Nonviolent Peaceforce
Budget
€26,335,084
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.1 FTE
EU Grants
€1,804,880
Mission & Goals
The mission of Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is to protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies, build peace side-by-side with local communities, and advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity. NP envisions a worldwide culture of peace in which conflicts within and between communities and countries are managed through nonviolent means. NP is guided by principles of nonviolence, non-partisanship, primacy of local actors, and civilian-to-civilian action.
EU Legislative Interests
EU policies relating to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and protection of civilians, inter alia: the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including the Common Security and Defence Policy; Development; EU Conflict Early Warning System and Conflict Analysis; EU external financing instruments; EU humanitarian policies - with a geographic focus on EU policies towards the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Indonesia, Irak, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sudan and Ukraine.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (http://eplo.org/) NGO Working Group on the United Nations Security Council (https://www.ngowgsc.org/) Alliance for Peacebuilding (https://www.allianceforpeacebuilding.org/) International Council for Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) (https://www.icvanetwork.org/)
Organisation Members
Nonviolent Peaceforce is an international non-governmental organisation with legal entities in: - Belgium, where it is registered as an Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif (AISBL) since September 2003; - France, where it is registered as an Association (loi 1901) since November 2016; - USA, where it registered as a non-profit corporation (501(c)(3)) since February 2002; - Switzerland, where it is registered as a Foundation in the Canton of Geneva (articles 80 et seq.).
Additional Information
The total amount of EU grants indicated for the current financial year (2025) is based on data available as of August 2025, including forecasts, and could change by the end of the year if the forecasts are revised or if new grants come on board.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.