Latest Documents

This report comprehensively explores the changing nature of violence in the 21st century. The report draws on comparative analysis to explore how countries might successfully manage to transition away from repetitive violence. There is much that will be of interest to DDR Practitioners.

Detailed analysis of the background to the Malian conflict from the context of both local dynamics and regional dynamics (including AQIM, organised crime and instability in Libya). Explores in depth the role of ECOWAS and the AU as well as international actors. No specific mention of DDR but highlights the importance of in depth regional and local analysis and cross border responses to tackle issues.

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.

Using a case study on Sierra Leone, this paper focuses on the potential role of sports in DDR to determine how ex-youth combatants, camp administrators and caregivers perceive the role and significance of sporting activities in interim care centers (ICCs) or DDR camps.

This case study highlights the reintegration challenges faced by female LRA ex-combatants who had been forcibly recruited by the LRA in northern Uganda and considers the implications for policy and programmes - including for those designing Transitional Justice initiatives.

Report analysing mobility and migration among ex-combatants and push and pull factors in the Uganda context - considers implications for policy and programming.

This paper elaborates on the Africa Development Bank’s experience in operations in post conflict environments where DDR is being carried out and linkages to overall planning frameworks and SSR in particular, Case studies drawn from South Sudan, Liberia and DRC. National ownership issues specifically explored.

PowerPoint Presentation presenting issues related to methodological approach and key findings related to social and economic reintegration of ex-combatants in Burundi - useful examples of definitional challenges and methods for assessing livelihoods and political reintegration.

This wide ranging report is built around an in depth and complex analysis of three DDR processes in: the Central African Republic (CAR), the Republic of Congo and Liberia. It explores issues related to all three main aspects of DDR and, in particular, has a useful analysis on issues related to weapons collection and the provision of reintegration support.

Paper presents two case studies of the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) involvement in regional crises – Zimbabwe and
Madagascar. The evolution and structure of SADC’s security management and conflict transformation bodies are examined. No specific reference to DDR but useful exploration of the complexities of the political economy of engagement by a REC.

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.