@nonviolentpeaceforce.org

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(6/6)

We invite you to read statements by AfP members marking today:

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(5/6)

In our global call to action and Congressional briefing book, AfP provides recommendations for the international community to do just that:

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(4/6)

At this critical moment, the international community must unify and call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, inclusive diplomacy that brings in women, youth, & impacted communities, & unimpeded humanitarian & #peacebuilding aid. (3/6)

The war continues to bring immense suffering, destruction, and devastating atrocities. Today, 10.8 million Ukrainians are in need, with women, youth, and marginalized groups particularly impacted. Over 3.8 million are internally displaced. (2/6)

Today, as the world marks the 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion of #Ukraine, AfP calls on the U.S. Government and international community to urgently support efforts to build #sustainablepeace while also protecting the lives, rights, dignity, and prosperity of Ukrainians. (1/6)

Reintegration From the Frontlines to Civilian Life: Yurii & Katya’s Story After returning from the frontlines, Yurii struggled to find his place in civilian life. The transition strained his career, his sense of identity, and

By working alongside local partners to strengthen #psychosocial support, prepare communities, and equip families with practical tools for #reintegration, NP is helping ensure that veterans like Yurii are not left to navigate the return home alone.

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🇺🇦 As #Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, NP warns that escalating #drone warfare is driving the latest steep rise in #civilian deaths and other harms, while putting frontline volunteers at extreme risk.

19 Buddhist monks have captivated Americans – including me | Opinion Walk for Peace gained millions of followers from Texas to Washington. Why are Americans following monks like they're running after Forrest Gump?

"What should be commonplace ‒ respect, compassion, humanity ‒ seems a miracle in these times of hate and division. But maybe that's what these quiet monks have achieved, what so many Americans need right now: healing."

Working to build a deeper understanding of the intersection between emerging technology and peace and security, @OurSecureFuture provides key recommendations for next steps.

bit.ly/3MoFBGh (see page 27)

“We know what to do..we have all the ingredients we need to apply the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda to technology.”

- Jolynn Shoemaker at @OurSecureFuture’s Symposium

CSPPS The Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) is a South-North non-governmental coalition of peacebuilding organizations that coordinates and supports civil society participat...

A new paper by @idps_cspps, with input from AfP's Executive Director, calls for the peacebuilding community to sharpen its narratives, alliances, and political engagement/

Read here: bit.ly/46ZOHQD

Inside Yemen’s south: Governance, regional competition, and al-Qaeda YouTube video by ACLED

🟢 Missed the southern #Yemen conversation? The recording is now available.

How contested governance, regional competition, and al-Qaeda’s role are shaping the current crisis. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/mdXpu4kvByE

🗣 At ICAN’s #OurStrategiesOurPeace workshop, Rosa Emilia Salamanca & Sabrina Mowlah Baksh remind us that women #peacebuilders bring new & innovative approaches to peace. ✊

Hear their voices & follow us to know more about women peacebuilders!

#WPS #WASL #SheBuildsPeace

🚨 @GlobPeaceIndex released a new report finding that global governance is fragmenting into multiple power centers, creating vacuums of influence.

Traditional multilateral institutions have been weakened, and middle-power influence is rising.

bit.ly/4rfq22y

S8 E1: Get in the Room

Lisa Inks of @urbanruralact discusses Urban Rural Action’s work on healing polarization and divided culture in this new podcast episode.

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MPV Podcast | Neha Sanghrajka: A mediator's story of making peace against the odds in Mozambique — Making Peace Visible Neha Sanghrajka is a Nairobi-based attorney who spent nearly a decade mediating a fragile peace process in Mozambique, traveling between the capital and a remote guerrilla stronghold and listening clo...

In @makingpeacevisible.bsky.social's latest podcast, Neha Sanghrajka discusses her efforts in Mozambique mediating a peace process between the country’s president and a guerrilla leader stationed on a remote mountaintop.

www.makingpeacevisible.org/neha-sanghra...

Aid and Accountability for Sudanese Refugees in Chad - Refugees International Immediate action is required to keep people alive in the Sudan–Chad corridor, and relief efforts must be combined with accountability.

Survivors who fled #ElFasher to Eastern Chad are facing a strained humanitarian response contracting under aid cuts.

Urgent action is needed to keep people alive. Relief efforts must be combined with accountability.

More from @qulshtm.bsky.social.
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🚨C&SN is #hiring! Senior Legal Advisor

The Senior Legal Advisor will play a key role in developing and implementing legal strategies and resources to protect and defend the #nonprofit sector.

View the full job posting here: charityandsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

Monks draw crowds in Arlington as they make their final stop before DC YouTube video by WUSA9

As the Peace Monks completed their final stretch into DC, the grandchildren of AfP Senior Fellow Chip Hauss reflected on what marching for peace means to them.

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Security Dilemma: Material Support with Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery - Charity & Security Network ⁠ Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery⁠, senior director for policy and advocacy at the Charity & Security Network (C&SN), featured in Security Dilemma, a podcast hosted by the John Quincy Adams Society ho...

🎙️C&SN's Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery featured recently in a podcast with the Quincy Adams Society where she discussed the many ways #sanctions impact #HumanRights. 👇
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⏰ The webinar is tomorrow!

Contested governance in southern #Yemen, regional competition between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and al-Qaeda’s evolving role are at the center of the current crisis. 🔗 Last chance to register: events.zoom.us/ev/AqcaCugHz...

Become a Member — Alliance for Peacebuilding Join the world's leading peacebuilders' network. Membership with Alliance for Peacebuilding grants you or your organization access to a strategic network of the world’s leading peacebuilders, widespre...

☮️Calling all #peacebuilders!

AfP is accepting applications for individual memberships. Join now to gain access to exclusive peacebuilding information and resources.

www.allianceforpeacebuilding.org/become-a-mem...

Buddhist monks head to D.C. to finish a 'Walk for Peace' that captivated millions The group of Buddhist monks is set to reach Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday. The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka.

Today, after 108 days, the monks from Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth will complete their Walk for Peace in DC.

At a time of record-breaking conflict, AfP celebrates this 2,300-mile walk promoting compassion, mindfulness, & inner peace.

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“The future we want & the future we fear, reside with us.”

At UNA-UK's #UN80 event, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social sets out a clear roadmap for a stronger #UN:
• Hold leaders accountable
• Humanize security
• Integrate civil society as equal partners

Event | February 2026 | Noticing and Interrupting Prejudice in Everyday Life | Peace Through Action USA Prejudice often shows up in small, familiar moments through assumptions, generalizations, jokes, or comments that quietly diminish others’ dignity and

Join @PeaceActUSA on 2/26 for a virtual event where participants will explore practical ways to notice when prejudice shows up and respond in ways that reduce harm and prevent escalation.

bit.ly/4khBR5D

One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...

“What we can say with confidence is these cuts are already killing people. The scale of that is still hard to fully compile. Places are not collecting data. We’re flying blind.”

@jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social // @cnn.com
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Today, join @RefugeesIntl for a discussion on what U.S. foreign assistance cuts mean in local communities: what communities have witnessed firsthand, how they have adapted to keep meeting urgent needs, and what must happen now to reduce harm.

bit.ly/3Ze8HuK

“No One Cares About Us Anymore”: How U.S. Aid Cuts Have Intensified the Crisis for Women and Girls in Afghanistan - Refugees International The U.S. saw the cost of a rushed military exit in Afghanistan. It is repeating that failure by abandoning the country through humanitarian withdrawal.

📝 @RefugeesIntl's new report documents how abrupt funding cut-offs have directly undermined maternal health, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, & protection services in Afghanistan.

bit.ly/4bzAXzg

🚨 🚨New report: impacts of key threats to civilians on targeted communities; how community-led efforts can work to support safety and prevent violence in the U.S.; overview of targeted, systematic violence against civilians.

Read now: tinyurl.com/2tp923f3