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Irma Specht Director, Transition International

Effective Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Conflict Actors: Women and Men, Girls and Boys International Parliamentary Conference on Peacebuilding: Tackling State Fragility Tuesday 2 February. Irma Specht Director, Transition International. DR Teun voeten.

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Irma Specht Director, Transition International

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  1. Effective Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Conflict Actors: Women and Men, Girls and BoysInternational Parliamentary Conference on Peacebuilding: Tackling State FragilityTuesday 2 February Irma Specht Director, Transition International DR Teun voeten

  2. The current state of the art of socio-economic reintegration • Lack of solid assessments • Lack of context-specific approaches • Insufficient time and resources • But…some good practise as well! DR Teun voeten

  3. Investing more in understanding • Why did the combatants choose to fight? • What are the attitudes of receiving communities? • What are the labour market opportunities for reintegration? DR Teun voeten

  4. The need for early planning and preparation Example: • After economic opportunity mapping we know which sectors jobs might be created in and therefore which skills will be in demand • Then training providers need to change there courses, redesign curricula, find new trainers, order equipment, rebuild their premises etc. • This requires at least 6-8 months.

  5. Ensuring sustainability by working with line ministries • National DDR commissions are temporary structures • Work with line ministries (e.g. agriculture, mines, youth, labour, health, women and children) for sustainability • Build government capacity and reinforce it’s legitimacy • Reduce branding of organisations

  6. How to find and assist girls and women Does DDR manage to reach women and girls? Is DDR attractive to them? • Find women and girls in the assessment phase. • Understand their specific needs, aspirations, experiences • Remember that women are not one homogenous category; • Assist those who auto-demobilised

  7. Need for enlarged targeting approaches • Individual targeting can foster resentment and further disintegration • Enlarge the target group to include civilians with similar profiles (e.g. youth) • Community-based approaches can also focus on reintegration through, for example, involving combatants in community rehabilitation projects • This facilitates social cohesion and also allows receiving communities to have some of the benefits

  8. Conclusion • R is the most important and most challenging phase of DDR • It requires much earlier planning, preparation and longer-term support from donor and national governments • Reintegration programme targeting should be enlarged to include some civilians alongside combatants • Successful reintegration is key to lasting peace and development DR Teun voeten

  9. Thank you for your attention Irma Specht www.transitioninternational.com DR Teun voeten

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