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The Covid-19 pandemic is not only a health challenge. In the MENA region, against the backdrop of protracted conflicts, instability, and an overall deterioration in socio-economic conditions, the...

Background DCAF-ISSAT started to conceptionally explore the linkages between DRR and SSR first in a blog post, which then was subsequently developed into a Thematic in Practice paper. To get first...

The United Nations has set a target for women to make up 20% of police contributions and 15% of military contributions to peace operations by 2020. However, in 2017 the proportion of female police...

INTRODUCTION L'épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) qui a sévi en Afrique de l’Ouest en 2014-2015, plus particulièrement en Guinée, au Liberia et en Sierra Leone, a engendré plus de 28 000 cas et...

The Security Sector’s Role in Responding to Health Crises representatives from key regional organizations involved in the Ebola response, including the African Union (AU) and the Mano River Union...

Introduction Security sector reform (SSR) and mine action occur in many different settings ranging from war-torn to post-conflict and developed countries. However, both fields of activity are most...

Introduction Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR) have become integral components in the international community’s peacebuilding toolkit for countries...

The ‘Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces’ (DCAF) was established in 2000 as an international foundation whose mission is to assist the international community in pursuing good...

The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have just published the third edition of the Addressing security and human...

L’ étude cartographique des institutions de médiation pour les forces armées dans les pays francophones d’Afrique sub-saharienne est un projet initié sous l’égide de l’Organisation internationale de...

This mapping study project on ombuds institutions for the armed forces in francophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa draws on extensive research undertaken as part of a previous OIF-DCAF research...

This report aims to systematically document the status of gender integration within the security sectors in Mali. The report is designed to be a resource for people working in, or with, security...

Ce rapport s’efforce de méthodiquement documenter le statut de l’intégration du genre au sein des institutions du secteur de la sécurité au Mali. Ce rapport est conçu pour être une ressources pour...

On 21 September 2015, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and the Geneva...

10–11 October 2014 Kruzel Hall, WMO, Geneva The crisis in and around Ukraine has not only challenged the founding principles of the international order as embodied in the UN Charter, the Helsinki...

This Training Manual for Community Women in Sierra Leone aims to strengthen community women’s engagement and ability to influence national and community-level security decisions. Based on training...

In the summer of 2014, Israel launched Operation “Protective Edge” in the Gaza Strip. During the Operation, over 2,200 Palestinians were killed and more than 70 Israelis. The fighting also caused...

The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) is an international foundation established in October 2000 under Swiss law and on the initiative of the Swiss government. DCAF at a...

Introduction Ombuds institutions and national human rights institutions (NHRIs) can be important actors in holding the security sector accountable to the people. By receiving and investigating...

À la lumière de l’évolution rapide de la situation sécuritaire en Afrique de l’Ouest, la présente étude analyse les documents régionaux de la CEDEAO relatifs à la RSS, en insistant sur les...