Latest Documents
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January 22, 2025Understanding the DDR-SSR Nexus: Building Sustainable Peace in Africa
Issue Paper developed for the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor for Africa as a contribution to the 2nd international Conference on DDR and Stability, Kinshasa, 12-14 June 2007 For further related documents, please follow the link b
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January 22, 2025Practice Note - DDR of Ex- Combatants
Although heavily focused on DDR interventions running alongside Peace Support Operations the document provides comprehensive (if now somewhat dated) practical guidance for DDR policy makers and practitioners covering all aspects of DDR programming. Explores linkages with SSR, national ownership, interrelationship between reintegration and work with IDP's and other conflict affected groups.
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January 22, 2025Identifying lessons from DDR experiences in Africa
Report on August 2004 Accra workshop on DDR Presentations covered trends in DDR, relationships with PSO, planning, and coordination, and working with special groups. Includes an analysis of issues related to Dealing with Commanders and the role of DDR within wider post-conflict recovery frameworks. Examples are drawn from a number of countries.
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January 22, 2025Guns, Camps and Cash: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinsertion of Former Comb
Identifies and explores issues related to DDR in a number of political and security contexts. Specifically explores issues related to disarmament and the use of weapons buyback programs, approaches to the cantonment, and their impact and approaches to the provision of Financial Reinsertion Assistance. Country examples provided from a number of locations.
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January 22, 2025Assessing the Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in the Context of Instability and I
Drawing on CAR, DRC, and South Sudan as Case Studies the paper explores issues related to economic reintegration. Comparative analysis drawn identifies the fact that in many post-conflict settings informal economic activity provides the bulk of opportunities for ex-combatants and the general population.
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January 22, 2025Reintegrating ex-combatants in the Great Lakes region - Lessons learned
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.
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January 22, 2025From Rebel to Taxpayer? Working together for successful DDR
Conference report from the Carlton Beach II Conference (2007): "From Rebel to Taxpayer? Working together for successful DDR". Explores a range of issues related to all stages of DDR including its role in underpinning wider peace and recovery frameworks and associated challenges with reintegration targeting and assistance.
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January 22, 2025The War Within: A Critical Examination of Psycho-social Issues and Interventions
Explores a variety of psychosocial issues impacting ex-combatants and communities and outlines recommendations for improving psychosocial support in future DDR programming. Case studies presented from Rwanda and Somaliland.
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January 22, 2025Post-conflict mental health needs: A cross-sectional survey of trauma, depressio
Report of a study conducted to measure PTSD and depression amongst the conflict-affected population in Juba, South Sudan. High levels of mental distress were found amongst ex-combatants and the report includes recommendations for increasing access to social and psychological assistance and services.
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January 22, 2025Reintegrating Ex-Combatants in Post-Conflict Societies
A review of several DDR programs exploring three main challenges and issues (security, social tensions, and marginalization) identifies lessons learned and best practices. Includes useful discussion and comparative analysis of issues related to national ownership and different types of security and political environments in which DDR (or components of it) might be implemented.
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July 21, 2020AUEOM Election Report: Republic of Togo
Rapport de la Mission d’Observation Electorale de l’Union africaine pour l’élection présidentielle du 22 février 2020 en République Togolaise
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July 01, 2020Study on the roles and contributions of youth to peace and security in AfricaAn Independent Expert Report Commissioned by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
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June 01, 2020First Regional Senior Course on the Prevention of Violent ExtremismViolent extremism knows no borders. In one way or another and at different times and degrees, all African Regional Economic Communities (RECs) experience this phenomenon. The links which unite the various armed groups which come under the banner of Violent Extremist, national or transnational, are, for many, known.
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June 01, 2020African Journal onTerrorism June 2020 -
May 05, 2020Newsletter: Silencing the Guns activities, November 2019 - January 2020This newsletter highlights key initiatives and activities undertaken and supported by the Silencing the Guns Unit, with oversight of the AU Peace and Security Department.
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March 31, 2020Africa Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Roadmap: 2016 – 2020
In line with the Solemn Declaration on the 50th Anniversary of the Organization of African Unity/ African Union of the African Heads of State and Government, that was adopted at the meeting of the AU Assembly on 25 May 2013, and in order to substantially contribute to achieving the goals of the AU initiative on silencing the guns to realise a conflict-free Africa, the “APSA Roadmap 2016-2020” is a strategic document, which builds on the achie
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March 31, 2020AU Master Road Map of Practical Steps to Silencing the Guns in Africa
In 2017, the Assembly of the Union adopted a strategic document known as the “AU Master Roadmap (AUMR) of Practical Steps to Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020.
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March 21, 2020AUEOM Election Report: Republic of Cameroon
Rapport de la Mission d'Observation Electorale de l'Union africaine pour les élections couplées Législatives et Municipales du 09 février 2020 en République du Cameroun
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March 21, 2020AUEOM Election Report: Union of Comoros
Rapport de la Mission d'Observation Electorale de l'Union africaine pour les élections des Représentants de la Nation des 19 janvier et 23 février 2020 en Union des Comores
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February 28, 2020She Stands For Peace -
February 10, 2020Report of AU PSC on its Activities and the State of Peace and Security in Africa
The present Report of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on its Activities and the State of Peace and Security in Africa is submitted to the Assembly of the Union pursuant to Article 7(q) of the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council.
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February 10, 2020Fifth Report of AU PSC on AU Master Roadmap to Silencing the Guns
The present Report of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) is submitted pursuant to the decision Assembly/AU/Dec.630(XXVIII), adopted during the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 – 31 January 2017, which endorsed the PSC-developed AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by the Year 2020 (AUMR).
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February 07, 2020Summit Orientation Concept Note on AU Theme of the Year 2020: Silencing the Guns
The Orientation Concept Note outlines actions and activities towards the implementation of the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa, in line with decisions by the Peace and Security Council and the Assembly of the Union, including proposed strategic and specific activities to be implemented in the year 2020.
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February 04, 2020African Union Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa b
African Union Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by Year 2020 (Lusaka Master Roadmap 2016)