Mission Statement
The European Network for Civil Peace Services (EN.CPS) is an international network of NGOs with the common goal of promoting Civil Peace Services (CPS) as an instrument of nonviolent conflict transformation, both on a national level as well as within Europe. It is a multinational co-operation of organisations that carry out research, information sharing and dissemination, lobbying (national and European institutions) and awareness raising activities as well as the recruitment, training and deployment of qualified civilian professionals/volunteers. The concept of Civil Peace Services (CPS) includes long-term peacebuilding as well as medium to long-term civilian (non-military) conflict intervention and prevention. The EN.CPS gives non-partisan help to conflicting parties seeking assistance in solving violent conflicts nonviolently. By promoting the establishment and use of Civil Peace Services, the EN.CPS and its member organisations work in a pragmatic and constructive way for a culture of peace, for dialogue between peoples, religions and individuals, for the support of democracy and for the respect of human rights. |

