🏛️ The #WPSAct made the U.S. the 1st country to codify the #WomenPeaceSecurity Agenda. But the U.S. Govt’s report to Congress, required by the law, is now a year late. As conflict hits record highs, Congress must demand answers. ⬇️ Read the full statement on #WPS: tinyurl.com/3zd9z7y5 #UNSCR1325

Statement of the U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security on the Implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act — Alliance for Peacebuilding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2026 CONTACT Nick Zuroski | nick@allianceforpeacebuilding.org Washington DC, USA   —  The U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace, and Sec...

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🧠 #Civilian Protection includes mental health. In #Ukraine, NP is supporting initiatives focused on veteran reintegration. These are crucial to healing communities and reducing risks for violence. ⬇️ Read a story from Yurii a Veterans' Retreat Participant: bit.ly/3ZSIdiQ

Reintegration From the Frontlines to Civilian Life: Yurii & Katya’s Story

After returning from the frontlines, Yurii struggled to find his place in civilian life. The transition strained his career, his sense of identity, and

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✴️ It's been one year since the #ceasefire agreement, yet, more than 1,400 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, nearly two million still need shelter, not a single hospital is fully functioning, and 1.4 million people face crisis-level hunger.

NP is deeply alarmed by US plans to televise the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, highlighting such a dehumanizing spectacle as part of a broader campaign to normalize state-sanctioned violence. nonviolentpeaceforce.org/from-firing-...

From Firing Squads to Frontlines

Nonviolent Peaceforce Calls for Urgent Intervention on Livestreamed Execution Plans US plans to livestream an execution by firing squad is part of a

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❗️383 aid workers were killed in 2024, making it the deadliest year on record. More than 90% were national & locally recruited staff. In 2025, that figure reached 97%. The people who carry the most risk in humanitarian response are those who stay: local responders, volunteers, and mutual aid groups.

💬 "#Drones are changing warfare. That is the story everyone is writing. Here is the one they are not: civilians were already living in an era where the rules meant to protect them are routinely ignored... And the humanitarian response to that in most places is still far behind..."

🌍 Civilians are increasingly caught in the middle of violence as it spreads south from the Central Sahel into coastal West Africa. Recently, NP researched civilian protection and #peacebuilding needs in #Togo and #Benin, based on 24 key informant interviews. ➡️ Read the full brief: bit.ly/4e7Or5A

✴️ Today, International Day of Peace kicks off Campaign Nonviolence's Action Days, a 12-day global mobilization for a culture of peace and active nonviolence. From September 21- October 2, communities are invited to reflect, educate, and act for #nonviolent solutions.

🤔 What does it look like when communities become active participants in their own #safety rather than waiting for someone else to protect them? #CommunitySafety

💬 "I used to live in fear. But after being trained by NP, I became courageous. When I see people fighting, I intervene to stop the violence peacefully. Now I serve as a mediator throughout the camp, whenever there are issues, I am called to help resolve them." -WPT Leader, #Juba IDP Camp

📢 @nonviolentpeaceforce.org 2025 Annual Report is here: "Protection Makes Peace Possible" A look at how unarmed civilian protection is reducing suffering and building peace worldwide — from Ukraine to Myanmar to the Philippines. 🔗 Read the full report → bit.ly/4qA0BJx

✳️ In Bentiu, #SouthSudan, members of the Youth Peace Team, like Nhial, are working hard to mainstream peace. Through dialogue and a calm presence, Nhial's team has been able to address disputes amongst youth and prevent the escalation of violence.

🕯️ On August 3rd, the #Yazidi community of Sinjar remembered the victims and survivors of the Yazidi Genocide and honored the strength and resilience of Yazidi community.

🚨 NP expresses grave concern over the intensification of Russian attacks on #Odesa, Ukraine, where 90 drones and 30 ballistic missiles struck the city over a nine-hour period this past weekend.

🔸 In Ukraine, humanitarian workers and #civilians are increasingly being targeted by drone strikes. Although NP is working closely with local partners to provide drone detectors, more awareness raising is needed.

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"They're targeting old men and women walking to get pensions... persons with disabilities walking towards evacuation collection points." A Ukraine-based aid worker on the rise in drone attacks targeting civilians and humanitarian responders. @nonviolentpeaceforce.org

✨ Cats: honorary partners in peace? Sometimes, cats need assistance being evacuated from the frontlines. And sometimes, they listen in at trainings to learn more about #peacebuilding and unarmed civilian protection.

🗣️ "...this policy silences #humanitarian organizations and their ability to do the work that they are mandated to do.” -Felicity Gray, Global Head of Policy & #Advocacy

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Humanitarian organizations like @nonviolentpeaceforce.org are urging Congress to pass legislation that would reverse an expansion of the federal "global gag rule." Advocates say the policy affects foreign aid recipients and could limit support for public health and human rights programs worldwide.

✳️ In Ba'aj, the local Women Peace Team (WPT) decided to leverage their training in Unarmed Civilian Protection (#UCP) to create pathways for safer and more inclusive access to the local government and court system. ⬇️ Read More: bit.ly/4hRmH85

Shifting the culture for women and girl’s safety in Ba’aj

In Ba’aj district of Ninewa Governorate, social norms and traditions continue to shape and restrict women’s roles in public life. Women are rarely able to

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💬 "When conflict threatens our community, every minute matters. ...Protecting civilians starts with local people taking action for one another." —Pia Dagandal, Women Peace Monitor, BABAE Project, #Philippines

🦠 As the #Ebola outbreak spreads through eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, NP, International Alert, and @lifepeaceinstitute.bsky.social are warning that regional conflict is creating conditions that make the virus harder to contain.

🎙️"It's a cheaper investment to create buffers of #safety and security than having to provide every single basic need that still doesn't meet what folks [truly] need.” -Tiffany Easthom, Executive Director, NP ⬇️ Watch or listen to the interview: bit.ly/4vOx8Ng

Can unarmed civilians be protected? A conversation with Tiffany Easthom of Nonviolent Peaceforce.

OR listen on Spotify! At a time when armed conflicts are protracted, violence against civilians is escalating, and humanitarian actors are facing

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✨ 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 📖

Gender norms and protection: navigating agency, risk and backlash

This report identifies six critical takeaways for humanitarian, protection and gender actors to strengthen the intersection of gender norms with protection action in the current hostile geopolitical…

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💬 "...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.