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Integrated DDR Standards

The United Nations integrated disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) standards were officially launched at simultaneous events on 18 December 2006, in New York and in Geneva. The standards were formulated through the joint efforts of 14 UN agencies, programmes and funds and the International Organization for Migration, which together form the Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR (IAWG). The standards can be found in the following documents online at the UN DDR Resource Centre (www.unddr.org).

The Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards (IDDRS)

The IDDRS are a comprehensive set of policies and guidelines for undertaking DDR programmes. They cover 24 programme areas ranging from planning and design to the mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS, gender and youth. The IDDRS are based on more than 15 years of lessons learned at the country level and have been the subject of broad consultation.

Operational Guide to the Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards

The Operational Guide helps users find their way through the IDDRS by briefly explaining each IDDRS module. Through a series of icons, the
reader is able to quickly access more detailed information on specific aspects of DDR, or to identify where tools already exist to address particular processes or issues.

DDR Briefing Note for Senior Managers

This document is intended for senior managers who play a role in peace negotiations as well as in the assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of peace operations and recovery programmes that have a DDR component. The Briefing Note extracts key strategic and policy guidance from the IDDRS to support decision
making and includes questions to be considered by senior managers.

The UN DDR Resource Centre serves as an online shop for DDR-related information. In addition to the IDDRS, the Operational Guide to the IDDRS and the Briefing Note for Senior Managers, those involved in DDR can access country profiles, a document database, training tools, an information directory, an event calendar, a photo library and video clips. Regular updates of both the IDDRS and accompanying documents will be available at the Resource Centre. For more information, contact Paul Eavis, Senior DDR Advisor at BCPR (paul.eavis@undp.org).

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