Description:
"After
seven
years of dialogue with Geneva Call on
international
humanitarian norms, a ground
-
breaking step has been
taken
by
the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army
(KNU/KNLA). KNU/KNLA has signed
Geneva Call?s
Deed of Commitment
for the
Prohibition of
Sexual
violence in
Situations of
Armed
Conflict and
towards the
Elimination of
Gender
Discrimination
and the
Deed of Commitment
for the Protection of Children from the
Effects of
Armed
Conflict.
The ceremony
took place
in Pa?an in Karen/Kayin State
on 21 July 2013 and gathered
representatives of
the
senior
leadership
of the
KNU/KNLA
and
Government
officials,
as well as
representatives of the diplomatic
community,
NGOs and UN agencies..."
Source/publisher:
Appel de Geneve, Geneva Call
Date of Publication:
2013-07-24
Date of entry:
2013-07-24
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English