❗️In #Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in and around El Fasher as fighting between the RSF and SAF intensifies. The UNSG is sounding an alarm over the worsening crisis.

🌐 This year, on International Day of #Peace, we are reminded that peace is not a passive state. It’s made up of daily choices and is a continuous process. 🔸 Peace isn't handed to us, but comes from collective determination to resist violence, foster equity, & create inclusive coexistence.

✨ NP's supporter group in #Midland, #Michigan will be holding their 4th Annual Celebration of Peace to celebrate #InternationalDayOfPeace in partnership with Midland Rotary! 🗓 Sunday, Sept 21 ⏰ 12:30-3 PM 📍5501 Jefferson Ave (Creative 360) ✅ Free ➡️ Learn More: tinyurl.com/33bd3w8u

✨ Join us for our 3️⃣0️⃣th Nonviolence Cafe "Journeys to #Peace" to meet two of NP's newest Heads of Mission: Roz Lee of the United States and Douce Namwezi of the Democratic Republic of Congo #DRC.

✨ Reminder: International Day of Peace is September 21! 🗓️ The day marks the beginning of @paceebeneorg.bsky.social's Action Days, which feature thousands of #nonviolent actions held each year from September 21 through the International Day of #Nonviolence on October 2.

Digital tech is reshaping conflict: from disinformation to online harassment, civilians face new risks—& new tools for protection. Our latest publication on Unarmed Civilian Protection in the digital age, with lessons from Sudan, Ukraine, Iraq & beyond👉 tinyurl.com/bdfv6rnm #DigitalPeacebuilding

✨ Our 2024 Annual Report is here! 🆕 💬 If this past year has shown us anything, it’s this: No one is coming to save us — but no one has to face it alone. Our strength is #solidarity. Our power is in collective action.

🌍 Amid the upcoming Human Rights Council’s 60th session, NP is urging states to support a mandate extension for the International Fact-Finding Mission in #Sudan.

🔸 The official day might be over, but we still have stories to uplift for #WorldHumanitarianDay. In #Sudan, Women Protection Team leaders have reconnected in Tawila and are working to reestablish safe pathways for survivors of #GenderBasedViolence.

🌐 In recognition of #WorldHumanitarianDay, we're sharing an update from #Myanmar. As earthquake recovery efforts continue, so do efforts to reduce violence.

❗️A few days ago, members of our community partner (Relief_Coordination_Centre) in #Ukraine were driving in Kupiansk, a high-risk area, when their frequency analyser (FA) detected an incoming drone signal.

🌏 🌍 🌎 Happy #InternationalYouthDay! Around the world, NP supports #youth in leading initiatives that closely align with the UN's #GlobalGoals. Through advocacy, community engagement, and commitment to building a better future, young people are turning the #SDGs into local impact.

📣 #Minneapolis Folks: TOMORROW, join Amy Hansen, Senior Advancement Manager, NPUS, at Congresswoman Betty McCollum's listening session!

🏝️ After conflict uprooted #civilians in the #DRC, many families relocated to a remote island in South Kivu. 🚰 This area lacks basic infrastructures and the only source of drinking water is located far away.

Early warning technology enables humanitarian teams and local volunteers to save lives amid surging drone threats tinyurl.com/mt9vm7au #Drone #Ukraine #Russia #FrequencyAnalyser #EarlyWarning #NotATarget #CivilianProtection #ProtectionOfCivilians

🕯️Today marks 11 years since the Yazidi genocide. In August 2014, ISIS launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi people in Sinjar. Thousands were killed, women and girls were abducted and enslaved, and entire communities were displaced — leaving deep scars that remain to this day.

🍲 Furaha owns a restaurant in South Kivu, #DRC. Following the war, she has found it difficult to source suppliers and bring in customers, as they've feared for their #safety.

🏛️ Despite #conflict rates at record-breaking levels, the U.S. gov't has decimated its #AtrocityPrevention staff/programs & failed to submit the required report to Congress. Read the report drafted by former U.S. gov't officials & call on the Hill to hold the #POTUS to account: ➡️ t.ly/APShadowReport

🤔 How can you prepare before attending your next #community rally? 🪧 A writer from the #WednesdayJournal newspaper, in the Chicago area, recently shared takeaways on #ProtestSafety after attending an online training hosted by our US team! ⬇️ Read More: tinyurl.com/2j4fa5ym

🎮 For Lin and his father, a night of video games took an unexpected twist when authorities stormed their home. In #Myanmar, the state perceives gatherings of young men as potential threats, for they fear they could be organizing against the government.

📜 The #POTUS ignored Congress & didn’t submit the report required by the #ElieWieselAct. So, former U.S. gov't officials wrote one. Congress must hold the Administration accountable for not following the law & the #atrocities that will undoubtedly occur. Read the report ➡️ t.ly/APShadowReport

"As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of #Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian orgs are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes."

🇺🇦 #Humanitarian aid coordinator, Mario Trutmann, discusses how organizations like NP are supporting local #Ukrainian volunteers on the frontlines: #SwissDevCoop ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2mdj262c

🇸🇸 We're sharing two case studies on food security and how it relates to #UnarmedCivilianProtection (UCP) in #SouthSudan:

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

🇮🇶 After years of living in displacement camps, Mahdi* returned to his hometown in Ba'aj, #Iraq with his sister’s family, including her school-aged children. *Name changed for privacy

💬 “I’m just an ordinary person, doing what I can.” Min, NP #Myanmar After enduring conflict, displacement, and the aftermath of an #earthquake, Min discovered that healing is part of protection too.

💬 “Before joining the Early Warning Early Response (EWER) committee, I believed violence was the only way to protect our people. But through NP’s support, I’ve come to see that #peace is stronger than retaliation.” – Leader of the #EWER Committee, Kuernyuon, Jonglei State

❗️Food should never come with gunfire. Over 500 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 injured under Israel’s militarized distribution scheme in #Gaza. This is NOT a #humanitarian response.

📣 The new Israeli-US backed distribution scheme forces Palestinians in Gaza into militarized zones just to access food. Food is now fenced, scanned & weaponized. This is NOT humanitarian aid. It is a system of forced displacement, surveillance, + mass #violence, disguised as relief. #CeasefireNOW

➡️ Palestinians are being shot just to reach aid boxes. And when they do? They return with barely enough to survive... a few basic items, no clean water, no fuel to cook, and no medical care if they are injured. #CeasefireNow

📣 Palestinians in #Gaza are being shot just to reach “aid” boxes, filled with barely enough to survive. No water. No fuel. No dignity.

‼️ Palestinians in Gaza are being funneled through fenced corridors, militarized zones and sniper-lined checkpoints… just to access food. Since May 27, over 500 people have been killed and thousands more injured in and around these so-called “aid hubs” designed by Israel.

🇸🇸 Since 2020, our team in #SouthSudan has been conducting protection programming in #Pibor town, with a focus on reducing 'age set' violence. 🔄 The program began in response to escalating #intergenerational violence and community fragmentation linked to age set rivalries.

❗️In #Gaza, two million people have been pushed into overcrowded, militarized zones where they face daily gunfire and mass casualties while trying to access food.

🔸 At NP, physical accompaniment is a method we use to support individuals and communities facing threats. It's an effective tool for reducing risks through #nonviolence, relationships, visibility, and deterrence rooted in #solidarity and witness.

🔸 #Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the emancipation of folks previously enslaved in the U.S. The first celebration took place in 1866 in Galveston, Texas, and marked the beginning of what has become a nationwide tradition.

📣 How can we keep each other safe? Join @paceebeneorg.bsky.social and NP for an interactive #workshop on building safer communities.

🤨 On June 14, the U.S. will be spending $45 million* on a #military parade. 💰 Here's where that money could go instead: 🇺🇦 In #Ukraine, it could fully train and equip 40,000 civilian first responders with: ballistic helmets, ballistic vests, trauma kits, and life-saving first aid.

🏛️ Foreign assistance is crucial to protecting civilians and preventing violence. These #rescissions risk increasing instability, poverty, and preventable deaths, at a time when global #solidarity is needed most. bit.ly/4dYEINV

🇨🇩 #Congo: One thing that Douce Namwezi, Head of Mission, NP #DRC keeps hearing from civilians is: 💬 "In the past, we thought protection was someone else’s job. But now we know: we are the ones responsible for our own safety.” ⬇️ Read More: nonviolentpeaceforce.org/eastern-drc-...

🔇 Imagine not being able to hear warning alarms before danger strikes. For many #Ukrainian civilians with hearing impairments, this was their reality— air raid sirens do little to meet their #safety needs.

🔸 In North #Minneapolis, Odell Wilson (Coach Biggs), a Community Peacebuilder and mentor, is guiding high school students through basketball, car rides, and conversations.

👥 Community organizing matters. In our work across the globe, we’ve seen a consistent truth: when communities are trusted and supported, they create their own paths to peace.

🏛️ As conflict continues to persist in #Ukraine, NP and 30 other human rights, humanitarian, faith based, and foreign policy-focused organizations, urge Members of Congress to support an inclusive negotiation process...

Happening now! Side event at #POCWeek2025 ➡️ Strengthening Protection of Civilians through Advocacy, Humanitarian Diplomacy, and Local Leadership, Wednesday, 21 May 2025 Follow the conversation here 🧵 #NotATarget #ActForHumanity

✨ Sharing some exciting funding news from #Ukraine! The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (#FCDO) has announced support for three humanitarian organizations, including NP's HAVEN project!

Happening now! Side event at #POCWeek2025 ➡️ Civilian-centred approaches and POC in a changing world: Moving from policy to practice Follow the conversation here 🧵 #NotATarget #ActForHumanity

🔴 Civilians are paying the highest price in today’s wars – killed, injured, displaced and denied aid. This Thursday, States will meet at the UN Security Council to discuss Antonio Guterres’ latest report on the protection of #civilians in armed conflict. #NotATarget #PoCWeek2025

There has never been a more important time to uphold the protection of civilians. Join us at Protection of Civilians Week as we discuss re-centring protection amidst a world in flux. 📆 23 May 🕗 15:00-16:30 EDT/20:00-21:30 UK time 📍 Online/in-person (NY, USA) 🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/FxgKVdn #PoCweek2025