is protecting civilians

2019 – Contributing to Human Security Through Training: A Mission Impossible?

Literature review on concepts, guidelines, and recommendations for Community Engagement

PAX joins UNCSW Side-event on Women Leaders in the Military and Peacekeeping

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PAX PoC Program annual report 2020

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Greater Yirol (Lakes State), South Sudan

2018 – Applying Data for Peacekeeping

The need for more data-driven protection

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Mapping Data-Driven Tools and Systems for Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Early Action

UNCSW Side-event on Women Leaders in the Military and Peacekeeping

Major concerns about the European Peace Facility

2017 – Protection of Civilians: Shared Goals, Different Visions?

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Payinjiar (Unity State), South Sudan

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Community Engagement: Concepts, Guidelines, and Recommendations

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Presentation ‘Understanding reverberating effects’

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Modelling Reverberating Effects and the Frontlines Lab initiative

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Reverberating effects of the use of Explosive Weapons

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Visible & invisible effects of violence used in Mosul

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Opening Day 3 Civilian Harm and Reverberating Effects

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Interview with Bert Koenders and Roos Abelman

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Aftermovie

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Plenary Opening (Day 1)

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - South Sudan's Transition: Citizens' Perception of Peace

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Local Understandings of Human Security: Evidence from the Field

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Expert Panel ‘Community engagement during uncertainty’

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Voices from the Field

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - ‘What is Human Security?’

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Workshop Coherence in PoC Policy and Practice

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Lessons Learned PoC Bilateral & Special Forces Operations from UK

PAX PoC Conference 2020 - Lessons Learned on PoC Experiences from Germany

Now online: recommendations brief on reverberating effects of military action

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Reverberating Effects from Military Action

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Operationalizing PoC under A4P Priorities: Assessing Challenges, Operational Changes, and Progress (Event Report)

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Visual notes: PAX PoC Conference 2020

Workshop ‘Operationalizing PoC under A4P Priorities’

Event report - ‘Improving gender-sensitive capacities for PoC in UN peacekeeping training’

Joint Civil Society statement: European ‘Peace’ Facility Causing harm or bringing peace?

Event report - ‘Engaging Local Populations as Partners in UN Peacekeeping’

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Engaging Local Populations as Partners in UN Peacekeeping

Improving gender-sensitive capacities for PoC in UN peacekeeping training

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Seeing Through the Rubble

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Transparent reporting on civilian casualties (Dutch)

Dutch transparency about civilian harm remains insufficient

Update from South Sudan: collecting data during a pandemic

New publication on civilian harm tracking and investigation

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Discussion paper: Civilian harm tracking and investigation

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Jonglei, South Sudan

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A River of Death

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A River of Death (Arabic)

Five years after Hawija, what lessons did we learn?

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Position paper: Civilian harm tracking, analysis and response

PoC week event: Training for the protection of civilians

Virtual event PoC week 2020: Training for the protection of civilians

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PAX PoC Program annual report - 2019

Time for transparency

Working on the protection of civilians in times of corona

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Literature Review: Civilian Harm Tracking Tools & Investigation Mechanisms

Iraq, Human Security Survey and the coronavirus pandemic

Partners in Iraq and South Sudan kick off new programming

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Explosive weapons with wide area effects and risk to civilians

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HSS 2019: Summary findings from Kirkuk, Iraq

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HSS 2019: Summary findings from Salahaddin, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2019: Gender security dynamics in Salahaddin, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2019: Gender security dynamics in Salahaddin, Iraq

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HSS 2019: Summary findings from Kirkuk, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2019: Gender security dynamics in Kirkuk, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2019: Summary findings from Basra, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2019: Gender security dynamics in Basra, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2019: Summary findings from Basra, Iraq

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HSS 2019: Summary findings from Salahaddin, Iraq

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HSS 2019: Gender security dynamics in Kirkuk, Iraq

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Event Report - PAX PoC Conference 2019: Contributing to Human Security through training: a mission impossible?

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HSS 2019: Gender security dynamics in Basra, Iraq

More than 70 civilians dead in Hawija: The need for better transparency and accountability standards for military interventions

Stop violence against Iraqi protesters, listen to them

Human Security Survey South Sudan Coordinator John Malith Mabor reflects on speaking tour in Europe

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Early Warning/Early Action Burkina Faso Pilot report meeting 2

Community Security Dialogue in Juba, Jubek State (South Sudan)

HSS teams across Iraq plan for new rounds of Data Collection and Community Engagement

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HSS 2018: Summary findings from Eastern Lakes State, South Sudan

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Early Warning/Early Action Burkina Faso Pilot report meeting 1

Security is everyone’s business: Community Security Dialogue in Eastern Lakes, South Sudan

NGOs calling for urgent action to strengthen the protection of civilians in armed conflict

Backstage at the UN-NATO Protection of Civilians course

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HSS 2018: Summary findings from Payinjiar County, Unity State, South Sudan

Breaking stereotypes of conflict: City of Two Springs screenings

Pilot Project Starts on Early Warning / Early Action in Burkina Faso

Training Basra and Kirkuk enumerator teams for a new round of HSS data collection

Payinjiar security dialogue: one step closer to peace

Midterm evaluation - Human Security Survey

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HSS South Sudan: Research Methodology (2019)

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HSS Iraq: Research Methodology (2019)

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HSS 2018: Summary findings from Jonglei State, South Sudan

HSS Community Engagement in Salahaddin, Iraq

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HSS 2018: Gender security dynamics in Basra, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2018: Gender security dynamics in Salahaddin, Iraq (Arabic)

Data Validation and Community Security Dialogues in Bor, South Sudan

Human Security Survey outcomes 2018: Jubek, South Sudan

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HSS 2018: Data summary from Jubek, South Sudan

Human Security Survey outcomes 2018: Eastern Lakes, South Sudan

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Human Security Survey: Midterm Project Evaluation

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HSS 2018: Data summary from Payinjiar (Unity State), South Sudan

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HSS 2018: Data summary from Jonglei, South Sudan

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HSS 2018: Summary findings from Jubek State, South Sudan

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Event Report - PAX PoC Conference 2018: Applying Data for Peacekeeping (day 2)

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Event Report - PAX PoC Conference 2018: Applying data for peacekeeping (day 1)

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HSS 2018: Data summary from Salahaddin, Iraq

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HSS 2018: Data summary from Eastern Lakes, South Sudan

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HSS 2018: Gender security dynamics in Basra, Iraq

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HSS 2018: Gender security dynamics in Salahaddin, Iraq

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HSS 2018: Data summary from Basra, Iraq

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HSS 2017: Data summary from Salahaddin, Iraq

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Siege Watch #9

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HSS 2017: Summary findings from Basra, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2017: Summary findings from Kirkuk, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2017: Summary findings from Basra, Iraq

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HSS 2017: Summary findings from Kirkuk, Iraq

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HSS 2017: Summary findings from Jonglei, South Sudan

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HSS 2017: Summary findings from Eastern Lakes, South Sudan

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HSS 2017: Summary findings Jubek State, South Sudan

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HSS 2017: Data summary from Jubek State, South Sudan

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HSS 2017: Gender Dynamics in Kirkuk, Iraq

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HSS 2017: Gender security dynamics in Basra, Iraq

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HSS 2017: Gender security dynamics in Kirkuk, Iraq (Arabic)

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Living under a black sky

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HSS 2017: Gender security dynamics in Basra, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2017: Data summary from Basra, Iraq

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No Return to Homs

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Siege Watch #8

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HSS 2017: Data summary from Kirkuk, Iraq

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Event Report - PAX PoC Conference 2017: Shared Goals Different Visions?

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PoC Scenario Exercise

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Siege Watch #7

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Siege Watch #6

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HSS 2017: Data summary from Eastern Lakes State, South Sudan

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HSS 2017 Summary findings from Payinjiar (Unity), South Sudan

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Siege Watch #5

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Siege Watch #4

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Areas of Harm

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Siege Watch #3

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Perceptions of Transitional Justice

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HSS 2017: Data summary from Jonglei, South Sudan

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Scorched earth and charred lives

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Siege Watch #2

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Siege Watch #1

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Scenarios for South Sudan in 2020

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Amidst the Debris…

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The Catch 22 of Security and Civilian Disarmament

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The Civilian Protection Podcast

Every day, 100 civilians are killed in conflict and countless more are harmed, often without recognition, recourse, or justice. Yet their perspectives are repeatedly missing from the stories we tell about war and the way we think about war’s costs.

podcast

Episode #4: Afghanistan: A Legacy of Harm

video

Aftermovie PAX Protection of Civilians Conference 2021

video

Opening Conference Day 1 ‘International Support to security actors’ – PAX PoC Conference 2021

video

A critical connection: Resilience and PoC – PAX PoC Conference 2021

video

Connecting realities to champion Protection of Civilians – PAX PoC Conference 2021

video

Opening Day 3 ‘The role for PoC champions in the future of warfare’ – PAX PoC Conference 2021

video

ممارسة المسؤولية الحسابية: امثلة من قوات المساعدة الدولية لارساء الامن في افغانستان والقيادة العسكرية الامريكية في افريقيا - PAX PoC Conference 2021

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المسؤولية الحسابية وافغانستان: ماذا الان؟ - PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Accountability and Afghanistan: What Now? – PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Accountability in practice: Examples from ISAF and AFRICOM – PAX PoC Conference 2021

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انتظار المسؤولية الحسابية: ستة سنوات بعد الحويجة - PAX PoC Conference 2021

video

Waiting for accountability: 6 years after Hawija – PAX Protection of Civilians Conference 2021

video

الحويجة كما اخبرنا ساكنوها - PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Hawija as told by residents (with the Mayor of Hawija) – PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Law enforcement gap in South Sudan – PAX PoC Conference 2021

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جلسة التدريب الثانية للقوات المحلية: تطبيق الدروس المستنبطة من افغانستان في العراق - PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Training local forces: Applying lessons learned from Afghanistan to Iraq – PAX PoC Conference 2021

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جلسة التدريب الاولى للقوات المحلية : الدروس المستنبطة من افغانستان - PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Training local forces: Lessons learned from Afghanistan – PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Keynote speech by Shah Wali (DACAAR) – PAX PoC Conference 2021

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Soutien international aux acteurs locaux de la sécurité au Sahel – Conférence sur la protection des civils 2021 (Français)

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International support to local security actors in the Sahel – PAX Protection of Civilians Conference 2021

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Bridging the law enforcement gap in South Sudan

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Recruiting Evaluation Consultants

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Episode #3: People-centered Peacekeeping

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2021 - PAX Protection of Civilians Conference

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Salahaddin, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Salahaddin, Iraq

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Central Equatoria, South Sudan

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HSS 2021: Data summary from Diyala, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2021: Data summary from Diyala, Iraq

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Chapter 17 "On Civilian Harm": Conclusion. Towards a Shared Understanding of Civilian Harm.

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Chapter 16 "On Civilian Harm": Key Factors. Causing or Mitigating Harm

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Chapter 15 "On Civilian Harm": Perpetrators. Types, Intentions, Responsibility

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Chapter 14 "On Civilian Harm": Victims. The Human Cost of Violent Conflict

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"On Civilian Harm": Introduction

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Kirkuk, Iraq (Arabic)

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HSS 2020: Data summary from Kirkuk, Iraq

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HSS 2020: Summary findings from Unity, South Sudan

International support to local security actors in the Sahel – PAX Protection of Civilians Conference 2021