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Unarmed Civilian Protection Meets Sustainability - Presentation
Unarmed civilian protection is a practice of deploying specially trained civilians to prevent or reduce violence and provide direct protection to civilians. It recognizes local leadership and protects communities so they can make their own decisions. Unarmed civilian protectors build relationships with communities and respond to invitations to deploy. They encourage local ownership, training, and funding while remaining independent and nonpartisan. Evaluations show this approach saves lives and empowers communities to stay safely in their homes.
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- 1. A PAGE FORBIG BOLDBULLET ITEMS Nonviolent Peaceforce 3 June 2019
- 2. Unbewaffnetes Ziviles PeacekeepingTrägt Zum Nachhaltigkeitsziel “Frieden” Bei Unarmed Civilian Protection Meets Sustainability Dr. Christine Schweitzer * Ms. Outi Arajärvi * and Dr. Ann Frisch with Hon.Chief DG Elvis Chukwu Hamburg 3 6 19
- 3. Unbewaffnetes Ziviles Peacekeepingträgt zum Nachhaltigkeitsziel “Frieden” bei Unarmed Civilian Protection Meets Sustainability Dr. Christine Schweitzer * Ms. Outi Arajärvi * and Dr. Ann Frisch with Hon.Chief DG Elvis Chukwu Hamburg 3 6 19 Nonviolent Peaceforce: Stories from unarmed civilian protectors
- 4. Unarmed Civilian Protection Dr.Christine Schweitzer Bund für Soziale Verteidigung Schwarzer Weg 8, 32432 Minden [email protected]
- 5. (c) C. Schweitzer TheNeed Under regular circumstances, the task to protection falls to the state and its agencies. But in crisis and (civil or international) war, these agencies may fail. Other mechanisms are needed.
- 6. (c) C. Schweitzer UnarmedCivilian Protection Dr. Christine Schweitzer
- 7. (c) C. Schweitzer UnarmedCivilian Peacekeeping/Protection Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) is the practice of deploying specially trained unarmed civilians before, during, or after violent conflict in order to prevent or reduce violence, to provide direct physical protection to civilian populations under threat, and to strengthen or build resilient local peace infrastructures.
- 8. (c) C. Schweitzer TheProtection Onion Development Workers Human Rights Workers Humanitarian Workers Military, Police, UCP Workers Enjoyment of human rights
- 9. (c) C. Schweitzer Whatis UCP? • UCP is practiced by international trained peace workers as well as trained national civilians. • They do protective accompaniment, patrolling, proactive presence, monitoring, training, mediation in local conflicts, even interpositioning if the situation allows it. • They work in teams and are based where the problems are. So they are visible and easy to communicate with. • UCP is specific to each situation, led by people on the ground. • Nonviolent Peaceforce counts as its principles nonviolence, nonpartisanship, independence, primacy of local actors and Do No Harm.
- 10. (c) C. Schweitzer Experiences •Since 1990 around 50 civil society organizations (NGOs) have protected people using approaches of UCP in 40 conflicts. Nonviolent Peaceforce is one of them. • There have also been unarmed governmental missions that can be counted as using UCP instruments – OSCE- Kosovo Verification Mission 1998 - 99; Peace Monitoring Group Bougainville 1997 - 2003
- 11. (c) C. Schweitzer Whatdoes it achieve? • Lives are saved. • Women, children and men are kept safe from abuse. • Communities are able to stay at home. • Or, if they have to flee, they do so well prepared. • It opens space for peace and human rights work by local actors because it keeps them safe. • Relationships in divided communities are reestablished. • Conflicts are prevented or settled. • Early warning – early action mechanisms are in place. • The behaviour of armed actors is changed.
- 12. (c) C. Schweitzer Whatdoes it achieve? • Deterrence through “the world watches” • Deterrence through relationships with “influencers” on the ground (leaders, respected personalities etc.) • Building trust and relationships with all sides allows communication and mediation
- 13. (c) C. Schweitzer Howdo we know this? Our challenges: • Dealing with the difficulty of proving UCP prevented something that didn’t happen. • Having our methodology fully understood because we don’t fit conflict resolution or poverty reduction. • There is a growing number of case studies and evaluations. • NP is engaged in a process collecting good practices from all continents in workshops where practitioners from different organizations (national and international) come together.
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- 15. (c) C. Schweitzer GoodPractices There is a growing list of good practices. Among them are: • Multiple lessons how to build sustainable relationships on the ground and at higher levels • Empowerment and capacity-building of civilians is key. • Mixed local-international teams – where feasible - are enhancing the resp. strengths of locals and internationals. • Each conflict is singular: Ongoing analysis and adaptation are needed. There is no “fit for all”.
- 16. (c) C. Schweitzer Conclusion •UCP cannot end wars. But it can contribute to the safety of civilians on the ground which may facilitate high-level agreements. • It is a proven tool to monitor the ceasefire peace agreement after a truce has been concluded. • In a preventive manner, UCP can be employed in time to prevent tensions from escalating into civil war.
- 17. Unarmed Civilian Protection:South Sudan and Myanmar Outi Arajärvi | June 3, 2019
- 18. (c) C. Schweitzer HowNonviolent Peaceforce Protects Civilians Outi Arajärvi Federation for Sociale Defence Nonviolent Peaceforce Copyright: Outi Arajärvi, 2019, Photos: NP
- 19. (c) C. Schweitzer NonviolentPeaceforce • Since 2002 Unarmed Civilian Protection • Projects in South Sudan, Philippines, Myanmar, Iraq (former projects in Sri Lanka, Southern Caucasus, Guatemala, USA/Standing Rock, Syria/Lebanon, Bangladesh) • South Sudan ca. 150 staff • Myanmar, ca. 8 staff
- 20. (c) C. Schweitzer Mission •We protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies. • We build peace side by side with local communities. • We advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity.
- 21. (c) C. Schweitzer NPin South Sudan Yei South Sudan
- 24. (c) C. Schweitzer NPin Myanmar • More than 60 years of Civil War • 2011 First Steps to Democracy and Ceasefire Agreements Nonviolent Peaceforce Trained in 200 Communities National Ceasefire Monitors
- 25. (c) C. Schweitzer 1.Protecting People Accompaniment Child Protection Rumor Controlling
- 26. (c) C. Schweitzer 2.Capacitating Local Communities Women Protection Teams Ceasefire Monitors Risk Mapping Training local organizations
- 27. (c) C. Schweitzer 3.Strengthening Protection Mechanisms Ceasefire Monitors negotiate with Army Representatives Training of Voluntary Policemen Creation of a Weapon Free Zone
- 28. (c) C. Schweitzer Feedbackfrom Communities “An armed group came and looked for women to rape, and threatened the villagers. We managed to discuss and negotiated with the armed group and the villagers to stop the threats and to lessen the tensions between the two groups.” (A civilian ceasefire monitor in Myanmar) ”When NP started working in Kandako, everything changed. Before we were scared to even leave our houses. Now we even feel safe to be outside and bathing at midnight.” “Now that there are patrols, soldiers just walk straight to the barracks and leave us alone.” (Community members in Kandako ,South Sudan after NP started to do patrols there) “NP is the only international organization that will respond if we need help in the evening or night. The rest are too scared.”
- 29. (c) C. Schweitzer HowDoes NP work?
- 30. (c) C. Schweitzer NPProtection Teams
- 31. Unarmed Civilian Protection:Sustainable & Effective Dr. Ann Frisch, Nonviolent Peaceforce
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- 33. Sustainable Effective Nonviolent Peaceforce: Unarmed CivilianProtection Twenty years since inception
- 34. Encourage local ownership Unarmed civilian protectionrecognizes local leadership; protects people so that they can make decisions about their community Listening Dialogue Relationship building
- 35. ❖Start with the community. Unarmed civilian protectors respondto an invitation from the community in armed conflict
- 36. Encourage local ownership Unarmed civilian protectionrecognizes local leadership; protects people so that they can make decisions about their community Listening Dialogue Relationship building
- 37. Provide training When requested,UCPs provide training in nonviolent solutions, often to opponents in an armed conflict.
- 38. ❖Buy local. UCPS livein the area of violent conflict, buy their food at the local markets; find housing in diverse areas
- 39. ❖Measure your success. UCPs measure violence continuously in the field;we host good practices gatherings, third party evaluations; listen to local civilians and others involved in the conflicts.
- 40. D Find local funding: NO Localfunding could include grants from Rotary Clubs in the area, but we do not accept grants from the government or from any party that has a vested interest in the outcome of the conflict. Yes: funding from: Governments – no vested interest in outcome of conflict; United Nations agencies, UNICEF, and others whose mission we can support Private foundations Corporations Individuals like us
- 41. Sixteen United Nationsdepartments & programs support Unarmed civilian protection ... “unarmed strategies must be at the forefront of UN efforts to protect civilians” Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations, 2015
- 42. TEXT OF GERMANFEDERAL GOVERNMENT INCLUSION OF UCP IN THEIR R2P DOCUMENT: Die Bundesregierung unterstützt die Weiterentwicklung ziviler Ansätze im Rahmen des R2P-Konzeptes und der Reform der VN-Architektur zur Friedensförderung, wie sie vom High-Level Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations gefordert werden. Dabei fördert sie insbesondere Ziviles Peacekeeping als erprobte Methodik, um Menschen vor Gewalt und schweren Menschenrechtsverletzungen zu schützen. (21) The Federal government supports the further development of civil approaches in the framework of the R2P concept and the reform of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture as it has been demanded by the High-Level Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations.Especially it supports Civilian Peacekeeping as a tested methodology to protect people from violence and serious human rights violations.”
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- 44. ORDINARY PEOPLE……PEOPLE OFACTION United Nations Human Rights Women’s rights Banning land mines Ban on nuclear weapons Solutions to climate change End War
- 45. PEACE… Article 3 Everyone hasthe right to life, liberty and security of person… Article 24 Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays… PEACE… Is the full realization of the universal human rights for every person on the planet.