✨ At NP, the legacy of the late #NelsonMandela continues to inspire us daily. May these #PeaceQuotes inspire you, too, as you lead with #nonviolence!

💬 "Before, we thought protection belonged to organizations. Today, we know protection belongs to all of us. Even if we have nothing to give, we can listen, accompany, and make sure no one suffers alone." -Women Protection Team Member, Tawila, #Sudan

🌐 In recognition of #WorldYouthSkillsDay, we're highlighting a recent workshop organized by Save The People USA, NP's NY team, and @icny.bsky.social.

🏚️ Years of large-scale ongoing displacement, housing destruction, and inaccessibility caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, have created a severe housing crisis across the country.

#Gender is increasingly weaponised in conflict, yet gender-sensitive protection is being defunded just when it's needed most. Our new research shows how people in Iraq, Myanmar, S. Sudan & Ukraine already adapt gender norms to protect themselves – humanitarians must pay attention: buff.ly/8VTnY3c 📖

💬 "...Through the Women-Friendly Space, I've come to realize that women like me also have a voice and a responsibility in building our community.” -Sweetsel, Women-Friendly Space Facilitator, Maguindanao del Sur, BARMM, #Philippines

💬 "We realized that responsibility towards the village had become our duty.” -Mazen*, Krovy Youth Peace Team (YPT) Member Nearly a decade after the end of the ISIS invasion of northern #Iraq, communities across the region continue to rebuild their lives. *Name changed for privacy

🆕 As a result of deadly landslides that struck Bushushu and Nyamukubi villages in 2023, nearly 794 households fled to the Katashola plantation in Muhongoza village, located in Kalehe, #DRC.

🚨Our latest #Ukraine brief highlights a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and protection crisis in the temporarily occupied settlements of Oleshky in the #Kherson region.

🗣️ “NP has been an incredible supporter and a vital #CommunitySafety resource for our Chinatown Night Market… Their guidance and in-person support helped us build a strong plan for heat, crowd control, police presence, and outside agitation.” -Anna Ye, Special Events & Culinary Programs Manager

🔶 Women in Iraq continue to face structural barriers shaped by restrictive social norms, unequal access to resources, and limited participation in public and political life — challenges that are often amplified in conflict-affected areas like #Ninewa.

🔹 In Sinjar, #Iraq and surrounding areas, youth-led efforts demonstrate practical #peacebuilding through everyday actions.

🔸 Since fleeing violence in #Darfur, a number of women have been able to reestablish their Women's Protection Team (WPT) in #Tawila. With the support of NP, they're leading hygiene awareness sessions.

Cuts to foreign aid programs are having lasting effects, according to a new report. An advocate with @nonviolentpeaceforce.org says the reductions not only ended services but also damaged trust with communities in conflict zones. #ForeignAid #GlobalIssues #Policy

🦽 Odesa is home to one of #Ukraine’s largest veteran populations, including over 7,300 veterans who have disabilities as a result of injuries sustained during their military service.

🕯️Nonviolent Peaceforce mourns the death of Sarah Mohamed Ahmed, a frontline humanitarian and social worker with our partner the Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) in #Sudan.

Civilians cannot be protected effectively when those providing protection are themselves under threat. 👂Listen in 13:15-14:45EDT ➡️https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16sm8woyq #POCWeek2026 side event

Community groups work for peace in wake of San Diego mosque attack ➡️ tinyurl.com/mrymn836

Each drone costs $20K+. Each interception $1M+. Civilians in #Iraq pay in ways that can't be measured in dollars — disrupted sleep, restricted movement, compounded trauma. Our new white paper examines what drone warfare actually means for people on the ground. 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdz4ctfb #DroneWarfare

📅 May 20! Join our side event at #POCWeek2026: ⬇️ RSVP before May 18 tinyurl.com/4msu66je #NotATarget #ActForHumanity

🗓️ May 20! Join us for an event at #POCWeek2026: Centring Civilian Agency and Community-Led Protection in an Era of Constraints, Austerity and Impunity ⬇️ Register before May 18: tinyurl.com/5n8ytm84 #NotATarget #ActForHumanity

🗣️“These attacks are occurring in broad daylight, when people are going about their daily lives. The scale and nature of these strikes indicate an intent to cause maximum civilian harm.” -Joachim Kleinmann, NP Head of Programmes in Ukraine

“This is what the human cost of war looks like on the ground in four countries. The stories and people profiled are merely snapshots of an unfathomably vast, brutal picture. This crisis is ongoing. For each day of complacency, the cost of lives and livelihoods goes up.” Go deeper here:

🆕 Briefing — Protecting Those Who Stay: Rethinking Duty of Care Duty of Care is the ethical, legal, and organisational responsibility to anticipate, prevent, mitigate, and respond to risks to the physical and psychological wellbeing of those undertaking #humanitarian action. Read ➡️ bit.ly/4dy5g95

🚨This afternoon, Russian strikes hit densely populated civilian areas in Kramatorsk, #Donetsk region, using multiple suspected guided aerial bombs. At least 6 civilians have been killed and many more injured.

💬 “We came to develop scenarios really at the request of #community members who felt that they really needed to know what it was like to be in the moment.” -Roz Lee, Head of Mission, NP US

💬 “When the resolution was reached, our hearts felt lighter.” -Faisal Alejo, Motorcycle Taxi Driver, #Mindanao, Philippines 👥 After getting tangled into a rido (revenge killing), Faisal asked our staff at NP to help him and the the feuding families set up an 'amicable settlement".

"Drone! Drone! Drone!" — trainees shout as miniature helicopter blades buzz overhead. At a Safer Access security course near Kyiv in late February, aid workers are learning how to react when their mission comes under fire.

❗️Today, a Russian fibre-optic drone struck a humanitarian vehicle of Nonviolent Peaceforce’s (NP) partner organisation “Strong Because Free” in the city of Kherson, #Ukraine. Three #humanitarian workers have been injured.

🆕 Issue Briefing: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support x Unarmed Civilian Protection (#UCP) The following publication highlights how NP is taking a proactive approach to address emotional and traumatic stress. ➡️ Read more: bit.ly/4u51NFm

💬 "This is my home country, these are my people, they need me now more than ever.” -Sumood*, Sudanese woman from El Fasher and Women’s Peace Team leader *Name changed for privacy

"No matter what the violent conflict situation is, there is always space for peace." -Anna Zaros, Director of Advancement at NP 🎙️ In an interview with John Malkin of San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center @indybay.org, and Anna Zaros, have conversations around:

🆕 This report explores civilian safety and #peacebuilding needs in #Syria, drawing on conversations with Syrian communities, officials, and armed actors during an exploratory mission conducted by NP.

🚨Nonviolent Peaceforce is horrified by the hundreds of bombs that Israel dropped on #Lebanon on April 8th—including more than 100 dropped in only ten minutes. The bombardment across the south, east, and the capital Beirut has left entire neighbourhoods in densely populated areas destroyed.

🚨 In #Ukraine's Donetsk region, #civilians and partner organisations' teams are being systematically targeted by Russian attack drones while attempting to flee frontline cities. NP is sounding the alarm on these attacks.

🌍 Rejoignez le prochain événement de webinaire , "Adapter les mandats de l’ONU au paysage sécuritaire africain." 🗓️ Date: 9 avril 2026 ⏰ Heure: 14h00 – 16h00 (GMT+2) 📍Lieu: En ligne via Zoom ➡️ S'inscrire: tinyurl.com/3jwnmvm8

🌍 Join the Institute for Security Studies' (ISS) upcoming webinar, "Adapting UN peacekeeping mandates to Africa’s volatile security landscape." Simultaneous French-English translation will be provided! 🗓️ 09 April 2026 ⏰ 14:00 – 16:00 GMT+2 📍 Online via Zoom ➡️ Register: tinyurl.com/4cw4cbce

NP & 12 leading civil society organisations issue a public statement welcoming announcement of international coalition on #Sudan nonviolentpeaceforce.org/np-welcomes-...

🔸 When one community organizer asked: “How are we going to protect our #community with how bad the situation is with ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]?" NP answered: “strengthen your relationships and build a system for effective coordination.”

⛑️ Earlier this week, Russian forces struck a residential neighbourhood in #Ukraine, killing four people and injuring 17 others. A #Kharkiv based civil society organisation supported and trained by NP, was on its way to another location to evacuate #civilians when the strikes occurred.

💬 “This new coalition has the potential to turn mounting global outrage into meaningful action instead of letting it continue to vanish from world news—what matters now is sustained, palpable commitment to protection, justice, and accountability." -Armstrong Evans, NP Head of Mission, #Sudan

🗣️"I was really afraid to come to work. But now I have practiced how it would feel in my body if ICE were to show up in real life. Now I know exactly what to do.” – NYC training participant In #NYC, NP has been working side by side with community partners to keep people safe.

💬 "[There's a] growing mismatch between how crises are experienced on the ground and how they are formally responded to." -LesleyConnolly, NP Regional Policy and Advocacy Manager

What practical pathways exist for resetting humanitarian access in areas controlled by Armed Groups and De Facto Authorities, based on field realities from Africa? Register here to join the discussion: bit.ly/4sqAeFH @nonviolentpeaceforce.org @nrc-global.bsky.social @icvanetwork.bsky.social

@nonviolentpeaceforce.org with roots in Minnesota says civilians are paying the highest price as violence tied to Iran escalates — warning that fear, displacement, and unmet basic needs are growing fast. #HumanitarianCrisis #CivilianProtection #IranWar

🌍 🌏 🌎 Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Today, we're shining a spotlight on courageous women breaking barriers and having huge impacts on their communities around the world! #IWD #IWD2026

🔹Since learning more about the fundamentals of #UnarmedCivilianProtection through NP, safety volunteers at the South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) food pantry in #NYC, have been using #nonviolent tactics to stay calm when approached by police officials or authorities.

🚨Civilians across the #MiddleEast are currently facing an unprecedented escalation of regional violence.

"It has been increasingly challenging to hold these questions and have to walk participants through what they could be doing when the situation can sometimes be very uncertain and unpredictable," Dela Fuente noted. nonviolentpeaceforce.org/nyc-group-gi...

Drawing on frontline reporting and close engagement with affected communities, the report highlights both the erosion of formal protection systems and the growing sense of abandonment felt by civilians. tinyurl.com/yc68d5fh