Nonviolent Peaceforce

Nonviolent Peaceforce is a global non-profit organization. We protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies.We build peace side by side with local communities. We advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity.

Who We Are

As an unarmed, paid civilian peacekeeping force, Nonviolent Peaceforce fosters dialogue among parties in conflict and provides a protective presence for threatened civilians.

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Nonviolent Peaceforce Sends Team to Nort…

Press Clip Source: Healing Minnesota StoriesDate: December 14, 2016Written by: Scott Russell Read original article: Here. Between court challenges and cold weather, the conflicts around the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) are...

A role for unarmed civilian protectors a…

“Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.”~ John F. Kennedy (Photo by Chris Juhn) A few weeks ago, a...

Pope Francis: Make Active Nonviolence Ou…

Today in Pope Francis' message, Nonviolence: A style of politics for peace, he urges people everywhere to practice active nonviolence and notes that the “decisive and consistent practice of nonviolence...

Adopting active nonviolence and inclusiv…

Press Clip Source: Pax Christi Peace StoriesDate: November 30, 2016Written by: Bishop Kevin Dowling, Co-President of Pax Christi InternationalRead original article: Here. I begin with the well-known text from Micah (6:8):...

NP protectors win Rotary Fellowships

Congratulations to Jane Wanjiru (NPSS), Jasper Peet-Martel (NPM), and Jenny Anne Apias (NPPH) for being selected for 2017 Rotary Peace Fellowships! We wish good luck to Ndenyele (Wilson), Omalenge(NPSL), Asha...

Lost Boy Brings Unity to Community in So…

In July 2016, the capital airport in South Sudan was targeted during an outbreak of violence. An internally displaced persons camp was temporarily erected in an adjacent location. More than...

#StandUpForPeace – More Than Just a Tagl…

A message from Tiffany Easthom, Executive Director November 14, 2016 It has been a struggle for us at Nonviolent Peaceforce to decide if and how to talk about the US presidential election...

Women play key role in peace process

Press Clip Source: The Philippine StarDate: March 10, 2016Written by: Jose Rodel Clapano and Ghio OngRead original article: Here. MANILA, Philippines – Peace advocates and civil society groups have acknowledged the...