Latest Documents
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April 24, 2016AUEOM Final Report: 24 April 2016 Presidential Election in the Republic of Equat
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March 20, 2016AUEOM Final Report: 6 and 20 March 2016 Presidential Election in the Republic of
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March 20, 2016AUEOM Final Report: 20 Mars 2016 Presidential Election in the Republic of Congo
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December 20, 2015AUEOM Final Report: 25th October 2015 General Elections in the United Republic o
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October 25, 2015AUEOM Report: 25 October 2015 Presidential Election in Côte d'Ivoire
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October 22, 2015Windhoek Declaration at the 6th Annual Retreat of Special Envoys and Mediators
Held within the context of the on-going implementation of Agenda 2063, as adopted by the AU policy organs, the Retreat constituted an additional step to give practical expression to the 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration, adopted by the Assembly of the Union, in Addis Ababa, on 25 May 2013, in which the Heads of State and Government pledged not to bequeath the burden of conflicts to the next generation of Africans, committing themselves to en
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October 17, 2015AUEOM Final Report: 2015 Parliamentary Elections in the Arab Republic of Egypt
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October 11, 2015AUEOM Final Report: 11 October 2015 Presidential Election in the Republic of Gui
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September 03, 2015Global Overview 2015, People Internally Displaced by conflict and Violence
Looks at causes and impact of forced displacement. Useful background reading
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September 03, 2015UN DDR In an Age of Violent Extremism: Is it fit for Purpose?
This report starts by recognising that many current DDR efforts are confronted by complex strategic environments in which DDR is often undertaken alongside ongoing military operations and insecurity and that many current conflicts are attracting foreign terrorist fighters and criminal gangs and groups.
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September 01, 2015What Makes an Ex-Combatant Happy? A Micro Analysis of Disarmament, Demobilizatio
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
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March 20, 2015AUEOM Final Report: 20 March 2016 General Elections in the Republic of Niger
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October 21, 2014Arusha Fifth High-Level Retreat on Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability
This report draws attention to the considerable work of the AU, particularly done through its special envoys and mediators, in working towards the prevention and resolution of conflict, and effective management of the continent’s peace and security challenges, in line with Vision 2020. It also highlights the many key considerations and strategies in place to move the continent toward a better future that is more secure and stable for all.
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September 02, 2014The African Union and the Conflict in Mali: Extra-Regional Influence and the Lim
This paper considers the role of regional organisations and external actors in peace and conflict resolution efforts in Mali. It includes an in depth exploration of APSA and an analysis of the engagement of the AU and REC's in stabilisation efforts
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September 02, 2014Security in post-conflict contexts: What counts as progress and what drives it?
This paper seeks to explore the issue as to how security and stabilisation programmes measure and attribute progress in what are often complex and non linear environments. Section 3.3 specifically highlights and considers DDR.
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September 01, 2014Back but not home: supporting the reintegration of former LRA abductees into civ
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.
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August 20, 2014Making Vocational Training Work: A Study of Vocational Training in DDR
This report details the findings from a research study of outcomes of the vocational training provided to ex-combatant beneficiaries through the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Programme. Vocational training was found to play an important part in increasing levels of self confidence and self reliance as well as building social capital - irrespective of the particular skill sets learned.
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August 19, 2014A Comparative Study of Ex-Combatant Reintegration in the African Great Lakes Re
Comparative analysis of ex-combatant reintegration processes in Burundi, DRC, Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. Highlights the importance of social capital and networks and their restoration as key factors in both the social and economic reintegration of ex-combatants.
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August 19, 2014Final Evaluation of the Pilot Reintegration Project Republic of South Sudan New
Final evaluation report of Pilot Project for the RSSDDRC - includes discussion of the challenge of evaluating the programme given the renewal of hostilities in South Sudan at the time.
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August 19, 2014Republic of South Sudan National DDR programme 2013-2014 Pilot Reintegration Pr
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
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August 15, 2014National Program on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (PNDDR)
National Programme Plan, DRC
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August 03, 2014A Study of Gender, Masculinities and Reintegration of Former Combatants in Rwand
This study aims to understand male ex-combatants practices and attitudes as they relate to gender equality, and the impact on men of participation in collective violence and armed groups, with a specific focus on the effects of demobilization and reintegration programming on gender dynamics and male identity construction.
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July 27, 2014When Do Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Programmes Succeed?
Offers a multi-dimensional perspective on DDR and attempts to identify the key factors contributing to their success or failure. Comments on the importance of political context - arguing that there is little evidence that DDR can have an impact in the absence of the termination of the conflict, the importance of institutional arrangements, and program sequencing.
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December 07, 2013Report of African Union Elections Observation Mission to the 7 December 2012 Gen
Report of African Union Elections Observation Mission to the 7 December 2012 General Elections in the Republic of Ghana