NP Work in the Field

Kyrgyzstan

In the South of Kyrgyzstan, more than one year after the outbreak of violence that left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced, the security environment for civilians remains precarious, with numerous reports of human rights violations and a general, widespread sense of mistrust between ethnically diverse communities, and between the citizens, state institutions, and armed actors. MORE »

Sri Lanka Project

In 2002, the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) signed a ceasefire agreement and peace negotiations facilitated by Norway began. MORE »

Philippines Project

Nonviolent Peaceforce was invited to Mindanao by local organizations working for peace and justice. Some of the organizations are formally involved in monitoring the ceasefire between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). NP deploys internationals to work with local peacekeepers, contribute to their safety, help to maintain ceasefires and advance the peace process. Nonviolent Peaceforce Philippines Project objectives include: MORE »

South Sudan Project

In 2010, two South Sudanese organizations, the Institute for the Promotion of Civil Society (IPCS) and the Sudanese Organization for Nonviolence and Development (SONAD),  invited Nonviolent Peaceforce to provide operational expertise in preventing violence before and MORE »

South Caucasus

NP was invited by local civil society actors in the South Caucasus to explore potential engagement in the region, starting by focusing on the human security situation in territories affected by the August 2008 war between Georgia and Russia. MORE »