January 24 conference “Consolidating Peace after Conflict: the Future of DDR” shed light on the World Bank’s achievements in DDR through the two large partnerships it managed (MDRP and
TDRP), and discussed how the evolving nature of conflict is changing DDR
Sharp increase in disbursements due to D&R operations in CAR and Rwanda
Enhanced communications and visibility through a revamped website and newsletter
The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding for policy makers and service providers of mobility and migration among ex-combatants and the effectiveness of DDR programming in Uganda. The study followed a scoping study on migration in Uganda conducted in March 2011 by the Transitional Demobilization and Reintegration Program (TDRP) of the World Bank.
This study had the following specific objectives:
At a recent workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, jointly organized by TDRP and DPKO, 40 participants discussed what national ownership meant in their efforts to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate (DDR) combatants.
Eleven African countries and Colombia were represented. Participants included current and former heads of DDR commissions, and representatives from civil society, donor countries and multilateral organizations.
The three bodies are developing a program to enhance DDR support to African States.
Of the 54 countries that are member states of the African Union, more than half have experienced some form of conflict in the past 15 years. To curb the vicious cycle of violence in the post-conflict period, an important step is implementing effective disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of combatants.
L’Unité d’Exécution du Programme National de Désarmement, Démobilisation et Réintégration (UEPNDDR) organise du 22 au 25 septembre 2011 à Kinshasa une Foire des démobilisés.
Une cinquantaine d’ex-combattants venant des 11 provinces du pays vont présenter leur travail et leurs produits au public.
Grâce à l’appui reçu du PNDDR, ces démobilisés ont pu retourner à la vie civile et trouver un moyen de subvenir à leurs besoins et à ceux de leur famille.
The Unité d’Exécution du Programme National de Désarmement, Démobilisation et Réintégration (implementing unit of the national program for DDR in Congo - UEPNDDR) is organizing from September 22 to 25 a Fair of demobilized combatants.
About 50 ex-combatants from the 11 provinces of the country will present their work and their products to the public.
Thanks to the support from the PNDDR, these ex-combatants have been able to return to civilian life and find a means to sustain themselves and their families.
Over three days in late March 2011, 12 evaluation specialists from six different national DDR commissions gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to share experiences and learn from each other.
How many Burundian ex-combatants chose to learn a trade during their reintegration? Where did disabled ex-combatants in Rwanda resettle? How many Congolese ex-combatants joined associations? The answers to these questions depend on the quality of the data captured in management information systems (MIS) in the various countries, and how these data are monitored and evaluated (M&E).
The TDRP is financing an $8.6 million community reintegration project in the Central African Republic (CAR). The project will primarily target youth in Northern provinces.
In Burundi, the Emergency Demobilization
and Transitional Reintegration Program is seeking ways to coordinate the
project's reintegration support with other programs to provide better opportunities
for ex-combatants
