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Monday, 17 Feb 2025
How Colombia鈥檚 Disarmament Process Transformed Weapons Into Symbols of Peace

In 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC-EP ended their five decade-long war. As part of the peace agreement, FARC-EP鈥檚 weapons had to be collected, a process known as disarmament. By 2017, UN observers had聽received and removed聽over 8,112 guns, 1.3 million rounds of ammunition, 22 tons of explosives, ...

Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024
Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of 鈥淲omen Building Peace in a Changing Environment.鈥� Despite the WPS agenda鈥檚 goals for including women in all aspects of security and peace-making, their participation in disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR), ...

Monday, 25 Nov 2019
Gender in Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Processes

When women are victims of violence and rape in civil war 鈥� which happens sadly often 鈥� the media jumps at it. When men are victims of the same atrocities, we hardly hear about it. On the other hand, male military leaders are often referred to in the media. However, ...

Monday, 8 Feb 2016
The Gender Asset in Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Processes (DDR)

The Potentials of Changing Gender Patterns. Both genders 鈥� female and male 鈥� can be actors as well as victims in armed conflict, depending on the context. Changed gender roles among ex-combatants of armed groups constitute a potential source of change towards more balanced gender relations in the larger post-conflict ...