Compared to War, Peace is Cheap

When you contribute to Nonviolent Peaceforce, you’re supporting the most cost-effective tool in the peacekeeping toolbox. As an unarmed, paid civilian peacekeeping force, we foster dialogue among parties in conflict and provide a protective presence for threatened civilians.

With the headquarters in Brussels, NP peacekeeping teams are presently deployed in Sri Lanka and the Mindanao region of the Philippines. Our peacekeepers include veterans of conflict zones, experienced peacekeepers, and those new to the field with the right combination of experience, skills, aptitude and attitude.

Within every combat zone we enter, and throughout our work worldwide, we want to achieve four overarching goals:

To create a space for fostering lasting peace.

To protect civilians, especially those made vulnerable because of the conflict.

To develop and promote the theory and practice of unarmed civilian peacekeeping so that it may be adopted as a policy option by decision makers and public institutions.

To build the pool of professionals able to join peace teams through regional activities, training, and maintaining a roster of trained, available people.