African Union: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program
Operational Guidance Note
DDR and Countering Violent Extremism
African Union Commission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
December 2018
Operational Guidance Note
DDR and Countering Violent Extremism
African Union Commission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
December 2018
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) has been a critical component of peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts in Africa, and elsewhere, since the late 1980s. Today, the African Union (AU) and its member states are increasingly relying on DDR initiatives to address the security threat that emerges when ex-combatants are left without livelihoods and support networks following armed conflicts. Moreover, the DDR section of the United Nations (UN) Office for Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) is supporting DDR processes across UN peacekeeping operations in Africa[[1]]url:#_ftn1 , as well as several special political missions in collaboration with relevant United Nations Country Teams and operational organizations such as IOM, UNDP, UNICEF and UN Women[[2]]url:#_ftn2 . DDR has thus become a crucial element in peace processes and serves as a confidence-building tool. (...) document Word téléchargeable en cliquant sur le lien tout en dessous
[[1]]url:#_ftnref1 Namely in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Darfur (UNAMID), the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Mali (MINUSMA), and South Sudan (UNMISS).
[[2]]url:#_ftnref2 Namely in Libya (UNSMIL), and Somalia (UNSOM), as well as the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) and the Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General in Burundi (OSASG-Burundi)
