• About CIVIC

    CIVIC is a Washington-based non-profit organization that believes the civilians injured and the families of those killed should be recognized and helped by the warring parties involved.

    On this blog, you will find stories from our travels around the world as we meet with civilians and military, aid organizations and government in our quest to get war victims the help they need.

  • Countries

    Afghanistan

    International

    Israel

    Jordan

    Lebanon

    Sudan

    United States

  • Guest Bloggers

    Ana, working on human rights issues in Afghanistan

    Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst at HRW, CIVIC board member

    Michael, aid and peace-building expert working in Darfur

    More coming soon!

  • Contributors

    Sarah, Executive Director.

    Marla B, Associate Director.

    Erica, CIVIC's fellow based in Afghanistan

    Jon, CIVIC's US military consultant.

  • Media Content

    Videos

    Photos

Meeting with the UN

Posted on April 25, 2008 by warvictims

Posted By: Erica
Yesterday I met with several officers of the United Nations mission here, referred to as UNAMA. The folks at UNAMA have themselves been trying to figure out how to coordinate support for civilian casualties. They agree with CIVIC that the international community should provide support for civilian casualties caused by international troops. They [...]

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Peaceful Conflict Resolution?

Posted on April 25, 2008 by warvictims

Posted By: Erica
Last week, an Afghan organization I’m helping here in Kabul co-hosted a conflict resolution workshop with a Washington-DC based institution. Two trainers flew out from Washington to lead the three-day training session for about 20 Afghan NGO employees — from both international and local NGOs.

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