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BCC Global Virtual Event: Emergent Themes Across Eight Contexts of Armed Conflict

Thursday 26 March 2026, Zoom Webinar
10:00-12:00 and 13:30-15:30 GMT

The BCC Global Virtual Event brings together insights from extensive empirical data collected in eight contexts of armed conflict by Country Research Units and showcases emergent themes across these contexts.

S2 EP1: Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan

19 Nov 2025
Beyond Compliance: In Conversation Podcast

How was civilian protection practiced and experienced during the international intervention and war in Afghanistan? And what are the legacies for international law today? This week we talk to Shaharzad Akbar and Thomas Gregory …

Colombia. Medellin. Aerial view of a poor neighborhood. Some areas of the town are under the control of armed gangs and criminal groups. Fighting between these groups or with the Police Forces has serious humanitarian consequences for the civilian population, such as death threats, forced recruitment, urban displacement, summary executions.

Armed Groups without Armed Conflict – Reflecting on the Thresholds of Violence and Protection

17 Nov 2025
Beyond Compliance Blog Symposium

This blog examines the growing phenomenon of armed groups operating in contexts that fall below the legal threshold of non-international armed conflict (NIAC), yet whose actions …

International Humanitarian Law Under Stress: Reflections from Ukraine on Bridging the Accountability Gap

10 Nov 2025
Events

On 10 November 2025, Prof. Ioana Cismas, BCC Principal Investigator, spoke at the BCC-supported event “International Humanitarian Law Under Stress: Reflections from Ukraine on Bridging the Accountability Gap” …

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2nd Edition of Report and Civilian Protection Index Published

22 Oct 2025
Consortium Partner News

Consortium partner CIVIC has published its second edition of its Protection of Civilians Trends Report and Civilian Protection Index, which documents the experiences of civilians living through conflict and extreme violence in 2024 …

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Recording available – Beyond Compliance in a Chaotic World: Achieving Full(er) Protection in Armed Conflict

21 Oct 2025
Events

On 14 October 2025, BCC hosted a hybrid Peace Panel at Geneva Peace Week “Beyond Compliance in a Chaotic World – How a Harm + Need Approach Can Achieve Full(er) Protection in Armed Conflict”. Watch the recording now …

Nigeria. Borno State, Biu General Hospital, stabilization centre supported by the ICRC. While the COVID-19 pandemic has hogged all the attention, the rise in malnourished children has the medical staff of Biu General Hospital worried that more children may die if they don't receive treatment.

How Conflict and Climate Change Deepen Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

16 Oct 2025
Beyond Compliance Blog Symposium

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, nearly one-third of children under five suffer from stunted growth, with rates of malnutrition rising fastest in areas scarred by armed conflict …

High-level Ministerial working dinner – Beyond Compliance: Protecting Children in the Face of Intensifying Armed Conflict

1 Oct 2025
Spotlight News

On 23 September 2025, the Permanent Missions of Malta, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Greece, along with representatives from the BCC…

IHL Centre launches the "Stockholm Manual: A Practitioner’s Guide to Conducting IHL Assessments and Humanitarian Advocacy"

1 Oct 2025
Consortium Partner News

In September 2025, the IHL Centre launched the “Stockholm Manual: A Practitioner’s Guide to Conducting IHL Assessments and Humanitarian Advocacy”…

Lattice, a software platform of the American defence technology company Anduril Industries, at a 2020 field test of the Advanced Battle Management System

Before compliance – ex-ante decision making in the design of military AI capabilities and the need to unravel the private technology sector’s role

23 Sep 2025
Beyond Compliance Blog Symposium

The integration of AI into military operations is reshaping how compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) is understood. AI can improve situational awareness and embed …

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Upcoming Events and Recordings

S2 EP1: Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan

Armed Groups without Armed Conflict – Reflecting on the Thresholds of Violence and Protection

International Humanitarian Law Under Stress: Reflections from Ukraine on Bridging the Accountability Gap

2nd Edition of Report and Civilian Protection Index Published

Recording available – Beyond Compliance in a Chaotic World: Achieving Full(er) Protection in Armed Conflict

How Conflict and Climate Change Deepen Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

High-level Ministerial working dinner – Beyond Compliance: Protecting Children in the Face of Intensifying Armed Conflict

IHL Centre launches the "Stockholm Manual: A Practitioner’s Guide to Conducting IHL Assessments and Humanitarian Advocacy"

Before compliance – ex-ante decision making in the design of military AI capabilities and the need to unravel the private technology sector’s role

Watchlist report analyses 25 situations of concern on the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict agenda

Beyond Compliance: Exploring a Harm and Need Approach to the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict

Fight for Humanity releases 2024 annual report

Sanctions and Silence – Intergenerational Trauma and Legal Gaps

Between Aftershocks & Airstrikes in Myanmar – Accounts of Compounding Harm + Need

S1 EP12: Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm

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