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.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
Draws on research on Reintegration of ex-refugees and ex-fighters in post conflict Eritrea. Comprehensive analysis of issues and lessons learned from this specific DDR programme
Brief guide on DDR for Bank staff
End of project review for this ;athe multi-country DDR programme
This report explores public attitudes towards security and justice actors in Libya in 2013. It provides a useful example of the detailed exploration of public perceptions towards armed groups and their views on the challenges of dealing with them - including their reintegration into formal structures of disbandment.
This comprehensive but succinct report explores issues related to violence and conflict in complex settings , highlighting clearly the blurred lines across which many development and stabilisation programmes have to operate. It contains an in depth analysis of DDR objectives and considers why 'traditional' DDR responses are inadequate / insufficient to deal with many of the situations in which they are often called for.
This lengthy report is comprehensive study of armed groups and small arms in the ECOWAS region up to early 2005. Part I contains six in-depth studies. Part II consists of a region-wide mapping of armed groups operational at that time in the ECOWAS region. It is included as the detailed analysis provided contains useful information on both cross border conflict dynamics as well as some of the drivers of participation in armed groups as well as ex-combatant recycling. Conclusions drawn (pgs.
This paper explores the concept of interim stabilisation in the immediate aftermath of conflict. As well as exploring the synergy between SSR and DDR it suggests that in many complex situations there may be a strong case for delaying DDR - arguing that the potential impact of DDR needs to be carefully considered in the early stages of a stabilisation process. Drawing on case studies from South Africa, Uganda and DRC it explores the benefits, as well as some of the potential risks of the creation of 'Interim Stabilisation Approaches' as alternatives to immediate DDR and SSR.
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.
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.
Report detailing attempts to conduct integrated approaches to disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and post conflict security programming in Sudan. Highlights challenges For further related documents visit the Resource Center: http://www.saferworld.org.uk/resources/search
Draws on research on Reintegration of ex-refugees and ex-fighters in post conflict Eritrea.
Brief guide on DDR for Bank staff
This lengthy report is comprehensive study of armed groups and small arms in the ECOWAS region up to early 2005.
This paper explores the concept of interim stabilisation in the immediate aftermath of conflict.
