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Representatives of the undersigned International Voluntary Service (IVS) organizations and networks, participated in a 10 days study visit to Palestine in September 2022 organized by the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS), hosted by BALADNA inside the green line and IPYL in the West Bank. This study visit which was originally planned to take

The General Assembly of CCIVS meeting in Loutraki, Greece in November 2023, in response to the recent escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel.As International Voluntary Service organisations we stand strongly for our values of peace, freedom of movement, co-operation, intercultural diversity and non-violence. We are deeply saddened and shocked by the violent attacks, civilian

October 7, 2024; unbelievably one year has passed, one year in which we have been devastated, horrified, shocked by the unstopped aggression of the state of Israel, by the continued support of the US, the European Union and their allies to the onslaught against the people of Palestine and now Lebanon.  It’s unimaginable—how did we

The Palestine Solidarity working group  Statement  The Palestine Solidarity Working Group of CCIVS has been meeting regularly over the past year, closely following the ongoing genocide and attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. This group seeks, in whatever small way possible, to support the Palestinian people as they endure unimaginable brutality. While

As the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza deepens, CCIVS reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and calls for immediate international action to halt the ongoing atrocities. The situation in Gaza has deteriorated to unprecedented levels: ● ​Mass Starvation: Civilians are being denied access to essential food and medical supplies, leading to widespread malnutrition and

Statement June 2025: Gaza – A Genocide in Real Time Statement February 2025 – by the Palestine Solidarity working group Statement October 2024 – One Year Later: A Call for Peace Amidst Escalating Aggression November 2023 – Palestinian Solidarity and Ceasefire Statement November 2022 – Statement on Palestine Study Visit 2022