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November 2024
Localisation in Practice: Implementing Responsible Humanitarian Partnerships in Ukraine
Programme Brief
This brief will share the programmatic interventions implemented by NP in its attempt to bridge risk gaps between responders and assess their impact on asymmetric relationships between international and local actors, identifying where local actors are still absorbing disproportionate risk. Over the course of implementing different strategies, NP and our partners have learned instructive lessons, and this brief seeks to illuminate these so that other organisations and donors can learn from these experiences. We provide these broader recommendations for responsible partnerships for the implementation of localised humanitarian responses and for the better protection of civilians throughout Ukraine and beyond.
March 18, 2024
Perilous Journeys: Protection risks and responses to Ukrainian citizens returning from the Russia-occupied areas
Programme Brief
The movement from Russian-occupied Ukraine to Ukrainian-controlled territory entails numerous protection risks as people travel through regions heavily affected by conflict and into Russia, subjected to at least two security screenings, all before crossing into Sumy region of Ukraine via the Kolotilovka (RU)-Pokrovka (UA) border checkpoint. The Government of Ukraine, national and international humanitarian organisations, civil society groups, and international donors can take several steps to better respond to protection risks and challenges faced by Ukrainians returning from occupied area.
September 2023
Mandatory Evacuations of Civilians in Kherson Oblast: Emergency Response
Case Study
On 21st and 22nd of September, Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) team facilitated civilian evacuations from Dar’ivka Hromada. On the 21st, NP received a call from a focal point in Mykil's'ke about two families in need of an evacuation following a terrifying night of constant and heavy shelling by RF. NP, in partnership with SylniBoVilni, a local volunteer collective, facilitated the evacuation.
August 31, 2023
Protection needs and responses in de-occupied and frontline areas in Donetska Oblast, Ukraine
Programme Brief
NP conducted a visit to Donestka oblast between 10 to 19 August 2023 to carry out a rapid assessment of civilian protection needs and concerns in de-occupied and frontline areas under the control of the Government of Ukraine (GCA). The NP team engaged with local and regional civil-military authorities in Kramatorsk city and surrounding areas, national NGOs, a charitable foundation, and local and international volunteers who are servicing war-affected populations across the oblast. The NP team also visited de-occupied and frontline Sviatohirska and Lymanska hromadas, engaging with local authorities and community members, including returnees. This report does not include information on protection concerns and the humanitarian situation in the areas of Donestka oblast that are currently occupied by Russian forces and where access remains restricted.
June 22, 2023
Kakhovka Dam Civilian Protection Needs & Responses
Programme Brief
This brief provides an overview of key civilian protection needs, concerns, responses, and recommendations related to the attack on and collapse of the Nova Kakhovka Dam, highlighting both the short- and long-term consequences for civilians and the need for a comprehensive humanitarian response.
May 30, 2023
Responsible Partnerships? Risk, protection & local actors in the Ukraine humanitarian response
Programme Brief
This brief outlines operational risks of and protection measures when responding on the frontlines, as well as practical ways to be in responsible partnership with local actors in the Ukraine humanitarian response.
2022
Interrupting Cycles of Violence Unarmed Civilian Protection in Practice 2022
Programme Brief
In this new report, we share stories of our people-centered approach to protecting civilians, and what that means in practice. With examples from Ukraine, Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, Iraq, the Philippines, and the United States, the report details initiatives taken by local communities and NP in 2022 to interrupt cycles of violence.
February 24, 2023
A Year Into Russia’s Renewed Military Offensive in Ukraine: Civilian Protection Needs & Responses in De-Occupied & Frontline Territories
Programme Brief
This snapshot builds on Nonviolent Peaceforce Ukraine (NPUA) ongoing monitoring of civilian protection needs and concerns in deoccupied and frontline areas in south and north of Ukraine, and an earlier protection assessment conducted in Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv, where NPUA has a static presence, and provides unarmed protection to civilians, including local volunteer collectives.
December 5, 2022
Kherson Snapshot Update
Programme Brief
Since Ukraine regained control of Kherson city and nearby areas in November 2022, civilians who endured months of Russian occupation now have more freedom to move. Many are relocating to areas with better infrastructure and services, further from the frontline. This snapshot highlights protection concerns and responses related to civilian movements in Kherson Oblast. Nonviolent Peaceforce has a presence in Kherson City and provides unarmed protection to civilians in key transit areas, including Odesa and Mykolaiv.
November 30, 2022
Kherson Rapid Assessment
Programme Brief
On November 11, Ukrainian forces de-occupied 41 settlements, including Kherson city, after months of combat and occupation. Following this, Nonviolent Peaceforce Ukraine conducted a two-day rapid protection assessment to identify civilian protection concerns and analyze urgent humanitarian needs in the newly de-occupied areas.