Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding

What we do

CSPPS is a global network of civil society actors, experts and academics from the South and the North who work together to support peacebuilding and statebuilding projects in fragile situations.
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Lobby

We strongly push for the respect of peacebuilding values and principles, inclusive processes, and addressing the root causes of conflict and fragility...
Network

We reach out to civil society organisations to expand our network and to ensure our Country Teams remain open, broad and inclusive partnerships.
Amplify

CSPPS activities continue to focus on strengthening the capacity and voice of civil society in situations of fragility and conflict.

Our work in action

Click down below to follow the latest news and developments from CSPPS

13 July 2020

Fighting COVID-19, Building Peace – What Local Peacebuilders say about COVID-19, Civic Space, Fragility and Drivers of Conflict

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSPPS has kept in close contact with the members of our network to learn about their individual...

14 July 2020

Act Now for SDG16+: Peace, Justice, Inclusion and Strong Institutions in a Pandemic

As a group of countries, civil society organizations, international organizations, and global partnerships working to implement SDG16+, the 2030...
8 July 2020

Voices of SDG16+: Stories for Global Action. HLPF 2020 side event: SDG16+ and COVID-19, Local Actions for Global Solutions

It gives us great pleasure to invite you to participate in an interactive virtual side event which will feature local peacebuilders selected through a...
2 July 2020

CSPPS Participates in the UN’s 75th Anniversary Initiative

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, founded in the wake of World War II to promote peace and shared prosperity. To mark the...
10 June 2020

Peace Corner Podcast: Activating Youth to Build Peace in the US (S4E2)

There are 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 29 in the world today. Youth are often overlooked and pushed aside, yet, are one of the...

Progress Made in Fragile Situations towards SDGs

If no actions is taken, more than 80% of the world's poor could be living in fragile contexts by 2030
- OECD 2018
More effective preventive activities can potentially save as much as USD 70 billion per year - UN | World Bank 2018
There are in total 36 fragile of conflict-affected situations globally, and CSPPS works in 19 of them - World Bank 2018
Over 40% of FCAS need 'revolutionary' rates of change in order to reach SDG 16 targets by 2030 - ODI | IRC 2018

We build peace

in 38 countries around the globe

CSPPS is a global network with members from nineteen g7+ countries, eight non-g7+ and eleven Northern partners, who work together on advancing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16+ in fragile situations.

What we offer

Our Platform offers a range of opportunities to its members. Here are three examples of these.

For more information on what we offer,
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Membership

In addition to peer support, we provide our members with a collective lobbying and advocacy platform.
Partnerships

As a member, you get to work with our donors to gain in-country support.
Expert Groups

You can become part of one of our working groups to gain valuable experience as an expert and help monitor our work.