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Part of a series that explores the ways in which DDR programs may contribute to, or hinder, the achievement of justice-related aims. Rwanda case study offers commentary on the role of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the role of the Gacaca (community) courts.
Useful report that seeks to systematically explore evidence of the impact of DDR. Report suggests that that in many cases this is limited and that evaluations of DDR programs need to
move beyond its focus on performance and instead focus on impact in terms of building peace. Tools and methods for improving M&E in DDR are suggested.
This document highlights the extent to which DDR was included in the Peace Agreements and UN Peacekeeping mandates in Mozambique, Guatemala, Sierra Leone, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Liberia.
Highlights the International Peace Support Training Center’s contribution to the understanding of the conflict in Southern Sudan. Reintegration of ex combatants is one of the issues addressed
Explores the ways in which DDR programs may contribute to, or hinder, the achievement of justice-related aims. Using Sierra Leone as a case study identifies how DDR programs have connected (or failed to connect) with transitional justice and suggests how future programmes might practically establish such links
Report on the Conference on Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Stability (DDR) in Africa which took place from 21 to 23 June 2005 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Organized by the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA). Specific case studies presented on Angola, Burundi, DRC, Liberia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. A summary of key findings and lessons learned is presented on page 11.
This paper gives a brief historical background to the conflict in Liberia and explores the factors that led to youth recruitment. The importance of and mechanisms for both social and economic reintegration are explored and considered - including as an intervention to try and prevent recruitment and recycling into conflicts in neighbouring countries.
Explores the relationship between transitional justice and the DDRR program in Liberia during the period of the negotiation of the CPA in 2003 through August 2007, as well as a brief overview of an earlier failed DDRR process.
Review of the National DDR (NDDRC’s) Pilot Reintegration project - the purpose of the project was to test reintegration approaches and modalities and develop actionable lessons to inform and improve the Republic of South Sudan’s future DDR programming
This 2005 scoping paper considers the role of DDR in stabilisation efforts within the Somalia context and what types of programme approaches may be appropriate. Predating subsequent literature on 2G DDR it nevertheless identifies many of the challenges associated with DDR, and its potential utility, in a security and political context where there are multiple groups and ongoing conflict.
