Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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Report of the 2007 DDR Conference in Kinshasa. Report attempts to define and describe how and why individuals become COFS and potential options for intervention.
Report of a workshop organized by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the International Peace Institute (IPI) on the “Monitoring and Evaluation of
Peace Operations,” held in in New York in 2009. Challenges associated with impact indicator identification for overall peace frameworks are discussed - including the issue of causality and attribution. M&E in DDR specifically highlighted (page 7). A number of case studies drawn on.
Focused on research undertaken in South Sudan Examines several factors that might influence an ex-combatant's satisfaction with DDR, including economic concerns, security concerns, external security guarantors, and ethnicity
Report of a Policy Advisory Group meeting that discussed strategic mechanisms for enhancing the effectiveness of the Congolese government, SADC, civil society, the United Nations (UN), and the international communities role in building peace and security in DRC. Chapter 5 specifically explores the relationship between DDR and SSR policies and programmes.
Report analyses the process of amnesty as characterized in Uganda’s Amnesty Act 2000 primarily from the perspective of those who experienced the process first hand – either as combatants or as community members. Specific focus is on the issue of reintegration of ex-combatants and their acceptance, or non-acceptance, within the communities and the role of locally developed transitional justice mechanisms.
A case study from DRC examining child ex-combatant and community experiences of reintegration - in depth exploration of the importance and challenges associated with rebuilding social networks and trust and the often complex views and concerns of community members towards returnees.
Analysis of issues related to post conflict stabilisation and peace building in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Contains useful analysis on community attitudes towards social cohesion and the use of employments schemes to encourage and establish both social and economic reintegration of both ex-combatants and other at risk youth
This report explores the experiences of former LRA ex-combatants and their communities as they attempt to reintegrate in DRC and South Sudan. It highlights the important role of family support, the need for cultural specificity in the design of interventions, and work with local leaders. The challenges posed by legacy of conflict on communal tensions and mental health are highlighted.
Describes the initial findings of a survey of a representative sample of 1043 combatants from Sierra Leone's civil war, presents information on the demographic profile of the combatant population, their motivations for joining and incentives for staying within the different factions, and their attitudes about the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process
Copy of this document adopted by member states in July 2006. Article 25 gives specific reference to the need for DDR programmes to support post conflict reconstruction and development efforts.
