🔸 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

💬 "Nonviolence is effective: it honors the #humanity of each person, regardless of the harm they cause... We have the power within us to both stop the harm and humanize each other." -Anna Zaros, Director of Advancement, NP US

🚨 As we mark the fourth anniversary of the invasion of #Ukraine, we're uplifting the ‘Safe Transport for Emergency Evacuations and Logistics’ (STEEL) project, an initiative co-implemented by NP and the Relief Coordination Centre (RCC).

Today marks four years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We spoke to Anastasiya Marchuk of @nonviolentpeaceforce.org about their inspiring work on the ground to protect civilians and build peace side-by-side with local communities.

💬 “Here, I felt alive again” -Yurii, Veterans' Retreat Participant, Ukraine After returning from the frontlines, Yurii struggled to find his place in civilian life. The transition strained his career, his sense of identity, and his relationship with his wife, Katya.

🇺🇦 As #Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, NP warns that escalating #drone warfare is driving the latest steep rise in #civilian deaths and other harms, while putting frontline volunteers at extreme risk.

❗️NP, along with 35 other orgs, opposes the United States’ reported $210 million purchase of cluster munitions from Tomer, a company owned by the Israeli government.

❗️Today marks #RedHandDay. At NP, our red hands are raised high to demand an end to the recruitment and use of #ChildrenInArmedConflict. Let’s take a look at how Red Hand Day came to be and why it’s so important.

Calls for action: Civilians across #Ukraine are bearing the consequences as Russia launches the largest hybrid attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure yet, targeting electricity sources and gas lines across major cities amid winter’s coldest days. nonviolentpeaceforce.org/weaponising-...

💻 In #Iraq, particularly in IS-affected contexts such as Ninewa, communities continue to grapple with the long-term impacts of conflict, displacement, and unresolved grievances amid fragile governance structures.

💬 "Peace is the foundation of coexistence, and without #peace, there is no coexistence." -Haneen, Coordinator of the Qayyarah Women's Peace Team (WPT), Iraq

💬 “NP has the privilege of working alongside communities around the world, and of carrying that shared wisdom into every place we show up.” -Ethan Quezada, Programme Manager, NP U.S.

🗣️“...The BABAE Project reflects Nonviolent Peaceforce’s unwavering commitment to centring women and youth as leaders in #peacebuilding." -Delsy Ronnie, Country Director, NP Philippines