AU-DDR Newsletter

Abstract

The focus in Phase II was determined following a review of Phase I and the identification of lessons learnt. In this regard, key priority areas of engagement have been identified and these include: (i) Providing operational support to national and regional DDR interventions through galvanizing the capacity created in Phase One; (ii) Solidifying the collaboration between the AU-UN-WB to complement the implementation of the DDR program, which is now under the APSA support program; and (iii) Identifying strategic priority areas for the new phase of the DDR program; such as enhancing DDR linkages with the Solemn Declaration on Silencing the Guns by 2020, strengthening DDR programming to incorporate cross cutting issues and to identify ways in which the AU can take the lead in shaping continental DDR language that reflects the changing conflict context.