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

18 November 2020

Act Now for SDG16+: Peace, Justice, Inclusion and Strong Institutions in a Pandemic – a renewed call to action

In July 2020, the global SDG 16+ Community - a group of member states, civil society organizations, international organizations, and global...

17 November 2020

"We must not abandon the Afghan People" - Joint Letter

On the 23th and the 24th of November, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the international community will meet for a High-Level...
15 October 2020

Nigeria’s CSOs Outreach Strategy to Combat COVID-19

Civil society actors are mobilizing to mitigate both the threats to peace (and related SDG16+) and health brought by the pandemic in Nigeria. With the...
13 October 2020

Key Voices for Lasting Change: Shaping the WPS Agenda for the next 10 years – Webinar Series

In light of the 20th anniversary of UN resolution 1325 on women and peace and security and in preparation for the UN Security Council Open Debate week...
21 September 2020

As COVID-19 Spreads, Global Peacebuilders Call on Governments to Re-Commit to Peace

Over 170 organizations release statement for International Day of Peace

Over 170 international and domestic peacebuilding organizations have...

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.