UCP in Context
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Protection for youth, by youth: Youth, Peace and Security and UCP
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“My voice was heard”: Gender, Peace, and Security and Unarmed Civilian Protection
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Atrocity Prevention and Unarmed Civilian Protection
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Local Wisdom as Our Compass: Conflict Sensitivity & Integration in Unarmed Civilian Protection
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Core Competencies
These documents aim to assist in the application of unarmed civilian protection (UCP) methods and principles. The many methods of UCP often prove successful in solving or calming conflicts with the long-term benefit of strengthening communities, infrastructure and ongoing dialogue that are needed to sustain hard-earned peace.
To interrupt cycles of violence and facilitate sustainable peace, we work through these five avenues:
NP strengthens inclusive ceasefires and peace processes through its focus on the proactive role of civil society in ceasefire monitoring and the integration of monitoring with UCP methods. We promote an approach to ceasefire monitoring that is led by civil society actors and focuses squarely on reducing the impact of ceasefire violations and armed clashes on civilian populations.
NP combines direct physical protection with more commonly known humanitarian protection efforts such as reducing the vulnerability of rape survivors to further harm or providing safer access to humanitarian assistance for ethnic minority groups. We also support local and international humanitarian actors to strengthen meaningful access, safety and dignity in their aid efforts.
NP combines direct physical protection with more commonly known child protection efforts such as family tracing and reunification, monitoring, facilitating access to legal aid.
The niche of NP in the field of social cohesion lies with its application of UCP methods and its long-term presence at the community level, before, during and after crisis situations and humanitarian emergencies.
NP combines direct physical protection with more commonly known WPS strategies such as fostering alliances between women’s groups, training emerging women leaders or facilitating assistance regarding sexual violence. However, we deliver projects on all 4 pillars of the WPS agenda.
Issue and Project Briefs
- Moving Forward the Mainstreaming of Women, Peace and Security in the ASEAN | Philippines | 2021
- Strengthening the Safe School Community: Exploring the Work and Objectives of School Safety and Security Specialists | United States | 2020
- Project Launch: COVID-19 Protection Response in Juba | South Sudan | 2020 | South Sudan | 2020
- South Sudan: Healing from Pervasive Sexual Violence | South Sudan | 2020 | South Sudan | 2020
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