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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Amplify

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

Our work in action

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

24 May 2022

Safeguarding Peace, Shifting Priorities

Following a consultation with CSPPS membership prior to CSPPS 2022 Annual Conference in Berlin, and multiple discussions with CSPPS Membership...

12 May 2022

SDG16+: Understanding linkages for greater impact

We are pleased to invite you to the first Global SDG16+ Coalition Workshop “SDG16+: Understanding Interlinkages for Greater Impact” that will...
14 April 2022

SDG16+ in Peril: 2022 Rome Civil Society Declaration

After engaging civil society in the writing process of the 2022 update to the Rome Civil Society Declaration on SDG16+ through various consultation...
7 February 2022

Advancing Equity and Inclusiveness: Lessons and policy recommendations from Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 pandemic response

Like most countries in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Timor-Leste. In partnership and funded by UNESCO Jakarta, Belun, member...
16 December 2021

2021 Youth Carnegie Peace Prize awarded to The Peacebuilding Project

CSPPS is happy to announce that the 2021 Youth Carnegie Peace Prize was awarded to The Peacebuilding Project, our focal point organisation in India...

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 37 countries around the globe

CSPPS is a global network with members from nineteen g7+ countries, ten 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,
please contact us.

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.