This map layer shows the countries in which currently disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) activities are taking place. The main data source for this layer is from UNDP, complemented by various other data sources.
DDR is an integral part of peace missions. Through DDR, men, women and children who participated in a fighting forces in military structures in an armed conflict are formally disbanded from this force and return to civilian life and, particularly, civilian employment.
DDR activities are a precondition for sustainable security when an armed conflict has come to an end. They often last for many years and are closely connected with reforms in other areas, such as politics, education and health.
Number of DDR activities per region in recent years
The bar chart shows the number of DDR activities per region in the last five years.
Sources: UNDP 2015, diverse andere Quellen 2015
Costs of current DDR activities in millions per country - Top 5
The bar chart shows the costs of DDR activities per country in millions US-$.
Sources: UNDP 2016, diverse andere Quellen 2016
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Case study: DDR in Sudan
The 9 July 2011 was a historic day for the whole of Sudan: The south seceded from the rest of the country and became a new state: The Republic of South Sudan. It had been a long and bloody journey. Many years of civil war had prevailed between the North and the South.
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Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR), but how?
Since the 1990s, more than 60 disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programmes have been carried out. Geographically speaking, most of these programmes have run in African countries; some in Latin America, the Caribbean, Southern and Eastern Europe, Central and South Asia and the South Pacific.
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