South Sudan

NP uses a mix of strategies to prevent violence, enhance the safety and security of civilians, build and strengthen local peace infrastructures, and devise and implement locally-led peace and protection strategies. By doing so, NP is able to protect civilians and support the cohesion, resilience, and the adaptive capacity and recovery of communities affected by violence and insecurity. 

NP’s activities in South Sudan include: 

• Direct protection and presence, including patrols and protective accompaniment for those at risk of violence.
• Referring survivors of sexual and gender-based violence or other protection concerns to relevant services.
• Supporting peace dialogues within and between communities experiencing or at-risk of violent conflict.
• Creating and maintaining early warning/early response systems.
• Forming and strengthening Women’s Protection Teams to enable women to take leading roles in the protection and peace of their communities. 
• Providing trainings to promote community protection, social cohesion, and violence reduction. 

While national level conflict in South Sudan has significantly subsided with the signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in 2018, continued violence at the regional, communal, and household levels  pose a threat to the safety and security of civilians. Further, communities that have been fractured by years of conflict and violence must take steps towards cohesion and reconciliation, while also weathering shocks such as extensive flooding, increasing levels of food insecurity, and disease outbreaks. As the context in South Sudan has shifted, NP has adapted  to meet the dynamic needs of communities. By shifting its focus towards building capacity, improving cohesion, supporting reconciliation, and strengthening resilience through community-led approaches, NP  hopes to support an enabling environment for durable peace.