Resources

Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism

2020-09-02

To facilitate the timely exchange and sharing of information on terrorist groups and activities at the regional, continental and international levels, including the cooperation of States for suppressing the financing of terrorism

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Second International conference on DRR in Africa, Kinshasa DRC “Combatants on

2020-09-01

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.

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Monitoring and Evaluation of Peace Operations with the Norwegian Institute of In

2020-09-01

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

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Whose Justice? Perceptions of Uganda's Amnesty Act 2000: The Potential for Confl

2020-09-01

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.

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What the Fighters Say. A Survey of Ex-Combatants in Sierra Leone

2020-09-01

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

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African Union Policy on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development

2020-09-01

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.

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Conflict Prevention Frame

2020-09-01

A copy of this comprehensive Framework assented to by member states in 2008. Contains several references to DDR and member states obligations to support DDR programmes and approaches to doing so.

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Feasibility Study into the Rehabilitation & Reintegration of Unregistered Ex-Com

2020-09-01

This Case Study highlights the situation faced by groups of youth excluded from formal DDR processes and the dynamics that ensued. The paper argues the case for flexible and responsive programming that deals with emerging priorities on the ground in order to under stabilisation efforts.

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Multi-country Demobilization and Reintegration Program: End of Program Evaluatio

2020-09-01

This comprehensive end of programme evaluation provides a detailed analysis of all components of the MDRP from design to p[reject implementation modalities. Chapter V (page 43) provides a synthesis of lessons learned and detailed summaries of individual projects are provided within the Annex.

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Post Conflict Peace Building in Africa: Assessing DDR Process

2020-09-01

Report of a workshop held at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in 2006 that brought together participants to
discuss, compare and assess DDR experiences and identify lessons learned.