The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Peacekeeping and Regional Security (DPKRS), in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is holding a three-day Workshop on the Development of a Protection of Civilians (PoC) Policy for ECOWAS Peace Support Operations from 3rd to 5th March 2026 in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The workshop aims to develop a comprehensive and operationally grounded Protection of Civilians policy that will strengthen ECOWASโ capacity to prevent and mitigate harm to civilian populations during Peace Support Operations (PSOs). The engagement provides a platform to review relevant regional and international frameworks and generate practical recommendations tailored to ECOWASโ operational realities.
