NOHA Advanced Training on the Protection of Civilians in Humanitarian Settings

This advanced training equips humanitarian, development, peacebuilding, and diplomatic professionals with practical strategies to enhance civilian safety and security in conflict settings.⁠‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​⁠

What it offers

• Knowledge of tools and interventions to promote civilian safety and security, including:
  • Preventing and mitigating violence
  • Preventing forced displacement and facilitating voluntary returns
  • Utilising actors’ presence to reduce civilian harm
  • Enhancing respect for basic rights and international humanitarian and human rights laws
  • Creating safety plans for civilians during violence
• Focus on protection mainstreaming and safe programming activities such as:
  • Protection as Safety and Security and Community-Based Safety and Security Analysis
  • Protection by Presence
  • Armed Actor Engagement, Negotiation, and Mediation for Protection
  • Early Warning and Evacuation

Who can apply

• Humanitarian workers
• Development professionals
• Peacebuilding practitioners
• Diplomats
• Other related actors working in or on conflict contexts

How to apply

• Applications close on 2026-12-15
• More details available via the ReliefWeb listing

Good to know

• The training is part of a series organised by the Consortium for Civilian Safety and Security, in partnership with ODI and NORCAP, and supported by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Country: Kenya