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NP’s work in Ukraine

NP works along the safe passage route (displacement corridor), de-occupied, and frontline areas in south and east of Ukraine, providing unarmed protection to civilians, most often in partnership with local actors.  

By proactively engaging with war-affected communities and response actors, NP teams have facilitated enhanced and safer access to humanitarian services for populations with special needs in underserved and hard to reach areas.  

NP also works to improve the safety and security of local organisations and first responders while supporting them to continue and expand their civilian protection efforts in Ukraine, paving the way for early recovery efforts. This includes providing local partners with life insurance, psychological support, personal protective equipment (like protective vests), extensive subgrants, drone mitigation support, and numerous protection trainings.  

The future of NP’s work in Ukraine

NP will continue to focus on addressing urgent civilian protection needs for at-risk communities across eastern and southern frontline Oblasts while helping them strengthen their self-protection mechanisms. This is achieved through ensuring equal access to services and reliable information, provision of context-relevant protective equipment and skills, and enhanced coordination. Through community preparedness and social cohesion support, NP will contribute to strengthening community resilience to any context change – from escalation to post-conflict transformation and peacebuilding.  

➔ Guiding this work is NP’s Community Preparedness assessment, which highlights local Ukrainian perspectives on today’s tensions and future recovery.