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SGTM 12: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

SGTM 12: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration. DDR and peacekeeping Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration Peacekeepers’ roles in DDR Practical ways to destroy weapons. Disarmament: Collecting and disposing of small arms and ammunition Demobilization:

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SGTM 12: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

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  1. SGTM 12: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

  2. DDR and peacekeeping • Disarmament • Demobilization • Reintegration • Peacekeepers’ roles in DDR • Practical ways to destroy weapons

  3. Disarmament: • Collecting and disposing of small arms and ammunition Demobilization: • Formal discharge of active combatants Reintegration: • Helping ex-combatants becomeself-sustaining civilians

  4. The Broader Spectrum of Peacekeeping Conflict management and resolution Conflict prevention Post -conflict peace- building Non - Non - military military Military DDR

  5. DDR in Peacekeeping

  6. The Long Road Home

  7. Targeted for disarmament • Regular government forces • Irregular and opposition forces • Police forces • Civil defence forces • Militias • Armed civilians

  8. Disarmament is • Collection • Control • Disposal

  9. Disarmament: collection of • Small arms, light weapons(SALW) • Ammunition • Explosives • Mines

  10. Demobilization happens when armies or militias • Downsize, or • Completely disband

  11. Demobilization Camps

  12. Activities in demobilization sites: • Civic education • Information programme • Peaceaccord orientation • Vocationalcounselling • Sensitization • Pre-discharge orientation • Recreation/sports • Literacy training • Basic education • Skillstraining • Languagetraining • Healtheducation

  13. Reintegration • Helps ex-combatants become self-sustaining • Includes assistance measures (cash, in kind, training) DDR motto:“You need to replace the soldier’s gun with something better.”

  14. Types of assistance: • Transitionary support allowance (frequently cash-based) • In-kind assistance • Vouchers • Entitlements • Vocational training

  15. Formed military units • Provide for a secure environment with freedom of movement • Destroy weapons cheaply, quickly and safely

  16. Tasks for military • Destruction of weapons • Guarding ammunition, weapons storagefacilities • Guarding assembly, cantonment areas • Operating checkpoints • Escort duties and patrolling • Transport of ex-combatants (disarmedpersonnel) to assembly sites/cantonment

  17. Tasks for UNMOs: • Monitoring separation of forces • Monitoring withdrawal and disbandment of irregular forces • Manning reception centres • Registering and collecting weapons,ammunition and explosives • Registering ex-combatants • Conducting investigations

  18. United Nations police role in DDR • Advise/supervise, train local police • Monitor reintegration • Conduct investigations • Administer weapons buy-back • Disarm civilians • Maintain law and order

  19. United Nations police and UNMOs may collect small arms

  20. Destroying small arms by: • Burning — labour-intensive, highsymbolic value • Cutting — labour-intensive, slow butrelatively simple • Shredding — effective but expensive

  21. Destroying small arms Before After

  22. Only specialistsshould performcollection and destructionof ammunition and explosives

  23. Only specialists should workwith unsafe ammunitions

  24. DDR is a bridge from war to peace • Successful DDR sustains peace, preventsreturn to war • UN military provides security, logisticssupport, other as mandated • Police can assist in small arms collection,assist in maintaining order, if capacity andmandate to do exists • Reintegration is largely a civilian activity

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