Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR)
In more than 40 countries around the world, violent conflict has torn through farmland, villages and cities. Throughout the world today, there are some 35 million survivors of conflict—10 million refugees and 25 million internally displaced persons.
Through disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) interventions, UNDP seeks to support peace processes and enhance security to facilitate recovery and development. During the transition from conflict to peace, UNDP supports ex-combatants' economic and social reintegration with training programmes on livelihoods creation and other initiatives. However, UNDP's DDR approach goes beyond ex-combatants to focus on the wider community with programmes on armed violence reduction and weapons management. In support of national authorities, UNDP plays a coordinating role and provides financial assistance to DDR programmes.
UNDP supports DDR programmes around the world including in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia (Aceh), Nepal, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Serbia, Sudan and Somalia.
Read speech by Jordan Ryan, Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, at the International Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Congress (ICIDDR), 6 May 2009, Cartagena, Colombia |
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POLICY, GUIDANCE AND LESSONS LEARNED
 Practice Note on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-combatants, UNDP, 2005 (pdf - English or French): The Practice Note defines DDR and outlines UNDP’s role in the process. It reflects on lessons learned and offers practical guidance for DDR policy makers and practitioners, providing a framework for future UNDP interventions in the field.
DDR Management and Information System (MIS): UNDP has developed generic software to manage the significant flows of information on participants, beneficiaries and partners in DDR programmes. This software is available free of charge for DDR programmes.
 The Integrated DDR Standards: Take the Quiz - What are the Integrated DDR Standards? (pdf). Since 2004, UNDP has been actively engaged in the establishment of the UN Inter-Agency
Working Group on DDR (IAWG), a UN-wide group which is working to increase coordination
and effectiveness on DDR. The IAWG, which is made up of 15 United Nations departments,
agencies, funds and programmes, has been developing UN policy guidelines on
the planning, development and implementation of DDR in peacekeeping contexts,
also known as the Integrated DDR Standards (IDDRS). For more information on UN Integrated DDR Standards, Operational Guide to the
IDDRS, and DDR Briefing Note for Senior Managers, visit the UN DDR Resource
Center. The UN DDR Resource Center is a comprehensive website where
DDR practitioners can find UN DDR-related information, including an overview
of DDR country programmes.
Additional Resource: Report of the UN Secretary-General on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, 2006 (pdf)
For more information, contact: Info-DDR@undp.org
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